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Sunday November 13

1:00 pm

Public Tour: Featured Exhibitions

Take a guided tour of European Splendors: Highlights from the Kress Collection and The Art of Elizabeth Catlett: From the Collection of Samella Lewis. Learn about art from the Italian Renaissance in the CMA Collection courtesy of Samuel H. Kress and the Modernist expressions of Elizabeth Catlett and her contemporaries who used their art to change the world.

Wednesday November 16

10:00 am

Gladys’ Gang Preschool Edition: Faces and Feelings

Smiling, frowning, laughing, crying. Our faces tell us a lot about how we feel. Explore The Art of Elizabeth Catlett and discuss your own feelings and how to understand those of others. Key topic: emotions. This program is specially designed for 4- to 5-year-old participants and their adult companions to explore art through play and inquiry. Gladys’ Gang builds skills for kindergarten readiness through story time, gallery conversations, and a creative studio project related to the art exploration theme. Siblings welcome! Free. Registration required for all participants as capacities are limited.

Wednesday November 16

1:00 pm

Focal Points Tour: Mixed Emotions

Art can help crystallize emotions that are often hard to put into words. Whether in an expressive portrait or a work of pure abstraction, art both conveys and even affects our emotions. Join docent Nancie Shillington-Pérez for a closer look at the CMA Collection and how art makes us feel in this new Focal Points series. Each tour explores a different feeling; first up is gratitude. Focal Points is a series of gallery talks featuring topics and themes near and dear to the hearts of volunteers and staff.

Wednesday November 16

6:30 pm

Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael: The Italian Renaissance and America

From “high” culture to pop culture, the Italian Renaissance has left an indelible imprint in America. In conjunction with the exhibition European Splendors: Highlights from the Kress Collection, Dr. Anna Swartwood House charts the 19th- and 20th-century fascination with Renaissance Italy and considers why we should still care about it today. Free with membership or admission.

Thursday November 17

10:00 am

Members Bring a Friend Day!

CMA members are invited to bring a friend in to enjoy the museum with free admission. The evening includes a tour of featured exhibitions at 6:00 p.m., a Baker & Baker concert at 7:00 p.m., and all galleries open until 8:00 p.m.

Thursday November 17

6:00 pm

Baker & Baker presents Zion: A Composition.

Thursday, November 17 | 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. | Doors and bar open at 6:00 p.m.

Zion is a multifaceted artistic experience seen and heard in four acts. Composed by Saul Seibert, each musical arrangement is also expressed in a multimedia art installment. Utilizing a tremendous cast of players from the Carolinas to assist with the orchestrations, Zion is a plethora of musical styles with influences including Indian ragas, psychedelia, heavy metal, jazz, electronica, and blues. Its members include Marshall Brown on keyboard, Zach Seibert on guitar and soundscapes, Sean Thomson on sitar and mandolin, Kevin Brewer on percussion, Darren Woodlief on bass, and Saul Seibert on guitar.

Thursday November 17

6:00 pm

Public Tour: Featured Exhibitions

Take a guided tour of European Splendors: Highlights from the Kress Collection and The Art of Elizabeth Catlett: From the Collection of Samella Lewis. Learn about art from the Italian Renaissance in the CMA Collection courtesy of Samuel H. Kress and the Modernist expressions of Elizabeth Catlett and her contemporaries who used their art to change the world.

Saturday November 19

10:00 am

Art Class: Drawing 102

Take your drawing to the next level in this one-day class as you experiment with pencil, charcoal, and conté crayon and take an in-depth exploration of proportions and value as well as textural contrasts. Taught by local art educator Mary Hendrix, who holds a bachelor’s degree in art from East Tennessee State University and a master’s degree in teaching from the University of South Carolina. Ages 15 and up. Supplies and equipment provided.

Saturday November 19

10:30 am

Stroller Tour: Featured Exhibitions

Take a tour of featured exhibitions European Splendors and The Art of Elizabeth Catlett with infants in tow! Bring your little ones along for the ride on a stroller-friendly tour for caregivers with babies up to age two. Fussy, crying, or wiggly babies welcome! Baby wearing is encouraged. Free with membership or admission. Registration required as space is limited.

Saturday November 19

1:00 pm

Ask Me About the Art!

Get insight on art from our knowledgeable group of interpretive guides. Docents will be stationed throughout the galleries to chat and answer questions about works on view. Look for their “Ask me about the art!” buttons to learn more.

Saturday November 26

1:00 pm

Ask Me About the Art!

Get insight on art from our knowledgeable group of interpretive guides. Docents will be stationed throughout the galleries to chat and answer questions about works on view. Look for their “Ask me about the art!” buttons to learn more.

Sunday November 27

1:00 pm

Public Tour: Behind the Collection

Get a glimpse into the story behind the art: the science to create the materials, the lives that shaped the artists' views, the thinking that leads a museum to acquire a piece, and the care that's required to keep a work of art in excellent condition for thousands of years.

All Events

Public Tour: Featured Exhibitions

Gladys’ Gang Preschool Edition: Faces and Feelings

Focal Points Tour: Mixed Emotions

Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael: The Italian Renaissance and America

Members Bring a Friend Day!

Baker & Baker presents Zion: A Composition.

Thursday, November 17 | 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. | Doors and bar open at 6:00 p.m.

Public Tour: Featured Exhibitions

Art Class: Drawing 102

Stroller Tour: Featured Exhibitions

Ask Me About the Art!

Ask Me About the Art!

Public Tour: Behind the Collection