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Friday June 20

6:00 pm

Arts & Draughts

Bring in the summer with your favorite museum party.

Saturday June 21

10:30 am

Stroller Tour: Sam Gilliam and Let’s Have a Talk

Take a tour of featured exhibitions 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.

Sunday June 22

1:00 pm

FAAAC presents Backyard BBQ: A Day of Art, Community, and Family

This year FAAAC celebrates Juneteenth on Boyd Plaza with an event centered around games in the African American community. Throughout the afternoon, enjoy playing popular card games, line dancing with a DJ, a scavenger hunt in Sam Gilliam: Printmaker, and live music

Thursday June 26

11:00 am

Gallery Talk: Growing Up in the Shadow of Black Abstraction with Michaela Pilar Brown

Celebrate the work of Sam Gilliam during a gallery talk led by Michaela Pilar Brown, South Carolina artist, 2024 Joan Mitchell fellow, and owner of Mike Brown Contemporary Art Gallery.

Wednesday July 02

10:00 am

Gladys’ Gang Toddler Edition: Color Me Glad

Join us as we look at a range of colors, from whispering whites to vivid violets, and explore how they might make us feel in our featured exhibitions Sam Gilliam: Printmaker and Let’s Have a Talk: Black Artists from the CMA Collection.

Thursday July 03

10:00 am

Free First Thursday at the CMA

Enjoy free admission and extended hours. Take a guided tour of Sam Gilliam: Printmaker and Let’s Have a Talk: Black Artists from the CMA Collection at 6:00 p.m. Last gallery entry at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday July 03

6:00 pm

Public Tour: Sam Gilliam and Let’s Have a Talk

Join us for a tour of current exhibitions. Free with membership, SC residency, or admission. Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.

Monday July 07-11

Paper to Print

Monday – Friday, July 7 – 11 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Summer Camp: Ages 10 – 12. Campers learn a variety of printmaking techniques.

Wednesday July 09

2:00 pm

Curator’s Tour with Sadé Ayorinde

Join Curator Sadé Ayorinde in the galleries for a brief overview of featured exhibitions Sam Gilliam: Printmaker and Let’s Have a Talk: Black Artists from the CMA Collection followed by an exploration of themes, highlights, and histories related to the works on view

Saturday July 12

11:00 am

Public Tour: Sam Gilliam and Let’s Have a Talk

Join us for a tour of current exhibitions. Free with membership, SC residency, or admission. Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.

Sunday July 13

2:00 pm

Documentary Screening: Midwest Matrix

Swing by your museum for an afternoon of printmaking and film. First, do some hands-on learning about various experimental printmaking techniques by creating your own personalized bingo card, then use the card as you watch Midwest Matrix to track key words and connections to Sam Gilliam: Printmaker, the inspiration for the program.

Tuesday July 15

10:00 am

Plaza Pop-In: Playful Patterns

Pop over to Boyd Plaza for a playful, family-focused morning of art, patterns, and stories. Enjoy story time at 10:30 a.m. and a special pattern-based tour of featured exhibitions Sam Gilliam: Printmaker and Let’s Have a Talk: Black Artists from the CMA Collection at 11:00 a.m. Explore the galleries, check out an art explorer tote with games and activities, try make-and-take art projects, and build with big blue blocks.

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Arts & Draughts

Stroller Tour: Sam Gilliam and Let’s Have a Talk

FAAAC presents Backyard BBQ: A Day of Art, Community, and Family

Gallery Talk: Growing Up in the Shadow of Black Abstraction with Michaela Pilar Brown

Gladys’ Gang Toddler Edition: Color Me Glad

Free First Thursday at the CMA

Public Tour: Sam Gilliam and Let’s Have a Talk

Paper to Print

Monday – Friday, July 7 – 11 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Curator’s Tour with Sadé Ayorinde

Public Tour: Sam Gilliam and Let’s Have a Talk

Documentary Screening: Midwest Matrix

Plaza Pop-In: Playful Patterns

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