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Saturday October 08

10:00 am

FAAAC presents What Is Felt on Boyd Plaza

Meet CMA affinity group the Friends of African American Art & Culture (FAAAC) on Boyd Plaza for artistic expression and cultural enrichment inspired by the upcoming exhibition The Art of Elizabeth Catlett: From the Collection of Samella Lewis. Experience a live painting demonstration by Damion Johnson, artist teacher at Berkeley Center for the Arts. In his present work, Johnson employs what he has
Thursday October 27

12:30 pm

Gallery Talk with Dr. Nancy Tolson

Join CMA Commissioner and Assistant Director of African American Studies at UofSC Dr. Nancy Tolson for a tour celebrating the liberation of art through the works of Elizabeth Catlett and friends in The Art of Elizabeth Catlett: From the Collection of Samella Lewis.
Sunday October 30

1:00 pm

Gallery Talk with Dr. Nancy Tolson

Join CMA Commissioner and Assistant Director of African American Studies at UofSC Dr. Nancy Tolson for a tour celebrating the liberation of art through the works of Elizabeth Catlett and friends in The Art of Elizabeth Catlett: From the Collection of Samella Lewis.
Thursday December 01

5:00 pm

FAAAC presents Sip & Scribble

Join the Friends of African American Art & Culture (FAAAC) for their seventh annual Sip & Scribble, an artful and soulful coloring party. Relax with friends, enjoy a free glass of wine, and color pages inspired by the work of a South Carolina artist . Free. Cash bar. No registration required.
Thursday February 02

7:00 pm

More Than Rhythm Listening Party

As part of Free First Thursday at the CMA and in celebration of Black History Month, enjoy a funk and soul listening party with DJ Lady Marauder spinning vinyl records that were the backdrop and heartbeat of the Black Film Renaissance of the 1960s and ’70s.
Friday February 03

7:00 pm

More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series Featuring The Mahoganëë Xperience

Friday, February 3, 2023 Galleries and bar open at 6:00 p.m. | Conversation at 7:00 p.m. | Concert at 8:00 p.m.

Mahoganëë is a South Carolina Lowcountry soul musician whose unique style, deemed “Funky Organik Soul,” is a blend of Southern soul, funk, jazz, blues, and hip-hop with African and Caribbean influences created by her husband, music producer André Amigér.
Thursday February 16

6:00 pm

More Than Rhythm Film Screening: Soul to Soul

In March 1971, dozens of African American musicians traveled from New York City to Accra, Ghana, to perform at the Soul to Soul concert. Ultimately, the journey was about their personal roots, ancestral homeland, and history.
Thursday February 23

6:00 pm

More Than Rhythm Film Screening: Claudine

Praised for showing a new dimension in Black cinema during the height of blaxploitation, Claudine deftly balances warm humor with a serious look at the myriad issues — from cycles of poverty to the indignities of the welfare system — that shape its characters’ realities.