SC residents get free general admission to the museum all summer long, May 24 – August 31.
The CMA has two exhibitions on view and plenty of ways to explore them, including scavenger hunts, kids’ totes, and sensory bags, plus hands-on activities in The Cross Hatch.
Simply show proof of residence when you check in at the Welcome Desk for free admission. Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
Sam Gilliam
Printmaker
See what happens when one of the great innovators in postwar American painting turns his attention to printmaking. Explore 37 of the finest prints made by the first Black artist to represent the United States at the Venice Biennale.
Image:
For Xavier, 1990. Serigraph, 32 1/5 x 40 1/8 in.
© 2024 Estate of Sam Gilliam / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Black Artists from the CMA Collection
Delve into an exhibition that pushes against longstanding expectations that work by Black artists must present a clear message about their racial identity and experience, and it celebrates their crucial, yet often dismissed, role in abstract art.
Image:
Willis “Bing” Davis, American, b. 1937
Ancestral Spirit Dance #568, 2013
Oil pastel on board
Columbia Museum of Art, 2016.9
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75 Years of the CMA
Your museum is celebrating 75 years of art, inspiration, and community. And we owe it all to visitors like you. Seventy-five years is just the start. We can't wait to see what we'll do together next!
Binder
Expand Your Knowledge
Get a new perspective on art. See which works are staff favorites, watch recorded talks, find out how art is actually made, hear the latest episode of the podcast, meet artists on staff, and get the latest news from your museum.
Make More Memories
Family in town? There's no better way to spend an afternoon than at the CMA!
Visit anytime to check out our current exhibitions, or make a plan to come for one of our family-friendly events.