Adults

Learn the basics of woodburning in this workshop. Explore the ins and outs of how to use a woodburner for outlines and shading to create a design of your choice. Taught by local art educator Sara McGregor. All tools and materials provided. Ages 15 and up.

Manager of Education Glenna Barlow focuses on the styles of architecture found in the museum’s collection pieces.

Make your own holiday-scented candles! Learn candle-making basics and create two eight-ounce soy candles in tins. Taught by local candlemaker and Soak & Soy founder Melissa McGucken. All materials and supplies included. Ages 15 and up.

See work by pioneer artists of the midcentury and beyond in this insightful tour of two exhibitions. Jasper Johns’ Gifts to the CMA includes works by Warhol, Rauschenberg, Lichtenstein, and Johns himself. Explore the impact of these artists and learn how Johns was both shaped and influenced by his contemporaries. Then, get an in-depth look at Jackson Pollock: Mural, a work that helped catapult the famous artist’s career.

Discover the rich artistic tapestry of South Carolina. Learn about the Charleston Renaissance, Catawba pottery, and artists right here in Columbia while you explore works by Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Samuel Roberts, Osamu Kobayashi, Georgia O'Keeffe, and more.