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September 20, 2021

Acclaimed 30 Americans headed to the Columbia Museum of Art

Hugely popular and historically important exhibition opens October 9 Columbia, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art announces its major fall exhibition 30 Americans, a dynamic showcase of contemporary art featuring many of the most acclaimed African American artists of the last four decades, organized by the Rubell Museum and on view at the CMA from Saturday, October 9, 2021, through Monday, January 17, 2022. Opening day festivities include a lecture from Xaviera Simmons, one of the artists featured in the exhibition. “30 Americans is epic, not only in terms of the artists and the works
August 12, 2021

Columbia Museum of Art launches Binder podcast

First season features Hindsight 20/20 photographers and poets Columbia, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art announces the launch of Binder podcast, an original podcast produced in house and hosted by CMA writer-in-residence Ray McManus, who talks with writers, artists, photographers, and curators about what they create, why they make it, and what it means. The pilot episode premiered August 10, with new episodes available each Tuesday. “I think doing the podcast, it embodies the mission of the Columbia Museum of Art,” says McManus. “Taking what is going on with the programming inside the walls
July 30, 2021

Friends of African American Art & Culture introduces new board members

Columbia, S.C. – The Friends of African American Art & Culture (FAAAC), an affinity group of the Columbia Museum of Art (CMA), is pleased to welcome four new community members to its board of directors for the 2021–2022 fiscal year. “I am personally delighted to welcome these new members to our board of directors,” says Therese Griffin, president of the FAAAC. “We are proud to have a diverse group of professionals in leadership positions to serve on our team. They represent a range of experience from a variety of fields. One of the things that they all have in common is a love for African
July 28, 2021

Columbia Museum of Art’s board of trustees adds eight new members

Columbia, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art announces eight members elected to serve on its board of trustees for the 2021 – 2022 term: Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, Joseph Bruce, Suzanne Hulst Clawson, Hamilton R. Grant, Therese Griffin, Cathy Love, Darrin Thomas, and Julian R. Williams. Artis has served as president of Benedict College since June 2017. A prolific speaker, critical thinker, and fierce advocate for educational access, Artis has been recognized for her work locally and nationally and is frequently engaged as a mentor, lecturer, and catalyst for strategic transformation. Bruce enjoyed
August 11, 2020

Columbia Museum of Art receives National Endowment for the Humanities award

Columbia, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art announces it has been selected as a recipient of a CARES Act economic stabilization grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The $150,000 award will support public programming associated with the upcoming major exhibition Visions from India: 21st-Century Art from the Pizzuti Collection. “I am pleased that the Columbia Museum of Art has received funding allocated through the CARES Act,” says Congressman James E. Clyburn. “The museum serves as a community center, art studio and entertainment venue. We must continue to support them as
July 10, 2019

See Van Gogh and His Inspirations this fall at the Columbia Museum of Art

Original, CMA-exclusive exhibition debuts October 4 Columbia, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art proudly announces the major exhibition Van Gogh and His Inspirations, on view Friday, October 4, 2019, through Sunday, January 12, 2020. Organized by the CMA and presented by the Blanchard Family, Van Gogh and His Inspirations is an original exhibition that brings the work of one of the most beloved artists in the world to Columbia, South Carolina, alongside a variety of handpicked paintings and drawings that shaped his vision. “Van Gogh and His Inspirations represents an exhilarating high-water
February 28, 2019

New Boyd Plaza to open during March First Thursday on Main

Free opening celebration courtesy of the Darnall W. and Susan F. Boyd Foundation Inc. Thursday, March 7 | Gates open at 5:00 p.m. | Celebration 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Columbia, S.C. – Located at the corner of Main and Hampton Streets, Boyd Plaza is in the final stages of an extensive renovation project, a gift to Columbia from the Darnall W. and Susan F. Boyd Foundation Inc. The Columbia Museum of Art announces a free party — also courtesy of the Boyd Foundation — to celebrate the completion of the new Boyd Plaza on Thursday, March 7, during First Thursday on Main. “The renovation of Boyd Plaza is
November 15, 2018

Luther Battiste honored with John Richard Craft Leadership Award

Columbia, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art is proud to have presented the 2018 John Richard Craft Leadership Award to Luther J. Battiste III. A community leader, philanthropist, and public servant, Battiste epitomizes the values the CMA recognizes each year with the Craft Award. Executive Director Della Watkins and Board of Trustees President Rachel Hodges presented the award to Battiste at an elegant appreciation dinner celebrating his service on Wednesday, November 14. The Craft Award, named for the CMA’s first director, is the highest honor the museum bestows. “Luther Battiste is a
October 29, 2018

Jasper Johns' Gifts to CMA

The Columbia Museum of Art is proud to announce the exhibition Midcentury Masters: Jasper Johns’ Gifts to the CMA, a varied collection of 35 prints gifted to the CMA by Jasper Johns himself and shown in its entirety for the first time, on view Friday, November 16, 2018, to Sunday, February, 24, 2019. With several prints by Johns as well as the work of such postwar heavyweights as Robert Rauschenberg, Josef Albers, Roy Lichtenstein, Ellsworth Kelly, and Andy Warhol, plus archival materials documenting Johns’ time living and establishing his artistic identity in Columbia, this unique exhibition provides insight into the mind of South Carolina’s most famous artistic son.
August 7, 2018

Do you feel like Katie Pell does?

The Columbia Museum of Art announces the major exhibition Something’s Happening: The Big Art of Katie Pell, on view from Friday, August 17, through Sunday, October 28, 2018. Organized by the CMA, Pell’s first solo museum exhibition is an irreverent rite-of-passage narrative that uses the artist’s own life to explore the ordinary side of icons, the exceptional side of ordinary people, and the power of identifying your story.
May 25, 2018

Powerful exhibition shines light on Latino immigrants of South Carolina

The Columbia Museum of Art is proud to announce Ecos: Resonancias de Historias Latinas de Carolina del Sur (Echoes: Resonances of South Carolina Latino Stories) a collaborative multimedia art exhibition featuring the stories of Latino immigrants in the low country interpreted by 19 select Latino South Carolina visual artists, on view in the Community Gallery through Sunday, July 22, 2018.
March 16, 2018

Ray McManus selected as writer-in-residence at the Columbia Museum of Art

New residency program launches April 8 with special reading in galleries Columbia, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art announces the launch of its inaugural Writer-in-Residence program, with award-winning poet Ray McManus selected to fill the titular role. Over his three-year term, McManus is charged with creating programs that promote literary art as a way to contemplate and connect with visual art. “Visual art doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and we don’t experience it that way either, so anytime we can connect the art on view with other disciplines like music or writing, it’s a win,” says Joelle

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