Ann Holtschlag honored with the CMA’s Craft Leadership Award
Columbia, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art is proud to have presented the 2022 John Richard Craft Leadership Award to Ann Holtschlag. A committed volunteer and community advocate, Holtschlag epitomizes the values the CMA recognizes each year with the Craft Award. CMA Board President Cathy Love and CMA Executive Director Della[...]
Fifth Annual Cottontown Art Crawl Returns March 11
Columbia, SC – CARTER REALTORS is proud to support the fifth annual Cottontown Art Crawl as a Gold Level sponsor. The event will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023, from 10 am to 4 pm with more art, more artists, more food, and more fun for visitors than ever before. 140 artists will show […]
American Express and National Trust for Historic Preservation Launch “Backing Historic Small Restaurants”
NEW YORK, NY – American Express (NYSE: AXP) and the National Trust for Historic Preservation today announced the third installment of the “Backing Historic Small Restaurants Grant Program,” which will once again award $1 million collectively in grant funding to 25 recipients across the country. The grants will be funded by American Express and administered […]
Reverent Ornament: Art from the Islamic World opens February 18
Columbia, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art announces featured spring exhibition Reverent Ornament: Art from the Islamic World, on view Saturday, February 18, through Sunday, May 14, 2023. Organized by the Huntington Museum of Art and toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C., the exhibition offers some 45 w[...]
Wingard’s Market Hosts “I ❤️ Lake Murray” Book-signing Event
Lexington, SC –Wingard’s Market is proud to host a book-signing for local Lexington author, Marjorie Kneece and her newest publication, “I ❤️ Lake Murray!” The event will take place on February 11th from 11 AM to 3 PM at Wingard’s Market, located at 1403 N. Lake Drive in Lexington. Local readers and admir[...]
Cayce’s Soiree on State is Back!
CAYCE, SC – The Soiree on State will return to Cayce’s State Street on Saturday, March 25th from 2 – 8 PM! Once again, the city has partnered with the Avenues Neighborhood Association to combine the Cayce Festival of the Arts with Soiree on State. This partnership includes more artists, a free kid’s area with [&helli[...]
Enjoy Black History Month programs at the CMA
Columbia, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art is offering a slate of programming celebrating Black History Month this February, including art talks, films, and a celebration of soul with the popular More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series. Hosted by ethnomusicologist Dr. Birgitta Johnson, More Than Rhythm, now in its second seaso[...]
Vintage Market Days Returns To Columbia
Vintage Market Days of Midlands Upstate SC, an event that’s so much more than a flea market and offers guests a weekend of fun-filled shopping, music, food and vendors, is returning to The South Carolina State Fairgrounds, in Columbia, February 3-5 with “Freshly Picked”. The event will be held in BOTH The Cantey and Goodma[...]
The Aiken Antique Show Returns for Its 23rd Year
AIKEN, S.C. – The Aiken Antique Show celebrates its 23rd year during the highly anticipated return of this special, one-of-a-kind event! Held at Aiken Center for the Arts on February 3-5, 2023, the Aiken Antique Show features 21 antique dealer booths from around the Southeast, incredible guest lectures, Cocktail and Collector[...]
St. Pat’s in Five Points Announces Band Line Up
COLUMBIA, SC – St. Pat’s in Five Points, one the Southeast’s largest St. Patrick’s Day festivals, announces its 2023 band lineup for the 41st annual event, which returns on Saturday, March 18 in Columbia, South Carolina. “For more than four decades, St. Pat’s in Five Points has been a pinnacle in our community,” sa[...]
‘New people, new experiences’: City Club fills the gap left by the University Club
When the University Club closed during the pandemic, members mourned the loss of a fine-dining room that had been a gathering place at MU for 30 years. “We had by far the best food and service in town,” said former General Manager John LaRocca in a Missourian story published last year. To fill the gap, […]
Exhibition of 20th-century women artists with ties to the South coming to the CMA
Columbia, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art announces featured exhibition Our Own Work, Our Own Way: Ascendant Women Artists in the Johnson Collection, on view Saturday, January 21, through Sunday, May 21, 2023. Presented by the Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, South Carolina, the exhibition brings together 42 female artists o[...]