Ann Kullberg Presents 
Certified SOAR Instructor Gretchen Parker brings you a fun-filled 2-day colored pencil workshop: Vase & Rose on Drafting Film.

What you'll learn from Gretchen:

♦ How to work effectively on drafting film.
♦ How to create bright, vivid colors.
♦ How to beautifully render glass & reflection.
♦ Plus, you'll walk away with a Rose and Vase drawn by you!

Discover the South Carolina Midlands’ vibrant arts community during Columbia Open Studios, a free, self-guided driving tour of artists’ studios spanning the City of Columbia, S.C. and Richland and Lexington Counties. The ninth annual event is presented by 701 Center for Contemporary Art, a nonprofit visual arts center. Meet nearly 70 artists and explore their work and workspaces while supporting the Midlands’ dynamic arts scene. Artists keep 100 percent of sales. Tour on Sat., April 6, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sun., April 7, noon-6 p.m.

For the last five decades Tom Dimond has been following a creative trajectory that dances between minimal and maximal; playing a highly controlled geometric structure against the openness of intuition and chance. Dimond came of age in a moment of cultural transition and artistic experimentation. It was an era that saw the triumph of high modernism and the institutional dominance of abstract painting, a new playful, exploratory approach to sculpture and an emerging interest by artists in issues of ethnicity, identity and global politics.

Crafty Feast returns in celebration of its 10thanniversary on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center from noon to 6 p.m. The indie craft fair continues to serve as a one-stop shop, offering a variety of handmade goods from a handpicked selection of nearly 100 local and regional makers. Stroll the event enjoying light refreshments, craft beer, wine and mimosas. Admission is $3 for adults and free for children 10 and under. To find more information and preview this year’s vendors, visit http://www.craftyfeast.com.

works by Will Barnes & Kate Pollard Hoffman
The viewer is drawn into the mysteries of the unknown using the magnetism of nature. While Barnes seeks to capture the essence of the Congaree Swamp, Hoffman creates maps of change.
EXHIBIT | Sept 14 - Oct. 28, 2018
RECEPTION | Thurs., Oct. 11, 2018 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM

WILL BARNES

Arts Council of York County is hosting the 2nd annual Art on Tap! Enjoy a craft beer while listening to live music and shopping at the art market at Art on Tap. There'll also be pop-up performances throughout the evening, chalk art, a photography exhibition and a t-shirt creation station for the kids!
Friday, September 14, 2018
3 - 5 PM
Stroll through the Art Market during Art on Tap where you'll find artists selling everything from jewelry and pins to fine art, all at affordable prices.

Saturday April 7, 2018 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday, April 8, 2018 12 p.m.-6 p.m.
 

Crafty Feast – Columbia, S.C.’s one-stop indie shopping market – is back on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Stroll the market-style setup to find unique handmade and repurposed gifts from a juried selection of nearly 100 Southeastern artisans and makers. Enjoy snacks and sip on local craft beer, wine and mimosas. Admission is $3; free for kids 10 and younger. Preview vendors online at http://www.craftyfeast.com.

GRAMMY nominee Elle King, the singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist and banjoist famous for her hit single “Ex’s and Oh’s,” will perform a free, full-length concert at Famously Hot New Year — S.C.’s largest NYE celebration — in downtown Columbia, S.C. on Dec. 31, 2017. American alternative Southern rap quartet Nappy Roots is set to perform as well, along with local hip-hop artist FatRat Da Czar.

Marty Epp-Carter received her bachelor of fine arts from Massachusetts College of Art, Boston. Today, Marty is printmaking instructor at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, and focuses her efforts on printmaking and collage.

Marty’s show, "A Loud Whisper," is an exhibition of twenty works on paper and panel covering diverse yet orderly methods to augmented prints and collage. It opens with a reception and artist talk on October 13 at Art & Light Gallery, in Greenville, South Carolina.

When Tom Dimond was growing up in Massachusetts, he loved the comics section of the newspaper and later collected volumes of comic books like Silver Surfer and many others. After receiving his bachelor of fine arts from Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, he worked as the first art director at National Lampoon magazine. Today, Tom is Professor Emeritus, Clemson University Department of Art, and focuses his efforts on painting and works on paper.

April 2-3, 2016
701 Center for Contemporary Art presents the sixth installment of Columbia Open Studios, a free, self-led driving tour of artists’ working studios spanning the City of Columbia and Richland and Lexington Counties, showcasing the Midlands’ brilliant visual art community. During this weekend-long tour, artists open their studios to the public to share their stories and techniques. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. and 12-6 p.m. Visit www.columbiaopenstudios.org for more information.

Celebrating 50 years of the SC Arts Commission and 30 years of the Arts in Basic Curriculum Project!
Join us on February 6 in Columbia for our annual Statehouse Rally and Legislative Luncheon as a part of our newly expanded SC Arts Advocacy Week!

Registration is now open and available at the link below. Registration pa

Performance @ the Statehouse | 11am (Free to Attend)
We're kicking this year off with a special performance by over 350 choral students from Richland District Two schools right on the front Statehouse steps!