Columbia Museum of Art

Assistant to Ansel Adams to Lecture at the Columbia Museum of Art

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009

COLUMBIA, SC.- Biographer and assistant to Ansel Adams, Mary Street Alinder presents an illustrated lecture and book signing on Saturday, November 7 at 1:00 p.m. A limited number of copies of the out-of-print book, "Ansel Adams: An Autobiography," are available for purchase in the Museum Shop for a book signing following the lecture. The lecture is $15 or $5 for members and is sponsored...

Photography Installation at the Columbia Museum of Art Features Larry Clark's Gritty Images

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009

COLUMBIA, SC.- Larry Clark: Tulsa at the Columbia Museum of Art runs through February 7, 2010 in the Mamie & William Andrew Treadway, Jr. Gallery 15. Widely regarded as one of the most important and influential American photographers of his generation, Larry Clark is known for both his raw and contentious photographs and his controversial films focusing on teen sexuality, violence and drug use....

Who Shot Rock 'n' Roll: A Photographic History, 1955–Present

COOL HUNTING (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009

by Tamara Warren Long a critical part in spreading the look, attitude and emotion of a burgeoning culture to the masses, the new book "Who Shot Rock 'n' Roll" helps define rock photography as a genre of it’s own. Historian and author Gail Buckland captures the depth and breadth of the field’s most talented purveyors in her twelfth book of photographic examination, which Knopf...

Significant Exhibition of Ansel Adams Comes to the Columbia Museum of Art

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009

COLUMBIA, SC.- Ansel Adams: Masterworks From the Collection of the Turtle Bay Exploration Center, Redding, CA opens on October 23, 2009 and runs through January 17, 2010. This collection of 47 gelatin silver prints by Ansel Adams (1902 -1984) represents a selection Adams made late in his life to serve as a representation of his life's work and what he felt were his best images. Called "The Museum...

Columbia Museum of Art to Present Conceptual and Minimalist Art from the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009

COLUMBIA, SC.- The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States, a gift to the Columbia Museum of Art of 50 works of art from the New York collectors, opens on Friday, October 23 (a free admission day thanks to BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina)and runs through January 17. The 50 works donated to the Columbia Museum of Art are minimal and conceptual art, some of which also...

Pioneering Artists Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg at Columbia Museum of Art

Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

COLUMBIA, SC.- An installation of the work of pioneering Pop artists Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg opens at the Columbia Museum of Art on July 18 and runs through October 4. JJ/RR Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg: 20th Century Masters in the Collection, on view in the Museum's Gallery 15, includes 10 works on paper by the iconic artists . This installation, drawn from the work in the Columbia...

• New Installation Includes the Work of Pioneering Artists Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg - Artdaily

Columbia Museum of Art to show The Splendor of Ansel Adams Masterworks

Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009

COLUMBIA, SC.- Ansel Adams: Masterworks From the Collection of the Turtle Bay Exploration Center, Redding, CA opens on October 23, 2009 and runs through January 17, 2010. This collection of 47 gelatin silver prints by Ansel Adams (1902 -1984) represents a selection Adams made late in his life to serve as a representation of his life’s work and what he felt were his best images. Called “The...

• Significant Exhibition of Ansel Adams to be Shown at Columbia Museum of Art this Fall - Artdaily

Columbia Museum of Art Generates More than $23 Million in Economic Activity

Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009

COLUMBIA, SC.- The Columbia Museum of Art conducted an economic impact study with Miley, Gallo & Associates, one of the Southeast’s leading economic and financial consulting firms. Analysis shows that the Columbia Museum of Art and the spending by museum visitors generated more than $23 million in economic activity in the Columbia Metropolitan area in 2008, up significantly from $9,700,000...

• Study Cites Columbia Museum of Art Generates More than $23 Million in Economic Activity - Artdaily

Columbia Museum of Art Announces New Board Members at Annual Meeting

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 05/31/2009

COLUMBIA, SC.- On Thursday, May 28, 2009, the Columbia Museum of Art held its 58th annual membership meeting in conjunction with the Columbia Art Association's 93rd annual meeting. Board president Dr. Ronald C. Rogers officiated the meeting, which included the announcement of the board officers for 2009-2010.

Columbia Museum of Art to Unveil Freshly Designed Galleries in July

Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 05/24/2009

COLUMBIA, SC.- The Columbia Museum of Art unveils its art collection in newly re-installed galleries on Saturday, July 18, 2009. This is the first re-installation since the Museum opened on Main Street on July 18, 1998. In celebration, free admission, lectures, gallery talks, and hands-on arts activities for children are offered that day. The art in the 17 galleries on the second floor are arranged...

• Columbia Museum of Art to Unveil Freshly Designed Galleries and Newly Published Catalogue - Artdaily

Columbia Museum of Art Membership Reaches All Time Record of Over 4,000 Members

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 05/18/2009

COLUMBIA, SC.- For the first time in the Museum's long history, the Columbia Museum of Art 's membership rolls have surpassed the 4,000 member mark, nearly double the number from just one year ago. Executive director Karen Brosius attributes the success to an increase in visitors for the exhibition, Turner to Cézanne. Entry to the exhibition, Turner to Cézanne, on view for the first...

Columbia Museum of Art Offers Workshop with Artist Trained at Vatican Mosaic Studio in Rome

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 05/17/2009

COLUMBIA, SC.- Contemporary studio artist Vanessa Somers Vreeland returns to Columbia to teach a two-day fused-glass workshop Saturday, June 6 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 7 noon until 4:00 p.m. at the Columbia Museum of Art .

Major Retrospective Exhibition of Noted Modern American Painter Cleve Gray

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 05/08/2009

COLUMBIA, SC.- Cleve Gray: Man and Nature, a 30-year retrospective of noted American painter Cleve Gray, will be on view at the Columbia Museum of Art from June 26 through September 27, 2009. The exhibition illustrates the full progression of Gray's career as he developed his signature gestural style between 1970 and 2004, the year he died at age 86. Man and Nature is the first comprehensive touring...

Columbia Museum of Art "Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces" Draws 20,000 Visitors

baithak (Free subscription) | 05/02/2009

COLUMBIA, SC - Eight weeks into the exhibition, Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales, the Columbia Museum of Art has surpassed 20,000 tickets for visitors and members. The show opened at the Columbia Museum of Art on March 6 -- the first time these works have been seen in the United States -- and closes in five weeks on Sunday, June 7. To date, more...

• Columbia Museum of Art Surpasses More than 20,000 Tickets to Turner to Cézanne Exhibition - Artdaily
• Columbia Museum of Art "Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces" Draws 20,000 Visitors - Art Knowledge News

Columbia Museum of Art's Saturday Family Program Features Sally the Salamander Inspired Art Activities

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 04/19/2009

COLUMBIA, SC.- Columbia Museum of Art 's hands-on family program, Passport to Art Saturday offers extended hours April 25 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This April program introduces Sally the Salamander, the new interactive walking tour of downtown Columbia.