PRESS RELEASE April 18, 2024 Columbia, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art is proud to have presented the 2023 John Richard Craft Leadership Award to Virginia E. Newell (Ginny). The Craft Award, named for the museum’s first director, is the highest honor the CMA bestows. A dedicated volunteer, passionate museum advocate, and expert art conservator, Newell epitomizes the values the CMA recognizes each year with the Craft Award. Ann Holtschlag, last year’s Craft Award recipient, presented the award to Newell at an elegant appreciation dinner celebrating her service on Wednesday, April 17. “Few ..read more

PRESS RELEASE: The Columbia Museum of Art has been selected to participate in Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program, a transformative, three-year funding initiative aimed at increasing access to museums across America ..read more

PRESS RELEASE April 18, 2024 Columbia, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art is proud to have presented the 2024 John Richard Craft Leadership Award to Virginia E. Newell (Ginny). The Craft Award, named for the museum’s first director, is the highest honor the CMA bestows. A dedicated volunteer, passionate museum advocate, and expert art conservator, Newell epitomizes the values the CMA recognizes each year with the Craft Award. Ann Holtschlag, last year’s Craft Award recipient, presented the award to Newell at an elegant appreciation dinner celebrating her service on Wednesday, April 17. “Few ..read more

PRESS RELEASE: The Columbia Museum of Art announces it has been selected as a recipient of a grant from the Knight Foundation Fund at Central Carolina Community Foundation ..read more

PRESS RELEASE: The Columbia Museum of Art’s biannual block party Arts & Draughts is back with a vengeance on April 12 ..read more

I remember peeking in through the glass gallery doors to catch a glimpse of the art going up on the walls. I think my exact words were ‘OH MY GOSH IS THAT WALLPAPER ..read more

My favorite piece at the museum is Portrait of a Woman. I find myself going to her when I’m having an off day and I need to get right with myself ..read more

Hello! I’m True and I’m a gallery attendant. I make sure everyone feels welcome in the galleries. I also keep the art safe and provide information about it and the museum ..read more

The Columbia Museum of Art announces an exciting acquisition of new work by Pittsburgh-based fiber artist Tina Williams Brewer, who creates densely layered, highly symbolic story quilts that explore African diasporic history and ancestral heritage ..read more

PRESS RELEASE: The Columbia Museum of Art presents More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series Featuring Tammy Kernodle, the season three premiere of the popular free concert and conversation program ..read more