UPCOMING EVENTS
Program Highlights
Films from MoMA
This year we are launching an exciting new program featuring ?lms from the Museum of
Modern Art’s ?lm catalogue. Every month, art documentaries will be shown. All ?lms are
free for members or with admission.
Duane Michals (1939-1997)
Saturday, July 28, 1 pm
Jackson Pollock documentary
Thursday, August 2, noon; Saturday, August 11, 1 pm; Saturday, August 25, 1 pm
Frank Stella at the Fogg
Thursday, September 5, noon; Saturday, September 15, 1 pm; Saturday, September 29, 1 pm
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Harvest Dinner at Columbia Museum of Art
Tuesday, August 14 | 7:00 pm
Join us for a farm to table dinner created by local Chef Ryan Whittaker and inspired
by the Columbia Museum of Art’s collection. This inaugural Harvest and Art Dinner
is a partnership of 116 State Espresso and Wine Bar, City Roots Sustainable Farm, The
Southern Greenie and the Columbia Museum of Art. Your ticket includes an American
Harvest Organic Spirit specialty cocktail bar (prepared by Ryan Ditman of 116 using local
ingredients), a four-course dinner with wine pairings and the opportunity to dine with the
chef and local farmers. $90 / $70 members. Purchase tickets at harvestdinnersc.com.
Only 60 seats available.
“My Four-Year-Old Could Do That!”
A Short Course on Abstract Art with CMA Chief Curator Will South
Wednesdays, September 5 - 26 | 10:00 am
Abstract art continues to puzzle and provoke: Just what is its purpose, anyway? Over the
years, many have assumed that abstract artists were merely interested in shocking us; others
felt abstract painting was a substitute for those who couldn’t really draw. Still others have
seen it as mostly a decorative enterprise—art for art’s sake. And, yes, there have been those
who ?nd abstract art the most compelling and meaningful art ever made. This series of
talks reviews the idea of abstraction itself (musical notes are abstract, aren’t they? And we
love those!), and traces in a general, humorous yet meaningful way the role abstraction has
played in visual culture. Don’t miss out on this! You may wind up rethinking art and your
four-year-old. $60 /$45 Members /$15 single tickets
Baker & Baker presents: Art of Music
The Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Beethoven
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 7, 8, and 9 | 7:00 pm
In this three-evening festival, CMA presents all 10 of the violin sonatas of Ludwig van
Beethoven (1770-1827) performed by violinist Aaron Berofsky and pianist Philip Bush,
and hosted by CMA adjunct curator for music Peter Hoyt. These masterworks give a
comprehensive overview of Beethoven’s powerful creative personality. Join us for one of the
most exciting musical collaborations in America today. Aaron Berofsky and Philip Bush
have been celebrated around the world for their recitals and recordings, particularly for
their performances of Beethoven in New York City’s Merkin Hall. Subscription package:
$55 / $40 for members / $15 students. Single tickets: $20 / $15 for members / $5 students.
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