UPCOMING EVENTS
Program Highlights
Van Gogh Biography Lecture and Book Signing
Friday, January 20
6:00 pm: Champagne Reception with author, Steven Naifeh
featuring Moet & Chandon Imperial champagne
7:00 pm: Lecture in Auditorium
8:00 pm: Book Signing and Reception in Garden Terrace (cash bar)
RSVP and Tickets Required, starting at $25
Call 803.799.2810 or visit columbiamuseum.org for more information and to reserve your tickets
Author Steven Naifeh speaks about the new biography of Vincent van Gogh he co-authored
with Gregory White Smith. Naifeh discusses the revelations that emerged during 10 years of
research and the profound ways in which Van Gogh’s turbulent personal life, as well as his deep
immersion in the art and literature of his era, helped shape one of the signature imaginations in
Western Art.
The authors have written many books on art and other subjects, including four New York Times bestsellers. Their biography, Jackson Pollock:
An American Saga, won the Pulitzer Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award. It was made into the Academy Award-winning
2000 film Pollock. Naifeh and Smith have been profiled in The New Yorker, The New York Times, USA Today and 60 Minutes. They live in
Aiken, South Carolina, where they serve as chairmen of the Juilliard in Aiken Festival, which they helped found in 2009.
Craft Bar Happy Hour
Tuesday, January 24 and Tuesday, March 20 | 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Have you been to Craft Bar Happy Hour yet? Starting in 2011, this craft series proved a
wild success as the Museum’s lobby was transformed into an unconventional, easygoing
craft haven. We are beginning a new season on Tuesday, January 24, and we invite you to
dust off a project that you’ve been meaning to work on and enjoy great snacks, refreshing
beverages and the best crafter camaraderie to get your juices flowing.
Don’t have a project to work on? No problem! Pick up a craft kit ($12) at the Museum.
Each month a featured local crafter drops in to display their work, and talk about what
inspires them! This intimate evening is limited to 45 spots, ($12/ $8 members) so reserve
yours early. Don’t miss your chance to make and create at the CMA. Sponsored by Skirt!
and Earth Fare.
Philly Fling: Mid-October 2012 Trip
What’s afoot? Come with us on a Museum trip to Philadelphia! See • the new home of the
Barnes Collection • Wyeth Museum • Philadelphia Museum of Art • Philadelphia Orchestra
• Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (remember The Chemistry of Color exhibition?) •
galleries • private collection and artist studio visits • behind-the-scenes access and more!
Premier Society members will have priority access to registration for this exciting trip.
Stay tuned! For more information, contact Jerry Dell Gimarc at [email protected].
Henri Matisse (1869–1954), Blue Still Life (Nature morte bleue), The Barnes Foundation
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