Preview Party at 701 CCA on March 21 to Kick Off Columbia Open Studios Weekend
March 20, 2013
COLUMBIA, SC – March 21, 2013 – A public preview party with complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be held March 21, 7-9pm at 701 Center for Contemporary Art, as a kick-off to Columbia Open Studios weekend. The event, featuring tunes by DJ Irv, décor by Andrew Stinson of WAS Designs, catering by Linda Phillips and flora by Hay Hill Garden Market, will be held in the Olympia Room on the 2nd floor of 701 Whaley, next to the 701 CCA gallery. Tickets are $10 for the public, $5 for 701 CCA members, and can be purchased here: http://colaopenstudiosparty.eventbrite.com/. Cash, credit or check will be accepted at the door.
Preview Party sponsors this year are Schmoyer and Company, LLC, Certified Public Accountants, as well as Sue Doran & Drew Brasher. This year’s poster is sponsored by Nelson, Mullins, Scarborough & Riley, LLP; and the Columbia Open Studios Artist Exhibition (March 17-24) at 701 Whaley is sponsored by South Carolina Veterinary Specialists and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina. Additional sponsorship is provided by Richland County, and major sponsorship is provided by The City of Columbia, SC.
This free, weekend-long tour of artists’ studios across Richland and Lexington Counties will take place on Saturday, March 23, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, March 24, 2013, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Pick up a guide and maps for the weekend at 701 Center for Contemporary Art, or look in this week’s Free Times, where the guide can be found as an insert. For a full online list of artists participating in the Columbia Open Studios tour, March 23-24, 2013, find a printable guide and more, here: http://www.columbiaopenstudios.org/
Columbia Open Studios artists by neighborhood:
The Vista – 7 artists
- Heidi Darr-Hope
- Jeff Donovan
- Sharon Collings Licata
- Michel McNinch
- Laura Spong
- Clark Ellefson
- One Eared Cow Glass
Main Street – 9 artists
- Bonnie Goldberg (Arcade)
- Katrina Hampton (Tapp’s)
- Whitney LeJeune (Arcade)
- Barbie Mathis (Tapp’s)
- Blue Sky (Arcade)
- Martha Thomas (Arcade)
- Beth West (Arcade)
- Walton Selig (Arcade)
- Letitia Tish Lowe (Arcade)
Viridian Studios & Studio Carlisle (off Millwood in Melrose Heights) – 8 artists
- Julia Moore (Carlisle)
- Chappy Manning (Carlisle)
- K. Page Morris (Carlisle)
- Kevin Smith (Carlisle)
- Marian Soule (Carlisle)
- Regina Moody (Viridian)
- Nini Ward (Viridian)
- Carey Weathers (Viridian)
Downtown Independents (not on Main St. or in Vista) – 4 artists
- Jeff Amberg
- Diane Gilbert
- Howard Hunt
- Russell Jeffcoat
Northeast Columbia/Forest Acres – 10 artists
- Christy Aitken
- Hannah Aitken
- Mary Ann Haven
- Curran Stone
- Alicia Leeke
- Jane Muller
- Carol Pittman
- Christian Thee
- Lyssa Harvey
- Mike Donkle
Shandon/Rosewood/Garners Ferry – 13 artists
- Angel Allen
- Nancy K. Butterworth
- Michele Kingery
- Nora Floyd/Ruth Bayard
- Mary Gilkerson
- Shannon Purvis
- Mary Robinson
- Grace Rockafellow
- J. Spencer Shull
- Ellen Emerson Yaghjian
- Betty Evans
- Patrick M. Parise
- Carolyn Ramsay
Lexington County / Lake Murray Country – 7 artists
- Rachel Parker – Irmo
- Amanda Ladymon – West Columbia
- Ron Weathers – West Columbia
- Robert W. Hickman – Lexington
- Gretchen Evans Parker – Lexington
- Ruby Haydock-DeLoach – Chapin
- Judy Bolton Jarrett – Chapin
Columbia, SC: Supporting Our State’s Arts Economy
In presenting Columbia Open Studios, 701 Center for Contemporary Art seeks to provide easy access to the wealth of fine artists in Columbia, Richland and Lexington counties, generate excitement about area artists from first-time buyers and seasoned collectors alike and further establish Columbia, S.C., as a regional cultural tourism destination. For more information: http://www.columbiaopenstudios.org
View the 701 CCA Columbia Open Studios 2013 event page on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/events/160212477450109
About 701 CCA
701 Center for Contemporary Art is a nonprofit visual art center that promotes understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of contemporary art, the creative process and the role of art and artists in the community via its gallery & artist-in-residence program at historic 701 Whaley in Columbia, South Carolina. 701 CCA also encourages interaction between visual arts and other art forms. Admission to all exhibitions is free. For more information visit http://www.701cca.org.
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