Treat yourself to Self-Care Sunday at the Columbia Museum of Art

Relax and recharge for free in the museum and on Boyd Plaza

The Columbia Museum of Art presents Self-Care Sunday, a relaxing and restorative free event for all ages at the CMA and on Boyd Plaza, on Sunday, June 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Though wellness and well-being have long been throughlines in the museum’s work and mission, this is its first event explicitly dedicated to self-care.

“Sometimes self-care is luxurious and lovely, and sometimes it is simply just drinking enough water,” says Elizabeth Houck, CMA education & engagement assistant. “Doing a little something to water ourselves mentally, physically, or emotionally can fill our metaphorical cups and transform the way we show up in our lives. Self-Care Sunday is a moment for the community to refresh and rejuvenate.”

Self-Care Sunday features:

• Mindful movement and yoga sessions beginning every half hour 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
• An open-air market featuring Soak and Soy, Things by Demetria, and Apothecary by Kelsey Pearle, with food and beverages available from A Peace of Soul Vegan Kitchen, The Favored Life Kombucha Bar, and Curiosity Coffee Bar.
• Galleries open and free 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
• The Art of Balance, a guided tour exploring light and dark, chaos and calm, and decadence and austerity in the CMA collection at 11:00 a.m.
• Shannon Ivey of #WhatSheSaid Project leading Theater of the Oppressed exercises—theater techniques and games that seek to motivate people, restore true dialogue, and create space for participants to rehearse taking action—at noon.
• 10% off in the CMA Shop.

Sunday, June 30 | 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Free. All ages welcome.

This project is supported by a grant from the Knight Foundation Fund and by a Connected Communities grant at Central Carolina Community Foundation.

For more information, visit columbiamuseum.org.