Art Day featuring Leo Twiggs and the Mother Emanuel AME choir, Sat., March 10
March 5, 2018
The South Carolina State Museum will celebrate art in South Carolina during Art Day on Saturday, March 10 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The signature event will feature a variety of programs highlighting the work of South Carolina artist, community leader and former State Museum Commissioner Dr. Leo Twiggs, focusing on his current exhibit Requiem for Mother Emanuel.
Activities will include:
- Live musical performances from the Mother Emanuel AME Choir and Indigo Soul.
- A gallery talk with Dr. Leo Twiggs at 1:30 p.m.
- Curator led tour of Eclipsing 50: The State Art Collection 1967-2017.
- South Carolina artists working live throughout the museum.
- Behind the scenes tours of museum art storage areas.
- Hands-on activities focusing on resist techniques used by Dr. Twiggs in his batik paintings.
Art Day is included with museum general admission. Visit scmuseum.org to learn more.
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We would be happy to work with you to set up a story or provide you with more information about any of the items listed above. For more information, please contact our public relations manager, Jared Glover, at (803) 348-6010(c), (803) 898-4948 (o) or [email protected].
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About the South Carolina State Museum:
As the state’s largest and most comprehensive museum, the South Carolina State Museum, offers a unique, entertaining and educational experience to visitors throughout its 225,000 square foot facility located in the heart of downtown Columbia’s Congaree Vista. The State Museum is housed in one of its largest artifacts, an 1894 former textile mill listed on the National Registrar of Historic Places. In addition to beautiful meeting spaces throughout the facility, guests can explore outer space in one of the largest planetariums in the Southeast, watch an interactive 4D movie and look through a vintage telescope in a one-of-a-kind observatory. These exciting opportunities are all in addition to the four floors of South Carolina art, cultural history, natural history and science/technology. Visit scmuseum.org to learn more.
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