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SaturdayJune 1
Gallery Tour: Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh1:00 pm Gallery Tour: Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh
A guided tour of the exhibition, Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh, offers insight into Steven Naifeh’s artistic background and his works.
SundayJune 2
Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum's Collection2:00 p.m. Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum
A docent-led tour provides an overview of the Museum's collection of European and American art. This tour features masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo from the Samuel H. Kress Collection, as well as the Museum's new American galleries.
  • Cost:
  • FREE courtesy BlueCross BlueShield of SC.
MondayJune 3
Summer Camp: Art Express: Picture Me! (Ages 4 - 7) June 3 - 7 9:00 a.m. - noon Summer Camp: Art Express:  Picture Me! (Ages 4 - 7)
Make works of art that are all about you in this summer camp adventure. Paint a picture of your life using portraiture, landscapes and more.

Please note that pre-registration is required for all programs and fees are non-refundable. Kids Plus! members receive a 20 percent discount on all summer camps and have priority registration March 1-15.
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  • Cost:
  • $135 or $108 for Kids Plus! Members and above
  • Ages:
  • 4 - 7
Summer Camp: The Art Avengers! (Ages 8 -12) June 3 -7 9:00 a.m. -noon Summer Camp: The Art Avengers! (Ages 8 -12)
A crime occurred at the CMA! Use your skills of deduction and your love of art to explore all areas of the building and help solve this mystery. Follow the clues each day to solve the case and learn techniques while recreating a "missing" artwork.

Registration for Kids Plus! Members and above begins March 1. All other registration begins March 16.
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  • Cost:
  • $160 or $128 for Kids Plus! Members and above
ThursdayJune 6
Film: Islamic Art - Mirror to the Invisible World1:00 p.m. Film: Islamic Art - Mirror to the Invisible World
This new film takes audiences on an epic journey across nine countries and over 1,400 years of history. Narrated by Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon, this dazzling documentary reveals the variety and diversity of Islamic art. It provides a window into Islamic culture and brings broad insights to the enduring themes that have propelled human history and fueled the rise of world civilization over the centuries. The film explores the richness of Islamic art in objects big and small, from great ornamented palaces and the play of light in monumental mosques to the exquisite beauty of ceramics, carved boxes, paintings and metal work. It revels in the use of color and finds commonalities in a shared artistic heritage with the West and East. 90 minutes.
  • Cost:
  • Free with membership or admission.
FridayJune 7
Craft Bar Happy Weekend6:00 - 10:00 p.m. Craft Bar Happy Weekend
The second annual Craft Bar Happy Weekend connects professional artisans and their handmade goods from across the Southeast with shoppers and crafting enthusiasts of all ages. Enjoy quality crafts, local food, music and the opportunity to make friends and connections with the artists. CMA offers workshops, demonstrations and activities for adults and even the littlest crafters can enjoy at Saturday’s free market. A special ticket on Friday gives you access to a preview of all the crafters and their goods while enjoying live performances.
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  • Cost:
  • $10 / $6 for members / $4 students / free for children 10 and younger
SaturdayJune 8
Craft Bar Happy Weekend10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Craft Bar Happy Weekend
The second annual Craft Bar Happy Weekend connects professional artisans and their handmade goods from across the Southeast with shoppers and crafting enthusiasts of all ages. Enjoy quality crafts, local food, music and the opportunity to make friends and connections with the artists. CMA offers workshops, demonstrations and activities for adults and even the littlest crafters can enjoy at Saturday’s free market. A special ticket on Friday gives you access to a preview of all the crafters and their goods while enjoying live performances.
  • Cost:
  • Admission to the craft market is free.
Film: Islamic Art - Mirror to the Invisible World1:00 pm Film: Islamic Art - Mirror to the Invisible World
This new film takes audiences on an epic journey across nine countries and over 1,400 years of history. Narrated by Academy Award winning performer Susan Sarandon, this dazzling documentary reveals the variety and diversity of Islamic art. It provides a window into Islamic culture and brings broad insights to the enduring themes that have propelled human history and fueled the rise of world civilization over the centuries. The film explores the richness of Islamic art in objects big and small, from great ornamented palaces and the play of light in monumental mosques to the exquisite beauty of ceramics, carved boxes, paintings and metal work. It revels in the use of color and finds commonalities in a shared artistic heritage with the West and East. 90 minutes.
Gallery Tour: Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh1:00 pm Gallery Tour: Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh
A guided tour of the exhibition, Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh, offers insight into Steven Naifeh’s artistic background and his works.
SundayJune 9
Passport to Art: Shaping Up Noon - 3:00 p.m. Passport to Art: Shaping Up
This drop-in studio program encourages families to create shapely masterpieces inspired by the exhibition Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh.
Family Gallery Tour1:00 pm Family Gallery Tour
This free, 45-minute guided and interactive tour explores the world of art in a way that can be enjoyed by all family members. Discover the CMA in a new way and learn how to talk about art with your children. Supported by SCE&G.
Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum's Collection2:00 p.m. Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum
A docent-led tour provides an overview of the Museum's collection of European and American art. This tour features masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo from the Samuel H. Kress Collection, as well as the Museum's new American galleries.
  • Cost:
  • FREE courtesy BlueCross BlueShield of SC.
MondayJune 10
Summer Camp: Wired
(Ages 8 - 12)
June 10 -149:00 a.m. -noon
Summer Camp: Wired (Ages 8 - 12)
Be inspired as you put pliers to wire! Bend, twist and twirl as you construct sculptures, assemblages, drawings and mobiles.

Please note that pre-registration is required for all programs and fees are non-refundable. Kids Plus! members receive a 20 percent discount on all summer camps and have priority registration March 1-15.
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  • Cost:
  • $160 or $128 for Kids Plus! Members and above
  • Ages:
  • 8 - 12
TEEN ACADEMY: Manipulating Photography (Ages 13 - 18) June 10 -141:00 -4:00 p.m. TEEN ACADEMY: Manipulating Photography (Ages 13 - 18)
Explore the art of photography by manipulating both digital and Polaroid images to achieve unique and dramatic effects. Work with Photoshop to achieve desired effects. You must bring you own digital camera.

Please note that pre-registration is required for all programs and fees are non-refundable. Kids Plus! members receive a 20 percent discount on all summer camps and have priority registration March 1-15.
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  • Cost:
  • $190 or $152 for Kids Plus! Members and above
  • Ages:
  • 13 - 18
ThursdayJune 13
Performance: Southeastern Piano Festival Cocktail hour at 6:30 p.m.
Concert at 7:30 p.m.
Performance: Southeastern Piano Festival
The CMA and the Southeastern Piano Festival present Sergei Babayan, one of the most celebrated pianists in the piano world today. Babayan is known as an artist of uncommon depth and sensitivity. He was born in Armenia, trained at the Moscow Conservatory under legendary teachers and pianists and is the winner of several major piano competitions.

To purchase tickets or for more information, visit SoutheasternPianoFestival.com.
  • Cost:
  • $30 / $20 for members / $5 for students / free for children under 18.
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FridayJune 14
Artists Salon Series: Mike WilliamsNoon Artists Salon Series: Mike Williams
The Artist Salon Series features gallery talks, led by working artists, about a wide range of subjects, topics and disciplines. In this talk, painter Mike Williams leads a tour through Picasso: Master Prints. Williams’ work has been exhibited internationally and at the CMA and the SC State Museum.
  • Cost:
  • Free with membership or admission.
SaturdayJune 15
Gallery Tour: Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh1:00 pm Gallery Tour: Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh
A guided tour of the exhibition, Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh, offers insight into Steven Naifeh’s artistic background and his works.
SundayJune 16
Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum's Collection2:00 p.m. Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum
A docent-led tour provides an overview of the Museum's collection of European and American art. This tour features masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo from the Samuel H. Kress Collection, as well as the Museum's new American galleries.
  • Cost:
  • FREE courtesy BlueCross BlueShield of SC.
Film: Art 213:00 p.m. Film: Art 21
In what ways can art convey equilibrium or disequilibrium? What is reality? How do artists perceive and express it? This film features artists whose works explore the distinctions between balance and imbalance and demonstrate that the smallest change in a line, a formal element, or a structure can be a radical proposition.
  • Cost:
  • FREE
MondayJune 17
Summer Camp: Art Express: Silly Shapes and Laughing Lines
(Ages 4 - 7)
June 17 -219:00 a.m. -noon
Summer Camp: Art Express: Silly Shapes and Laughing Lines (Ages 4 - 7)
Discover fun patterns and focus on color, shape and line while touring the exhibition Found in Translation and the CMA’s collection. In the studio, paint, stencil and create geometric art.

Please note that pre-registration is required for all programs and fees are non-refundable. Kids Plus! members receive a 20 percent discount on all summer camps and have priority registration March 1-15.
Summer Camp: Geometric Gardens
(Ages 8 - 12)
June 17 -219:00 a.m. -noon
Summer Camp: Geometric Gardens(Ages 8 - 12)
Explore the elements of art — shape, color, line, texture, space, value and form — in the exhibition Found in Translation and the CMA’s collection. Use a variety of materials like concrete, wire and glass tile to create garden sculptures.
\Please note that pre-registration is required for all programs and fees are non-refundable. Kids Plus! members receive a 20 percent discount on all summer camps and have priority registration March 1-15.
Summer Camp: Project Funway - Accessory Edition(Ages 8 - 12) June 17 -211:00 - 4:00 p.m. Summer Camp: Project Funway - Accessory Edition(Ages 8 - 12)
Design and make all kinds of fashion accessories, such as necklaces, bracelets, clutches, hair pins, and more while learning a variety of simple and fun techniques. The final day of camp features a fashion show!

Please note that pre-registration is required for all programs and fees are non-refundable. Kids Plus! members receive a 20 percent discount on all summer camps and have priority registration March 1-15.
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  • Cost:
  • $160 or $128 for Kids Plus! Members and above
  • Ages:
  • 8 - 12
TuesdayJune 18
Found in Translation: A Presentation and Book Signing by Steven Naifeh Cocktail hour at 6:00 p.m.
Presentation at 7:00 p.m.
Found in Translation: A Presentation and Book Signing by Steven Naifeh
SC based artist Steven Naifeh discusses the relationship between Western and Middle Eastern Art and his own process of conceiving and creating art. Q&A session follows the discussion. This program is presented in part by The Humanities Council SC.
WednesdayJune 19
Contemporaries’ Annual Meeting5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Contemporaries’ Annual Meeting
Join the Contemporaries for an annual meeting to celebrate accomplishments of the last year including the Black and White Ball and the Artist of the Year Soirée.
  • Cost:
  • Free for Contemporaries members.
SaturdayJune 22
Irish Heritage Weekend10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Irish Heritage Weekend
Immerse yourself in a vibrant tradition and celebrate Irish Arts Weekend with Irish music concerts, workshops and sessions. Featuring Pat O'Connor from County Clare, Eoghan O'Sullivan from Cork, singer Sean-nós, Mai Hernon from Sligo, Myron Bretholz and Alex Reidinger. Details at cornerhousemusic.com or call 803.254.3461.
Gallery Tour: Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh1:00 pm Gallery Tour: Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh
A guided tour of the exhibition, Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh, offers insight into Steven Naifeh’s artistic background and his works.
SundayJune 23
Irish Heritage WeekendNoon - 5:00 p.m. Irish Heritage Weekend
Immerse yourself in a vibrant tradition and celebrate Irish Arts Weekend with Irish music concerts, workshops and sessions. Featuring Pat O'Connor from County Clare, Eoghan O'Sullivan from Cork, singer Sean-nós, Mai Hernon from Sligo, Myron Bretholz and Alex Reidinger. Details at cornerhousemusic.com or call 803.254.3461.
Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum's Collection2:00 p.m. Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum
A docent-led tour provides an overview of the Museum's collection of European and American art. This tour features masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo from the Samuel H. Kress Collection, as well as the Museum's new American galleries.
  • Cost:
  • FREE courtesy BlueCross BlueShield of SC.
MondayJune 24
Summer Camp: Art Express: I Spy Picasso! (Ages 4 - 7) June 24 -289:00 a.m. - noon Summer Camp: Art Express: I Spy Picasso! (Ages 4 - 7)
I spy color! I spy shapes! I spy lines! I spy Picasso! Learn about Picasso, create unique works of art and explore the exhibition Picasso: Master Prints.

Please note that pre-registration is required for all programs and fees are non-refundable. Kids Plus! members receive a 20 percent discount on all summer camps and have priority registration March 1-15.
    Register Now!
  • Cost:
  • $135 or $108 for Kids Plus! Members and above
  • Ages:
  • 4 - 7
Summer Camp: Ceramic Explorations (Ages 8 - 12) June 24 -289:00 a.m. - noon Summer Camp: Ceramic Explorations (Ages 8 - 12)
Get an introduction to clay and learn a variety of techniques, such as throwing on the pottery wheel, hand building and slab building, as you create beautiful ceramic pieces.

Please note that pre-registration is required for all programs and fees are non-refundable. Kids Plus! members receive a 20 percent discount on all summer camps and have priority registration March 1-15.
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  • Cost:
  • $160 or $128 for Kids Plus! Members and above
  • Ages:
  • 8 - 12
Summer Camp: Sketch This! (Ages 8 - 12) June 24 -281:00 - 4:00 p.m. Summer Camp: Sketch This! (Ages 8 - 12)
From pencils to pastels, create compelling works on a variety of surfaces and discover, along the way, that drawings can be more than just sketches.

Please note that pre-registration is required for all programs and fees are non-refundable. Kids Plus! members receive a 20 percent discount on all summer camps and have priority registration March 1-15.
    Register Now!
  • Cost:
  • $160 or $128 for Kids Plus! Members and above
  • Ages:
  • 8 - 12
ThursdayJune 27
Columbia Design League: Meet the Designer - Hampton Jaguar6:00 p.m. Columbia Design League: Meet the Designer - Hampton Jaguar
Explore the Jaguar F-Type, recently declared the 2013 World Car Design of the Year, with the Columbia Design League. Karla Chickering of Hampton Jaguar discusses the innovative design of this new car. Hampton Jaguar is located at 3700 Fernandina Road in Columbia.
  • Cost:
  • $10 / free for CDL members.
FridayJune 28
Brad Collins Pop Art Lecture and Book SigningNoon Brad Collins Pop Art Lecture and Book Signing
Join USC art history professor Brad Collins for a lecture on his new book Pop Art: The Independent Group to Neo Pop, 1952-1990. Collins discusses the long-standing argument about whether Pop was for or against popular culture. He believes Pop artists were using the materials of popular culture for a wide variety of personal reasons, similar to the way earlier artists used mythology or the Bible. Collins specializes in contemporary American art with a special focus on Pop Art and Andy Warhol. A book signing follows the lecture. Books are available for purchase in the Museum Shop.
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  • Cost:
  • $10 / $8 for members.
SaturdayJune 29
Film: Islamic Art - Mirror to the Invisible World1:00 pm Film: Islamic Art - Mirror to the Invisible World
This new film takes audiences on an epic journey across nine countries and over 1,400 years of history. Narrated by Academy Award winning performer Susan Sarandon, this dazzling documentary reveals the variety and diversity of Islamic art. It provides a window into Islamic culture and brings broad insights to the enduring themes that have propelled human history and fueled the rise of world civilization over the centuries. The film explores the richness of Islamic art in objects big and small, from great ornamented palaces and the play of light in monumental mosques to the exquisite beauty of ceramics, carved boxes, paintings and metal work. It revels in the use of color and finds commonalities in a shared artistic heritage with the West and East. 90 minutes.
Gallery Tour: Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh1:00 pm Gallery Tour: Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh
A guided tour of the exhibition, Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh, offers insight into Steven Naifeh’s artistic background and his works.
SundayJune 30
Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum's Collection2:00 p.m. Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum
A docent-led tour provides an overview of the Museum's collection of European and American art. This tour features masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo from the Samuel H. Kress Collection, as well as the Museum's new American galleries.
  • Cost:
  • FREE courtesy BlueCross BlueShield of SC.