The Charleston Renaissance: Art, Architecture, Literature, and Music
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Folk Art in the South: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Folk art—often characterized as outsider, visionary, or self-taught—varies widely in medium and subject matter. The range of descriptive terms applied to it does little to describe the imaginative ways in which folk artists express deeply personal ideas in visual language. They employ readily accessible materials, including found objects, to produce their work, putting mundane materials to fresh and ingenious uses.…
The Charleston Renaissance: Art, Architecture, Literature, and Music
If you have not had the opportunity to view The Charleston Renaissance, be sure to do so before it closes on Sunday, October 27. Organized by guest curator Jay Williams, the exhibition includes art from the Morris Museum’s permanent collection and special loans from the South Caroliniana Library of the University of South Carolina. It includes paintings, drawings, and etchings…
It Was There All Along: Artists’ Books and Tintypes by Frank Hamrick
A master of his medium, Frank Hamrick is an associate professor at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. He earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of Georgia and a master of fine arts degree from New Mexico State University. His work is represented in major public collections, including those of the Art Institute of Chicago and the…
Create with Me: Animals of Folk Art
Create with Me: Animals of Folk Art
Look at our recently installed show of folk art from our permanent collection and fashion your own folk-inspired animal. Museum family members and parents, free; nonmembers, $4 per participant. For kids, toddler to tween. Advance registration required.
Films on Friday: Summer Heat (1987)
Films on Friday: Summer Heat (1987)
Based on the novel Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail, by Augusta author Louise Shivers, this film stars Lori Singer, perhaps best known as the female lead in Footloose, and Anthony Edwards, a veteran of many films who is probably best known for the eight seasons he spent on television’s ER. The story concerns a young mother who lives on a…
FREE Sundays at The Morris
Artrageous! Family Sunday: Space Station Harmony
Artrageous! Family Sunday: Space Station Harmony
Come see the Columbia Maronette Theatre's newest show at the Morris! This production is set within a remote outpost at an intergalactic crossroads. Afterwards, create your own space puppet. FREE.