701 Center for Contemporary Art
701 Whaley St., 803-779-4571, 701cca.org.
October: Fire and Flame: Elizabeth Brim and Shane Fero
Nov. 17-Dec. 30: SC Biennial Part 1
Jan. 12-Feb. 25: SC Biennial Part 2
Artista Vista
803-269-5946, vistacolumbia.com. Long-running annual gallery crawl in the Vista.
April 19-21: Artista Vista
Arts at Shandon
607 Woodrow St., shandonpresbyterian.org. Church hosts frequent artistic events from all genres of music, dance, theater and visual arts.
Arts Center of Kershaw County’s Bassett Gallery
October & November: Quilted Impressions 2
January & February: The Art of Tyrone Geter
March & April: The Hat Diaries
May & June: Reflections of an Artist: Bonnie Goldberg
Columbia College Goodall Gallery
1301 Columbia College Dr., 803-786-3899, columbiasc.edu. The mission of the Goodall Gallery is to educate, enrich and engage the students, the campus and the public by presenting quality art exhibitions.
Columbia Museum of Art
Columbia Museum of Art
1515 Main St., 803-799-2810, columbiamuseum.org
Oct. 7-Jan. 21: Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez-Vous
Through Oct. 22: Constantine Manos: A Greek Portfolio
Through June 30: The American South Consortium’s Spotlight Series
Nov. 18-June 30: Sergio Hudson: Focused on the Fit
Feb. 17-May 1: Darrell Elis: Regeneration
Feb. 17-May 12: Interior Lives: Modern American Spaces, 1890–1945
March 21-24: Art Blossoms
March 2: CMA Contemporaries present Neon Dreams: A Pop Art Affair
Columbia Music Festival Association – CMFA
914 Pulaski Street, 803-771-6303, cmfaonline.com.
Columbia Open Studios
701cca.org. An opportunity each spring to visit various artists’ studios around the Midlands.
March 23-24: Open Studios Tour
First Thursday on Main
facebook.com/firstthursdayonmain. Monthly art crawl on Main Street stretching from the 1200 block to the 1700 block and involving numerous businesses and organizations, including the Columbia Museum of Art and Mast General Store. Takes place on the first Thursday of the month.
HoFP Gallery
2828 Devine St., 803-799-7405, hofpgallery.com.
Koger Center for the Arts
1051 Greene St., 803-251-2222, kogercenterforthearts.com.
Sept. 21-Oct. 16: Stephen Chesley
Sept. 25-Nov. 19: Jaime Misenheimer
Oct. 19-Nov. 14: Alicia Leeke
Nov. 23-Jan. 11: David West
Dec. 1-March 11: Marius Valdes
Mike Brown Contemporary
1223 Lincoln St., 803-446-3399, mikebrowncontemporary.com.
Newberry Arts Center
1200 Main St., Newberry, 803-321-1022, newberryartscenter.com.
Over the Mantel Gallery
3142 Carlisle St., 803-719-1713, overthemantel.com. Local art gallery featuring diverse paintings by local artists.
Palmetto Center for the Arts
Richland School District Two Auditorium, 7500 Brookfield Rd., 803-699-2800 ext. 2832, palmettocenterforthearts.org. Various fine arts performances by artistically gifted high school students.
Palmetto LUNA Arts
1830 Henderson St., palmettoluna.org.
Oct. 24-Nov. 5: Los Dias de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead).
Richland Library Main
1431 Assembly St., 803-799-8084, richlandlibrary.com
South Carolina Clay Conference
southcarolinaclayconference.com. Held in Newberry, the conference features lectures and demonstrations by nationally recognized clay artists.
Feb. 23-25: South Carolina Clay and Conference and SC ClayCon Pottery Sale
S.C. Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum
301 Gervais St., 803-737-8095, crr.sc.gov.
SC State Museum
301 Gervais St., 803-898-4921, scmuseum.org
South Carolina Artists
southcarolinaartists.com, 803-602-4814. Non-profit group whose mission is to promote visual arts in South Carolina through its many exhibits, programs, activities and festivals.
1st Fridays: First Friday Pop-up Show featuring artists Benji Hicks & Charles Hite
Oct. 27: SCA Halloween Party, Costumes, Tarot, Palm, Astrology readings, musicians, wine and hors d’oeuvres, works by SC Artists
Nov. 18: Giving Thanks Art Party
Dec. 2: SCA Holiday Party & Small Arts Market
Dec. 15, March 15, June 14, Sept. 13: Art & Wine Uncorked
Jan. 27, April 26, May 18, July 27, Aug. 17: Art Party wine & hor devours
Feb. 17: Lexington Art Party
Stormwater Studios
413 Pendleton St., 803-661-9357, stormwaterstudios.org
Oct. 4-15: A New Chapter: From Librarian to Artist. Quincy Pugh
Oct. 24- Nov. 5: Los Dias de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Palmetto Luna and Healing Icons
Nov. 14-26: Vista Lights: Stormwater Resident Artists’ Semi Annual Exhibition
Nov. 30- Dec. 2: Midlands Clay Arts Society Semi Annual Sale
USC-McKissick Museum
1501 Pendleton St., 803-777-7251, sc.edu.
USC-McMaster Gallery
USC School of Visual Art and Design, McMaster Building (first floor), 1615 Senate St., 803-777-7480, artsandsciences.sc.edu/art/mcmaster_gallery.
The Village Artists Art Gallery
631-8 Promenade Place (Village at Sandhill), 803-699-8886, thevillageartists.com. Showcases works from local artists through a variety of mediums including oil, acrylics, watercolor, photography, sculpture and more.
Vista Lights
803-269-5946, vistacolumbia.com. Annual free event serves as the kick-off to the holiday season in the heart of the Vista.
Nov. 16: Vista Lights
