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Sept. 12 Art Listings

Institutional Galleries

Main Street, downtown Columbia. Sept. 21 - 23 - “2nd Annual Fall N2 Art Show,” featuring an artists’ showcase which will feature original fine art from artists from the Columbia Metropolitan area, part of the “Greek Festival”. All art at the event will be available for purchase. Hours: Sept. 21-22, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. & Sept. 23, noon- 6 p.m. For more info, contact Peggy Cacalano at 803/397-4743; visit (www.artistsroundtable.com) or contact Chuck LaMark at the Cultural Council at 803/231-3130.

Columbia Museum of Art

Main & Hampton Streets, Columbia

Sept. 14 - Jan. 6, 2008 - “Seeing Ourselves: Masterpieces of American Photography from the George Eastman House Collection”

Through Oct. 1 - “RENOIR!” is an installation of two Impressionist paintings loaned to the Columbia Museum of Art from The Art Institute of Chicago.

Through Dec. 31 - “Fragile Forms: Contemporary Glass from the Sonia and Isaac Luski Collection at the Columbia Museum of Art”. A gorgeous group of studio glass pieces representing some of the innovations and avenues of expression of modern glass artists such as Ken Carder, Stephen Dee Edwards and Lino Tagliepietra. David Wallace Robinson, Jr. Community Gallery

Through Jan. 6, 2008 - “South Carolina Educational Television Exhibition” This installation includes art from artists included in the Web sites knowitall.org and artopia.com.

Wachovia Education Gallery, Through Sept. 23 - “Knight Foundation: Visual Expressions”. Children who participated in the Knight Foundation’s After School Program show their art.

Hours: Wed., Thur., & Sat., 10am-5pm; Fri., 10am-9pm, & Sun., 1-5pm. Admission: Yes, but there is no admission charge on Sat. Contact: 803/799-2810 or at (www.columbiamuseum.org).

McKissick Museum

University of South Carolina, USC Horseshoe, Columbia

Through Dec. 8 - “A Call for All: The Great War Summons the Palmetto State”. Apr. 2007 marks the 90th anniversary of the United States’ entry in World War I. This exhibition will explore propaganda employed by the US government to encourage soldiers and their families to support the war effort, how South Carolinians became involved in the war effort and how the war affected the Palmetto State.

Through Jan. 19, 2008 - “A Sense of Wonder: Works by Pam Bowers-Voros.” Through her dream-like imagery, the paintings of Pam Bowers-Voros explore nature by blending mythology and scientific study. Ongoing - “Highlights from the Permanent Collections of McKissick Museum” Permanent - “Baruch Silver Collection,” a collection of the Baruch family silver. “The Laurence L. Smith Mineral Collection,” a collection of hundreds of minerals from throughout the world. Long-term - “University of South Carolina: Pranks and Pundits From the First One Hundred Years,” an exhibition about the founding and evolution of the university. A special component is a pictorial recreation of the historic Horseshoe.

Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30am-5pm & Sat., 11am-3pm. Contact: 803/777-7251 or at (www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS/).

McMaster Gallery

Room 119, McMaster Building, 1615 Senate Street, University of South Carolina, corner of Pickens & Senate Streets, Columbia

Through Sept. 14 - “Dawn Hunter” An exhibition of re-conceptualized figurative mixed-media drawings and paintings by University of South Carolina Foundations professor Dawn Hunter. Hunter’s works address the psycho/socio norms of contemporary society.

Sept. 25 - Oct. 25 - “Tom Supensky” An exhibit of whimsical, witty ceramic sculptures by Aiken, SC, artist Tom Supensky. A trained potter, Supensky redefines clay by transforming the medium into scenes that combine small animals with trivial man-made objects to form visual puns.

Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-4:30pm & Sun. 1-4pm. Contact: Mana Hewitt, Gallery Director at 803/777-7480 or e-mail at (mana@sc.edu).

SC State Museum

301 Gervais Street, Columbia. Lipscomb Gallery (first floor)

Through Sept. 16 - “Edmund Yaghjian: A Retrospective,” featuring approximately 100 paintings and sketches by this Columbia based artist who had such an influence on art in South Carolina.

Museum Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm ; Sun.,1-5pm. Admission: Yes. Contact: Tut Underwood at 803/898-4921 or at (www.museum.state.sc.us).

Commercial Galleries

City Art

1224 Lincoln Street, Columbia.

Sept. 6 - 29 - “Fred McElveen: Time - Captured” Ongoing - Featuring works by Jane Aldridge, Jim Arendt, Tarleton Blackwell, Angela Bradburn, Betty Bramlett, Patrice Brunet, Kathy Casey, Michael Cassidy, Yvette Cummings, Ray Davenport, Bob Doster, Toni Elkins, Claire Farrell, Amy Fichter, Tim Floyd, Amy Goldstein- Rice, Susan Gregory, Randy Hanna, Shelley Hehenberger, Gail Henderson, Carol Icard, Bill Jackson, Jan Kransberger, Robert Lyon, Fred McElveen, Bruce Nellsmith, Deborah Nicole, Heather Noe, Ann Hightower - Patterson, Esther Melton, Sylvia Potts, Scotty Peek, Alex Powers, Brian Rego, May Reisz, Rebecca Rhees, Tom Risser, J. Michael Simpson, Walt Simpson, Ed Shmunes, Robin Smith, Nancy Thompson, Tom Thompson, Robert Urban, Wendyth Wells, Sam Wilkins, Howard Woody, and Katarina Zaric. This represents a rare opportunity to view a very wide range of acclaimed SC artists at one time.

Hours: M-F, 10am-6pm & Sat., 11-3pm. Contact: 803/252-3613 or at (www.cityartonline.com).

Gallery 80808

808 Lady Street, Columbia

Sept. 6 - 18 - “Works on Paper,” featuring works by artists from if Art International, Inc.

Sept. 20 - Oct. 2 - “Spirited Versatility,” featuring works by Tony E. Forrest.

Oct. 5 - 9 - “Memory and Place,” an exhibit of recent works by Columbia artists, Angela Bradburn and Claire Farrell. Ongoing - Featuring exhibits by artists of the Vista Studios and occasional guest exhibitions. Vista Studio artists: Ethel Brody, Pat Callahan, Stephen Chesley, Pat Gilmartin, Jeff Donovan, Heidi Darr-Hope, Robert Kennedy, Susan Lenz, Sharon C. Licata, Yvonne Ruff, Laura Spong, David Yaghjian and Don Zurlo.

Hours: M-F by appt. or chance. Contact: 803/252-6134 or at (www.gallery80808vistastudios.com).