This is pretty straight forward – artists helping local museum by donating a portion of sales made during a gala party.
Here’s the press release:
The University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum in Columbia, SC, will hold its 16th annual gala, Summertime… and the art is good lookin’, from 7:30 – 10pm on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010.
Tickets to the gala are $60 per person and may be purchased at the Museum office.
The gala features works by more than 60 artists who are native South Carolinians or have strong ties to the state and provides an opportunity for the public to meet local artists.
Example of work by Susan Lenz
Participating artists include: Ann Baker, Eileen Blyth, Ethel Brody, Clay Burnette, Jackie Eadon Chalfant, Stephen Chesley, Sam Compton, Craig Crawford, Heidi Darr-Hope, Colin Dodd, Joshua Drews, Phillip C. Dunn, Toni Elkins, Claire Farrell, Tyrone Geter, Mary Bentz Gilkerson, Pat Gilmartin, Bonnie Goldberg, Paul Grant, Walt Hanclosky, Mana Hewitt, Steven Hewitt, Ann Hubbard, Judy Hubbard, Tuula Ihamaki-Widdifield, Liisa Salosaari Jasinski, Susan Klein, Alicia Leeke, Deborah Lengel, Susan Lenz, Peter Lenzo, Robert Lyon, Paul Matheny, Fred McElveen, Laurie McIntosh, Gina Moore, Stephen Nevitt, Marcello Novo, Peggy Nunn, One Eared Cow Glass (Tommy Lockart & Mark Woodham), Nikolai Oskolkov, Patrick Parise, Rachel Parker, Carol Pittman, Eric Plaag, Joan Podd, Anna Redwine, Lynn Bell Rose, Renee Rouillier, David Russell, Georgette Sanders, Virginia Scotchie, Edward Shmunes, Kirill Simin, Laura Spong, Tom Stanley, Michael Story, Betsy Thorne, David Walker, Richard Wells, Mike Williams, Ellen Emerson Yaghjian, and Don Zurlo.
Example of work by Clay Burnette
Works by all of the artists will be available for purchase during the gala, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the museum.
Coordinated by McKissick’s Advisory Council, the gala is one of two annual fundraisers held by the museum to support acquisitions and public programs.
McKissick is the only Columbia museum offering free regular admission. Located on the university’s historic Horseshoe, the museum features two permanent exhibitions, a number of rotating temporary exhibits and provides educational and cultural programming. Many of McKissick’s offerings are available through grants and private funding.
Example of work by One Eared Cow Glass
McKissick is open to the public from 8:30am to 5pm, Monday through Friday and 11am to 3pm Saturdays. It is closed on Sundays and holidays.
For more information about this event or McKissick Museum, call 803/777-7251 or visit (www.cas.sc.edu/MCKS/).
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