Welcome to McKissick Museum
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Development of Baseball in Columbia, South Carolina
Curated by Kaci Barfield
May 15 – August 9, 2013
3rd floor lobby
If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus
June 7, 2013 - September 20, 2013
Annual Invitational Exhibition
Joining institutions across the city of Columbia in marking 1963 as a seminal year in our nation’s progress toward a more perfect union, on September 11, 2013, the University of South Carolina will launch a series of events honoring the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of its Columbia campus. This occasion has become an opportunity for McKissick invited artists to reflect on a seminal story of southern life—the civil rights movement--that forever changed the culture of the college campus, the southeast and the nation. If You Miss Me at the Back illustrates how the 1960s civil rights movement reshaped the southern experience—our communities, culture and environment.
Diverse Voices
Opens August 12, 2013
2nd floor, North Gallery
Come Together - 2013 GALA
September 20, 2013
This year’s gala—COME TOGETHER—will be held on Friday, September 20th, 7-10pm. The event has been themed to build on the momentum of University-wide and City-wide efforts throughout 2013 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of 1963 as a watershed moment in the Civil Rights Movement. We have invited artists to submit artwork for our 2013 gala art exhibition--If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus--that reflects the ongoing impact of the Civil Rights Movement
Defying the Quiet: Photography of the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina
October 4, 2013 – January 17, 2014
2nd floor, South Gallery
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Telling the story of southern life:
community, culture, and the environment.
McKissick Museum
College of Arts and Sciences,
University of South Carolina
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Columbia, SC 29208
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What's Happening at McKissick
“Defying the Quiet: Photography of the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina”
October 4, 2013 – January 17, 2014
2nd floor, South Gallery
This exhibit will highlight the many civil rights campaigns across the state of South Carolina during the early 1960s, giving voice to many of the students who participated in them. Exploring the movement through photographs by Cecil Williams, David...
Friday, June 7, 2013 - 5:00pm to Friday, September 20, 2013 - 10:00pm
“If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus” Gala Exhibition and Sale
June 7 – September 20, 2013
2nd floor, South Gallery
For two decades, McKissick Museum has organized annual fundraising exhibitions featuring works by artists residing in or maintaining ties to South Carolina. To further our mission of telling the story of...
The South Carolina Arts Commission and McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina announce John Thomas Fowler, master musician, performer and storyteller, and R. Stanley Woodward, documentary film maker, as the 2013 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award recipients. The S.C. State Legislature will present the awards upon adjournment in the House Chamber, midday on Thursday, May 2 at the...
The University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Awards with a folk heritage festival on Saturday, April 27, 2013, from 10 am to 4 pm on the historic horseshoe. FOLKFabulous will feature live musical, dance, and storytelling performances; craft demonstrations; hands-on folk art-making activities; and opportunities to...
Botanist Dr. Richard Porcher to speak at McKissick Museum
On Thursday, April 4, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm, Dr. Richard Porcher, Professor Emeritus of Biology at the Citadel, will speak about his study of Sea Island cotton at McKissick Museum. Sea Island cotton was essential to the creation of the Mitchelville settlement. This event is free and open to the public.
Following an introduction by...
