Hop a Ride and See Some Art

Columbia Festival of the Arts Gallery and Museum Tours

Hop on a van and take a leisurely tour to several galleries and museums. For three afternoons during the Columbia Festival of the Arts, you only have to park your car once, at the State Museum, then catch a free ride to five or six art venues around town. Bring your friends or make new ones as you and a dozen other art lovers will be driven to see art.

• All vans will leave from the State Museum off Gervais Street; gather in front of the museum entrance.
• Please be present 15 minutes before the van leaves.
• Please call 803-233-2481 to make a reservation, or send an email to selina.gonzalez @ cnsg.com.
• First Come, First Served. Please meet at the State Museum's entrance 15 minutes before departure.

Gallery Tour Schedule

Tue, May 1

1:00 - 4:30 p.m.

A. Watermark, City Art, if ART, Backman, Lincoln

B. Caring House, Benedict, Pinckney-Simons, Nonnah's, Carol Saunders, CMCC

1:30 - 5:00 p.m.

C. Blue Sky, McKissick, McCrory, RCPL, Mills House

D. Havens, Mouse House, One Eared Cow, CMA

Wed, May 2

1:00 - 4:30 p.m.

A. Southern Pottery, ArtShack, Backman, Caring House, Bus Stop

B. Columbia College, Benedict, 80808, Dupre, RCPL

1:30 - 5:00 p.m.

C. HoFP, Finleaf, McKissick, CMA

D. Havens, McCrory, Mouse House, McMaster, Cameo

Thu, May 3

1:00 - 4:30 p.m.

A. Watermark, City Art, if ART, Lincoln, One Eared Cow

B. Columbia College, Mills House, Pinckney-Simons, Nonnah's, Carol Saunders, CMCC

1:30 - 5:00 p.m.

C. Cameo, Blue Sky, Finleaf, 80808, Dupre

D. McMaster, Bus Stop, HoFP, Southern Pottery, Artshack

Galleries and Museums Open Their Doors Early in the Evenings

Visit an art reception, then take in a show
Look at some art, have a drink and a snack, meet an artist, then take in a theater show, a ballet performance or a concert somewhere in Columbia. Early receptions at dozens of art galleries and museums allow art lovers to have it all. During the Columbia Festival of the Arts, an evening on the town can start around 5 p.m., when galleries and museums in the city are inviting the public to celebrate their shows.

Columbia Festival of the Arts Gallery and Museum Reception Schedule
The galleries will have showings of local artists or artists with local relationships. Please visit t