The women of the Midlands will be honored for their contributions to art, culture, and history in South Carolina at the Columbia Museum of Art.
The Friends of African American Art and Culture (FAAAC) membership affiliate at the Columbia Museum of Art will honor women in the Midlands who embody the artwork of Tyrone Geter with the 2017 Enduring Spirit Awards. Geter celebrates the relationship between mothers, daughters, and sisters—Black women—whose personal and public sacrifices made it possible for their progeny to advance. This is a major theme in much of his work. His work is deeply informed by the experience and example of his mother, who had just a third-grade education and spent her life as a domestic worker. “My work is compassion, hope, justice, and perseverance, things I learned from my mother,” Geter says in an artist’s statement. “It seeks to speak to and for those with no voice.”
Members $20
Non-Members $25
$30 at the door
Phone: 803-799-2810
2017/06/06 - 2017/06/06
Additional time info:
The FAAAC Annual Meeting begins at 5 p.m., and the Enduring Spirit Awards starts at 6 p.m.!
Columbia Museum of Art
1515 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201