Born in Leesville, South Carolina, in 1979, Christopher Clamp earned a bachelor of fine arts degree with a concentration in painting from Winthrop University in 2001. As he has written: I was raised in a small town in South Carolina named Leesville—long since changed to Batesburg-Leesville— that was built on agriculture and textiles. My family— farmers and mill workers all—taught…
The Morris Museum’s collections have unusual depth and richness in types, styles, and mediums of art. For example, the museum’s holdings of folk art, photography, American impressionist painting, and studio art glass are all equally varied and extensive. One of the more intriguing and previously unexplored groups of paintings in the collection is made up of artists’ self-portraits. It is…
Join cochairs Leah Gaudin and Richard A. Slaby, Jr. and their committee in celebrating the thirty-first annual Morris Museum of Art Gala on Friday, March 1, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Experience an evening of timeless elegance, rich with exceptional cuisine, live entertainment, and engaging company, as we honor artist Joseph H. Sulkowski and celebrate his work featured in the exhibition Apokalupsis:…
Come explore this Southern collection though a truly unique guided experience where you will uncover hidden gems and discover secrets among the artworks. A trained museum docent, a rogue journalist and you will work together to uncover artists’ secrets, discover a hidden drawing, learn about a missing painting, and find the Southern connection among the works in this Southern collection…