Myrtle Beach Art Museum - Upcoming Exhibitions

Member Shopping Week
Dec. 1 – Dec. 6, 2009, regular museum hours
Just in time for holiday shopping, our Member Shopping Week provides members with 20% discounts on Museum Shop merchandise. Enjoy mulled cider and spicy pumpkin bread while selecting handcrafted and art-related gifts.

Apron Chronicles is comprised of 46 photographs, text panels in story form, and 155 vintage aprons. Apron curator EllynAnne Geisel has utilized the apron as a symbol immediately recognized by everyone. She says, “With the apron as its symbol, the stories [as told in the exhibit] are recognizable for … hope, loss, opportunity and love … the contributors' portraits are unique for their openness and honesty.” These diverse contributors include a 111-year-old mother and her only child; a Holocaust survivor; a biology professor from Mali, Africa; and a preteen and her grandmother.

A workshop in conjunction with Apron Chronicles is scheduled for Tuesday, January 19, 2010 (time to be determined). “Harriet Nelson May Have Died but She Isn't Dead” – a Writing Your Memories Workshop with Apron Chronicles curator Ellyn Anne Geisel. Using a laundry basket of old aprons as the inspiration, participants will revisit their past and record recollections in their Memory Trigger Notebook. Ticket prices are $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Ticket price includes refreshments.

Milestones are those momentous events that mark our lives, from birth to death and all the important occurrences in between. This exhibit is in recognition of the very significant milestone some of South Carolina's most prominent artists have reached – their 70th birthday – and hence their many years of producing noteworthy works of art.

Over 25 artists, from the Lowcountry and many points in between, will exhibit work of art that have been created within the last two years. Sculptures, paintings, prints, quilts, batiks, photographs, collages and hand-carved bowls will grace the galleries from January to April by a veritable list of “Who's Who in South Carolina”: John Acorn, Bobbi Adams, Betty Bee, Carl Blair, Ethel Brody, Carrie Burns Brown, Edward Byrd, Joseph Cave, Ray Davenport, Jeanet Dreskin, Dixie Dugan, Maxie Eades, Tom Flowers, Darell Koons, Larry LeFebvre, Jean McWhorter, Rose Metz, Dottie Moore, Boyd Saunders, Marlene O'Bryant Seabrook, Laura Spong, Barbara ST. Dennis, Jo Ann Taylor, Carole Tinsley, Leo Twiggs and Sam Wang.

Free Family Day at the Art Museum Celebrating Chinese New Year, Year of the Tiger

Upcoming Events and Exhibitions