FAMILY FUN
Myers’ Gift Provides
Summer Camp
Scholarships
Feel Free to Play!
Cecil and Constance Myers
The Columbia Museum of Art is
deeply thankful to Cecil Myers for
his generous gift of $10,000 to the
Museum in memory of his wife,
Constance Myers.
Constance was a long-time docent
and supporter of the CMA who
believed passionately in, and had
a profound love of, art and art
education. This gift establishes the
Constance Ashton Myers Scholarship
Fund.
“This is a wonderful way to honor
Constance’s memory and share her
love of art education for children,”
says CMA Director of Education Kerry
Kuhlkin-Hornsby.
The scholarship covers tuition for
children who cannot afford the cost
to attend one of the Museum’s weeklong summer camps. The funding
will benefit hundreds of children in
our community who are interested
in learning about art and will make
a difference in the lives and spirits of
these children during our summer
camp program each year.
“Constance embodied the
intelligence, spirit, and love of art
found in our docent volunteers,”
says CMA Executive Director Karen
Brosius. “She brought to all of us that
twinkle in her eye that was most
infectious. We are so thankful for this
gift to be able to continue a program
so dear to her.”
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The Columbia Museum of Art has opened
the Wells Fargo Education Gallery, a new
interactive space for children to learn about
fine art while they play in a fun, hands-on
environment.
The accessible, comfortable, and engaging
space for families is home to Gladys the
Grasshopper, the CMA’s family mascot.
Gladys greets her guests and guides them
through the gallery, encouraging creativity.
The gallery features new interactive
components with art supplies, a bean bag
area for kids to read and dream, and a
space for parents to unwind while their
children set free their imaginations. The
gallery is completely free to the public.
“Parents need a place to not have to worry
about their children while introducing
them to fine art,” says Kathryn Hilliard
Stuart of the Hilliard Family Foundation
and CMA trustee, whose generosity
made the gallery a reality. “The Education
Gallery provides a space for the children
to touch, play with their hands, make
noise, and create, while allowing the parent
a place to sit and relax for a moment.
Education and art should be fun and the
Columbia Museum of Art is making that
happen for people of all ages!”
Three interactive areas are centered on
works of art from the CMA collection that
guide children in creative thinking and
playful activities. The space with Frank
Owen’s Shack by African-American artist
Beverly Buchanan has doors that open
to reveal background information about
the piece and fun facts about the CMA
collection. The section featuring Joan of Arc
by French artist Paul Dubois emphasizes
symbolism while children create their own
shields. Dream Boater by Columbia-based
artist Jeff Donovan inspires visitors to write
haikus using magnetic bubbles.
Student art exhibitions are featured in the
gallery, as they have been since the CMA
moved to Main Street. On view now are
gyotaku (the traditional Japanese art of fish
printing), pieces by students from Muller
Road Middle School in the exhibition,
Gyotaku, An Artful Tradition.