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Let's get creative together in the new year Your museum has a lot to offer this January

Happy New Year!

We wish you health, wealth, and happiness in the year ahead. Your museum is open on New Year's Day, and we're kicking off 2022 with a January bursting with art, music, and more. We hope to see you soon!

Focal Points: An Artistic Epiphany

Wednesday, January 5 | 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

In the Christian tradition, January 6 is celebrated as the Feast of Epiphany and the arrival of the Three Wise Men in Bethlehem. For many it also represents Twelfth Night, the traditional end of the Christmas season. Join docent Ann Holtschlag for a look at medieval and Renaissance works of art that celebrate Christmas and the Nativity. Learn more.

Focal Points: Boisterous Black Angels

Saturday, January 8 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Back by popular demand! Join docents Nancy Tolson and John Tomashek in the 30 Americans exhibition in its final weeks as they spill the tea on all things Black, queer, and fabulous! Learn more.

CMA Chamber Music on Main

Tuesday, January 11 | Concert at 7:00 p.m.

The CMA and Andrew Armstrong welcome back previous artistic director Edward Arron and a second pianist, Jeewon Park, for the third iteration of this year’s Chamber series. Featuring works by Felix Mendelssohn, Astor Piazzolla, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Gershwin, and Sergei Rachmaninoff, this concert is sure to dazzle. Presented by Bank of America Private Bank. Learn more.

Art Class: Oil Painting

Wednesdays, January 12, 19, and 26 | 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Explore the process of oil painting to better understand color blending, brushwork, and creating a balanced composition in this three-part painting class. All skill levels welcome. Some familiarity with drawing and painting is helpful. Ages 15 and up. Supplies and equipment provided. Learn more.

More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series With Dr. Tony McNeill

Saturday, January 15 | 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Join us to launch the More Than Rhythm series with The Heritage Celebration Chorale and experience a sampling of diverse sacred choral textures that exist in the Black sacred music tradition. Learn more.

More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series aims to tell stories of the influence of Black music and to celebrate the ways music has historically brought us together. Hosted by ethnomusicologist Dr. Birgitta Johnson, this series takes you on a musical journey through several eras of Black musical expressions. Presented by the Baker & Baker Foundation. Copyright © 2021 Columbia Museum of Art, All rights reserved.

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