Beginning Tuesday, June 16, the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum will be open for visitors, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, with lots of great art and great experiences, as well as new guidelines in place to protect the health of visitors and staff.
During this 100th anniversary of the arrival of women’s right to vote in America, the museum is highlighting women’s work with three exhibitions running through the summer. These include Yvette Cummings: Everything Will Be Ok, colorful paintings and installations that simultaneously convey the viewpoint of a sexual abuse survivor; Voice Lessons, a multimedia visual-arts narrative about women’s life experiences by four female artists from around the region. Both will be on display through September 13, 2020. The Power of She, a collection of about 40 works of art by and about women, curated from the Art Museum’s Permanent Collection will be on exhibit through August 30, 2020.
In addition to the new exhibitions, the museum is offering two new activities for children: Happy Place, two creative three-day camps for ages 6 – 8 to be held during July; and Hear Her Roar, two three-day art camps celebrating women in art for ages 9 – 12, with one session during July and the second in August.
The Museum Shop will be offering a variety of new merchandise in keeping with the women in art theme, as well as some fun new items for children including art sets and interactive games. We’ll also be featuring interactive games and activities for artists of all ages.
On June 23, the Lineta Pritchard Pottery Studio will reopen and classes will be available to the public in August. Although Summer Pottery Camp has been delayed until 2021, the Art Museum will be offering special pottery projects that the whole family can enjoy from home.Information on these projects will be available at the end of June on the website: myrtlebeachartmuseum.org
“The Art Museum is proud to be an active, important and vibrant part of life along the Grand Strand,” says Patricia Goodwin, executive director. “The Museum’s Board of Trustees, volunteers and staff are looking forward to reopening and to welcoming everyone back to see our exhibitions in person and to bring beauty, inspiration and joy into our community once again.”
While the museum is delighted to reopen, they stress that the health of guests and staff members is their top priority. Consequently, visitors are asked to:
- Avoid entering the Art Museum if they have a fever, cough or feel unwell;
- No food or beverages in the museum;
- Wear facial coverings at all times;
- Allow six feet between themselves and other visitors;
- Follow directional floor signage through the galleries;
- Comply with posted gallery capacity limitations;
- Refrain from shaking hands or any unnecessary physical contact;
- Sneeze or cough into a cloth or tissue;
- Wash hands as necessary.
- Avoid touching any surfaces throughout the museum.