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The Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Awards

 

 

Join the South Carolina Arts Foundation May 6 as it celebrates South Carolina's arts community with celebrity artists, a fabulous art auction, delicious food and more!

 

Special guests will include recipients of the Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Governor's Awards for the Arts, including Lifetime Achievement Award recipients Pat Conroy and Jonathan Green.

 

Best-selling author Pat Conroy has published five novels, including his most recent, "South of Broad," named for his favorite city, Charleston.

 

Celebrated artist Jonathan Green is best known for depicting the people and landscapes of the Lowcountry. His work has been exhibited in major venues throughout the nation and abroad.

 

Also during the gala, the S.C. Arts Foundation will present former S.C. Governor and U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley with the McNair Award for his leadership and dedication to the arts and arts education in S.C. Established in 2007, the award is named for the late Governor Robert E. McNair.

 

The gala will include an art auction featuring works by some of South Carolina's finest artists. A wide range of original one-of-a-kind artworks, including functional and non-functional craft, paintings and sculpture provide many choices for both seasoned and beginning collectors.

 

Tickets are $50 per person and may be reserved online with a credit card or check.

 

The South Carolina Arts Gala

 

Date: Thursday, May 6

 

Time: 7 p.m.

 

Location: The Columbia Museum of Art

 

Dress: Business attire

 

Tickets: $50 per person

 

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Proceeds from this event benefit the South Carolina Arts Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting the education and arts development programs of the South Carolina Arts Commission.