Last Look: Yellow by Nathan Sawaya The Art of the Brick, a global-touring, one-of-a-kind Lego art exhibition featuring the large-scale sculptures created out of iconic Lego bricks by contemporary artist Nathan Sawaya, is being presented for the first time in South Carolina and will be featured in all 11 galleries of the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum. The […]
A look back… Those new to the area or to our Art Museum family may wonder why our newsletter is called The Villa Voice. It’s named after the building in which our Museum is housed—and that dates back to before there was an Art Museum. The structure was built in 1924 as a family beach home. Its last residents were […]
BY STEVE PALISIN spalisin@thesunnews.com Anyone longing to take in Lego art exhibits on the Grand Strand can enjoy double dipping all summer. Newly opened and going through Sept. 10, “The Art of the Brick,” with large-scale Lego sculptures by Nathan Sawaya of Los Angeles and New York, spans all 11 galleries inside the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, […]
Museum Musings A Message from our Chairwoman. What is art? The dictionary defines it as a human creative skill, works created for beauty and emotional power. Beginning June 11th the Art Museum will present The Art of the Brick®, one artist’s interpretation of how LEGO® bricks can be used to create beauty and emotional power. Do you remember playing with […]
By the MyrtleBeachOnline Editorial Board When Pat Goodwin, director of the Myrtle Beach Art Museum, was helping plan the formal presentation of a painting to the museum, little did she know about the prestigious Medallion of Integrity presented to Goodwin on Sunday. The plot was carried out exactly as planned. Chuck and Sandie Merriam of North Myrtle Beach presented a […]
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Myrtle Beach’s Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum strives to be one of the finest visual arts museums in the Carolinas. With 11 galleries that change throughout the year, Myrtle Beach’s only art museum offers exhibitions featuring paintings, textiles, sculpture, photography, video, ceramics, assemblage, collage and more. A visit to the Art Museum’s exhibitions can be enhanced by its lively programming, including artist receptions, tours, lectures, workshops and classes for both adults and children.
