associations

About FaceAbout Face artists' group meets each Tuesday evening at the Columbia Museum of Art. A group of artists that gather once a week to sketch and paint from live models. The group meets every Tuesday evening from 6:00-8:00pm for portrait drawing and 7:15-9:15pm for figure drawing. Twenty years ago, a group of artists passionate about figurative art formed About Face at the museum's old art school. After years of a nomadic existence, the group has come home to be the Columbia Museum of Art's newest membership affiliate group. Participants are invited to paint, draw, or sculpt from a live model each Tuesday evening in the museum's basement studios. To members, About Face is a classroom, a studio, a support network, and a circle of friends. Sessions are $5 per single session or $8 for both sessions on the same night. Curious? Call Leslie Pierce at 803.343.2208.
 
Crooked Creek Art League CCAL meets the third Monday of each month at Crooked Creek Park in Chapin, SC (803-345-6181). We get together to share ideas and enjoy a guest speaker each month. The League has approximately 100 dues-paying members and holds organized monthly meetings with speakers and demonstrations. They provide ongoing classes, workshops and seminars for its members and the public throughout the year and hold a Juried Exhibit awarding up to $2000 in prize money. The League is active in the Chapin community and have representatives on the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission Advisory Board and the Chapin Chamber of Commerce. They provide assistance to the Crooked Creek Park with various activities such as Chapin Celebrates the Arts and maintenance of the TAPS Gallery. All who are interested in art are invited. For information about the art league, contact Donna Reid 781-6353 or email: dltreid@sc.rr.com