Artist-In-Residence: 

Richland Library’s Artist-in-Residence Program aims to connect the community with local working artists and to provide creative and educational opportunities to the community in a way that supports cultural and artistic exchange. Apply

Ara-V
June - August 2019

South Carolina native Ara-V (Ara-Viktoria McKinney) comes to us with a multi-faceted swatch of talents. She’s a singer, songwriter, actor, musical theater director, poet, educator, mom and all around creative Renaissance woman. 
Catch one of her summer music programs for all ages, including free mini vocal lessons and songwriting workshops, or stop by the studio to chat one-on-one about music, art, poetry, or life as a working artist.
 
Office Hours: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Saturdays


Past Artists-in-Residence include: 
Marius Valdes, October 2016 - June 2017 
Wendell Culbreath (aka THE Dubber), September - December 2017
Maria Fabrizio, January - June 2018
Miles Purvis, August - December 2018
Allison Cicero Moore, January - May 2019

Galleries:

Richland Library's galleries inspire, engage and enrich our customers, local artists and community partners through the visual arts. We believe that access to and interaction with art is essential to nurturing a growing, thriving, culturally and historically rich creative community. We a variety of flexibile, gallery spaces, the library is able to exhibit and promote local artists as well as welcome nationally recognized artists, illustrators and traveling exhibitions.  Request to Exhibit

BA AKHU: A New Path
June - August 2019
The Gallery at Richland Library Main 

The paintings in this exhibition reflect Seitu Amenwahsu’s exploration of the spirit, material in the process and creation of the art forms using a set of BA AKHU’s aesthetic principles.

All of the work is multi-patterned, multi-layered with poly-rhythmic shapes, figures, forms and colors that are spiritually and musically interwoven to produce a rhythmic healing and audio sensation in the eyes and emotions of the viewer. 

The paintings may include Action painting, Color field and/or Stained painting techniques that usually include non-objective and objective imagery simultaneously, and show visible signs of his working process. An extension of the BA AKHU faith and its mission, the paintings express emotions, feelings and moods and communicate universal truths about the spiritual and human condition.

Ten Years In the Making
Palmetto LUNA Arts Collection
September 3 - 27, 2019
The Gallery at Richland Library Main 

From New York City to Mexico City, Palmetto LUNA Arts has brought Latinx artists to South Carolina and provided them a space for dialogue with the Latinx community here in our state, while at the same time developing an understanding of Latino arts and culture among the general public.

Featuring works from the Latino Arts Collection, this show is the result of ten years of collaboration with artists such as Valerie Aranda (USA), Edgar Cano (Mexico), Ernesto Cuevas (Mexico/USA), Diana Farfán (Colombia), Alejandro García Lemos (Colombia), Laura Lesslo (Mexico), Eliana Pérez (Colombia), Pedro Rodríguez (Puerto Rico) among others. 

Partnerships:

One Columbia works with Richland Library's executive leadership team, board members and community members to select proposals for art that fit with the needs of each of our library’s communities. Selected artists conduct workshops for the community related to their craft.

Public Art:

For each library, 1% of the construction budget is going toward public art. Inspired by our brand promises, we’re encouraging artists to serve the public good and nurture communities. One Columbia for Arts and History is helping us build your library by coordinating the selection of new pieces of public art for all of our renovations.