{"id":516,"date":"2010-08-12T16:32:53","date_gmt":"2010-08-12T23:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deleteapathy.com\/?p=516"},"modified":"2012-02-16T13:56:36","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T20:56:36","slug":"mary-edna-fraser-fills-columbias-mckissick-museum-with-large-scale-silks-of-threatened-landscapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deleteapathy.com\/?p=516","title":{"rendered":"Mary Edna Fraser fills Columbia’s McKissick Museum with large-scale silks of threatened landscapes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gulf Oil Spill, batik on silk, 55" x 35"<\/p><\/div><\/h3>\n

The Art of Environmental Awareness: Batiks by\u00a0Mary\u00a0Edna\u00a0Fraser<\/strong><\/h3>\n

August 14 \u2013 December 14, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening Reception – Friday, November 12, 2010, 5:30-7:30<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free and open to the public<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please join us for a reception as Mary Edna speaks about her batiks. \u00a0Also speaking will be her long-time collaborative partner, Dr. Orrin Pilkey, Duke University Professor Emeritus of Geology, who will discuss his research in the field of global warming and climate change.<\/p>\n

Fraser and Pilkey’s work together includes A Celebration of the World’s Barrier Islands<\/span> (Columbia University Press) alongside numerous lectures and curated events. \u00a0Their current work-in-progress seeks to debate our scientific understanding of climate change, while paying homage to those landscapes left vulnerable.<\/p>\n

Columbia’s Free Times gave a glimpse into Mary Edna’s career and the upcoming exhibition in the following article: Batik Artist Captures Aerial Views of Threatened Environments<\/a>.<\/p>\n

McKissick Museum is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. \u00a0Exhibition open Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Call 777-7251 for more information.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out University of South Carolina’s coverage of the show for details about location and parking: http:\/\/www.sc.edu\/news\/newsarticle.php?nid=1170&sms_ss=email<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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