Yvette L. Cummings "Uncovered"

701 Center for Contemporary Art currently welcomes the art of Yvette L Cummings. Her showcase, "Uncovered", is comprised of original paintings and hand cut paper collages that present moments of transition between experiences of recalled child abuse and the dynamics of motherhood. Combing through scattered memories of the past and current experiences with her daughters, Yvette Cummings work explores the complicated path of youth, beauty, femininity and transitions from childhood into self-awareness.

Yvette Cummings Arendt of Conway, SC was our 2016 701 CCA Prize winner. As the winner, Cummings received a six-week, paid residency at 701 CCA; a solo exhibition at 701 CCA; and an ad in a national art magazine.

This solo exhibition features work created throughout the duration of Cummings’ residency. The show also displays two-dimensional paintings and installations that brings an element of playfulness to the show.

Visitors can enjoy this exhibit for free through August 26th. During the length of the exhibit we will have both an artist talk and a talk with a special community organization that will coincide with the themes of Yvette's artwork.

Below are some photos from our interns perspective of setting up for an exhibition! Our interns assist with everything from lighting, to greeting members and friends at the receptions, to working with the artist!

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My Spring 2019 Internship!

My 701 CCA Experience When Hannah offered me the position as one of the spring interns for 701 CCA, I was so excited. At the first intern meeting in February, I met the other two interns, Cole and Erich, and we discussed what we would be working on during the next several months. I was happy to hear that there were opportunities to try different things regarding installation, marketing and social media, and events. During the first week of the internship, I worked to organize the preexisting donor database that was a compilation of records and documents from the past ten years of 701 CCA. Over the next few weeks, I learned how to use MailChimp, post 701 CCA events on local online calendars, draft content for the youth summer workshops and more. I learned a lot about the day to day communications that are essential to the organization. The next project that I worked on was helping Hannah install the South Arts 2019 Southern Prize and State Fellows exhibit

Spring 2019 Internship

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Our first intern is Rachel Saran! She is currently a student at University of South Carolina studying Philosophy and Art History. Rachel first got experience at 701 CCA by volunteering through the installation of the SC Fellows exhibit. Her focused interests in the intersection of law, philosophy, and art have allowed her to work on different behind-the-scenes projects at 701 CCA involved in the logistics of running a gallery. Rachel's interests in the operational tasks around the gallery have given her a chance to work with the installations, policies and grants, and assisting in operating events and receptions! Rachel hopes to continue to volunteer at 701 CCA past the expiration of the internship, as she feels that 701 CCA has afforded her uniquely important learning experiences she can carry through her career. Megan Roe is our second intern. Megan is currently studying Art History at the University of South Carolina. Megan first became involved with 701 CCA through v

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