The Department of Fine
Arts coordinates
the University
Concert Choir, Cut
Time (vocal ensemble), The
University Theatre, the University
Concert Band, the Music
Industry Ensemble, the University
String Ensemble, and the Fine
Arts Chamber Recital Series.
In addition, the Department stages the music,
dance and theatre performances brought in by the University Artist
Series and maintains the Art
Gallery Series featuring a varied rotating program of two- and
three-dimensional art exhibits in Hyman Fine Arts Center galleries.
All of these events are open to the general
public and main campus events are free of charge.
Visit the Francis Marion University
Performing Arts Center website for
information about this great new venue. The PAC is now bringing
professional music, dance, theatre and family entertainment to the
Florence community.
Maps &
Driving Directions
Arts Events Calendar
Art Gallery
Series
Performing Arts
Center
Performing Arts Highlights
FMU Choral
Program
FMU
Instrumental Program
FMU University
Theatre
March 24, 2017
Recital featuring contemporary works by Dr. Sarah Horick and Dr. Brandon Goff.
Florence Symphony Orchestra and Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital.
7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence.
April 2, 2017
Concert:
FMU String Ensemble, Dr. Terry Roberts, director.
Department of Fine Arts.
4:00 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown
Florence.
April 13-15, 2017
Always a Bridesmaid
by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, directed by professor
A. Glen Gourley.
The University Theatre.
7:30 pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Fine Arts Theatre,
Hyman Fine
Arts Center.
Department of Fine Arts
Francis Marion University
P.O. Box 100547
Florence, SC 29502
843-661-1385 (Hyman Fine Arts Center)
843.661.4444 (Performing Arts Center)
843-661-4622 (University Switchboard)
http://departments.fmarion.edu/finearts
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Visual and
Performing Arts Events
Music, Theatre, Art & Film!
March 2, 2017
Christopher Berg, classical guitar.
Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital.
7:30 pm, Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts
Center.
Free admission, no advance reservations.
March 2017
March 1, 2017
Artist Talk: Bob Trotman
Bob Trotman's wood sculptures are in the collections of major museums
throughout the country, including the Smithsonian, the Virginia Museum
of Fine Arts, the North Carolina Museum of Art, both Mint museums, and
the Museum of Art and Design. In his talk, Trotman will discuss
his art and discuss his working habits and the carving process.
Francis Marion University R.E.A.L. Grant Program.
2:00-3:00 pm, Room 137, Lee Nursing Building. |
March 2, 2017
Christopher Berg, classical guitar.
Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital.
7:30 pm, Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts
Center.
Free admission, no advance reservations. |
March 8, 2017
Concert: Adrienne Woods, cello.
Florence Symphony Orchestra and Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital.
7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence.
(Call PAC Box Office
843-661-4444 for reservations.)
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March 12, 2017
Extreme Planets.
University Astronomy Program.
3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational
Media Center. |
March 14, 2017
Hewn Timber
Cabins open for public viewing.
10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting) the second Tuesday of every
month, March-November.
For more information call Karl McAlister (843) 661-1311.
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March 19, 2017
Concert: Paul Thompson, tenor.
Dr. Paul Thompson joined the Francis Marion University music faculty in 2016.
4:00 pm, First Presbyterian Church, Downtown Florence.
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March 26, 2017
Lamps of Atlantis.
University Astronomy Program.
3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational
Media Center. |
March 28, 2017
The Measure Of A Man. Stephane Brize. France. 2015: 93 mins.
An unemployed everyman must submit to retraining, Skype interviews,
critiques and other humiliating ordeals in order to fit the new
technocratic workforce system. A powerful, troubling vision of the new
economic order. Vincent Lindon won Best Actor at The Cannes Film
Festival. French with English subtitles.
FMU Cinema Series.
3:35 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium,
Cauthen Educational Media Center.
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April 2017
April 3, 2017
Enrique Graf, piano.
Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital.
Concert: 7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center,
Downtown
Florence.
(Call PAC Box Office
843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
April 4, 2017 Geronimi and Jackson, Alice in Wonderland (1951) 108 mins. Only
the third Disney heroine in 14 years, Alice is no princess: no kingdom,
no prince and no future; just childhood sisters fantasizing on a river
bank about talking rabbits, madness, various intoxications, and
decapitation. This romp through a psychedelic wonderland became a
cult film for the ‘60’s.
The English Film Series.
3:35 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium,
Cauthen Educational Media Center.
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April 8, 2017
Arts International Festival
- A combining of our Art's Alive! and International Festivals,
this day-long event showcases visual and performing arts for the entire
family and features activities, cultural displays,
and foods from around the world!
Sponsored by FMU in conjunction with community
businesses and civic organizations.
10:00 am - 5:00 pm, FMU Performing Arts Center, Downtown
Florence, call 843-661-1225 for information. |
April 9, 2017
Tales of the Maya Skies.
University Astronomy Program.
3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational
Media Center. |
April 11, 2017
Hewn Timber
Cabins open for public viewing.
10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting) the second Tuesday of every
month, March-November.
For more information call Karl McAlister (843) 661-1311.
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April 13, 2017
Concert:
FMU Percussion Ensemble. The
percussion ensemble
performs music written
expressly for percussion. The works performed by the ensemble utilize a
variety of percussion instruments and encompass a multitude of musical
styles.
Department of Fine Arts.
7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown
Florence.
(Call PAC Box Office
843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
April 13-15, 2017
Always a Bridesmaid
by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, directed by professor
A. Glen Gourley.
The University Theatre.
7:30 pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Fine Arts Theatre,
Hyman Fine
Arts Center.
(Call Box Office 843-661-1365 between 1pm and 5pm Mon-Fri for Theatre
seating availability.) |
April 20, 2017
Concert:
FMU Music Industry Ensemble, Dr. Brandon Goff, director. The M.I.E. is
a workshop ensemble devoted to the development of individual
performance and improvisation skills through the preparation and
staging of music for small groups representing a variety of classic and
modern jazz, pop, rock and soul styles.
Department of Fine Arts.
7:30 pm,
Performing Arts Center, Downtown
Florence.
(Call PAC Box Office
843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
April 23, 2017
Exploding Universe.
University Astronomy Program.
3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational
Media Center. |
Full listing of this season's cultural events at Francis Marion University
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The
Department of Fine Arts offers major programs in Art Education, Music
Industry, Theatre Arts and Visual Arts. Minors are offered music,
theatre arts, visual arts, and art history. Collaterals are offered in
music, theatre arts, and visual arts. Introductory courses in art and
theatre are offered for nonmajors. All Francis Marion University
students may pursue the introductory course in music and performance
ensembles.
Students
majoring in Art Education, Music Industry, Theatre Arts, and Visual
Arts combine general education courses with lecture courses in art
education, art, music or theatre history, and upper-level courses
emphasizing studio/performance. Theatre Arts majors may specialize in
performance areas or design and technical production areas. Visual Arts
majors may specialize in ceramics, visual communication, painting, or
photography. A Music Industry degree is offered. These major programs
serve as ends in themselves as well as preparation for graduate study,
related careers, and the teaching of art.
In
support of the University's mission to enrich the culture of the
surrounding region, members of the community having an interest in the
arts are welcome to take advantage of our visual and performing arts
classes as non-degree students. Such classes include ceramics,
drawing, painting, photography, acting, costume design, stagecraft,
concert band, etc.
March 30, 2017
Concert: Francisco Cabàn, violin.
Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital.
7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence.
(Call PAC Box Office
843-661-4444 for reservations.)
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