Nature & the Grand American Vision: Masterpieces of the Hudson River School Painters

Don’t miss this quintessentially American exhibit of Hudson River School paintings, making its first stop in the Southeast at the Columbia Museum of Art. These 45 19th-century paintings are traveling the country for the first and possibly last time. Among them are pieces from iconic artists such as Thomas Cole and Frederic Edwin Church, known for molding America’s first artistic identity—one rooted deeply in nature and national history. The Columbia Museum of Art, 1515 Main St., Columbia. Tuesday-Friday, 11am-5pm; Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, noon-5pm. $10; $8 senior/military; $5 student; free for child under six. (803)799-2810, www.columbiamuseum.org