Circles of Life: Making Art, Creating Communities of Hope

Searching for an enlivening evening out
attend our
Exhibition Opening

​Circles of Life:  Making Art, Creating Communities of Hope​

Our community has suffered tremendous loss.
It is our hope this exhibition will offer a healing experience.
a percentage of our tickets sales will go to help our flood victims

A Mixed Media Exhibition by adult cancer patients and their family members, students of Heidi Darr-Hope, founder of Healing Icons.  For over 20 years, she has designed creativity practices influenced by the healing arts of Tibet.

​Click here for more information on our exhibition​

Thursday, October 29^th 
6:30pm – 9:30pm at Vista Studios/Gallery 80808
808 Lady Street, Columbia, SC

A Tibetan Evening - Engaging All the Senses
See our Circles of Life Mixed Media Exhibition
​Taste Delicious Tibetan Infused Delights by Travis Rayle of Rosso
Sip a Signature Cocktail Created by Kristian Niemi of Bourbon
Savor Artisan Wines and Hand Crafted Beer
Participate in Three Tibetan-Inspired Activities

Tickets $40 - Purchase Tickets Here

Ticket proceeds directly support our programs for cancer survivors, family members and friends.

We thank our sponsors for helping us make this happen!

The South Carolina Dharma Group and White Rose Artisan Boutique

Curious about why art matters? Want to take a deeper look into art and healing?

Our medicine chest holds ingredients to craft all sorts of visual remedies and we want to tell you all about it.

We want you to experience it!

Sneak peek at some of our participant's work that will be on the gallery walls.

Heidi Darr-Hope Honored with Verner Award

So proud of our own, Heidi Darr-Hope for being one of this year's recipients of the Elizabeth O'Neill Verner award.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Arts Commission Board announces the 2011 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. Established in 1972, the annual awards recognize outstanding achievement and contributions to the arts in South Carolina.

This year’s recipients are:

* Lifetime Achievement, C. Thomas (Tommy) Wyche, Greenville

* Lifetime Achievement, Mary Jackson, Johns Island

* Artist, Heidi Darr-Hope, Columbia

* Arts in Education, Terry K. Hunter, Orangeburg

* Business, Carolina First Bank, Greenville

* Business, Nina Liu & Friends Gallery, Charleston

* Individual, Steven Rosenberg, Charleston

* Organization, Carolina Youth Symphony, Greenville

* Leadership Award, Linda C. Stern, Columbia

“The South Carolina Arts Commission is honored each year to recognize the state’s extraordinary artists, advocates and others working through the arts to make South Carolina a better place to live and work,” said S.C. Arts Commission Board Chairman Dr. Sarah Lynn Hayes. “This year, we are once again in awe of the quality of work and selfless dedication to arts displayed by this round of awards recipients. They are excellent representations of South Carolina’s vibrant arts community.”

Awards will be presented at a Statehouse ceremony on Thursday, May 5. The S.C. Arts Foundation will honor the recipients and the arts community at the South Carolina Arts Gala on Wednesday, May 4. The gala is a fundraiser supporting the programs of the S.C. Arts Commission. For more about the Verner Awards or the S.C. Arts Gala, call (803) 734-8696 or visit www.SouthCarolinaArts.com.