FREE family events at Greenville County Museum of Art Certus Saturday from 2-4pm (museum admission and events are both FREE)
Explore the legacy of David Drake, Potter and Poet of Edgefield District - legally enslaved, illegally literate, living, and creating in 19th century South Carolina.
Connect history, art, and literature to this great array of activities centered around a critical period in South Carolina's history. Events include:
- Interactive African drums and dancing
- Readings of the Caldecott-nominated children's' book Dave the Potter, Artist, Poet, Slave
- Pottery wheel demonstrations by ceramic artist
- Display of stages of pottery from bulk clay to finished product
- Create a hands-on studio art project making illustrations inspired by the children's book
Homeschool groups can schedule tours of the ongoing exhibition to learn more.