About the Columbia State Community College Foundation

The Columbia State Community College Foundation’s mission is to support and partner with Columbia State to positively impact our communities and student success through the maintenance and enhancement of resources through excellence in relationship building, fundraising and investment management. Foundation management is under the direction of Bethany Lay, Executive for Advancement for Columbia State. Advancement also includes annual giving, alumni relations, community events and grants management.
In addition, for more than a decade the Foundation has partnered with Columbia State Community College, First Farmers Bank and other sponsors and patrons have successfully brought local and world-renowned artists to perform on the Cherry Theater stage as part of the Performance Series. The Foundation also supports the mission of the Pryor Art Gallery, located on the CSCC campus in Columbia, which strives to a first-class artistic venue where appreciation for all forms of visual art is enhanced through presentation of stimulating exhibits and programs that inspire, educate, enlighten, challenge and entertain.


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Ron York and Friends on Exhibit at Columbia State’s Pryor Gallery



An eclectic mix of the work of 17 artists is on display at the Columbia State Community College Pryor Art Gallery through Nov. 15. Featured artists are each represented by York and Friends Fine Art, a Belle Meade-based gallery owned by painter and interior designer Ron York. Pryor Gallery Curator Rusty Summerville explains, “The Pryor Gallery’s new exhibit features a varied mix of styles ranging from impressionism to realism and contemporary with a few whimsical pieces also included.”
“We believe there will be something of interest for people of diverse artistic tastes,” Summerville said. “These 17 artists work in a wide range of mediums – acrylic, oil, jewelry, fused glass and more.”
Artists include Vicki Shipley, Pete Sullivan, Ruthie Cherry, W.J. Cunningham, Ron York, Jan Bell, Jennifer Padgett, Gina Cochran, Jade Reynolds, David Nichols, Gay Petach, Michael Bush, Lassie McDonald Crowder, Marilyn Wendling, Linda Dalton, Beth Affolter, and Mildred Jarrett.
"The artists will be on hand Thursday evening, Oct. 25, to meet the public and answer questions about their art," said Summerville, who organized the exhibit.