Events

Conway Quilts of Valor Presentation, Horry County Museum

We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Join us Tuesday, March 15th at 11 AM as local quilter Carolyn Brackat shares quilts from her personal collection. Carolyn is a mixed media quilt maker that creates art quilts and bed quilts. Her creations have a pivotal message with an African […]

We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Countless quilt designs made by our ancestors are still being made today.  Join us on March 15th at 1 PM as Brenda Grampsas presents quilts from her collection of antique and vintage quilts with modern examples of those same designs.  Quilt designs […]

We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Join us Friday, Wednesday, March 16th at 11 AM as local quilter and textile artist Barbara Jones shares a trunk show with some of her unique creations. Topics will include being bold with prints and color, what to do with tiny scraps, […]

The 2022 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Born to Rebel, Driven to Excel. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, this 30 minute film biography tells the story of South Carolinian, Dr. Benjamin Mays. Benjamin Mays, from Epworth, South Carolina, saw the racism and forced segregation of life around him and decided […]

We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Join us Thursday, March 17th at 1 PM as local quilter Joan Wobbleton shares about Quilts of Valor and talks about quilts from her personal collection. Joan Wobbleton is a retired nurse practitioner who began quilting some 60 years ago when she […]

We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Join us Friday, March 18th at 1 PM for a presentation by local textile artist, Judy Lyons. Judy will describe the fascinating world of fabric dyeing and show the audience many techniques to achieve a variety of results. Some techniques include basic […]

Join us for free 30 minute Saturday activities at the Museum! Parents can sign children up for one of four 30 minute sessions between 9 AM-11 AM. Group sizes will be limited per session to help ensure social distancing. On March 19th, children will decorate posters to be used in a parade […]