The Jasper Project takes not only this year's Jasper Media Artist of the Year - Lynn Cornfoot -- to The Fist & Spoon Fair | Indie Grits 2020 but also a selection of our 2nd Act Film Project winning films, curated by Wade Sellers. Join us at Columbia Museum of Art's fabulous new Boyd Plaza for an afternoon of Jasper goodness.

Jasper Media Arts Artist of the Year Showcase | Free Screening

The Jasper Artist of the Year awards recognize artistic excellence for Columbia, South Carolina based artists across five disciplines. In 2019, the Jasper Project added the discipline of media with filmmaker Lynn Cornfoot being the first artist to receive the JAY in Media Arts Award.

Lynn Cornfoot has been working as a visual storyteller for over 30 years. Formally known as the “Jill of All Trades” in the freelance film and video world, her skills run the gamut in all aspects of production. She has been a Producer at SCETV since 2004 and can be found in and out of the office, in the edit suite, or shooting video alongside ETV’s Emmy award winning team.

8:00 PM: 2nd Act Film Showcase | Free Screening

The 2nd Act Film Project is a unique take on the film project concept. Filmmakers are given the same 1st and 3rd acts of a short film script, they then write the 2nd act and make the movie. Experience can range from professional to novice, but the goal of the 2nd Act Film Project is to curate a diverse group of 10 independent filmmaking voices that best represent South Carolina as an inclusive whole.

The 2nd Act Film Showcase includes: The Muse, Amy Brower (2019), Dolor, Silas James Rowland (2019), Shine, Ian O'Briant (2018), Down in the Dark, Daljit Kalsi (2018), Overture, Chad Henderson (2017), Apples to Oranges, Smith Austin (2017), All Seeing, Chris White (2016), Eva’s Plug, Tamara Finkbeiner (2015), Watergated, Brad Wagster(2015), Crosswalk, Alexis Stratton (2013)