Join us for dinner, drinks, art from Quincy Pugh and a comfy place to gather with your arts-loving friends!

QUINCY PUGH RECEIVED A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE IN STUDIO ART FROM AUGUSTA(GA)UNIVERSITY IN 1982 AND A MASTER OF LIBRARIANSHIP FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1988. PUGH SERVED AS THE FILM AND SOUND MANAGER AT RICHLAND LIBRARY(COLUMBIA, SC) UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 2018. IN THAT CAPACITY, HE ALSO COORDINATED EXHIBITIONS AND WAS IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RECOGNIZED ARTISTS AND ILLUSTRATORS. HE HELPED ESTABLISH THE LIBRARY’S AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURAL EVENTS COMMITTEE AND SERVED AS ITS CHAIR FOR NUMEROUS YEARS. HE WAS ALSO VERY ACTIVE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION AND SERVED TERMS AS TREASURER AND PRESIDENT. HIS WORK AND SERVICE ALONG WITH A LOVE OF MUSIC, LITERATURE AND ART, KEPT HIM ENTRENCHED IN SOUTH CAROLINA’S CULTURAL COMMUNITY. SINCE HIS RETIREMENT HE HAS DEDICATED HIS TIME TO DEVELOPING A BODY OF WORK REFLECTIVE OF HIS COMMUNITY AND AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE.