DATE:            6/3/04
CONTACT/WRITER:  Christine Drais, (864) 656-3405; cdrais@clemson.edu
EDITOR:          Diane Palmer, (864) 656-4741; spalmer@clemson.edu

Fuller Gallery opens in the 
Fran Hanson Discovery Center

     CLEMSON -- The upstairs of the Fran Hanson Discovery Center opens
June 6 with expanded gallery and meeting space. Since 2002, the
rotating art exhibit at the Center has featured artists from the
tri-county region.
     A long-time friend of the South Carolina Botanical Garden,
Elizabeth Belser Fuller, has donated her collection of watercolor
paintings, which spans from 1947-1989 for one room of the building.
     "This transformation creates more activity in the building and
allows us to use the upstairs for meetings, workshop space and
weddings. When the upstairs is not being used for rentals, visitors may
enjoy the art exhibits," said Christine Drais, public relations
director for the garden.
     Everyone is invited to meet the artists on the third Saturday of
the month for Friends Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the patio of the
Discovery Center. There is also free admission to the Campbell Geology
Museum, and free coffee for Friends at the Garden Gift Shop in the
center. There is also a free nature walk at 10 a.m., which meets at the
Discovery Center.
                     GARDEN HOURS OF OPERATION:
     Discovery Center & Garden Gift Shop Hours: Monday Saturday, 10
a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m.
     Geology Museum Summer Hours: Wed.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sun.
1-5 p.m.
     Admission: $3/adults and $2/children 12 and under. Annual passes
are available.
  
     The garden is located on the Clemson University campus at the
intersection of Highway 76 and Silas Pearman Blvd. It encompasses 295
acres of gardens, streams and woodlands, and is open year-round from
sunrise to sunset, free of charge.
     Support the garden, become a 'FRIEND of the Garden'; contact
Christine Drais for more information at (864) 656-3405 or
cdrais@clemson.edu.
                     
     
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