Our mission is to create a community of artists wherein members mentor and support one another. In addition, our goal is to provide affordable studio, display, and performance spaces to established and emerging artists living in and around Spartanburg, South Carolina. From our inception, we have strived to provide the public with opportunities to view original art and to interact with the artists.
The Artists Collective has come a long way from its conception.
Established in 2009, renovations and artist sweat equity transformed the former West Main Baptist Church, a nearly forgotten landmark into a showcase of artists for the state to see. The exhibition, workshops, performance, and educational spaces, along with artist’s studios subsist in the creation of something that Spartanburg has never seen, a one-of-a-kind facility that houses like-minded individuals that share a common consciousness.
The Artists Collective is the only studio art co-op in Spartanburg County and art is everywhere in this 20,000 square foot building.
The Collective is closed today.
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Artists Collective | Spartanburg Empowers Creativity
Our Mission
The mission of Artists Collective is to create a community of artists wherein members mentor and support one another. To provide affordable studio, display, and performance space to established and emerging artists living in and around Spartanburg, South Carolina. And to provide the public with opportunities to view original art and to interact with the artists
Our Vision
Artists Collective aspires to be a diverse community of artists and their supporters who value individual creative expression, and who serve as an arts resource for Spartanburg and the Upstate of South Carolina.
Our Philosophy
Art can be created and enjoyed by people from all walks of life. We actively seek a diverse membership of races, cultural backgrounds and religious faiths.
Board Members
Artists Collective | Spartanburg
Artists Collective | Spartanburg is a registered 501(c) 3 organization.
Governing Board Members
President - George "Buck" Brandt, III
Erin Strickland
Coleman Edmunds
Peter Grzan
William Mayrose
Vickie Fowler
Dr. Melissa WalkerEstablished 2009
A Unique, One-of-a-Kind Organization
The exhibitions, workshops,
performances, and educational opportunities, along with artists’ studios, create a unique environment; a one-of-a-kind facilityThe Artists Collective | Spartanburg features 32 studios, 5 galleries and more than 60 member artists. Visitors come from across the region and beyond to visit the Collective.
Facilities Committee
Facilities Chair -
Helps care for the physical aspect of the Collective - the building and grounds.
They manage contract employees who work on the facilitiesExhibitions Committee
Exhibitions Chair - Cassandra Stephens-Johnson
Helps artists display their work. Oversees exhibits and helps hang artwork.
They also receive and review application requests for exhibitions from members and non-members.Membership Committee
Membership Chair - Judy Martin
Receives the applications of prospective new members.
They check references, update membership databases, interview new applicants and mentor new applicants.Operations Manager
Lady Pluuto
Responsible for the day to day operations of the Collective. Also oversees the retail committee.
They arrange the displays, schedule the workers for the retail store, send emails to members to remind them to bring in or pick up work, and work with the finance group to pay the members for sales.Finance Committee
Finance Chair - Chuck Reback
Assists the treasurer in the management of the Collective's financial affairs.
Receptions Committee
Receptions Chair - Skye Winter
Plans, and produces the various parties and social events that the Artists Collective | Spartanburg hosts.
Marketing Committee
Marketing Chair - Cynthia Manuel
Shares all the news of the Artists Collective by creating posters/cards for events, write and distribute press releases to the media, and post our news on social media sites.
Workshop Committee
Workshop Chair - Carol Story
Manages and coordinates the workshops offered by members and guest artists of the Collective.