News, Musings, and Exhibitions
Dive into a kaleidoscope of creativity, dear art explorers! Whether you seek our latest gallery buzz, contemplative musings on the brushstroke of genius, or artistic adventures that tickle your inner muse, buckle up – our journey promises to ignite your artistic spirit. We've got interviews with rising stars whose canvases explode with color, spotlights on hidden gems tucked away in the halls of the Collective, and thought-provoking essays that dissect the soul of a sculpture.
Come Hell AND High Water: Surviving the 2024 Flood with
An artist’s life is a creative and rewarding journey that involves hard work, dedication and passion. Sometimes, it also means overcoming unimaginable hardships, such as those experienced in September 2024 by Western North Carolina artists...
Push & Pull
Spartanburg artist Robert Urban’s latest mixed media works use trees “as a metaphor for family and the relationships we all hold dear within the family circle and beyond.” The contemporary landscapes will be shown in...
In the Wood… From the Earth
Six new 2024 members of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg will participate in the “New Member Exhibit: In the Woods … From the Earth” Jan. 7 through Feb. 1, 2025, in ACS’s Gallery II and...
2024 Holiday Artisan Market
Looking ahead at the holidays, do you often think you’d like to give unique gifts – one-of-a-kind pieces that the recipient will really cherish? Sure, there are websites offering such items, but why not “shop...
Collective’s View
The members of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg represent a diverse group in many ways, not the least of which is their artistic interpretations of what they see and experience in the world. Now, 15...
Indian Rhapsody
Spartanburg artist Shannon Patrick was fascinated by the sights she saw in a visit to India, and she hopes to transport viewers there through the colors, light and shapes in her oil paintings and cyanotype...
Sea Goddesses: Divas of the Deep
When North Carolina artist Robyn Crawford began creating works for her upcoming exhibition at the Artists Collective | Spartanburg, “Sea Goddesses: Divas of the Deep,” she wanted viewers to explore connections “between humanity and the sea.”...
Andy’s Gone Native: Art Based on Native American Shell Carving
Upstate artist Andy Donnan is using his acrylic paintings to interpret shell carvings from Native Americans in the hopes of reminding us “that complex societies are fleeting. His works will be shown in the exhibition...
2024 Annual Juried Exhibition
Upstate artist Glen Miller won first place in the Artists Collective | Spartanburg sixth annual Juried Exhibition that showcased the diversity of works within a five-state region.
A Period of Revolution: All Things Are Possible
An artist’s reception will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, as part of Spartanburg ArtWalk. The reception and exhibition viewing are free and open to the public. The 25 pieces in...
Copyright
Spartanburg artist Bailie has created paintings designed to make the viewer feel the “fun, whimsical and sometimes creepy” nature of the characters he creates. These oil works will be on exhibit in “Copyright” Oct. 1 through...
Fashion and Fusion
Upstate artists Judy Martin and Carol Story have diverse creative processes and media, yet they have found they can further their artistic expression by combining their work for a joint exhibition, “Fashion and Fusion: Making...
Falling Hard
Upstate artists Patrick DeCrane and Gale Roberts want visitors to their joint exhibition, “Falling Hard,” Sept. 3 through 28 in Gallery III at the Artists Collective | Spartanburg to see nature through the eyes of...
Archetypes: Hand Built Clay
Glenda Guion says the artwork in her upcoming exhibition, “Archetypes: Hand Built Clay,” set for July 2 through Aug. 24 in the Solomon Gallery at the Artists Collective | Spartanburg, is intended to reflect the...
Visual Echoes: From Lens to Canvas
Spartanburg artist Skye Winter hopes to inspire “wonder and appreciation for life’s simple marvels” in her upcoming exhibition of her photography and acrylic paintings, “Visual Echoes: From Lens to Canvas,” set for July 30 through...
Mind, Body, Creation
Upstate artist Sandra Schindlbeck uses three media – 3D clay sculptures, digital prints and paint on paper – to explore three struggles in her life – mental health, chronic pain and body image – in...
Evolve
The photographs in Upstate artist Joe Hiltabidel’s upcoming exhibition, “Evolve,” at the Artists Collective | Spartanburg began with a dream about cereal, but also represent his personal evolution in life. The exhibit will be July...
Interconnections
Upstate artist Robert (Bob) Poe likes to doodle. Then, his doodles become his paintings, some of which he will show in his exhibition, “Interconnections,” May 7 through June 29 in the Solomon Gallery of the...
Daydreamin’
Upstate artist Logan Foster, aka Divinity, welcomes those viewing her oil and acrylics works and poems into her daydreams to help them recapture feelings from childhood in her upcoming exhibition “Daydreamin’: Love Is Blue,” set...
Colors & Poems
Color always has inspired Upstate artist Pat Cato, so it’s only right for her upcoming exhibition, “Colors: And Poems,” be centered around various colors on canvases painted in mixed media. The show will be May...
