News, Musings, and Entertainments
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.
2024 Annual Juried Exhibition
Artworks can be purchased in-person or online at https://exhibitions.artistscollectivespartanburg.org This is the sixth regional, juried exhibition presented by the Collective: An annual event to showcase the amazing diversity of work within this southern region. We honor artists from Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia. The competition was strong,...
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 and Merging Art” set for Sept 3 through 28 in Gallery II of the Artists...
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 the artists. Two artists’ receptions will be held Thursday, Sept 19 – an afternoon tea...
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 world around her in her life right now. An artist’s talk will be held at...
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 Aug. 24 in Gallery II of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg. An artist’s reception is...
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 her latest exhibition, “Mind, Body, Creation,” set for July 30 through Aug. 24 in Gallery...
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 2 through 27 in Gallery II of ACS. “This entire body of work began with...
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 Artists Collective | Spartanburg. An artist’s reception will be held Thursday, May 16, as part...
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 for June 4 through 29 in Gallery III of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg. An...
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 1 through June 7 in Gallery II at the Artists Collective | Spartanburg. An artist’s...
Spring Into Summer
Spring is busting out all over, and Upstate artists Patrick DeCrane and Gale Roberts are taking the chance to show nature’s beauty through a joint exhibition, “Spring into Summer,” May 7 through June 1, in Gallery III of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg. An artists’ reception will be held Thursday,...
Open Doors 2024 Preview Exhibition
The Artists Collective | Spartanburg, the Chapman Cultural Center, the Spartanburg Art Museum and the Artists Guild of Spartanburg will host the second annual two-day Open Doors Studio Tour April 20 and 21 to showcase 57 artists’ working studio spaces and their works. Every participating artist will be included in a two-month-long Open Doors preview exhibition...
Glass and Canvas
Two Upstate artists – Craig Denesha, who works in acrylics and mixed media, and Judy Martin, who creates in glass – are testing their boundaries together in their exhibition “Glass and Canvas” set for April 2 through 27 in Gallery II of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg. The exhibit is...
Go Figure
Spartanburg artist Jason Huffman will show his most recent oil paintings as well as some of his previous works in his upcoming exhibition “Go Figure: Recent Figure Works” April 2 through 27 in Gallery III of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg. The exhibit is free and open to the public...
Words & Images from Nature Walks
Upstate artist Patrick Edwards calls himself a “nature mystic” who uses his colored pencil, stained-glass-like images to inspire people to slow down and take in the beauty of nature. He will show his works in “Words and Images from Nature Walks” March 5 through 30 in Gallery II of the...
Glow Show
A group of 18 Upstate artists will light up a darkened Gallery III at the Artists Collective | Spartanburg March 5 through 30 with their exhibition “Glow Show: Creating with Light.” An artists’ reception will be held Thursday, March 21, as part of ArtWalk Spartanburg. This is the consecutive second...
Chips off the Old Block
Upstate collage artist and teacher Roscoe Conn describes his artwork and art career as “chunks” of himself that do not fall far from his personality and approach to life. He will share himself and his collage and mixed media art in his solo exhibition, “Chips Off the Old Block: A...
Heart and Soul
The heart and soul are two “essential aspects of humanity,” says Upstate mixed media artist Robyn Crawford. That’s why she and artist Lady Pluuto came together to present a joint exhibition, “Heart & Soul: A Celebration of Love and Spirit,” Feb. 6 through March 2 in Gallery II of the...
Shaped by Clay
Upstate potter Jim Weber doesn’t consider himself an artist, but many of those who own some of his works may disagree, choosing to display their pieces in their homes or offices as decorative art. Weber will exhibit his “traditional utilitarian and decorative” pottery Feb. 6 through March 2 in “Shaped...
Altered States & New Visions
New 2023 members of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg will reveal themselves through their unique artistic visions “of the place we all call home” in “Altered States: 10 New Visions,” an exhibition Jan. 9 through Feb. 3 in Galleries II and III. An artists’ talk is planned for Thursday, Jan....
