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.
2022 Holiday Artisan Market
Featuring locally made art specially curated for gift-giving. The Artists Collective | Spartanburg’s 2022 Holiday Artisan Market is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 8, through Saturday, Dec. 24, giving patrons the opportunity to find unique, locally made art specially curated for gift giving. The market will be open 10 a.m. to...
Main Street to Saint-Tropez: The Art of Our Marriage
The joy of travel and observing their surroundings, both natural and manmade, have inspired an Upstate couple to share their art in their first joint exhibition, “Main Street to Saint-Tropez: The Art of Our Marriage,” Dec. 6 through 31 in Gallery II of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg. Peter Harding...
Season Skeletons: The Pure Form
Upstate photographer Thomas Koenig spent several winters looking for and studying trees in their natural state – without the adornment of leaves – and then went back to those trees to photograph them. The result is his upcoming exhibition, “Season Skeletons: The Pure Form,” set for Dec. 6 through 31...
The Bigger Picture
Carol Story was a grandmother already when she first picked up a paintbrush and became an artist. That was 15 years ago, and now she’s ready for something bigger. Story will exhibit some of her new paintings – all 16-by-20-inch or larger oils – in “The Bigger Picture,” an exhibition...
Art of the Lathe
Wood Turned, Burned, Carved and Gilded Visitors to wood artist David Datwyler’s upcoming exhibition, “Art of the Lathe: Wood Turned, Burned, Carved and Gilded” Oct. 4 through 29 in Gallery III of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg, should expect to be surprised. “Previous notions of turned wood as functional objects...
2022 Annual Juried Exhibition
This is the fourth regional, juried exhibition presented by the Collective: An annual event to showcase the amazing diversity of work within this southern region. This year we welcome, for the first time, artists from Virginia, in addition to artists from North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia. Please visit...
Helping, Caring, Kindness
Agents of Hope and Change An upcoming exhibition at the Artists Collective | Spartanburg offers acrylic paintings by Janis M. McElligott and fused glass by Judy Martin that capture selfless acts that people do every day to help each other, without judgement or agenda. “Helping, Caring, Kindness: Agents of Hope...
ORKNEY ART EXPERIENCE: SACRED GEOMETRY & THE SCOTTISH LANDSCAPE
Dates: 4-11 June 2023 Location: Orkney ScotlandTutors: Reni Gower & Melissa Hilliard PotterActivity: Printmaking, paper cutting, foragingCost: £2980 per person (no single supplement)Suitable for any skills level Reni Gower, one of the jurors from our 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, will be co-tutoring this amazing Wild at Art creative experience. To learn more about this opportunity please visit Orkney...
Florence artist Michael Mitchell wins Artists Collective | Spartanburg Juried
Artist Michael Mitchell of Florence, South Carolina, won first place in the Artists Collective | Spartanburg fourth annual Juried Exhibition that showcased the diversity of works within a five-state region. Of the 500 pieces of artwork submitted by artists in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia for consideration,...
It Begins With A Sketch
Spartanburg artist Beth Regula is sharing the artist’s process in her upcoming exhibition, “It Begins with a Sketch: Polymer Clay,” Sept. 6 through Oct. 1 in Gallery II of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg. An artist’s talk is scheduled for Sept. 15 during the Spartanburg ArtWalk. The exhibition consists of...
Made You Look
Spartanburg artist Tad Grubbs struggled with health issues nearly two decades ago, and fellow artist James Allen Bolt has dealt with the stress and sadness of the Covid pandemic over the past two years as a healthcare worker. Both have used those trials to create their art, which they will...
Aphantasia: Visual Imagery Reimagined
Spartanburg modern abstract artist Craig Denesha says his exhibition, “Aphantasia: Visual Imagery Reimagined” in Gallery III of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg Aug. 2 through 25, will show visitors that “abstract art is for everyone. “If you don’t think so, come to my show and give it a chance,” says...
Regional Artist, Alice Smith’s, work in Where the Crawdads Sing
by Abby Henthorn The Moon in the Mist, Alice Smith In the film adaptation of Delia Owen’s best selling novel, Where the Crawdads Sing, South Carolinian artist and Charleston native, Alice Smith’s, work can be seen. As the film takes place in the marshes of North Carolina, director Olivia Newman wanted...
Interconnect
Greer paper artist Christina Laurel brings four distinct series of her artwork together into “Interconnect,” an exhibition July 5 through Aug. 27 in the Solomon Gallery of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg. The exhibition features an installation of suspended 3-D elements constructed of shoji-paper accompanying each 2-D series, Laurel says. “Butterfly...
Where Did Georgia O’Keeffe’s Career Start?
by Abby Henthorn Where Did Georgia O’Keeffe’s Career Start? Right in Our Home State of South Carolina. Georgia O’Keeffe is one of America and the world’s most well-known female artists. Before a research project I wrote on this incredible woman in the spring, I asked my friends and family to...
KNWN CHNNLS
Upstate artist Addam Duncan says an exhibition of his oil paintings, “KNWN CHNNLS,” July 5 through 30 in Gallery III at the Artists Collective | Spartanburg represents changes in mid-life for him and he wants viewers to come away feeling “love.” “The message is that love is the only thing...
Click 2022
Seven Upstate photographers have combined their talents for an exhibition, “Click 2022: Photographs from ACS Members,” July 5 through Aug. 27 in Gallery II of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg. Select works from these ACS-member photographers will be on display and available for purchase: Chuck Bishop, Evan Givens, Pete Harding, John...
Open Doors Studio Tour
Something exciting is happening in Spartanburg County in the Spring of 2023! “Spartanburg Open Doors - Studio Tour” will be a long-awaited “open studio” weekend event that will showcase the local artists of Spartanburg County in their working studio spaces. This plans to be an exciting opportunity for artists to...
the thing with feathers
Upstate artist Sydney McMath is using her works to illustrate that hope and grief are intertwined, and she hopes visitors to her upcoming exhibition at the Artists Collective | Spartanburg May 31 through June 25 will see the two “cannot exist without one another, which is the very meaning of...
Chrono: The Dimensional Portal
Exhibiting acrylic and digital works in her second show at the Artists Collective | Spartanburg May 31 through June 25, Lady Pluuto continues showing “fragments” of her spirit through her art. The exhibition, “Chrono: The Dimensional Portal,” will be in Gallery II of ACS. An artist talk will be held...
