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.
Past to Present
Retrospective: 60 years Painting When she was 10 years old, Carole Knudson Tinsley won a blue ribbon at the Sangamon (Illinois) County Fair for an ink drawing of a little girl. Six decades later, her...
Images and Treasures
For Spartanburg award-winning artist Mary Verrandeaux, variety is truly the spice of life – variety she will show in an exhibition of works, “Images and Treasures: Portraits, Landscapes and Glass Treasures,” April 5 through 30...
Clayshapers Pottery
The Upstate husband-wife potter team of Jim G. and Sally Y. Weber want to show the versatility of clay in their upcoming exhibition, “Clayshapers Pottery: Made with Clay,” April 5 through 30 in Gallery II...
Elemental Journeys
North Carolina artist Robyn Crawford wants those attending her latest exhibition, “Elemental Journeys: A Mixed Media Collection of Energy, Light, Crystals and Color,” to “feel the energy of each piece and travel through the elements...
Smoke and Mirrors
Spartanburg artist Addam Duncan presents Smoke and Mirrors. An exhibition of his new experiments in printing and painting. The exhibition will be in the Gallery III of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg March 8 through...
The MADDDARTIST
Artists Collective | Spartanburg presents works of the late Roderice Cardell ‘The MADDDARTIST’ exhibition Jan. 4-Feb. 26 in Solomon Gallery SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Roderice Cardell, who died in January 2021 at the age of 33,...
Donate to The MADDDARTIST Foundation
It was Rod's wish that a foundation be created to help Spartanburg's underprivileged youth. That foundation has been created. Now you can donate directly to the MADDDARTIST Foundation.
Buried Treasure
Members of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg didn’t stop creating because of quarantines and shutdowns over the past year due to COVID-19 – they kept on creating. Now, many are ready to make room in...
Nine New Branches
The annual new member show at the Artists Collective | Spartanburg will run from 4 Jan - 29 Jan. The artwork can be viewed in Galleries II and III from 10am -4pm Tuesday - Saturday....
2021 Holiday Artisan Market
Artists Collective | Spartanburg will host its 2021 Holiday Artisan Market Nov. 2 through Dec. 24, featuring locally made art specially curated for gift giving. The market will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Close to Home
The restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic gave Upstate photographer John Lever a different perspective on life and his art. His creations through that time, along with some of his earlier works, will be part of...
Difference In Glass
A veteran fused glass artist and a relative newcomer to the medium will present a joint exhibition, “Difference in Glass,” Nov. 2 through 27 in Gallery III of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg. “We want...
Asylum Images
Spartanburg photographer Chuck Reback always had an affinity for horror movies – and abandoned buildings – so when he had the opportunity to photograph inside the now-dilapidated Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia, he...
Winners of the 2021 Annual Juried Exhibition
Spartanburg artist Scott Cunningham won first place in the Artists Collective | Spartanburg third annual Juried Exhibition that showcased the diversity of works within a four-state region. Of the 500 pieces of artwork submitted by...
2021 Annual Juried Exhibition
Artists Collective | Spartanburg will hold its third Annual Juried Exhibition to showcase the diversity of works within a four-state region Sept. 14 through Oct. 23, 2021. An awards ceremony is set for 6 to...
Plein Air, Etcetera
A group of six Upstate artists have united in their love of plein air painting to create a joint exhibition, “Plein Air Etcetera,” Oct. 5 through 30 in Gallery I and II of the Artists...
A Relationship with Nature
Artists Collective | Spartanburg presents ‘A Relationship with Nature’ exhibitArtists Julia Burnett and Letitia Uyak August 31 - October 2 Artists Collective | Spartanburg will present works by watercolorist and photographer Julia Bowling Burnett and...
For Spacious Skies
Artists Collective | Spartanburg presents ‘For Spacious Skies’ exhibitArtist Carol Story's show August 31 - October 2 Spartanburg artist Carol Story is bringing the beauty and pleasure of the sky indoors in her exhibition “…...
Direct Experience
Ten Upstate people who live very different lives have come together under the shared experience of surviving cancer to create an exhibition of their artworks, “Direct Experience: Survivors,” showing Aug. 3 through 28 in the...
A Dog’s Life
Artists Collective | Spartanburg presents ‘A Dog's Life’ exhibitArtist Janis McElligott’s show August 3-28 We hear the expression “it’s a dog’s life,” but what does it really mean? Upstate artist Janis McElligott sets out to...
