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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
With Strings Attached
Upstate artist Beth Regula loves to experiment with her art – different materials, different combinations, creating sculptures or paintings or both. All the pieces for her upcoming exhibition at the Artists Collective | Spartanburg have...
Reflections In Glass
Upstate artist Judy Martin wants visitors to her latest exhibition, “Reflections in Glass: Relax and Smile” May 3 through June 18 in Gallery III of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg, to do just that –...
Windows & Doors
Windows and doors are all around us – in architecture of all kinds, from very simple to elaborate and ornate. We see them every day, but Upstate artists Gale Roberts and Patrick DeCrane want us...
Interior Design Showcase
April 20, 2022 10am - 6pm Where do interior designers get their ideas? What is the single item, which might inspire the color scheme of a room? It is often a rug, a painting, or...
Jurors Selected for ACS 2022 Annual Juried Exhibition
We are pleased to announce the selected jurors for the Artists Collective | Spartanburg 2022 Annual Juried Exhibition: Renee Gower and Ryan Roth. Reni Gower My artwork recognizes geometric perfection as the matrix of humanity....
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...
