Arts Calendar

Only a few miles apart, the GCMA and the Bob Jones Museum span centuries and continents, and now for the first time, the two powerhouses have collaborated to present Sampling the Old Masters: Highlights from the Bob Jones Museum. Featuring more than 20 examples, the exhibition is on view through December 30 in Gallery 3.

Photography of Greenville and surrounding areas on the walls of Port City Java, downtown Greenville.

Show runs from July through December 2018.

All work for sale.

UPSTATE Gallery on Main
172 E Main St, Spartanburg, SC 29306

Spartanburg, S.C. – UPSTATE Gallery on Main, sponsored by the University of South
Carolina Upstate, is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition by Atlanta-based
CreativeSoul Photography. “Empowerment Through the Lens of AfroArt” opens November 8
and continues to December 29. A public reception for the artists will be held on Thursday, Nov.
15 from 5 to 8 p.m.
World renowned child photographers, Kahran and Regis Bethencourt are a wife and husband duo
and the imaginative forces behind Creative Soul Photography. Their AfroArt series, which
showcases the natural hair of young girls in period-piece clothing, went viral after celebrities
like Alicia Keys, Common, Taraji P. Henson, Morris Chestnut, and Tia Mowry praised the
collection on social media. This led to their work, which showcases the natural hair of young
girls in period-piece clothing, was conceived as a way to inspire girls to love both their hair and
themselves, being featured on BBC News, CNN, CBS National News, Teen Vogue, Glamour
Brazil, BET
“The purpose of this series is to illustrate the story of our royal past, celebrate the glory of the
here and now, and even dare to forecast the future,” said Kahran Bethencourt. “With this series,
we aim to empower children of color to embrace their natural curls and the skin that they’re in.”
Upstate gallery director Jane Nodine said, “We are excited to bring this exhibition to
Spartanburg and share these beautiful baroque-like images celebrating the heritage of children of
color. Regis and Kahran’s work is so much in demand with their busy international travel, it was
fortunate we could schedule the exhibit and have them visit during the opening reception on
November 15.”
For more information about CreativeSoul Photography, visit http://creativesoulphoto.com.

Opening Reception: Wednesday November 14th 6-9:30pm

On view November 14th 2018 through January 14th 2019

Leaf Institute of Art & Vocation (at Village Studios & Gallery)
1278 Pendleton Street
Greenville, SC 29611

Inquiries:
info@leafinstitutegreenville.org
864-209-1255

Kneel down in the grass—your face in cold dirt, palms in clay. With your eyes to the ground, all of life appears. If you trace with fingers the textures between the uninhabitable and belonging, you will learn the poetry of earth: how to trust our heaviness with patience. You will hum the tension inherent in our bones. Where we find life, it is because something has met death. Decay has made a way. And in this microcosm of graphite and star shower, red clay and mist, the harmony of praise and lament is the only chorus fit to sing.

The Leaf Institute is open to guests during most business hours, but please call ahead to be sure we are available during the time you would like to visit. Free admission. Works are available for purchase.

November 15 – December 31, 2018
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday  1-5 ; Saturday 10-5
Reception: Thursday, November 15, 7-9 PM

Coffee and Conversation
Saturday, December 8, 11 – noon

Hampton III Gallery features the work of a number of artists who work in a wide variety of media. 

The Gift show showcases the best artisans and craftsmen from Upstate South Carolina providing unique and beautiful gift giving items.

November 29, 2018 – February 1, 2019
Opening Reception: Tuesday, December 4, 6 PM (Artist Talk at 6:30)

Beatrice Coron’s oeuvre includes illustration, book arts, fine art and public art. She cuts her characteristic silhouette designs in paper and Tyvek. She also creates works in stone, glass, metal, rubber, stained glass and digital media.
Her work has been purchased by major museum collections, such as the Metropolitan Museum, The Walker Art center and The Getty. Her public art can be seen in subways, airport and sports facilities among others.

Visit the TD Bank Gallery at the Greenville Chamber of Commerce to see the work of two local artists, Susannah Mele and J. Ashley Kirby.
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Learn More:
www.greenvillearts.com/artist/susannah-mele/
www.greenvillearts.com/artist/j-ashley-kirby/

Opening reception: Friday, November 30, | 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

This series of mixed media drawings tells stories. It serves as a sketchbook, or journal, relying on mark-making, line and whimsy to highlight our simple moments and interactions. Each intimate image invites you in to explore a quiet moment in appreciation of our everyday lives.

Be sure to catch Laughing All the Way
Sponsored by: Morgan Stanley
December 6 – December 22, 2018
Call (864) 233-6733 for tickets
www.centrestage.org

An Off-beat Collection of Twisted Holiday Tales
December 6th – 23rd, 2018

Sponsored by Greta & Graham Somerville
by John Cariani, Jenn Harris & Matt Wilkas, Jeffrey Hatcher, Jacques Lamarre, Theresa Rebeck, and Edwin Sanchez
Conceived by Rob Ruggiero
Directed by Chip Egan

DECEMBER 7, 2018 – JANUARY 23, 2019

Opening Reception: December 7, 2018 / 6:00 – 9:00 pm

ARTalk: January 8, 2019 / 6:00 – 7:00 pm

Potential and Limits: Visions in Encaustic, a group exhibition of the historic medium of encaustic art, includes Danielle Fontaine (Greenville, SC), Patricia Kilburg (Greenville, SC), Michael Ziemer (Piedmont, SC), Roger Bruckner (Taylors, SC), Jess Stone (Piedmont, SC), Theresa Gooby (Beacon, NY).  The artists present various techniques and concepts but all employ the encaustic medium, an ancient painting technique using heat to melt and fuse layers of pigmented wax.

An Exhibition of Works by Caroline East Harnish

Dec. 12, 2018 – Jan 11, 2019

Universal Art Gallery and Cafe
301 University Drive, Greenville
(back side Greenville County Square Govt. Building)

Hours:
8 am – 5 pm | Mon thru Fri.

https://palmsartgallery.com

driving directions: https://palmsartgallery.com/driving_directions

Join Miss Traysie for a special Tell Me a Story event! Dress up in your coziest pajamas and snuggle down to hear an animated reading of two Christmas classics: “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “The Polar Express.” Join in at the end of our first story, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” to help the Whos teach the Grinch the true meaning of Christmas! Get into the act as we share cookies and milk and then climb aboard “The Polar Express.” Fun for kids from one to ninety two-so hop on the train and join the Whos!

(We will provide cookies that have NO NUTS and regular milk, but if your child has additional food allergies, please bring appropriate cookie/dairy options with you.)

This event will take place at the Salvation Army Kroc Center located at 424 Westfield Street, Greenville, SC 29601. You may park in the lot surrounding the building but know if the lot is full there is additional parking in the overflow lot located of South Hudson Street.

December 18, 4 – 7 PM (rescheduled from December 11)
Greenville High School Media Center

Heart themed artwork by Greenville High School advanced level students in Visual Arts, Digital Media and Ceramics, with supporting works by level one art students. This event is made possible by the support of the GHS PTSA and the Metropolitan Arts Council’s SmartARTS program. 

“Marley was dead, to begin with…”

So opens one of the most famous ghost stories of all time. In the bleak midwinter, Victorians
liked nothing more during the holiday season to light a candle and tell ghost stories. Ghost
stories of Christmases Past will walk once more, conjured with Victorian Chamber metal
band, Valentine Wolfe’s haunted music and story teller Tally Johnson’s eerie ghost stories.

Email explore@greenvillelibrary.org or call 527-9293 to register.
Tue, Dec 18 • 6:30p-8:30p
Hughes Main Library
“Marley was dead, to begin with…”
25 Heritage Green Place
Greenville, SC 29601

A Christmas Carol ON AIR
Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 @ 7pm
$50
Too busy to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season? “Humbug!” This Christmas, be transported back to 1940s America, the golden age of radio, to experience featured holiday musical performances from the era, and all the characters and sounds of that beloved tale of Christmas cheer, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Along with featured vocalists, an ensemble of local performers brings to life an array of characters in this radio show version of a holiday classic. Gather your loved ones and “tune in” for an unforgettable evening of festive music, tasty desserts, and holiday entertainment featuring the finest Greenville has to offer.

Planning to bring your holiday visitors to the GCMA while they’re in town? Join GCMA Head of Education Ellen Westkaemper for a whirlwind tour of all the current exhibitions and a few nuggets of GCMA history. We’ll end the tour at The Salon, where you can finish any last-minute shopping and take advantage of complimentary gift wrapping!

December 21- 23
Peace Center | Concert Hall
300 S Main St

Featuring Adiarys Almeida and Taras Domitro and the International Ballet Principal Guest Artists
https://www.internationalballetsc.org/season

Stephen Hawkey and Jacob Bernhardt, students at the famed Cleveland Institute of Music, and graduates of Bob Jones University, will put a musical exclamation mark on your happy holiday with a free concert at the Carolina Music Museum