The Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery is a place of culture, education, and art adding distinction to Downtown Greenville.
Art
Countless artists flock to Downtown Greenville because they are moved by the area's beauty. Art lovers follow suit and find unique works of art that will be cherished for a lifetime.
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Greenville County Museum of Art
The Greenville County Museum of Art is counted among the country’s premiere American art museums, drawing visitors from around the world to see permanent installations of work by two of the nation’s greatest contemporary artists, Andrew Wyeth and Jasper Johns. The Museum also features the acclaimed Southern Collection, tracing the history of American art from Colonial times to the present. Open Tuesday through Sunday the Museum offers free admission as well as multi-disciplinary programming in arts, music, and arts education. The Museum is located at 420 College Street on Heritage Green in downtown Greenville. For more information, call (864) 271-7570 or visit www.greenvillemuseum.org
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Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery at Heritage Green
Rubens, Botticelli, Ribera - timeless masterworks usually showcased in America's metropolitan museums or in noteworthy European galleries. But such treasures are also available at the Museum & Gallery at Bob Jones University. The main venue is on campus at Bob Jones University, just minutes from downtown. But there is also a satellite gallery at Heritage Green, just a few blocks off Main. For more information, call (864) 770-1331 or visit www.bjumg.org.
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Greenville Little Theatre
Established in 1926, the Greenville Little Theatre has been recognized as one of the top ten community theatres in the United States. Located on Heritage Green, the theatre performs high quality productions of classic plays and musicals in the beautiful, 600-seat Charles E. Daniel Theatre. Recent hits include Ain't Misbehavin', Leading Ladies, Inherit the Wind, and Agatha Christie's Appointment with Death. Acting classes are available for all ages. For more information, call (864) 233-6238 or visit www.greenvillelittletheatre.com.
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Greenville Open Studios
Organized by the Metropolitan Arts Council the first weekend in November, Greenville Open Studios welcomes the public to the studios of resident artists living within a 15-mile radius of downtown Greenville. Sponsored by Wachovia Bank, the weekend allows the public to interact with working artists and provides a way for artists to sell to the local community. For more information, call the Metropolitan Arts Council at (864) 467-3132 or visit www.greenvillearts.com.
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Artisphere
Artisphere, Greenville's premier weekend for the arts, is held every spring along Main Street. This indoor and outdoor, performing and visual arts festival was chosen has been ranked as one of the top arts festivals in the country by Greg Lawler's Art Fair Sourcebook. For more information, call (864) 271-9398 or visit www.artisphere.us.
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Peace Center for the Performing Arts
The Peace Center for the Performing Arts is a world-class performing arts center in the heart of downtown Greenville. With an annual economic impact of more than $16 million, the Peace Center presents a variety of events each year, including Broadway productions, classical music and opera, dance, dramatic performances, comedy and popular shows. For more information, contact the Box Office: (864) 467-3000 or 1-800-888-7768 or check out the website for upcoming events and 24-hour online ticket purchases: www.peacecenter.org.
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Carolina Ballet Theatre
Carolina Ballet Theatre is the Upstate's only professional dance company and a resident company of the Peace Center for the Performing Arts. The nine resident professionals work with pre-professionals to stage three major productions each year. Original choreography by Artistic Director Hernan Justo adds to the company's repertoire of classical and contemporary pieces. For more information, call (864) 421-0940 or visit www.carolinaballet.org.
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Centre Stage
Centre Stage is a non-profit professional theatre specializing in both contemporary and classical drama, comedy, and musicals, with an emphasis on the latest Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winners. The 285-seat theatre with its ¾ thrust stage provides an intimate theatre experience for its audiences. The downtown theatre is located at 501 River Street in the Smith Barney Building. For more information, call (864) 233-6733 or visit www.centrestage.org.
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Greenville Symphony Orchestra
The Greenville Symphony provides educational and cultural opportunities for the citizens of the Upstate through the presentation of live orchestral music. Offering excellence in live musical performances, the orchestra enriches lives, educates minds and encourages community support of the arts. For more information, call (864) 232-0344 or visit www.greenvillesymphony.org.
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International Ballet
International Ballet presents classical ballet productions following the traditions of ballet masters. Directors Hennadii Bespechnyi and Vlada Kysselova present time honored classics in their original form, as well as exciting new works. Open auditions are held for all performances, ensuring that the best possible dancers are presented in a full complement of sets, costumes and special effects. For more information, call (864) 879-9404 or visit www.internationalballetacademy.net.
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South Carolina Children's Theatre
Magical adventures await you and your family as the South Carolina Children's Theatre presents five captivating productions each year at The Peace Center. In addition to its main stage productions, this acclaimed company offers year-round theatre arts instruction for ages 3-18 and an extensive outreach program - because every child deserves the chance to experience the arts! For more information, call (864) 235-2885 ext. 10 or visit www.scchildrenstheatre.org.
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Greenville Chorale
Recognized as one of the Southeast's finest symphonic choruses, the Greenville Chorale continues to thrill and inspire both those who perform and those who listen to these presentations of great music. Led by Conductor Dr. Bingham Vick, Jr. the 180-member Chorale continues its mission of uplifting the quality of life and enhancing the cultural experience of region. For more information, call (864) 235-1101 or visit www.greenvillechorale.com.
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The Warehouse Theatre
The Warehouse Theatre at 37 Augusta Street is a professional theatre organization dedicated to the concept of theatre as a serious art form; to high-quality, diverse and challenging productions; to the training of theatre professionals; to community outreach; and to student education. The Warehouse Theatre chooses plays to stretch the imagination of Upstate audiences, to energize and excite the community with Intimate, Intense and Unexpected performances that explore and celebrate the complexities of our time. For more information, call (864) 235-6948 or visit www.warehousetheatre.com.
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Metropolitan Arts Council
Find out more about the Greenville arts community through the Metropolitan Arts Council (MAC), an organization that provides a range of vital services to individual artists, arts organizations, and arts education programs. MAC's leadership has been pivotal in bringing the arts together to achieve innovative collaborative events and important community leadership. The arts council also serves as the area's only advocacy agency for the visual and performing arts, awarding a record $249,958 to Greenville's cultural community in 2008. As a regranting agency, the council also channels cultural donations from the City of Greenville, the South Carolina Arts Commission, Michelin North America, and BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC.
With a $50+ donation to the Metropolitan Arts Council, you receive an ArtCard, entitling you to buy-one-get-one-free tickets for one performance at each of the following venues through December 31, 2009.
The ArtCard is a great way to sample the fantastic performing arts in Greenville at a substantial savings. In just two uses, the ArtCard has paid for itself.
If you would like additional information, please call (864) 467-3132 or visit www.greenvillearts.com
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Liz Daly-Korybski
Greenville glass artist and jewelry designer, Liz Daly-Korybski, has a simple concept: "I am obsessed with glass. I love the colors, textures, fluidity. I love the fact that it can be shaped into anything." Her obsession with Glass and its color has remained the same; however, her designs and techniques have evolved over time, now ranging from jewelry to sushi plates, as well as other decorative and functional pieces.
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Mimi Conlon
Take the classical art of stone carving and put it in the confident hands of a bright college junior and you have the makings of more than just the continuation of an age-old tradition. Mimi Conlon, a Greenville-native who currently attends the American College of Building Arts in Charleston, wields a hammer and chisel to bring out the art in edifices both ancient and new.
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Edvard Tchivzhel
Greenville Symphony Orchestra conductor Edvard Tchivzhel's hard-fought freedom from Communism bestows myriad musical rewards to his adopted hometown. He risked it all to be able to live in the U.S. The world renown musician and conductor will forever feel grateful to Greenville and the people that have helped him along the way.
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Zan Wells
Zan Wells has a literal body of work scattered throughout her studio, which is a converted home adjacent to her Paris Mountain abode, where cabinets aren’t filled with glass and china, but clay masses and sculpture models. In all, Wells has completed more than thirty commissioned sculptures throughout South Carolina, from a sprawling modern steel piece outside University Center to more classical statues in Orangeburg, Barnwell, and Clemson to name a few. But she will forever be known for some of her tiniest creations found right here in Greenville—the Mice on Main.
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BJU Museum and Gallery - John Nolan
The art he works with every day may be Baroque, but John Nolan is quite the Renaissance man. Curator of the Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery, a trained studio artist, art historian, scholar, author, local history expert and tour guide, and father of three, Nolan, forty, packs a lot of living under a staid exterior.