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Part Walk of Art feature, part Inspire! Festival recap. We spoke to Heather Tickel, the executive board director of the event, about what it means to have an arts festival of this caliber in Sumter, and what the process was like organizing it.

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The Sumter County Gallery of Art turned into a jazz hall on April 1, 2022, as part of the Inspire! Festival's 2022 lineup. Queen as Queen City Jazz featuring Nicci Canada grooved with adults who filled the hall. Attendees could take a break from watching the band while still hearing them as they perused the two exhibits at the art gallery, Wilfred Spoon's "Quiet Ground" and Micah Green's "Hands On, The South." The event was part of Sumter's Inspire! Festival, an 11-day celebration of art, music, food, history and theater.

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