MAC 2024 Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT 2024

METROPOLITAN ARTS COUNCIL

Founded in 1973, the Metropolitan Arts Council (MAC) is the only organization in Greenville, South Carolina working daily to support every discipline of the arts. MAC provides support to area arts organizations and many individual artists through its grants program and through its cultural planning process. MAC also is an advocate for all artists and arts groups, and it provides cooperative marketing opportunities for those that may not have resources available to them.

As Greenville’s visitors’ center for the arts in the historic West End district, MAC also serves as an advocate through its affiliation with the South Carolina Arts Alliance and through direct contact with many governmental agencies. MAC receives its funding from the City of Greenville, the County of Greenville, the South Carolina Arts Commission and private sources. MAC is a 501c3 non-profit organization.

COVER ARTIST: JAY OWENS | RENATO VICARIO 2025 VISUAL ARTIST AWARD

A native of South Carolina, artist Jay Owens attended the S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts at Furman University and majored in ceramics at Winthrop University. He participated in a student exchange with Utah State University and traveled to Niger, West Africa, to learn traditional pottery techniques. After graduating with a BFA in ceramics from Utah State in 2002, Jay moved back to South Carolina to start his professional studio while teaching and participating in residencies around the state. His exhibitions have included Lill Street Ceramic Center (IL), Baltimore Clay Works (MD), 701 Contemporary Art Center (SC), US Embassy in Bern Switzerland, Lincoln Arts and Culture Center (CA) and the Greenville County Museum of Art. He lives in Travelers Rest where he continues to explore the possibilities of pottery and sculpture. “I take scenes from the everyday to make unique objects in clay.”

Jay is the second recipient of the Renato Vicario Visual Artist Award. This award is given to a Greenville Open Studios artist whose practice and body of work exemplifies the consistency and caliber of the event. The annual award includes a $1,000 stipend, and serves as the primary visual work and design inspiration for the Annual Report. A tremendous supporter of Greenville Open Studios and husband of MAC Board member Jan Wesley, Renato Vicario was one of Greenville’s true Renaissance men who left us far too early in 2023.

MAC BOARD AND STAFF 2024

BOARD LEADERSHIP

Rand Baughman

Debbie Bell

Ken Betsch

Rainer Blickle

Katie Bolt

Whitney Brackett

Braden Busold

Kris Cassell

Andy Coburn

Carolyn Coulter

John Creech

Gayla Day

Heath Dillard

Doug Dorman

Tara Eaker

Ellis Fisher

Hunter Garrett

Lynn Greer

Curt Hall

Edith Hardaway

Jackson Herlong

Mary Hipp

Bob Howard

Andrew Huang

Phil Hughes

Mary Burnet Johnston

James Jones

Chris Kavolus

Brittney Kessler

B.J. Koonce

Steve Lambert

Carter Lowrance

Hank McCullough

Suzanne McGee

Peter Micali

Clark Mickel

Brian Morris

Carlos Phillips

Dave Posek

STAFF

Sue Priester

Tim Reed

Luanne Runge

Catherine Smith-Gates

Josh Smith

Laura Turner

Fabian Unterzaucher

Genevieve Weaver

Irv Welling

Janette W. Wesley

The Honorable Knox White

Penn Williams

Rush Wilson

SANDY WATKINS

ANNE WOODS

MICHAEL COOPER

KELLY ODOM

CHRIS FINCHER

2024 AT A GLANCE

A message from MAC Executive Director, Alan Ethridge....

2024 was truly another banner year for the Metropolitan Arts Council. Total income for 2024 was $3.81 million, surpassing the $3 million mark for the third consecutive year. Assets totaled a record-high of $6.05 million. These outstanding figures are reflective of the amazing support that the Greenville community has provided for its cultural assets.

MAC also awarded a record-high of $604,053 in grants for cultural initiatives, including an additional $110,000 to our nine general operating support partners for the second year due to the milestone gift from the Graham Foundation. Our Endowment for the Arts had a balance of $3,310,841 in cash, pledges and earnings as of December 31, 2024. The Alaina Fisher Scholarship Endowment had a year-end balance of $304,988, and scholarships will be awarded in the spring of 2025. Also in 2024, Carrie and Skip Gordon established an endowment for our wonderful SmartARTS program in the Greenville County Schools.

The MAC staff members are truly the organization’s greatest assets. Liz Cotner, Development Associate; Kimberly Gibbs, Director of Arts Education; Anna Huff, Programs Manager; and Alice Ratterree, Director of Marketing are absolutely vital to the success of the organization, and they are committed to excellence in every task they complete. On a daily basis, each of them continues to show incredible commitment to ensuring that MAC fulfills its mission.

Chris Fincher, Regional Vice President of TD Bank served as MAC’s Board Chairman in 2024, and we look forward to working with him in 2025 and 2026. We are confident that he will take MAC to new heights during his tenure. All of us at MAC are very appreciative of his time, dedication and leadership. In 2024, we welcomed Braden Busold, Heath Dillard and Suzanne McGee to the MAC Board of Directors. They are great additions to a phenomenal group of people who comprise one of the most dedicated and diverse non-profit governance groups in the area.

Greenville Open Studios resulted in exceptional sales of $434,748, and the 2025 event will be just as successful. With the effects of the pandemic subsiding, all of us at MAC will continue to communicate with the amazing group of highly talented artists and arts providers that are essential to the vitality of our great city.

Despite these times of political divisiveness and economic uncertainty, the arts will survive. Those of you in the community who are visual and performing artists are compelled to express yourselves through your art. And that drive will never diminish or die regardless of environmental factors. You have our solemn promise that MAC will continue to be your champions and your advocates. We will ensure that the arts have a place at funding tables, we will strive to fund as many worthwhile cultural initiatives as possible and we will create as many opportunities to promote you. And the journey will be fantastic.

Vladimir Demidovich

2024 MILESTONES

MAC celebrated the following three major milestones in 2024:

GRAHAM FOUNDATION

MAC received its second $1 million donation, again many thanks to the Graham Foundation for its amazing level of support for MAC over the last 20 years. Graham Foundation trustees Susan and Steve Lambert have been so steadfast and generous in their commitment to MAC; they are greatly appreciated. We look forward to continuing our remarkable relationship with the Graham Foundation for many years to come.

CARRIE & SKIP GORDON ENDOWMENT

In November, Carrie and Skip Gordon established the Carrie and Skip Gordon Endowment for SmartARTS. The endowment will provide funding for the teaching artist awards that the couple established in 2018 as well as other needs of our remarkable arts-integration collaboration with the Greenville County Schools. As of December 31, 2024, the endowment had a balance of $102,751.

ALAINA FISHER SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT

Jill Cox and Barry Cox of Warehouse Services, Inc. again donated $100,000 to the Alaina Fisher Scholarship Endowment. MAC will be awarding two $5,000 scholarships for Greenville County students majoring in the visual artist in spring, 2025. Alaina Fisher was a native of Greenville and an alumna of the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. At the time of her passing, she was a student at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy where she was enhancing her skills as a sculptor. Her long-term goals were to teach art at the college level and to have her own studio.

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 2006-2024

MAC’s unprecedented growth over the last 18 years is predicated on the civic pride that Greenvillians have in our area’s remarkable array of cultural assets. The results are indicative of Greenville’s being one of the most desirable and livable cities. We thank the residents, donors, volunteers, community leaders and artists for their major role in these stellar financial results.

Jay Owens

PROJECT SUPPORT GRANTS

MAC’s grants program is the backbone of the organization, and it ensures a major stream of operating and project support to individual artists, arts organizations and arts education programs throughout Greenville. The impact of these grants on the overall cultural environment of Greenville is significant. With a MAC grant, individual artists can further develop their craft and launch career goals, and presenting companies and schools are able to expand their arts-related programs and services. In 2024, MAC awarded $164,214 in project support for cultural initiatives throughout Greenville County. One of MAC’s primary goals is to expand the grants program every year to support the many worthwhile endeavors throughout the Greenville area.

INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS

DAVID BERRY & JOHN JETER

Waiting for You - production of a new musical comedy to the performed at the Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg.

CERCLES BAND

Cerecle’s 2024 Album - the production and release of a new album

F.W. CHOE

Seattle Worldcon 2025 - to attend the World Science Fiction Convention and the Clarion West Writers’ Workshop.

STACEY ISON CAMPBELL

Development Workshop - to attend a development workshop and host a public reading of a new play, 1999.

ORLANDO CORONA

Website and Technology Upgrade - to update his artist website and purchase essential equipment.

THE FOREIGN LANDERS

Made to Wonder - an album of original folk music inspired by Appalachia and Northern Ireland.

ASHLEY DANIELA GARCIA

Public Art Sculpture, “The Man” - new ceramics for a solo exhibition and art competitions

MEGAN HANNON

In(fear)ter - a multi-generational dance performance at the Greenville Center for Creative Arts

The Foreign Landers

SHERRILL HILL

Artist Next Door - the annual weekend collaboration/mini-festival with Greenvillearea artists.

ASHLEY JONES & DANEA MALES

Home - Land - a visual art exhibit at Lander University.

KEVIN KORSCHGEN

Guest Artist Concert - marketing for the Wheel Session’s annual performance with special guest musicians.

DR. TISH ONEY

The Tish Oney Jazz Orchestra - a performance of jazz at Centre Stage by big band soloist, jazz vocalist, voice pedagogue, and musicologist, Tish Oney.

GLENIS REDMOND

Visual & Verse: Chapbook- a Poetry & Art chapbook based on the Visual & Verse exhibit at MAC.

HEATHER PATEL

Catalyst Channels & Pathways - a photography exhibit at the Simpsonville Arts Center.

DEB PURETZ

Collaborative Printing with Shaun McCallum - the creation of 14 new print monotypes in collaboration with Shaun McCallum.

SETH RUSSELL

Greenville Chamber Players - a world-class chamber music concert with local musicians.

ADAM SCHRIMMER

Welcome to Travelers Rest- a “Welcome to Travelers Rest” mural in collaboration with the town’s leadership.

FREDA SUE

Roots and Reflection - a solo exhibition at the Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg.

JAYCE TROMSNESS

Playscript Development Workshop - a fiveday playwriting workshop supported by the Furman Department of Theatrical Arts.

VALENTINE WOLFE

Lost to the Night - the Lost in the Night album released on vinyl and CD.

ARTS ORGANIZATION GRANTS

ARTISPHERE

1) Artists of the Upstate Exhibit - the annual juried exhibition of local artists.

2) 20th anniversary sculpture - the public art sculpture to commemorate the 20th year of Artisphere.

CAROLINA DANCE COLLABORATIVE

Thriller Community Performance - a free performance of Michael Jackson’s Thriller presented at multiple public local locations.

Freda Sue, Roots and Reflection

CAROLINA YOUTH SYMPHONY

Side-by-Side Concert - the annual concert featuring students performing beside professional musicians at the Peace Center.

CHICORA VOICES

An Old German Christmas - a holiday performance of German Christmas music at Prince of Peace Catholic Church.

CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL

2024 Christmas Downtown Concerts - a presentation of three lunchtime concerts during the holiday season.

CITY OF TRAVELERS REST

Creative Arts Camp 2023 - the installation of six rabbit statues in Travelers Rest painted and decorated by local artists.

NO DREAMS DEFERRED

1) The Last Supper - a dramatization of The Last Supper

2) God’s Trombones - a musical and dramatic interpretation of the novel God’s Trombones by James Welson Johnson.

CUNNINGHAM FINE ARTS FOUNDATION

Greenville Through a Lens - a fine art showcase at Unity Park featuring the work of Timothy Cunningham, with guest speakers and performers.

CHURCH STREET CHORAL ACADEMY

Arts Out Night - a field trip for choir members to see GSO members perform at the Peace Center.

FOOTHILLS PHILHARMONIC

1) Spring Concert Series - the presentation of three free concerts in the spring of 2024.

2) Fall Concert Series - the presentation of three free concerts in the fall of 2024.

GREENVILLE CHAUTAUQUA SOCIETY

1) Through the Looking Glass: Image or Truth the annual History Comes Alive! summer festival examining the facts and fictions behind the legends of history.

2) American Celebrity - the annual History Comes Alive! winter festival featuring famous American celebrities.

FOUNTAIN INN CHORALE

Home for the Holidays - a spring performance at the Younts Center.

GREENVILLE CHORALE

Christmas with the Chorale - a performance of Handel’s Messiah with the 160 voice chorale.

GREENVILLE COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Winter Concert - the annual winter performance at the Gunter Theatre.

GREENVILLE GAY MEN’S CHORUS

December Concert - a concert at Greenville Theatre.

“Thriller” community dance, Carolina Dance Collaborative

GREENVILLE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

It’s a Wonderful Life- a radio drama of the beloved holiday classic in partnership with the Simpsonville Arts Center.

GREENVILLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

Summerfest Movie Night - the 5th annual event bringing films about Jewish cultural to the Greenville community.

GREENVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

1) Bolero - a flash mob performance during Artisphere of the famous work by Maurice Ravel.

2) Gunter Family Series - a performance of Peter and the Wolf, making the opening of a new series of family concerts presented in the Gunter Theatre.

GREENVILLE YOUTH CHORALE

1) Summer on Stage! 2024 - a summer camp and music video project for singers ages 5-18.

2) A Choral Celebration - a concert in the Gunter Theatre of the Peace Center with Grades K5-12.

INTERNATIONAL BALLET

1) Swan Lake - performed at the Peace Center with Greenville Symphony Orchestra and guest artists.

2) The Nutcracker - performed at the Peace Center with Greenville Symphony Orchestra and guest artists.

MAKERS COLLECTIVE

Indie Craft Parade - the annual arts craft festival at Judson Mill.

MOSAIC EDUCATIONAL & ARTS PROGRAM

The Magic of Theatre - a summer arts theater camp for Hispanic/Latin youth.

MUSIC ON SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES

Music on Sunday - five Sunday afternoon concerts at Greenville Temple of Israel.

RATTLESNAKE ART FOUNDATION

Rattlesnake Magazine Vol. 8 - publication and launch party for the eighth installment of a new Greenville arts magazine.

RIVERTREE SINGERS

1) 10th Anniversary Choral Festival - the 10th anniversary of the Rivertree Singers & Friends choral festival.

2) A Rivertree Christmas - the Christmas performance at the Peace Center Gunter Theatre.

TIGER STRIKES ASTEROID

Grand Opening and Exhibition - a new gallery space and with an opening exhibition reception.

UPSTATE INTERNATIONAL

Salsa at Sunset - the annual salsa dancing event in Camperdown Plaza.

Greenville Jewish Film Festival

SC BACH

The French Connection - a concert series juxtaposing J.S. Bach and French composers who influenced his work.

UPSTATE SC LGBT+ CHAMBER FUND

2024 Queer Arts Initiative - an exhibition of fine art at Modal featuring queer artists with a kick-off event during PRIDE month.

VILLAGE ENGAGE

Finding Common Ground Through the Arts - a music and poetry workshop for Legacy Charter and Greenville Tech early college students.

VOCAL MATRIX CHORUS

Sequential Coaching - vocal coaching and development for the Sweet Adelines international competition.

WITS END POETRY

2024 Fall Reading & Workshops Series with Say What Slam - the weekly Sunday night poetry slam events and monthly workshops.

SCHOOL GRANTS

GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

1) VA Student Exhibition - the annual Visual Arts Student Exhibition with a juried competition and opening reception.

2) Upstate High School Art Exhibition - 35th annual juried exhibit of high school student work of the upstate.

J.L. MANN HIGH SCHOOL

Drum Corps International Experiencemarching band students attendance at the a professional international drum corps competition.

MAULDIN HIGH SCHOOL

There’s “Something Rotten” at Mauldin!full-scale theatre production of “Something Rotten.”

RUDOLPH GORDON SCHOOL

Elementary Atrium Mural - a mural for the atrium lead by Lacey Hennessey commemorating the life of Riley Faith, STEAM initiatives, and Social-Emotional Learning.

WOODMONT HIGH SCHOOL

1) May We All - a fall performance collaboration between theatre, visual arts, and music departments.

2) Girls in the Boat - a student-directed one act for performances for the public and the state festival.

Woodmont High School

SC Bach

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT RECIPIENTS

MAC continued to provide a major source of operational income for eight arts organizations.

ARTISPHERE

CENTRE STAGE

GREENVILLE CHORALE

GREENVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

GREENVILLE THEATRE

PEACE CENTER

SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN’S THEATRE

THE WAREHOUSE THEATRE

MAC provided $40,000 to each organization in 2024. It also pledged an extra $12,500 in operating support to these organizations through a very generous gift from the Graham Foundation for the grants program. MAC also provided $10,00 to the Greenville County Museum of Art (GCMA) to purchase works of art by Greenville-area artists for its permanent collection. We look forward to working with GCMA in the future to provide opportunities for resident visual artists.

Greenville Theatre Centre Stage

Greenville Chorale

Greenville Symphony Orchestra

MAC FEATURED GALLERIES

THE DOLLY F. PARDI GALLERY

The MAC Gallery at 16 Augusta Street in the historic West End serves as one of Greenville’s premier display venues for Greenville area visual artists. In 2023, the Dolly F. Pardi Gallery was established at MAC with a donation of $250,000 in memory of one of our most impassioned supporters by her family – husband Lou Pardi and daughter Jess Pardi.

All 2024 exhibits were sponsored by TD Bank; its support of not only MAC but also of all the arts in Greenville is greatly appreciated. TD Bank’s commitment to the arts has allowed MAC to showcase the talent and professionalism of our artist members. We hosted the following exhibitions in 2024:

NO SLEEP THEME PARK

Joesph Smolin & Griffin Cordell

January 25 – February 23, 2024

VISUAL & VERSE

An Exhibition of Poetry and Art

March 21 - April 25, 2024

GREENVILLE OPEN STUDIOS

The Retrospective Exhibit

May 10 – June 7, 2024

FLAT OUT UNDER PRESSURE

The 24 Hour Art Competition

June 15 – July 12, 2024

SUBTLE DELUGE

Jay Owens

July 25 – August 30, 2024

STOP MOTION

Creagh Cross

September 12- October 17, 2024

GREENVILLE OPEN STUDIOS

The Annual 12 X 12 Exhibit

November 2 – December 13, 2024

Visual & Verse

No

Sleep Theme Park

The Dolly F. Pardi Gallery

CENTRE STAGE GALLERY

MAC has collaborated with Centre Stage since 2005 to arrange exhibits in conjunction with each of the theatrical productions throughout the year. This partnership has been vital in creating more awareness of Greenville’s visual arts community as well as the outstanding theater offerings at Centre Stage. Since 2020, Clinkscales Chevrolet has been the corporate sponsor of the Centre Stage exhibits, and we were thrilled to have the company’s support again in 2024. We congratulate the following artists whose work was on display in 2024:

MEL MIDDLETON

Sense Of Home

January 19 – March 1, 2024

STEVE COURCHAINE

Western Light Earth Sky Water

March 8 - April 26, 2024

EMILY WILSON

Pop Art

May 3– June 16, 2024

ILKA RASCH

Wild One(s)

June 21- August 1, 2024

BARBARA CASTAÑEDA

September 6 – October 4, 2024

NICOLE SHANNON

The Worlds We Create October 11 – November 15, 2024

CLYDE LYON

Mid-Mod Winter

November 22, 2024 –January 11, 2025

Mel Middleton

Nicole Shannon

Ilka Rasch

Barbara Castañeda

Clyde Lyon

Steve Courchaine

Emily Wilson

One of the most anticipated events of the fall is Greenville Open Studios, MAC’s signature event for the visual arts community. 2024 marked the 22nd anniversary of the event. Each year offers new experiences for both the participating artists and those who visit the studios located within a 15-mile radius of downtown Greenville. In 2024, there were 19 new artists who added greatly to the diversity of the event. Greenville Open Studios has evolved into the premier sales and marketing vehicle for Greenville-area artists.

VISITORS: SALES: 27,505 $434,748

Implemented in 2020 because of the challenges of the pandemic, the Greenville Open Studios YouTube channel was again an integral part of the weekend experience. Artists were given the opportunity to submit a two-minute video introducing their studios. These videos allowed the artists to discuss their processes, tools, mediums, sources of creative inspiration and current work. The channel was posted on YouTube throughout the year, giving increased awareness of and potential sales for the 2024 participating artists. There were 51,600 views of the YouTube channel in 2024. Since its inception, there has been a total of 202,277 unique views. The channel will continue to be an integral part of the Greenville Open Studios experience.

THE OPEN STUDIOS APP

We once again utilized the Greenville Open Studios app that was designed and implemented by Robojuice in 2018. Since its inception, the app has been accessed by over 3,300 users to assist them in selecting studios to visit. MAC will again offer the app for the event in 2025 and beyond.

HIGHLIGHTS

In 2024, total sales were an outstanding $434,748, and artists recorded 27,505 visits to the studios. Since 2004, approximately 741,500 visits have been recorded, and sales have totaled over $5.81 million. These figures are indicative of how important the visual arts are to the community-at-large even during the lingering apprehension of the COVID pandemic and the destruction of Hurricane Helene. Because of the devastation and power outages from Hurricane Helene, many Open Studios artists experienced challenges in creating art for the Open Studios weekend. Some studios were severely damaged. To alleviate the stress caused by the hurricane, MAC refunded the entry fees to the all of the participating artists.

SUPPORT

For the fourth consecutive year, Piedmont Natural Gas Company was the title sponsor of Greenville Open Studios. We greatly appreciate the support of Hank McCullough, PNG Market President and MAC Board member for seeing this sponsorship come to fruition. Our presenting sponsors -- Greenville County Council and Nicole Wood; Bill Pelham of Pelham Architects LLC; Juergen, Christopher and Rainer Blickle of SEWEurodrive; Don Waggoner and Janette Wesley of the Don & Zelma Waggoner; Phil and Rivers Hughes of Hughes Investments; Megan Riegel of the Peace Center; and Mike Coggin and DeDe Hudak of South State Bank -- have been instrumental in ensuring the success of this year’s event.

All of us at MAC were delighted to have the Peace Center as a presenting sponsor for a seventh year and South Sate Bank as a presenting sponsor for an eighth year. As always, we welcomed SEWEurodrive for the seventeenth consecutive year as a presenting sponsor. Pelham Architects, LLC has been a presenting sponsor for five years. We look forward to continuing our relationships with these wonderfully generous corporate partners and community-minded business entities.

A very big thanks to our event sponsors - The Fred Collins Foundation; Janette W. Wesley; The Capital Corporation; BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC; Community Foundation of Greenville; Design Strategies – in memory of Rebecca Rook; Elliott Davis, LLC; The Greenville Drive; Smith Hudson Law, LLC; T&S Brass and Bronze Works, Inc.; The Pickwick Pharmacy; Pintail Capital Partners; Bradshaw, Gordon & Clinkscales, LLC; Coldwell Banker Caine; Foster Victor Wealth Advisors; The Fredric E. Hasert Memorial Trust; Margaret & Duff Bruce; NAI Earle Furman; Curt Hall; Community Journals; WYFF News 4; KW Beverage, Inc.; and Haywood Congaree Self Storage.

Greenville Open Studios 2024 would not have been possible without the leadership, dedication and organizational skills of the 2024 Steering Committee: Co-chairs Alexia Timberlake Boyd and Paul Flint; Exhibition Chair Judy Verhoeven and Lynn Greer and Meredith Skinner; MAC Director of Marketing Alice Ratterree; and MAC Programs Manager Anna Huff.

FLAT OUT UNDER PRESSURE

ARTIST HAD 24 HOURS: JUNE 14-15, 2024

Flat Out Under Pressure (FOUP) is a visual art contest that challenges artists to create an award-winning piece of art in under 24 hours. The professionally juried event selects eight winning artists who have their work recreated on the sponsored recycling bins in downtown Greenville for the following calendar year, engaging the community and supporting sustainable practice in our beautiful city.

Flat Out Under Pressure (FOUP) is a unique collaboration between the visual arts and sound environmental practices. The event begins with a 24-hour juried artmaking competition. The selected winners are then given the opportunity to choose two images of their work for reproduction on the eight downtown recycling bins. The eight winning artists also receive cash prizes, and the first-place winner gets a week-long trip for two to stay in the beautiful Villa Sant’ Andrea in Tuscany, Italy.

In 2024, 138 artists came to MAC on Friday, June 14 to get their surfaces officially stamped. The same surfaces were then returned as works of art. The works were juried that afternoon, and an awards reception was held the evening of June 15. All submitted works were displayed in the MAC gallery for a month-long exhibition.

ABOUT THE JUROR: Suzanne Camarata received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Rochester, then pursued photography at the Art Institute of Boston. Subsequent travels throughout India and Mexico resulted in photographic essays of those journeys. She taught photography at MIT and, since 1995, has worked as a freelance photographer. Her work is included in both private and corporate collections. She previously owned and operated The Gallery at Flat Rock in Flat Rock, North Carolina.

The FOUP awards announcement and reception is one of the most anticipated events throughout the year.

Artist Marty Epp-Carter delivers her piece 24 hours later!

2024 WINNERS

Congratulations

to the eight winners of 2024 FOUP

EXHIBITION COMMITTEE AWARDS

The following artists were selected by the staff to receive an Exhibition Committee Award and cash prizes: Griffin Cordell, Jean Wilson Freeman and Matteo Miles. Visit greenvilleARTS.com to view the winning works.

Flat Flat Out Under Pressure would not be possible without the support of MAC board member Janette W. Wesley and the Don and Zelma Waggoner Foundation. Both have been very generous supporters of this event since its inception in 2011. The MAC Board of Directors and staff thank the following businesses for sponsoring the bins in 2024-2025: TD Bank, Slow Food Upstate, Duke Energy, Greenville Drive, Prisma Health, Re-Wa – Renewable Water Resources, the Don and Zelma Waggoner Foundation, synTerra Inc. and Vicario Artisanal Liqueurs. Thank you!

1st Place: Meredith Skinner

2nd Place: Keith Grace

3rd Place: David Gerhard 4th Place: Jessica Fields

5th Place: Ryan Roth

6th Place: Diane Kilgore Condon

8th Place: Jen Ried

7th Place: Jenny Allen

SMARTARTS

TD CENTER FOR ARTS INTEGRATION

SmartARTS at the TD Center for Arts Integration is MAC’s successful arts education initiative that partners with Greenville County Schools to provide teaching artists, art supplies and professional development to facilitate arts-integrated residencies in science, math, history and language arts classrooms. The mission of SmartARTS is to improve academic achievement through arts-rich experiences in the core curriculum, to encourage career-ready creative problem solving and social-emotional intelligence. SmartARTS began in 2002 with three US Department of Education grants to work in one struggling, high-poverty middle school.

Now, 20 years later, students across Greenville County are benefiting from artsrich education, giving teachers the necessary tools to bridge the gap between different learning styles and rigorous curriculum. The partnership between MAC and GCS remains strong as SmartARTS spreads the arts integration methodology to new educators each year and continues to mentor veteran educators.

The SmartARTS program continues to thrive due to the consistent support by the Greenville area philanthropic and business communities. In 2023, our exciting partnership to create the TD Center for Arts Integration with TD Bank and the TD Charitable Foundation continued after a second generous corporate pledge of $200,000.

In July 2024, we held our annual SmartARTS Education Institute sponsored by the TD Center for Arts Integration and South Carolina Arts Commission which was attended by teachers from across 42 schools and 25 teaching artists at the Fine Arts Center. SmartARTS is thrilled to be a partner in creating arts-rich schools across Greenville County.

The SmartARTS class of 2024 educators and artists

Jimmie Lynn Dykes uses art to help students learn math concepts at Bethel ES

Thank you ...

We are also grateful to TD Bank, the TD Charitable Foundation, the Jolley Foundation, South Carolina Arts Commission, DanielMickel Foundation, SEW-Eurodrive, John I. Smith Charities, Carrie & Skip Gordon, Laura and Bill Pelham, Mice on Main – Linda Kelly & Zan Wells, the Don & Zelma Waggoner Foundation, Duke Energy Foundation, the Wallace Foundation, Margaret Ellis Pearce, and Meredith Skinner. These individuals and business entities have been instrumental in ensuring the success of SmartARTS.

SmartARTS continually seeks funding to grow the program district wide and to provide training to new teachers. 2024 was a successful year with in-person residencies happening from August to May in partnership with 170 teachers.

Local poets and educators judge the 8th Poetry Slam Finals at League Academy.

Northwest Special Education Students engage in social and emotional learning.

A mural at Summit Elementary with Adam Schrimmer

ARTS ORGANIZATION HIGHLIGHTS

Artisphere In 2024, Artisphere celebrated its 20th anniversary. The festival was also named USATODAY 10 Best Reader’s Choice #1 Art Festival in the Country. Over 100,000 people attended, and a fifth piece of permanent public art, Tandem Lovers, was donated to the City of Greenville. Thanks to volunteers, sponsors and arts partners, Artisphere 2024 had a $14.1 million impact for the City of Greenville. With 140 visual artists lining Main Street, Kidsphere, Artists of the Upstate, local performing arts, and more, the festival continues to provide a full weekend of art, culture, and fun for patrons of all ages.

centre stage In 2024, Centre Stage enjoyed significant success with diverse programming and community partnerships. Its production of Fences addressed social issues, while collaborations with the Barbara Stone Foundation and Gateway House raised awareness for specific community concerns. The long-standing partnership with MAC showcased another great year of local visual artists in the lobby. Box office hits like Legally Blonde the Musical, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and Winter Wonderettes contributed to both audience engagement and financial growth, solidifying Centre Stage’s position as a cultural pillar of the Upstate.

Greenville

Greenville center for creative arts In 2024, GCCA was home to 23 studio artists and an annual class of Brandon Fellows, a diverse group of emerging artists selected each year for GCCA’s premier professional development and mentoring program. This year, GCCA welcomed over 32,000 visits, including 6,000 attending First Friday exhibition openings. The organization celebrated 20 unique exhibitions showcasing the work of 250 artists, engaged 950 students through its art school and reached 320 youth through Summer Art Camp and community center partnerships.

Chautauqua society During Greenville Chautauqua's 26th season, audiences stepped back in time and met Pablo Picasso, Charles Dickens, El Vaquero, "Stagecoach Mary" Fields, Maria von Trapp and Cass Elliot. All 17 Greenville County performances, 5 discussions with performers and 6 Greenville County Library talks were FREE to attend and were performed for packed houses.

greenville chorale The Greenville Chorale’s Herring Chamber Ensemble performed 300 years of choral chamber music ranging from J.S. Bach to Greenville’s Dan Forrest and Mark Kilstofte to a packed audience in Furman's Daniel Chapel. Sixty Chorale singers experienced the opportunity of a lifetime, accompanying Andrea Bocelli during his sold-out Greenville performance. The Chorale and guest organist Charles Tompkins performed the Duruflé Requiem with guest soloist Betsy Bishop, a Greenville native and voice faculty member at The Julliard School. In June, the Chorale performed its 18th annual free patriotic concert during the Lakeside Concert Series at Furman University. In November, the Chorale gave its debut performance of Hodie by Ralph Vaughan Williams for an “Early Christmas Celebration” concert. Finally, the ensemble ended the year with its 11th performance of Handel’s Messiah to a capacity crowd at Furman’s McAlister Auditorium.

greenville county museum of art Home to major holdings of work by two of the greatest artists in the country, Andrew Wyeth and Jasper Johns, the GCMA also boasts an important group of pre-Civil War vessels by enslaved potter and poet David Drake and an exceptional collection of modernist works by William H. Johnson. In the fall, the museum welcomed the exhibition Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled. Organized by the Brandywine River Museum, the exhibition includes more than 50 works that trace the throughline of visceral imagery and captivating storytelling in Jamie Wyeth's work. In conjunction with the exhibition, the GCMA is offering multiple showings of the documentary film Jamie Wyeth and the Unflinching Eye.

greenville symphony orchestra In 2024, the Greenville Symphony Orchestra (GSO) made the exciting introduction of Lee Mills as the next Music Director. The talented musicians of GSO brought the gift of music to life by offering free, interactive programs in all 51 elementary schools throughout the Greenville County School District. Each year, these musicians inspire and engage an impressive 25,000 children, making music an unforgettable part of the educational experience! With events like Pop-Up Music! and Lollipops, the Greenville Symphony takes pride in bringing the magic of music to unique places and spaces across the Upstate.

GREENVILLE THEATRE

Greenville Theatre is honored to be the oldest and largest locally producing professional nonprofit theater organization in the Upstate. Our mission is to entertain, educate, inspire, and connect our community through necessary art and storytelling. The Theatre is proud to be in its 99th Season serving the Upstate and beyond. Highlights included Dial M for Murder and Anastasia. The Board and staff members are busy planning the 100th anniversary season which will be spectacular.

PEACE CENTER

INTERNATIONAL BALLET

Swan Lake, performed at the Peace Center in May, featured Greenville Symphony Orchestra, guest stars from San Fransisco Ballet, International Ballet (IB) alumni, and IB youth company was an artistic and box office hit. Ballet fans from surrounding states (and beyond) traveled to attend performances. Outreach partnership with local non-profits continued in the summer and fall, and IB Academy enrollment hit record numbers with classes hosting waiting lists. October’s L'Automne featured diverse and emotionally compelling pieces, and the year wrapped up with sold out Nutcracker Teas, Nutcracker performances and a Greenwood tour. Additional highlights include new hire Adair Kempf as Academy Director, eight free Storytime Ballet performances at libraries, and the continued partnership with Thrive Upstate for a weekly ballet class for adults with intellectual disabilities.

During the 2023-2024 season, 327,000 patrons joined the Peace Center for 357 shows, performances, workshops and other events, creating a statewide economic impact of $90 million. The season was highlighted by 80 curtains of Broadway including MJ: The Musical, Funny Girl, The Wiz, Company, Girl from the North Country, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Clue, Peter Pan, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Mamma Mia!; 11 unique cultural performances including Ballet Hispánicoand Step Afrika; 71 concert and comedy performances including Sammy Hagar, Itzhak Perlman and Renee Fleming; and 57 performances by local performing arts organizations. The continued partnership with the Fine Arts Center allowed young performers to deepen training and skills through masterclasses and paid student performances.

SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN’S THEATRE

SCCT closed the 2023-2024 season with a commissioned piece and world premiere production of D is for Dance Party, the moving adaptation of The Watsons Go to Birmingham, and the vibrant, colorful world of Bikini Bottom in The SpongeBob Musical. SCCT hosted thousands of students in its after-school classes and summer camps and saw record participation in outreach programs. The 2024-2025 season kicked off with Balloonacy and Junie B. Jones the Musical. This season also marked SCCT’s first Latinx-centered story with Carmela Full of Wishes, presented on the Younts Stage. The year concluded with a fresh take on a beloved holiday favorite, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical. SCCT was also thrilled to welcome over 1,800 first-time patrons to its performances in 2024, a testament to the growing appeal of its programming.

THE WAREHOUSE THEATRE

The Warehouse Theatre’s 20232024 main stage season kicked off with Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, followed by the world premiere of Cammi Stilwell's Odd. Spring brought the epic production of The Lehman Trilogy and the classic Trouble in Mind. The season ended with a bang with Assassins. Its main stage season reached 5,000+ patrons from 248 unique zip codes and employed over 150 artists. The Theatre’s education programs reached 3,000+ students at 49 schools across Greenville County. The Upstate Shakespeare Festival in Falls Park hosted 7,200+ patrons who enjoyed performances of Love's Labour's Lost and Henry IV free of charge.

Dan Williams

MAC IN THE COMMUNITY

DOWNTOWN ALIVE

Since its inception in 1986, Downtown Alive has provided a major income stream for MAC’s services and program in additional to being a major force in the economy of downtown Greenville. The Thursday evening event that ran from March through August was attended by an estimated 45,000 people who gathered on North Main Street to enjoy live music and beverages. The City of Greenville Special Events Department has been an outstanding partner in organizing and handling all the event logistics of the event

to the 2024 sponsors of Downtown Alive.

FIRST FRIDAYS

An exciting new additional of Downtown Alive in 2024 was the Arts After Dark art market. Held every third Thursday, Arts After Dark featured six local visual artists who could sell and promote their art during the event. Arts organizations were also included to sell performance tickets and create awareness of their many programs and services. Arts After Dark will be offered again in 2025.

Title sponsor: Piedmont Natural Gas Company

Other sponsors: KW Beverage, Inc.; Leaf Filter; Pepsi-Cola of Greenville; BreakThru Beverage; VCOM Media partners; Audacy (radio); Community Journals; WYFF TV-4, GVL Media

Additional sponsors: Penske; Hyatt Regency Greenville; Signatures Apparel

Since 2015, MAC has presented First Fridays, a monthly gallery crawl that promotes visual art awareness in Greenville. The program also provides venues for showcasing emerging and established artists who add greatly to our quality of life. First Fridays has been generously sponsored by Alex and Larry Burgamy since 2021, and MAC is greatly appreciative of their loyal and very generous level of support.

MACONNECT

MAC’s social group for art enthusiasts, artists, and supporters

Formed in 2014, MAConnect serves to educate Greenville’s newest arts patrons through lively member events and behind the scenes access to local artists and arts organizations. Membership benefits include a MAC ArtCard, invitations to all MAC events and other exclusive art events. 2024 highlights were the Sunday Greenville Open Studios bus tour, Scenic Sunday at Eric Benjamin’s studio, Village of West Village First Friday hosted by Spoonbill Gallery, an art class at Artist Guild Gallery of Greenville and the Modern Lovers event at the Greenville County Museum of Art.

Visit greenvilleARTS.com/maconnect for more details.

photo by

Audrey Wilson

photo by

Audrey Wilson

photo by Creagh Cross

MAC CORPORATE REGRANTS

MAC is very honored by its 20+ year relationship as a regranting agency for BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC to support community outreach and arts education programs. In 2024, the following organizations received pass-through grants from this exemplary corporate citizen:

GREENVILLE CHORALE

GREENVILLE COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA

GREENVILLE THEATRE

GREER CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL

SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN’S THEATRE

We look forward to continuing our longstanding relationship with BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC, as it has shown a commitment to the arts in Greenville as well as to many other philanthropic endeavors throughout the area. We are truly thankful for its loyal level of support.

SEW-Eurodrive also very generously supports MAC’s quarterly grants program every year in addition to Greenville Open Studios and SmartARTS. Without SEW-Eurodrive’s generous support, many worthwhile cultural initiatives would not receive the necessary funding to thrive.

MAC ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

With public funding for the arts becoming more and more precarious and private funding becoming increasingly competitive, it is imperative that MAC focuses on future funding to sustain Greenville’s diverse array of cultural assets. Established in 2010, the MAC Endowment exists to ensure that the grants program will continue to provide funding at the highest level possible to individual artists, arts organizations and arts education programs.

In 2013, MAC embarked on a $25 million, multi-year endowment campaign exclusively for its grants program. As of December 31, 2024, the endowment had a balance of $3,310,841, including a $250,000 pledge. This total represents a 28,672.5% growth increase over the starting balance of $11,500. The MAC Endowment for the Arts is overseen by a committee of nine people; three of them are members of the MAC Board of Directors, and three of them are experienced financial and fund-raising specialists. The MAC executive director, its chairman, vice chairman and past chairman also serve on the committee.

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Gally Gallivan retired investments executive, UBS

Kathleen McKinney Attorney Shareholder, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd

Fabian Unterzaucher General Manager & Partner, The Westin Poinsett

Michael Cooper Chairman Elect, MAC Board of Directors

Kelly Odom Past Chairman, MAC Board of Directors

Alan Ethridge MAC Executive Director, ex-officio

Greenville County Youth Orchestra

Steve Brandt retired publisher, The Greenville News

Fincher Chairman, MAC Board of Directors

IN MEMORIAM

Despite many successes, 2024 was also a year of profound loss. We fondly remember the following artists, arts patrons and civic leaders who left us in 2024. We find solace in our shared and cherished recollections of them while knowing their time with us made our community a better place.

CARRIE BURNS BROWN

A Greenville resident since 1963, Carrie was a lifelong artist, arts education and arts supporter. She attended Mercer University, and she taught art locally and throughout the United States and internationally. After teaching at the Greenville County Museum of Art for many years, Carrie and several of her artist friends established the Greenville Center for Creative Arts (GCCA) in 2014 so that Greenville had a permanent place to offer arts instruction to the public and to children. A great source of pride for Carrie, GCCA is now in its 11th year. She was a major donor not only to GCCA but also to the Greenville County Museum of Art and to MAC. Carrie was appointed by the Governor of South Carolina to serve of the South Carolina Arts Commission Board for six years and was a life member of the South Carolina and Georgia Watercolor Societies.

FLETCHER EARLE GAULDEN

Born in Laurens, South Carolina, Earle and his close friend, Kirk Craig, founded the Greenville-based, award-winning architectural firm, Craig Gaulden Davis. An alumnus of Clemson University, Earle worked tirelessly as an architect for nearly 50 years. As an architect, Earle designed hundreds of houses, businesses, and public buildings, including the Greenville Museum of Art, The Greenville Little Theatre, and the Roper Mountain Science Center. In 1965 he was President of the South Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and in 1985, was elevated to the AIA’s College of Fellows - the highest honor that the national organization bestows on a member - for exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society. Earle and his wife Joan have been supporters of MAC and other arts organizations for many years.

Carla Dabney

BEN KEYS

SARAH STEPHENSON

BETTE WATERS

A native Greenvillian, Ben was the of Keys Printing Company. He was an alumnus of Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia and the University of North Carolina. An avid outdoorsman and nature photographer, Ben loved the mountains and times spent hiking and photographing wildflowers and waterfalls. His photographs are in many private collections throughout South Carolina and the Southeast. Ben served on many boards of non-profit organizations including the South Carolina Conservation Bank, Conestee Nature Park, Friends of the Reedy River, Muddy Sneakers, Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Environmental Leadership Center of Warren Wilson College.

Born in Edgefield, South Carolina and an alumna of the University of South Carolina, Sarah began her career as a physical therapist Augusta, Georgia. She and her husband, Ruffin, moved to Greenville in 1979. With her dear friend Mary Lawson, Sarah started an antique business, The Polished Antique. She had a love of antiquarian objects, especially rugs. She was a member of the Thursday Club, the Random Readers Book Club and the Emrys Foundation. Sarah also sat on the board of the Museum Association of the Greenville County Museum of Art and was a past president of the Greenville County Museum of Art’s well-known annual Antiques, Fine Art & Design Weekend.

A native of Spartanburg and an alumna of Winthrop College, Bette was very active in Greenville’s philanthropic community for many years. After doing graduate work at Converse College and Columbia University in New York, she and her husband moved to Greenville and raised a family of three daughters. Bette was heavily involved with the Wildwood and Greenville Garden Clubs, Greenville Women Giving, Greenville Music Club and national, state, and local medical alliances. She was also a supporter of MAC and many other arts organizations.

BEVERLEY WHITTEN

A true philanthropist and community volunteer, Bev was one of Greenville’s most impassioned and committed arts supporters in Greenville. Serving on many arts boards, Bev was a major donor to the Peace Center, Centre Stage, Greenville Symphony, The Warehouse Theatre, MAC, the Greenville County Museum of Art and many other arts organizations in the area. Bev and her husband Jim, an executive with Fluor Daniel. moved to Greenville in the early 1980s and immediately became involved in many civic and community initiatives including the Peace Center. Bev was also an original member of Greenville Women Giving where she served on the grants committee for several years.

We also said goodbye to the following community members in 2024:

Joe Alderman

Vernon Anderson

Daniel Belbey

Tom Brissey

John Carson

Penny Carter

Gerald Cavan

Elziabeth Chandler

Larry Cooke

Lee Counts

Jim Creech

Braxton Cutchin

Mark Eggl

Kendall Few

Martha Gaddy

Peggy Good

Jerry Gravett

Tom Hipp

Anne Huffman

Adrian Kirk

George Kitchens

Dick Locke

Jacob Lowrey

Cannon McCreary

Heyward McDaniel

Betty Perdue

Al Phinney

Barbara Rabhan

Carlton Ranew

Rebecca Rook

Dan Sanders

Neal Satterfield

Betty Jo Spann

Betty Sheftall

Stephen Smith

Jack Stripling

Leila Stuckey

Frances Traxler

Bill Vanderwerff

Terry Walters

Jeri Sue West

Ralph Williams

Beth Wilson

Mel Middleton

TD Bank sponsored the 2024 Business & the Arts Partnership Awards which were announced on Monday, March 10, 2025 at the 2024 MAC annual meeting in the Gunter Theatre of the Peace Center. The recipients of these awards were:

BUSINESS WITH LESS THAN 50 EMPLOYEES

FOSTER VICTOR WEALTH ADVISORS

Nominated by Greenville Chorale

Nominees

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THINK UP CONSULTING, P.C.

Nominated by Peace Center

Bradshaw Gordon & Clinkscales, LLC nominated by Centre Stage; Design Strategies, LLC nominated by Greenville Symphony Orchestra; Goldfish Swim School nominated by South Carolina Children’s Theatre; Kentwool Company nominated by Artisphere; Mansure & Company nominated by The Warehouse Theatre; Tacozzini nominated by Greenville Theatre

BUSINESS WITH MORE THAN 50 EMPLOYEES

THE WOODLANDS AT FURMAN

Nominated by Greenville Chorale and The Warehouse Theatre

Nominees

Canal Insurance Company nominated by Greenville Symphony Orchestra and Greenville Theatre; Hughes Investments, Inc. nominated by Centre Stage; Southern First Bank nominated by South Carolina Children’s Theatre

ANNETTE GARVER PUT YOUR HEART IN THE ARTS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

Nominated by The Warehouse Theatre

Nominees

Sissy & Louis Beck nominated by South Carolina Children’s Theatre; Merry Cox nominated by Greenville Chorale; Jessica Haggerty nominated by Greenville Theatre; Cathy Jones nominated by Greenville Symphony Orchestra; Joann Miller nominated by Peace Center;Ed Stein nominated by Artisphere; Juan Vasquez nominated by Centre Stage

At the 2024 MAC annual meeting on Monday, March 10, 2024, the following individuals and organizations received recognition for steadfast and generous support of MAC’s programs and services. Their support has been vital to the success of MAC, and we look forward to working with them in the future.

CAMPAIGN FOR THE ARTS

C. Dan Adams

Anonymous

Karen & William Brown

Alex & Larry Burgamy

Canal Charitable Foundation

Rosa Eisenstadt

Elbert W. Rogers Foundation

Fielding & Gally Gallivan

Pam & Cary Hall

Edith & Bill Hardaway

PROGRAMS & SERVICES

BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC

Clinkscales Chevrolet

Don & Zelma Waggoner Foundation

Laura & Bill Pelham

Piedmont Natural Gas Company

SEW-Eurodrive

South Carolina Arts Commission

TD Bank

DOWNTOWN ALIVE

Becky & Bobby Hartness

Jean & Peter Helwing

Bunny & Bob Hughes

Velda & Jackson Hughes

Mary & Stuart Jackson

Neil Johnson

Donna & Mark Johnston

Gwen Kennedy

Elizabeth Marr Lee

Nancy & Erwin Maddrey

BreakThru Beverage South Carolina

KW Beverage, Inc.

Leaf Filter, LLC

Pepsi-Cola of Greenville

SMARTARTS

Duke Energy Foundation

Carrie & Skip Gordon

Greenville County First Steps

John I. Smith Charities, Inc.

Jolley Foundation

Mice on Main – Linda Kelly & Zan Wells

Ellis Pearce

TD Charitable Foundation

Helen Maish

Ann Malphrus & John Glymph

Metromont Corporation

Nancy & Rick Pennell

Megan Riegel

Lea Rohrbaugh

Mary Jane Spurgeon

Nancy B. Stanton

Jackie & John Warner

OUTSTANDING SUPPORT

City of Greenville

Graham Foundation

GREENVILLE OPEN STUDIOS

The Capital Corporation

Fred Collins Foundation

County of Greenville

The Greenville Drive

Hughes Investments, Inc.

The Peace Center

Pelham Architects, LLC

Sealevel Systems, Inc.

South State Bank

Janette W. Wesley

ALAINA FISHER SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT

Debi & Randy Fisher

Michele & Walter Fisher

Warehouse Services, Inc. – Jill Cox & Barry Cox

MAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS AWARDS

EDITH

HARDAWAY,

CHRIS KAVOLUS & CARTER LOWRANCE

MAC is very grateful for the generous financial support provided by board members Edith Hardaway, Chris Kavolus and Carter Lowrance. These three individuals have been outstanding assets to the organization and have served as strong advocates of MAC’s programs and services throughout the Greenville community.

CARRIE AND SKIP GORDON TEACHING ARTIST AWARD

JIMMIE LYNN DYKES

This annual award recognizes the outstanding artistry and educational practice of one exceptional Greenville artist who impacts and inspires the lives of students through his/her work in local schools through SmartARTS. This award includes a scholarship to attend a national professional conference with a focus on both the arts and education. The 2024 recipient is Jimmie Lynn Dykes.

Jimmie Lynn, a registered landscape Aachitect based in Taylors, SC, holds a Masters Degree in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia. With over 20 years of professional experience, she has mastered the art of blending architecture, design, and craftsmanship in her work. Since 2015, Jimmie Lynn has shared her expertise and creativity with students as a dedicated teaching artist on the SmartARTS roster, inspiring the next generation through the integration of art and design.

A student works on a unit with Jimmie Lynn Dykes

Jimmie Lynn Dykes

Chris Kavolus

Edith Hardaway Carter Lowrance

CARRIE AND SKIP GORDON EMERGING TEACHING ARTIST AWARD

SARAH MURDAUGH

This award recognizes a Greenville artist who shows great promise in their artistic and educational practice to impact and inspire the lives of students through SmartARTS. This award includes a scholarship to attend a national professional conference with a focus on both the arts and education. The 2024 recipient is Sarah Murdaugh.

Sarah, a visual storyteller with a Bachelor’s in Studio Art from Furman University, joined the SmartARTS teaching artist roster in 2024, sharing her passion for comic books with students across the county. She authored Monster Trail, an all-ages graphic novel celebrating folklore and the Blue Ridge mountains.

THE SEW-EURODRIVE TEACHING ARTIST FELLOW

ALDO MUZZARELLI

This annual fellowship recognizes the outstanding artistry and educational practice of one exceptional Greenville teaching artist who impacts and inspires the lives of students through their work in the SmartARTS program. The selected artist will have shown exemplary commitment to best practices in arts integration in local schools and garnered respect from both teachers and students in the classroom. This fellowship includes an honorarium for professional development. The 2024 recipient is Aldo Muzzarelli.

A Venezuelan-born artist with a degree in Arts from the Central University of Venezuela, Aldo has earned international recognition for his work. Since arriving in the United States in 2013, he has received 52 art prizes and numerous accolades. His artistry has been showcased in solo and group exhibitions across Venezuela, the United States, Spain and Italy. Aldo’s work is permanently featured in public spaces in Mauldin, Anderson, and Spartanburg, SC; Roanoke, VA; and DeLand, FL. Currently, he shares his passion and expertise as a teaching artist on the SmartARTS roster.

Aldo

Muzzarelli

Sarah Murdaugh

Aldo works with students at Berea High School

Sarah works with students at Beck Academy

CARL R. BLAIR EDUCATOR AWARD SCOTT GOULD

The Carl R. Blair Educator Award is given annually to an arts educator in honor of the life of professor, arts advocate and remarkable visual artist Carl R. Blair. Carl served as mentor and inspiration to many visual artists and arts educators throughout his career in Greenville. The 2024 recipient is Scott Gould.

When Scott Gould applied for a full-time teaching position at the SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities in 2004, his cover letter stood out – outstanding qualifications as well as his years of outstanding teaching, his publications, his Wofford degree and ties to literary agents and other writers. Gould's work is startling in its honesty and originality. He left a successful career in marketing to return to writing full time. He began teaching creative writing in the Governor’s School summer programs since their inception in the mid-1980s.

His 20-year tenure as a full-time faculty member and long-time department chair has truly shaped generations of young writers in our state. Scott is equal parts writer and teacher. “I tell my students that creative writing is the fine art of getting your butt in the chair,” Gould has said. “I don’t know many things I’m good at, but I’m pretty good at getting my butt in that chair.” A celebrated novelist and storyteller, Scott Gould has written novels Whereabouts (Koehler Books) and The Hammerhead Chronicles; a short story collection, Strangers to Temptation (Hub City Press) and Idiot Men (Vine Leaves Press); and a memoir, Things That Crash, Things That Fly. His latest novel, Peace Like a River (Regal House Publishing) debuts the summer of 2025. His work has appeared in Kenyon Review, Black Warrior Review, New Madrid Journal, New Ohio Review, Crazyhorse, BULL, Garden & Gun, Pangyrus, and New Stories from the South, among others.

TRUMAN

HENDERSON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GRANT WRITING

SHERRILL HILL

Truman Henderson had served on the MAC Board of Directors and was Co-Chair of the grants committee for over 20 years. He left us in 2022, and he will be greatly missed. In his leadership of the grants panel, Truman practiced extreme fairness, inclusion and professionalism. He was absolutely committed to ensuring the quality of grants that MAC funded, and he was a stickler for proper grammar, syntax and creativity. It is our privilege to award $1,000 to Sherrill Hill as the 2024 recipient of the Truman Henderson Award for Excellence in Grant Writing.

Scott Gould

Sherrill Hill

In November, 2024, Sherrill submitted a project support grant to MAC for The Artist Next Door event. This collaborative art show features 25 local artists in Sherrill’s beautiful yard in the North Main area. The show is free and open to the public while promoting emerging artists as well as giving artists with limited resources an opportunity to showcase their talents. The Artist Next Door is a very welcome and unique addition to other events for visual artists such as Artisphere, First Fridays and Greenville Open Studios. Her application was superb, and it was ranked very highly by the November grants panelists. All of us at MAC look forward to working with Sherrill in the future, and we are confident that the 2025 event will be a huge success.

ANN C. SHERARD YOUNG SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS AWARD

REBECCA FELDMAN

In 2016, we said goodbye to one of our most dedicated and loyal supporters – Ann C. Sherard. She had been a mainstay of support for MAC and its many programs and services. Ann was always concerned about ensuring that the younger generations were involved and engaged in the arts. Many times she would ask us, “That’s a great idea, but how are you going to involve the young people?” Ann was very excited about our MAConnect program for young professionals that was established in 2014. We are pleased to name our Young Supporter of the Arts in her honor. The recipient of the 2024 Ann C. Sherard Young Supporter of the Arts Award is Rebecca Feldman.

An alumna of Hollins University with a B.A. in Art History, Rebecca is the Chief Administrative Officer with Gray Fox Strategic. She is also part owner with her husband, Bryan, in several local businesses including Two Men and a Truck and Smash My Trash. Rebecca currently serves on the Board of Directors of Euphoria, The Rose Ball, Charity Ball Board and the Children’s Museum of the Upstate. She is also the past president of Junior League of Greenville and school PTA organizations where her children attended, Augusta Circle Elementary and St. Joseph’s Catholic School.

Through Two Men and a Truck, Rebecca has supported many local organizations that MAC has benefited from or supported. This company has provided many in-kind moving/relocation services to several Greenville-area arts organizations. Rebecca and Bryan have supported MAC, Greenville Center for Creative Arts, Greenville County Museum of Art, International Ballet, Peace Center and South Carolina Children’s Theatre.

From her first job out of college as the Membership Marketing and Special Events Coordinator at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Rebecca has sought out local arts organizations to serve and support. Her leadership skills are a true asset to any organization, and she is very passionate about Greenville’ wonderful arts community. Her home is filled with artwork from local artists as well as furniture that she acquired through artists who use local materials.

Rebecca Feldman

LIFELONG SUPPORT OF THE ARTS AWARD

DEBBIE BELL

A native of Greenville, Debbie Bell has generously supported her community throughout her life. An alumna of Greenville High School and Converse College, Debbie is the retired Executive Director of the South Carolina Children’s Theatre (SCCT). She began her career there as a volunteer and was subsequently hired as the theatre’s Business Manager, overseeing the financial and accounting operations. Her adeptness and efficiency in financial management paved the way for her to become Executive Director. She oversaw three facility transitions and successfully spearheaded the $14 million campaign for the new facility on Augusta Street prior to retiring in 2022.

Under Debbie’s leadership, SCCT blossomed into one of the most important arts organizations in the area. She and her staff were totally committed to cultivating the next generations of actors, theatre professionals and arts patrons. Her passion for SCCT has instilled a love of the arts in thousands of children for over 34 years.

During Debbie’s tenure, SCCT served more than 45,000 children and their families through its Main Stage, Second Stage, school performances, Theatre Arts conservatory programs and community outreach partnerships. SCCT was awarded the 2003 South Carolina Secretary of State Angel Award, the 2010 South Carolina Theatre Association’s Founder's Award, the 2018 South Carolina Theatre Association’s Theatre of Distinction Award, and 2020 Community Foundation of Greenville's Leadership in Arts Award. In 2013, Debbie received the MAC Visionary Award, and she was inducted into Greenville Business Magazine’s Business Hall of Fame in 2020.

Debbie serves on the MAC Board of Directors, and she has also been involved in Greenville Women Giving. She is the cofounder of the Caine Halter Lungs for Life 5K Race since 2007, and she has served on the YMCA Metro Board, on the Caine Halter YMCA Board and as treasurer of the West End Association Board. For her service to South Carolina, Debbie received the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor in the state in 2022.

Debbie Bell

Through the leadership of Debbie Bell, The South Carolina Children's Theatre achieved a milestone with the construction of a brand new state-of-the-art home in downtown Greenville in 2020.

2024 DONORS

BUSINESSES:

6AM City, LLC

Audacy, Inc.

BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC

Bradshaw, Gordon and Clinkscales, LLC

BreakThru Beverage SC

Brotherton Foundation

Canal Charitable Foundation

The Capital Corporation

City of Greenville

Community Foundation of Greenville

Community Journals

County of Greenville

Dahlia A Florist

The Daniel-Mickel Foundation

Design Strategies

The Don and Zelma

Waggoner Foundation

Downtown Alive

Duke Energy Foundation

Elbert W. Rogers Foundation

Elliott Davis, LLC

Foster Victor Wealth Advisors

Fred Collins Foundation

The Fredric E. Hasert

Memorial Trust

Graham Foundation

Greenville County First Steps

Greenville Drive

GVL Media

Hughes Investments, Inc.

Hyatt Regency Greenville

John I. Smith Charities, Inc.

The John T. and Heyword G. Pelham Foundation

Jolley Foundation

KDS Caine

KW Beverage, Inc.

LeafFilter, LLC

Mast General Store

Messer Construction Company

Metromont Corporation

Mice on Main

Northampton Wines

PayPal Charitable Giving Fund

Peace Center

Pelham Architects, LLC

Pepsi-Cola of Greenville

Pickwick Pharmacy

Piedmont Natural Gas Company

Pintail Capital Partners

Sealevel Systems, Inc.

SEW-Eurodrive

Signatures Apparel

Smith Hudson Law, LLC

South Carolina Arts Commission

South State Bank

T&S Brass & Bronze Works, Inc.

TD Bank

TD Charitable Foundation

Tribe Clinical Research, LLC

VCOM

Warehouse Services, Inc.

WYFF

INDIVIDUALS:

Anonymous

Anne Elizabeth and Edward Abahazi

William Abraham

Dusty and Jerry Acosta

Brenda Acree

Judy Cromwell

Diane and Jeffrey Adams

C. Dan Adams

Sally and William Adkins

Karen and David Aeppli

Leigh Ann and Barry Agee

Kathy Young Albertelli

Robin and Michael Aleksinas

Kathryn Alexander

Judith and Dennis Allen

Kitty Allen

Barbara and Gilbert Allen

Judy Allie

Renee Amis

Donna and Jack Anderson

Frannie and Stuart Anderson

Dawn and Tom Anderson

Lynn and Joe Aneskievich

Gloria Anzalone

Marianne and David Appleman

Tina Arcidiancono

Martha and Murphy Armstrong

David Armstrong

Paula Armstrong

Randy and Allen Armstrong

Yvonne and Gary Arrowood

Bernardine Atkins

Jennifer and Eric Austin

Patricia Avedisian

Alicia Avila

Karen Bacharach

Connie Bachert

Dhara Baiden

Kim Bain

Peggy Baker

William Baldwin

Sindy Ball

Barbara and James Ballew

Melissa Bane

Brittany and Pat Barham

Donna Barksdale

Lisa and David Barksdale

Teresa Barnett

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The Campaign for the Arts (CFA) had another phenomenal year, raising $1,613,177. Funds from the CFA continue to raise awareness of and develop audiences for MAC’s cultural partners, individual artists and arts organizations throughout Greenville County. Participants who gave at least $50 received an ArtCard, entitling them to buy-one-get-one-free tickets for one time at each of the following for one year: Centre Stage, Greenville Chorale, Greenville Symphony Orchestra, Greenville Theatre, Peace Center, South Carolina Children’s Theatre and The Warehouse Theatre. The ArtCard is an outstanding vehicle for residents and newcomers to sample Greenville’s many cultural events at a significant savings. The ArtCard will be offered again in 2025.

Faith Chase

MAC IN 2025

MAC’s leadership in 2025 will continue to ensure the organization’s success. The Executive Committee and the Board of Directors are committed to sustaining MAC’s constituents of individual artists, arts organizations and arts education programs with funding and other vital services. We are very fortunate to live in a community like Greenville, as its citizens have truly shown their commitment to the arts through their incredible support in spite of challenging circumstances.

2025 BOARD LEADERSHIP

NEW BOARD MEMBERS 2025-2027

CAREY ANN CAMPBELL

SANDY WATKINS

MICHAEL COOPER Past Chairman

KELLY ODOM

ANNE WOODS

CHRIS FINCHER

Caroline Gates

Jo Carol Mitchell-Rodgers

CHUCK CHITTY

ROBIN HENDERSON

MAC MEMBERSHIP

DONORS

For a donation of $50 or more to MAC, you will receive an ArtCard, valid for buy-one-get-one-free tickets for one time at each of the venues below. The ArtCard is valid for one full year from the date of purchase.

With a donation of $75 or more per person, you will also receive an ArtCard and you will be eligible for membership in MAConnect, a social group for those who are interested in learning more about the arts in Greenville.

With a donation of $100 or more, you will receive an ArtCard along with invitations to all MAC Gallery and Centre Stage exhibit openings and many other great MAC events.

ARTISTS

Artists and arts organization membership is 100% free. Members have the opportunity to apply for our special programs and events such as Flat Out Under Pressure, Greenville Open Studios, The Arts After Dark during Downtown Alive, First Fridays, SmartARTS and more. Artist and arts organization members may also elect to have a page on our online arts directory, receive ARTSNews eblasts and send out events through our ARTSNews eblasts. these eblasts.

greenvilleARTS.com/become-a-member

KEEP UP WITH GREENVILLE ARTS

The Arts Calendar: greenvilleARTS.com/arts-calendar ARTSNews: greenvilleARTS.com/#newsletter to sign up. @macARTScouncil #gvlARTS

Paul Flint, Artbomb Studios

The ARTcard can be presented at local box offices for a buy-one-get-one free opportunity.

photo by Celine Lyness