MAC 2025 Annual Report

2025 ANNUAL

REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 2025 At A Glance 5 Grants 11 Galleries 14 Greenville Open Studios 16 Flat Out Under Pressure 18 SmartARTS 20 Arts Organization Highlights 24 MAC in the Community 26 In Memoriam 29 TD Bank Business & the Arts Partnership Awards 30 MAC Awards 36 Donors 46 MAC in 2026

METROPOLITAN ARTS COUNCIL

16 Augusta Street | Greenville, SC | (864) 467- 3132 | greenvilleARTS.com

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: CAROLINE CALDER | RENATO VICARIO 2026 VISUAL ARTIST AWARD Caroline Calder is a Greenville, South Carolina based artist who has cultivated her passion for painting since childhood, encouraged by a family that valued creativity. She earned a degree in Marketing from the University of South Carolina and continued her artistic development through coursework at Furman University and numerous workshops. Working primarily in acrylics and mixed media, Caroline’s expressive, contemplative work is inspired by the natural world and the human spirit. Her art has been exhibited at Centre Stage, Fork & Plough, Thornback Gallery, Art Room Greenville, and the Artist Guild Gallery Greenville, as well as through juried art shows across South Carolina. She has participated in the Metropolitan Arts Council Open Studios and was one of the award recipients in the MAC’s Flat Out Under Pressure Juried Competition (2020), with additional honors from Camperdown Juried Art Walk, Anderson Arts Center, and the BMW Pro-Am Poster Contest.

Caroline is the third recipient of the Renato Vicario Visual Artist Award. Named in honor of Greenville Open Studios supporter and husband of MAC board member Jan Wesley, Renato Vicario was one of Greenville’s true Renaissance men. The award is given to a Greenville Open Studios artist whose practice and body of work exemplifies the consistency and caliber of the event. The recipient receives a $1,000 stipend, and his/her art serves as the primary visual work and design inspiration for the Annual Report.

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MAC BOARD AND STAFF 2025 BOARD LEADERSHIP

CHRIS FINCHER Chairman

MICHAEL COOPER

Rand Baughman Debbie Bell Ken Betsch Rainer Blickle Katie Bolt Whitney Brackett Carey Ann Campbell Kris Cassell Chuck Chitty Andy Coburn Carolyn Coulter John Creech Gayla Day

ANNE WOODS

Vice Chairman

Secretary

Heath Dillard Doug Dorman Tara Eaker Ellis Fisher Hunter Garrett Lynn Greer Curt Hall Edith Hardaway Robin Henderson Jackson Herlong Mary Hipp Bob Howard Andrew Huang

SANDY WATKINS Treasurer

Phil Hughes Mary Burnet Johnston James Jones Chris Kavolus Brittney Kessler B.J. Koonce Steve Lambert Carter Lowrance Hank McCullough Suzanne McGee Clark Mickel Brian Morris Carlos Phillips

KELLY ODOM

Past Chairman

Dave Posek Tim Reed Luanne Runge Catherine Smith-Gates Josh Smith Laura Turner Fabian Unterzaucher Genevieve Weaver Irv Welling III Janette W. Wesley The Honorable Knox White Penn Williams Rush Wilson III

STAFF

ALAN ETHRIDGE

Executive Director

LIZ COTNER

Development Associate

KIMBERLY SIMMS GIBBS

Director of Arts Education

ANNA HUFF

Programs Manager

ALICE RATTERREE Director of Marketing

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2025 AT A GLANCE A message from MAC Executive Director, Alan Ethridge....

2025 was truly another banner year for the Metropolitan Arts Council. Total income for 2025 was $3,136,576 surpassing the $3 million mark for the fourth consecutive year. Assets totaled a record-high of $6,421,839. These outstanding figures are reflective of the amazing support that the Greenville community has provided for its vast array of cultural amenities.

MAC also awarded $550,932 in grants for cultural initiatives. Our Endowment for the Arts had a balance of $3,471,401 in assets and earnings as of December 31, 2025. The Alaina Fisher Scholarship Endowment had a year-end balance of $406,753, and three scholarships were awarded in May, 2025. Established in 2024, the Carrie and Skip Gordon SmartARTS Endowment had a balance of $122,281 as of December 31.

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 2025, and we look forward to working with him in 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 2025, we welcomed Carey Ann Campbell, Chuck Chitty and Robin Henderson 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 $443,400, and the 2026 event will be just as successful. 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. We will also create many opportunities to promote you. And the journey will be fantastic.

Noreen Dixon

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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 2025, MAC awarded a record-high of $201,478 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 MARY ADAM

From the Mountains to the Coast - a series of landscapes for a solo exhibition at the Artists Guild Gallery of Greenville.

BRAXTON BALLEW (VALENTINE WOLFE)

New recording - the production and release of a recording of 10 original and new songs with custom illustrations.

NATHAN BERTLING

Painting Workshop - to attend a narrative portrait painting workshop led by Kren Offutt in Austin, Texas.

ANGIE BRYANT

Studio Equipment - the purchase of a large heat press and sublimation printer to expand product line.

SHELLEY CADE

Fabric Collaboration - fabric designs for custom textile accessories with local retailer, R. Cappelli Hats.

NSE EKPO

O Academy Conducting Artist Diploma - a six-month learning experience for emerging conductors.

SIGNE GRUSHOVENKO

OYE Studios Show - an exhibtion featuring new works from all 12 resident artists.

JORDAN HEIDLER

Solo Exhibition - a collection of original watercolor paintings and sculptures inspired by the Bekah Brunstetter play, The Game.

GLENN HIDALGO

Selections - a series of paintings showcasing the use of traditional techniques with contemporary creativity.

Valentine Wolfe

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DANEA MALES

ELIZABETH RAMOS

Home - Land - a solo exhibtion at the Ruddell Gallery at Black Hills State University.

Book Production - the design and publication of a book of poetry, essays and short stories exploring the connection between food and memory.

TRACI WRIGHT MARTIN

Artist Retreat - a drawing workshop and artist retreat in Tullamore, Ireland.

GLENIS REDMOND

Chapbook - production of a chapbook supplement to the 2025 Visual & Verse exhibition at Metropolitan Arts Council.

BRIANNA ROBERTS

Amor Fati - a premier release featuring five new music tracks.

SETH RUSSELL

Concert - piano trio music performance at the Sigal Music Museum.

photo by Katie Fenske

KARA VIRGINIA RUSSO

Traci Wright Martin

MICHAEL MOPPS

Continuing Education - a class at the John C. Campbell School of Crafts.

JAMES O’CONNOR

Apprenticeship - ceramics apprenticeship in Seto, Japan.

DOUGLAS PIPER

Studio Equipment - the purchase of a large printing press for studio use and public demonstrations.

ASHLEY RABANAL

New Work - a series of five paintings focusing on new techniques and conceptual ideas.

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Solo Exhibition - a solo show in the Jasper Project Nook at the Koger Center in Columbia.

MORTEN SAVAGE

Over the Waves - the production of an original short film.

ADAM SCHRIMMER

Model Trains Station - a custom mural for the entrance of the local museum.

MAYA “AMBER” SHERER

She Grows - poetry collection that pays homage to female lineage and ancestral wisdom.

NATHAN SPAINHOUR

Wood, Smoke, and Fire - a book that explores South Carolina's food and culture through visual storytelling.

RAAMEN STALLINGS

The Hearts of Men - the production of an art portrait series that documents cultural diversities with hand-built cameras.

JESSICA SWANK

CENTRE STAGE

Pink Noise - a solo exhibition at Thornback Gallery.

New Play Festival - The annual event and competition promoting new theatre works.

CANDANCE WILEY

CHICORA VOICES

Artist Residency - a fall/winter fellowship/ residency to complete a book project.

LU WIXON

Studio Equipment - help with the purchase of a high-quality printer capable of producing archival grade prints.

ARTS ORGANIZATION GRANTS ARTISPHERE

Artists of the Upstate 2025 - the annual show featuring local artists during Artisphere.

1) Sing Freedom - an American Choral Traditions concert at Furman's McAlister Auditorium.

2) Christmas concert - a holiday performance featuring Spanish and Mexican music.

CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL

Downtown Christmas Concerts - 3 midday holiday concerts featuring holiday music.

CHURCH STREET CHORAL ACADEMY 1) Carolina Summer Choral Residency music theory and vocal coaching intensive held at Duke University.

2) Carolina Treble Festival - an annual festival opportunity for choral students held in Charlotte, NC.

CRAFTED PRODUCERS

Summer Beat Cap - an event for aspiring music producers.

CUNNINGHAM FINE ARTS FOUNDATION

Greenville Through a Lens - a fine arts showcase highlighting Black and Hispanic history and cultural stories through the arts.

Artisphere

FOOTHILLS PHILHARMONIC

Thriller - an inclusive community dance performance of Michael Jackson’s hit song.

1) Fall concert series - 2 full orchestra and 1 chamber music concerts.

2) Spring concert series - 3 mainstage and 3 chamber music concerts in 2026.

CAROLINA YOUTH SYMPHONY

FOUNTAIN INN CHORALE

CAROLINA DANCE COLLABORATIVE

1) Senior Honors Concert - performance at Furman's McAlister Auditorium.

2) Summer camp - held at Asbury Hills Camp & Retreat Center in Cleveland, SC.

Holiday Concert - a concert at the Younts Center in collaboration with the Greenville Symphony and guest singers from Greenville County elementary schools.

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GOLDEN REGIMENT BAND BOOSTERS

GREENVILLE CONCERT BAND

1) Make Some Noise - a marching band performance.

2) Every Living Breathing Moment - a narrated musical and visual performance of 40 high-school students.

1) America, the Free and the Brave - a concert that celebrates American heroes.

2) Happy Birthday, America! - a concert anchored by a work inspired by Abraham Lincoln.

GREATER GREER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

GREENVILLE COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Greer Arts and Eats Festival - the annual festival showcasing food and art vendors.

GREENVILLE CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Brandon Fellows exhibition - an exhibit and book launch at the Abney House celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Brandon Fellows program.

Fall Concert - concert at the Peace Center.

GREENVILLE GAY MEN’S CHORUS

1) 2025 Pride Concert - annual concert performance.

2) December Concert - holiday concert directed by Jared Fricks.

GREENVILLE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

Brave New World - 2025 performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

GREENVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Turbulent Flames - a free workshop with composer Jessica Meyer leading up to the South Carolina premiere of her work, Turbulent Flames.

HELLER HERITAGE ON THE GREEN

Mural Project - a mosaic mural by local artist Diana Farfán in memory of Trude and Max Heller.

INTERNATIONAL BALLET Greenville Chorale

GREENVILLE CHAUTAUQUA SOCIETY

History Comes Alive - the 2026 festival of the annual Chautauqua series, featuring Ernest Hemingway.

INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING LAB

GREENVILLE CHORALE

MAKERS COLLECTIVE

Marketing - new digital assets for marketing the organization.

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1) Don Quixote - production at the Peace Center.

2) Nutcracker - annual holiday ballet at the Peace Center.

Emerging Conductor Program - a week-long intensive program with Edvard Tchivzhel.

Indie Craft Parade - the 2025 festival that celebrates hand-made goods.

REEDY REELS FILM FESTIVAL

Reedy Reels Film Festival - production of the 2026 festival with new categories for music videos and creative commercials.

RIVERTREE SINGERS

Rivertree Singers & Friends Festival - a 3-day event for choral musicians.

SIMPSONVILLE ARTS FOUNDATION

Spring Into Art - an event featuring visual art, children’s exhibits and live music.

SOUTH CAROLINA BACH

Christmas Oratorio - a performance of the full Christmas Oratorio by J.S. Bach.

SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN’S THEATRE Indie Craft Parade

Summer Scholarships - tuition assistance for underserved youth in the Summer Theatre Arts Conservatory classes.

MOSAIC EDUCATIONAL AND ARTS

SOUTH CAROLINA EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE

A Mosaic of Creativity - summer arts programs for Hispanic/Latino youth.

MUSIC ON SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES

2025 concert series - 5 Sunday concerts at Temple of Israel.

NO DREAMS DEFERRED

Waiting for Burial - a science-fiction Afrofuturism anthology series produced by Clark Nesbitt.

Medea - production of Medea through a southern lens, performed locally and in Chattanooga at a theatre conference.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEW PLAY FESTIVAL

SC New Play Festival - production of the fourth annual New Play Festival.

UPSTATE INTERNATIONAL

Salsa at Sunset - the summer Latin music and dance celebration in Camperdown Plaza.

PHILLIS WHEATLEY COMMUNITY CENTER

Digital Content Classes - digital content creation classes for children to enhance internet literacy.

RATTLESNAKE ART FOUNDATION

Rattlesnake Magazine - production of Volume 9 of the Rattlesnake Magazine and attendance at a Literary festival.

Upstate International: Salsa at Sunset

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UPSTATE JUNIOR HONOR BAND

May We All - student ensembles to learn from professionals and to build community with other students outside of their schools.

WAREHOUSE THEATRE

1) Upstate Shakespeare Festival - annual Sharkespeare production in Falls Park.

2) MIRROR – Art as Social Commentary - a juried art exhibition.

GREENVILLE TECH CHARTER SCHOOL

Student Art Exhibition - a juried exhibition of student visual artwork.

GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Upstate High School Art Exhibition - the annual juried exhibition of upstate high school student artwork submitted by their teachers.

MAULDIN HIGH SCHOOL

Play Production - a production of the musical, Matilda!, providing students with a handson, immersive arts education experience.

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Exploring Nature Through Clay - a ceramic class and studio visit to Hollowed Earth Pottery for elementary students.

Warehouse Theatre, Upstate Shakespeare Festival

WITS END POETRY

1) 2025 Reading Series - special events and workshops featuring Grammy-nominated Queen Sheba.

2) Greenville Poetry Trail - events that focus on public art locations and museums.

SCHOOL GRANTS A.J. WHITTENBERG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Poetry Workshop - a 4-day poetry workshop with Moody Black.

FINE ARTS CENTER

Residency - a teaching artist residency with leading 21st-century American ensemble Jasper String Quartet.

GREENVILLE SENIOR HIGH ACADEMY

Drawing Marathon - a 5-day drawing marathon for upper level high school art students.

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Greenville Senior High Academy

SC GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL for the Arts & Humanities

Musical Production - a teen edition of the Broadway musical Hadestown.

UU WORLD OF CHILDREN

Music Adventure - the continuation of a pilot music program at our Montessori preschool in Greenville.

WOODMONT HIGH SCHOOL

Fall One Act - a one-act production of My Brother's Gift to be presented at the SC Theatre Association's High School competition.

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

MAC provided $40,000 to each organization in 2025. MAC also provided $10,000 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.

ARTISPHERE CENTRE STAGE GREENVILLE CHORALE GREENVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA GREENVILLE THEATRE PEACE CENTER SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN’S THEATRE THE WAREHOUSE THEATRE Peace Center

The Warehouse Theatre

Artisphere

SC Children's Theatre

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MAC 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 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 2025 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 2025: Dolly F. Pardi Gallery at MAC

MARKS OF A SIMPLE MAN Talon Grace January 30 – February 28

VISUAL & VERSE II An Exhibition of Poetry and Art March 20 – April 25

DREAMSCAPES Greenville Open Studios artists

The 24 Hour Art Competition June 16 – July 11

AS I SEE IT …

Dreamscapes

FLAT OUT UNDER PRESSURE

Marks of a Simple Man

May 9 – June 9

Lu Wixon July 25 – August 29

Shelley Cade

GREENVILLE OPEN STUDIOS The Annual 12 X 12 Exhibit November 10 - December 12

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People are Strange

September 12 – October 17

As I See It...

PEOPLE ARE STRANGE

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 2025. We congratulate the following artists whose work was on display in 2025:

Wish You Were Here

WHITE WHALE STUDIOS & GALLERY The Studio Artists of White Whale January 17 – February 28

KIM DICK Be//Muse March 7 – April 18

White Whale Studios & Gallery Elizabeth Kinney

Kim Dick

Abhay Bharadwaj

April 25 – June 6

Orlando Corona

Works by the Artist

Kara Bender

ELIZABETH KINNEY

KARA BENDER Works by the Artist June 6 – July 11

ORLANDO CORONA Desde el Rancho para el Mundo July 18 – August 19

GROUP EXHIBIT Wish You Were Here September 5 – October 10

ABHAY BHARADWAJ Take a Walk with Me November 6, 2025 – January 2, 2026

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2025 One of the most anticipated events of the fall is Greenville Open Studios, MAC’s signature event for the visual arts community. 2025 marked the 23rd 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 2025, there were 27 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:

34,994 SALES:

$443,400

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 2025 participating artists. There were 57,400 views of the YouTube channel in 2025. Since its inception, there has been a total of 352,644 views. In 2025, there were 1,300 new subscribers to the channel which has a total of 8,328 subscribers. The YouTube channel has 4,120,798 total impressions.

THE OPEN STUDIOS APP We once again utilized the Greenville Open Studios app that was designed and implemented by Robojuice in 2018. In 2025, over 3,000 users accessed the app to assist them in selecting studios to visit. MAC will again offer the app for the event in 2026 and beyond.

HIGHLIGHTS In 2025, total sales were an outstanding $443,400, and artists recorded 34,994 visits to the studios.

Since 2004, approximately 776,400 visits have been recorded, and sales have totaled over $6.25 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.

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SUPPORT For the fifth 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; Don Waggoner and Janette Wesley of the Don & Zelma Waggoner Foundation; Felicia Robbins of the Fred Collins Foundation; Megan Riegel of the Peace Center; Tom & Susan O’Hanlan of Sealevel Systems, Inc.; Juergen, Christopher and Rainer Blickle of SEW-Eurodrive; 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 an eighth year and South Sate Bank as a presenting sponsor for a ninth year. As always, we welcomed SEWEurodrive for the eighteenth consecutive year as a presenting sponsor, as well as Pelham Architects, LLC as a presenting sponsor for six 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 - Janette W. Wesley; The Capital Corporation; BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC; Community Foundation of Greenville; Design Strategies – in memory of Rebecca Rook; Elliott Davis, LLC; Smith Hudson Law, LLC; T&S Brass and Bronze Works, Inc.; The Pickwick Pharmacy; Pintail Capital Partners; Mauldin & Jenkins CPAs and Advisors; 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; Southern Crown Partners; and Haywood Congaree Self Storage.

Greenville Open Studios 2025 would not have been possible without the leadership, dedication and organizational skills of the 2025 Steering Committee: Co-chairs Alexia Timberlake Boyd and Paul Flint; Exhibition Chair Judy Verhoeven, Lynn Greer and Meredith Skinner; MAC Director of Marketing Alice Ratterree; and MAC Programs Manager Anna Huff.

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FLAT OUT UNDER PRESSURE ARTIST HAD 24 HOURS: JUNE 13-14, 2025 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 Cortona, Italy.

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

In 2025, 131 artists came to MAC on Friday, June 13 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 14. All submitted works were displayed in the MAC gallery for a month-long exhibition.

Artists register their blank surfaces at MAC with a FOUP stamp.

ABOUT THE JUROR: Anna Dean is an interdisciplinary artist working in

large-scale sculpture, installation, video, and mixed media. She began her career in art education, with a focus on contemporary art and arts integration. She worked with the Art21 Educators program in NYC, as well as the SmartARTS program in Greenville SC. She went on to complete her MFA at Winthrop University. Anna was awarded the 2024 Individual Artist Fellowship through the South Carolina Arts Commission. She currently lives in Fort Mill, SC with her husband and son, and coordinates the CreatorSpace technology lab at Winthrop University while maintaining an active studio at Loso Studios in Charlotte.

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2025 WINNERS

Congratulations to the eight winners of 2025 FOUP

1st Place: Ann Ricker

2nd Place: Marty Epp-Carter

3rd Place: Diane Kilgore Condon

4th Place: Jo Carol Mitchell-Rogers

5th Place: Mark Mulfinger

6th Place: Nick Ring

7th Place: Shelley Cade

8th Place: Lois Ordway

EXHIBITION COMMITTEE AWARDS The following artists were selected by the staff to receive an Exhibition Committee Award and cash prizes: Jenny Allen and Orlando Corona. Visit greenvilleARTS.com to view the winning works and images of the Main Street recycling bins.

Than k Yo u!

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 2025 and 2026: TD Bank, Duke Energy, Greenville Drive, Southern Tide, Fairway Lincoln, Re-Wa – Renewable Water Resources, the Don and Zelma Waggoner Foundation and Vicario Artisanal Liqueurs.

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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, 23 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.

For the past decade, our exciting partnership to create the TD Center for Arts Integration with TD Bank and the TD Charitable Foundation continues with support totaling $400,000.

Diana Farfán works with students at Tanglewood.

In July 2025, 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 2025 educators and artists.

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Thank you ...

We are also grateful to Kris and Steve Cassell, TD Bank, TD Charitable Foundation, Jolley Foundation, South Carolina Arts Commission, Daniel-Mickel Foundation, Greenville County First Steps, SEW-Eurodrive, John I. Smith Charities, Carrie & Skip Gordon, Laura and Bill Pelham, Mice on Main – Linda Kelly & Zan Wells, Don & Zelma Waggoner Foundation, Duke Energy Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Margaret Ellis Pearce and the Margaret Linder Southern Fund at the Community Foundation of Greenville. These individuals and business entities have been instrumental in ensuring the success of SmartARTS. 4K students at the Riley Center at Ellen Woodside work with RaAmen Stallings making masks.

SmartARTS continually seeks funding to grow the program district wide and to provide training for new teachers. 2025 was a successful year with in-person residencies happening from August to May in partnership with 170 teachers.

Felting project at Northwest Middle School during a unit with teaching artist Cecilia Ho.

Mike Mopps with Duncan Chapel students making ceramic tiles.

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ARTS ORGANIZATION HIGHLIGHTS ARTISPHERE In 2025, Artisphere continued to build on its legacy

photo by John Stegenga

as one of the nation’s premier fine art festivals. Recognized again

by USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice as a top event (ranking #5) the festival welcomed over 80,000 attendees to downtown Greenville for its three-day celebration. The festival featured 140 juried visual artists, including 38 new artists, alongside local performing arts and other cultural programming on Main Street.

The event generated an estimated $16 million in economic impact for the city, reinforcing the festival’s role as both a cultural cornerstone and a significant economic driver for the region.

CENTRE STAGE The 2025 season featured several standout productions

that drew strong attendance and reinforced Centre Stage’s reputation for compelling, high-quality theatre. The Fringe Festival and the New Play Festival provided vital platforms for emerging artists and innovative storytelling. Centre Stage also celebrated the 20th year of its gallery partnership with MAC, featuring local visual artists in conjunction with productions, strengthening the connection between performing and visual arts. FY24–25 was the most successful year in Centre Stage history, with FY25–26 trending similarly, positioning the organization for sustained growth and long-term impact.

GREENVILLE CHAUTAUQUA SOCIETY During its 27th season, Greenville Chautauqua audiences stepped back in time and met Josephine Baker, Albert Einstein, Babe Ruth, Charlie Chaplin, Lucille Ball and Erma Bombeck. All 15 Greenville County performances, 5 discussions with performers and 6 Greenville County Library talks were FREE to attend and had packed houses.

CHORALE GREENVILLE

2025 began with a sold-out performance of the professional Herring Chamber Ensemble, and the spring concert in May honored longtime Chorale accompanist Nancy Smith ahead of her retirement. During the September concert at the Peace Center, the Chorale honored retiring Maestro Bing Vick for his final performance as Artistic Director & Conductor, a position he has held since 1981.

This grand finale performance included selections from Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Dan Forrest’s LUX: the Dawn from on High and the final movement of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony. In December, the Chorale welcomed new Artistic Director & Conductor Dr. Anthony Bernarducci to the podium for a holiday concert.

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GREENVILLE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART In 2025, the Greenville

County Museum of Art (GCMA) completed a five-year renovation of its original 1974 building, addressing essential updates and repairs to support the museum’s programs and collections.

Exhibitions included Andrew Wyeth: Chillin’, highlighting the legacy of one of the most important American artists of the twentieth century and featuring works spanning more than seventy years of the artist’s career. In November 2025, the exhibit At This Moment: Portraits of South Carolina Artists by photographer Jerry Siegel, was accompanied by a catalog featuring an essay by American art critic, curator, art historian, and editor Eleanor Heartney. She noted that the project “reveals how art created in South Carolina can be seen as a microcosm of artistic trends and tendencies that exist on a global scale.”

In 2025, the GREENVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Greenville Symphony Orchestra (GSO) embarked on its 78th year with the American Season. In anticipation of America’s 250th birthday, Music Director Lee Mills and the GSO have offered a season that reflects the depth and creativity of our country’s musical heritage. GSO musicians continue to bring the gift of music to life by offering free, interactive programs in all 51 elementary schools throughout the Greenville County School District. These musicians inspire and engage 25,000 children, making music an unforgettable part of the educational experience. With events like Pop-Up Music! and Lollipops, the GSO 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 in the Upstate. Its mission is to entertain, educate, inspire and connect our community through necessary art and storytelling. The Theatre is proud to be celebrating its 100th Season serving the Upstate and beyond. Highlights in 2025 included A Chorus Line and White Christmas. The Board and staff members are looking forward to an exciting next half of this centennial season!

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INDIE CRAFT PARADE For 17 years, Indie Craft Parade has been building an infrastructure that allows small creative businesses to thrive. In 2025, 121 artists participated in the annual festival, which welcomed more than 7,500 attendees. An annual tradition for many, this celebration of handmade wares helped generate an estimated $2 million in economic impact — supporting makers, local venues and vendors. Indie Craft Parade remains committed to empowering creative entrepreneurs and cultivating a supportive community around them.

INTERNATIONAL BALLET Don Quixote, performed at the Peace Center in May, featured the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, guest stars from Cincinnati Ballet, International Ballet (IB) alumni and youth company.

Ballet fans from across the city, state and beyond attended the two performances. Additional 2025 performances included Artisphere, October’s L'Automne, November’s Nutcracker Teas, December’s The Nutcracker, and 8 free Storytime Ballets sprinkled throughout the year.

IB’s outreach partnerships expanded to include the Meyer Center for Special Children in addition to ongoing partnerships with Thrive Upstate, Phillis Wheatley Community Center, Pleasant Valley Connection, Freedom Within Walls, Dance Collaborative and the Greenville County Library System. IB’s Academy continues to grow, and the IB Scholarship Programs provided over $40K in financial assistance in 2025. IB is grateful to all the support that makes our work possible for ballet students and fans in the Upstate.

PEACE CENTER During the 2024-2025 season, 332,000 patrons

joined the Peace Center for 360 shows, performances, workshops and other events, creating a statewide economic impact of $90 million. The season featured 103 Broadway performances, showcasing an exciting blend of Tony Award® winners, new productions, and audience favorites, including Disney’s The Lion King, Hamilton, Moulin Rouge, & Juliet, Life of Pi and Kimberly Akimbo. Single-night programming delivered 85 world-class performances by acclaimed comedians, musicians, and dancers such as John Legend, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Sutton Foster, Jay Leno & Arsenio Hall, and Wynonna Judd. Community engagement efforts focused on youth access and education. The continued partnership with the Fine Arts Center allowed young performers to deepen training and skills through master classes and paid student performances.

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SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN’S THEATRE South Carolina Children’s Theatre (SCCT) reaches over 40,000 children and families annually through community partnerships, education programs and performances. The 2024–2025 season closed with Matilda the Musical, directed by Peggy Trecker White, who began her tenure as Artistic Director in September. Earlier that season, SCCT presented The Very Hungry Caterpillar and premiered two commissioned works: Alice on the Bell Stage and Listen on the Younts Stage, which will receive its next production at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta in 2026. The 2025–2026 season opened with Diary of a Wimpy Kid, followed by sold-out runs of Click, Clack, Boo!, Milk and Cookies, and Annie. Education programs reached record-breaking enrollment, bolstered by new offerings like SCCTuesdays, complementing popular free programs Tell Me a Story and Once Upon an Orchestra.

THE WAREHOUSE THEATRE The 2024–2025 season reached new

artistic heights with Kate Hamill’s Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B and Stephen King’s Misery. Spring productions of the hilarious Jane Anger and the heartfelt basketball drama King James continued that momentum before closing the season with the relevant classic Enemy of the People. The theatre welcomed over 5,800 audience members and employed more than 150 artists. Education programs served over 4,000 students across the state, expanding access to high-quality arts experiences. Meanwhile, the Upstate Shakespeare Festival in Falls Park entertained 7,000 patrons with free performances of King Lear and The Two Gentlemen of Verona, ensuring that world-class theatre remained accessible to all.

Lu Wixon

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MAC IN THE COMMUNITY DOWNTOWN ALIVE photo by Philip Garcia

Since its inception in 1986, Downtown Alive has provided a major income stream for MAC’s services and program in addition 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 40,000 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. photo by Philip Garcia

An exciting new addition to Downtown Alive that was established in 2024 is The Arts After Dark. Held every third Thursday, The 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. The Arts After Dark will be offered again in 2026.

Thank You! to the 2025 sponsors of Downtown Alive.

FIRST FRIDAYS

Title sponsor: Piedmont Natural Gas Company Presenting Sponsor: Spectrum Charter

Other sponsors: Southern Crown Partners; KW Beverage, Inc.; Ingles; Pepsi-Cola of Greenville; BreakThru Beverage; COM Federal Credit Union; VCOM Media Partners: Audacy; Community Journals; WYFF TV-4; GVL Media; The Fan Additional sponsors: Michelob Ultra; Cheers SC; Hyatt Regency Greenville; Signatures Apparel; Greenville Bike Taxi; NOMA Square

6-9 PM, First Friday of each month

MACONNECT

photo by Creagh Cross

Since 2015, MAC has presented First Fridays, a monthly gallery crawl that promotes visual art awareness in Greenville.

Held on the first Friday of the month, 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, and look forward to working with them again in 2026.

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

Formed in 2014, MAConnect is the MAC’s social group for art enthusiasts, artists, and supporters who are interested in learning more about Greenville and its arts culture. The goal of this group is to educate Greenville’s arts patrons through lively member events and behind the scenes access to local artists and arts organizations.

Event highlights in 2025 were the Art of Thieves music concert at Swanson’s Warehouse, the Greenville Open Studios bus tour and the Downtown Alive VIP Tent Night.

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Visit greenvilleARTS.com/maconnect for more details.

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 2025, the following organizations received pass-through grants from this exemplary corporate citizen:

Greenville Theatre

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 Board member Rainer Blickle is to be commended for his company’s continued support of MAC’s grants program.

MAC ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS In 2010, the MAC Board of Directors established an endowment for the organization’s grants program with 5% of all unrestricted income raised in 2009, $11,000. The endowment has been funded at this rate in addition to major gift contributions. The purpose of the endowment is to ensure that MAC’s constituencies of individual artists, arts organizations and arts education programs can be funded at the highest level possible through the grants program. With public funding for the arts becoming more and more precarious and private funding becoming increasingly competitive, it is imperative that MAC remain focused on future funding to sustain Greenville’s diverse array of cultural assets.

At the 2013 MAC annual meeting, MAC embarked on a $25 million, multi-year endowment campaign exclusively for its grants program. No percentage of either the corpus or the earnings of the endowment can be used for any other MAC initiative, thus ensuring the continued success of the grants program and the sustainability of the support MAC provides to its constituents.

In 2016, the endowment crossed the $1 million mark. As of December 31, 2025, the endowment had a balance of $3,471,401. This total represents a 30,086.1% growth increase over the starting balance of $11,000. The MAC Endowment for the Arts is overseen by a committee of eight people; three of them are members of the MAC Board of Directors, and three of them are experienced financial and fundraising specialists. The MAC executive director, its chairman, vice chairman and past chairman also serve on the committee.

2025 ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE

Steve Brandt retired publisher, The Greenville News; Chris Fincher Chairman, MAC Board

of Directors; 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

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Despite many successes, 2025 was also a year of profound loss. We fondly remember the following artists, arts patrons and civic leaders who left us in 2025. We find solace in our shared and cherished recollections of them while knowing their time with us made our community a better place.

LOUISE C. ABLES A native of Massachusetts, Louise lived a life marked by quiet strength, deep love for her family and enduring grace. Louise is an alumna of Appalachian State University, and taught Biology and Anatomy at A&M Consolidated in College Station, Texas, for over 35 years. Louise was a lifelong avid reader, finding joy and knowledge in books of all kinds. She was deeply committed to her community, volunteering regularly at the Greer Daily Bread Ministries. Her husband was Roger Ables, a former MAC board member and a very loyal and generous patron of Greenville’s arts community.

VLADIMIR DEMIDOVICH A well-known local artist, Vladimir Demidovich's iconic and colorful paintings of Greenville scenes will be remembered with great fondness. Vladimir was born in 1951 in the former USSR, and he graduated from the College of Fine Art in Frunze, Kyrgyzstan. Moving to the US in 2004, he had a variety of jobs while creating his artwork as a secondary career. Vladamir and his wife, Elena Kostiukova, moved to Greenville in 2007. He was very active in the visual arts community, participating in Greenville Open Studios and many other visual arts events.

JEANET S. DRESKIN

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Longtime MAC member artist Jeanet S. Dreskin was the first student to earn a Master of Fine Art degree from Clemson University and pursued medical illustration in graduate school. Prominent in the Greenville arts community and a loyal MAC supporter for many years, Jeanet taught and exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the Southeast. She was instrumental in creating the Museum School of Art at the Greenville County Museum of Art, teaching there and at the South Carolina Governor’s School of the Arts and Humanities. In 2004, in recognition of her lifetime of dedication to artmaking and arts education, Jeanet was the recipient of the South Carolina Governor’s Award for the Arts.

Suzanne Woolf

IN MEMORIAM

DEBORAH MORROW JOHNSON Born in New York and raised in Connecticut, Debbie and her husband Norman moved to Greenville in 1998 to be closer to their two sons. Already an accomplished and acclaimed artist in New England, Debbie quickly became involved in the local art scene, participating in Greenville Open Studios and numerous art exhibits throughout the upstate. She worked in pastels, watercolors, oils, charcoal, terracotta and metal. Her subjects often reflected her deep Catholic faith, love for seascapes and passion for portraiture.

MARY LOUISE MIMS Mary Louise was a graduate of Laurens High School and the University of South Carolina. She started her business career as a widow in 1991 at Century Automotive, a Greenville dealership founded by her husband back when she was a soon-to-be mom. She then opened Piedmont Automotive and for 30+ years led its growth in Anderson and expansion to the Grand Strand. Her first job was teaching history at Wade Hampton high school; she then joined the original faculty at J.L. Mann, where she taught English, wrote the alma mater and helped forge the school traditions.

A supporter of many arts through MAC and directly, her local interests were the Greenville Symphony Orchestra and the Greenville County Art Museum.

JACK AUSTIN MORRIS, JR. A beloved father, friend and leader in the art community, Jack is remembered for his humor, generosity, and spirited love of life. Jack's career in the arts spanned more than six decades, including roles as Assistant to the Director at the Columbia Museum of Art and Executive Director of the Greenville County Museum of Art. He later owned renowned galleries across Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and South Carolina. He was also a director of the South Carolina Arts Commission, and he served on many boards and committees in the art world.

JAY-MARTIN PINNER Lifelong music educator Jay-Martin Pinner studied music at Bob Jones University, with an undergraduate degree in church music, and a graduate degree in violin performance. He and his wife Dianne embarked on a life-long partnership in music education. He started the junior high and high school orchestras at Bob Jones Academy, and under his leadership, both orchestras grew large and developed a reputation for excellence within the South Carolina Music Education Association festivals. Jay and Dianne performed and recorded together, including appearances in a string quartet with their two sons, Brian and Nathan. Jay and Dianne were loyal MAC donors.

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JUDITH A. SAHMS Judy was a proud graduate of Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport, Florida, class of 1956. She was first and foremost a mother to her three sons, but she was also a very talented watercolor artist who frequently participated in Greenville Open Studios. Judy taught painting at Greenville County Museum of Art and traveled to Provence, France to study and refine her techniques. Her paintings adorn homes across the United States.

LUCY SCALES MULLER TILLER Lucy was a native of Greenville and an alumna of Greenville High School and Agnes Scott College. An avid arts supporter along with her husband, Dr. Thomas Tiller, Lucy was a generous supporter of the Greenville Chorale, MAC and the Greenville Savoyards Light Opera Company. Music was a great inspiration for her, and she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church choir for many years.

WILLIAM EUGENE “BILL” WHELESS Bill enjoyed a long and successful career in broadcasting at WYFF TV-4. With his rich baritone voice, he performed on Broadway in his early years, and for more than 25 years, he was a member of the choir at Westminster Presbyterian Church.

He later founded Wheless Communications where he devoted himself to helping individuals and organizations communicate with confidence and authenticity. Bill was married to Bobbi Wheless, who served as the Executive Director of MAC for almost 20 years in the 1970s and 1980s.

We also said goodbye to the following community members in 2025: Clairene Aiken Frances T. Apperson Henry Elliott Batson Thomas F. Batson George Bennett Nancy Bennett Patricia C. Berry John V. Boyette, Jr. Michael N. Bucci Edwin Paxson Collins Ronald L. Copsey Kenneth C. Cosgrove John Charles Curry, Jr. Noah Christopher Fletcher Daniel J. Farnsworth Jamie Self Forrester

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Nancy B. Gaines Harold Francis Gallivan, Jr. Ladson T. Gallivan Frederick Gilmer, Jr. Wadley ”Raoul” Glenn, Jr. Paul S. Goldsmith Percival Cabell Gregory, III Jason Stanley Hall William Xavier Hand George Martin Harrison Shirley C. Haselwood Patricia Corbin Haskell-Robinson Knox L. Haynsworth, Jr. Jeffrey J. Jennings Louise Kiriakides Frank A. Landgraff

George Franklin League, III Herbert Lindsay, Jr. Annelle P. Locke Raymond Mannino Olive W. McCord Raymond P. Newsom James Manly Norris, III Jack D. Plating Robert J. Powell Rhoda W. Reyner Shirley W. Roe Evelyn T. Runge Elizabeth N. Simkins Wendy Simmons John T. Simms Patricia Owens Smith

Wheeler B. Smith, Jr. Graham Somerville Ladson A.M. Stover Richard N. Tapp Albert Q. Taylor Robert R. Taylor, Jr. Cathy Tew Joe David Thomason Lucy Scales Muller Tiller Henry A. Truslow Richard W. Vieth Martha Ann Edwards West Robert “Clarke” West

TD Bank sponsored the 2025 Business & the Arts Partnership Awards which were announced on Monday, March 23, 2026 at the 2025 MAC annual meeting in the Gunter Theatre of the Peace Center. The recipients of these awards were:

BUSINESS WITH LESS THAN 50 EMPLOYEES DESIGN STRATEGIES, LLC Nominated by Greenville Symphony Orchestra Nominees Community Journals, nominated by Greenville Theatre; Crawford, nominated by Peace Center; FUEL, nominated by The Warehouse Theatre; Goldfish Swim School, LLC, nominated by South Carolina Children’s Theatre; Greenville Drive, nominated by Artisphere; Nason Accounting, LLC, nominated by Centre Stage; Publix Supermarket Charities, nominated by Greenville Chorale

BUSINESS WITH MORE THAN 50 EMPLOYEES METROMONT, LLC Nominated by Artisphere Nominees BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC, nominated by The Warehouse Theatre; Canal Insurance Company, nominated by Greenville Symphony Orchestra; First Bank, nominated by South Carolina Children’s Theatre; Hughes Investments, Inc., nominated by Centre Stage; Prescot Plus, Inc., nominated by Greenville Theatre; Roebuck Greenhouses, nominated by Greenville Chorale; United Community Bank, nominated by Peace Center

PUT YOUR HEART IN THE ARTS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR JUAN VAZQUEZ

Nominated by Centre Stage Nominees Leila Aziz, nominated by The Warehouse Theatre; Sissy and Louis Beck, nominated by South Carolina Children’s Theatre; Mark Blonstein., nominated by Greenville Theatre; Betsy Bloodworth, nominated by Greenville Chorale; Jennifer and Kevin Dombrowski, nominated by Peace Center; Cathy Jones, nominated by Greenville Symphony Orchestra; Jennifer McClure, nominated by Artisphere

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At the 2025 MAC annual meeting on Monday, March 23, 2026, 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 Alex & Larry Burgamy Canal Charitable Foundation Rosa Eisenstadt Sara & Phil Gregory Edith & Bill Hardaway Becky & Bobby Hartness Joan & William Herlong

Hughes Investments, Inc. Megan Riegel Bunny & Bob Hughes Lea Rohrbaugh Velda & Jackson Hughes Nancy & Ali Saifi Donna & Mark Johnston Mary Jane Spurgeon Nancy & Erwin Maddrey Nancy B. Stanton Helen Maish Jackie & John Warner Ann Malphrus & John Glymph Mimi Wyche & Davis Enloe Messer Construction Company Renaissance Charitable Foundation

PROGRAMS & SERVICES

BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC Clinkscales Chevrolet Don & Zelma Waggoner Foundation Piedmont Natural Gas Company SEW-Eurodrive South Carolina Arts Commission TD Bank

DOWNTOWN ALIVE BreakThru Beverage South Carolina Charter Communications Ingles Pepsi-Cola of Greenville Southern Crown Partners

GREENVILLE OPEN STUDIOS

The Capital Corporation Fred Collins Foundation County of Greenville The Peace Center Jean T. & Heyward G. Pelham Foundation Pelham Architects, LLC Sealevel Systems, Inc. South State Bank Janette W. Wesley

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OUTSTANDING SUPPORT City of Greenville Graham Foundation

ALAINA FISHER SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT Debi & Randy Fisher Michele & Walter Fisher Warehouse Services, Inc. – Jill Cox & Barry Cox

SMARTARTS

Kris and Steve Cassell Community Foundation of Greenville The Daniel-Mickel Foundation Duke Energy Foundation Greenville County First Steps Diane Hopkins-Hughs John I. Smith Charities, Inc. Jolley Foundation Mice on Main – Linda Kelly & Zan Wells Oxford Industries, Inc. Ellis Pearce Spinks Family Foundation TD Charitable Foundation

MAC ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

Elizabeth Marr Lee The Elbert W. Rogers Foundation

MAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS AWARDS KRIS CASSELL, CHRIS FINCHER, EDITH HARDAWAY, CHRIS KAVOLUS & CARTER LOWRANCE

Kris Cassell

Carter Lowrance

Chris Fincher

Clark Mickel

Edith Hardaway

Katie Bolt Rainey

Chris Kavolus

Anne Woods

MAC is very grateful for the generous financial support provided by board members Kris Cassell, Chris Fincher, Edith Hardaway, Chris Kavolus, Carter Lowrance, Clark Mickel, Katie Bolt Rainey and Anne Woods.

These eight 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 KRISTIN LAROY

Kristin LaRoy

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. This award includes a scholarship to attend a national professional conference with a focus on both the arts and education. The 2025 recipient is Kristin LaRoy. Kristin is a dancer, teaching artist and arts education leader based in Upstate South Carolina whose work centers on using movement and dance as tools for learning, connection, and student growth. As a SmartARTS teaching artist and arts administrator, she designs and facilitates movement-based experiences that support academic understanding, creative expression, and embodied learning for students of all ages. Her approach is informed by the neuroscience of learning and draws inspiration from literature, nature, history, and human experience. Deeply committed to arts integration and equitable access to arts education, Kristin champions movement as a vital counterbalance to a fast-paced, screen-driven world and as a powerful means of fostering curiosity, confidence, and meaningful engagement in classrooms and communities.

Kristin works with students on dance concepts.

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CARRIE AND SKIP GORDON EMERGING TEACHING ARTIST AWARD ORLANDO CORONA

Born in Guanajuato, Mexico, Orlando Corona moved to the U.S. at the age of 10 where he learned to adjust to a new world. He found his passion for art during an art class in high school, where he learned printmaking and found mentorship that has helped guide him forward in the years since. Orlando draws deep inspirations from his roots as a first-generation Mexican immigrant, and he strives to tell stories about his own experience, yet outgrow cultural stereotypes and limits.

He aims to inspire others through his work and be an integral part of his community and the world.

Orlando works with students at Stone Elementary.

JUDI CASSELL TEACHING ARTIST FELLOWSHIP IN VISUAL ARTS

Sarah Murdaugh

SARAH MURDAUGH The Judi Cassell Teaching Artist Fellowship in Visual Arts honors the legacy of Judi Cassell, an accomplished animation artist and mentor whose career spanned decades in film and television. A contributor to projects with Walt Disney and an award recipient of the International Animated Film Association, Judi was deeply committed to her craft and to nurturing the next generation of artists. This multi-year fellowship reflects her dedication to artistic excellence, education, and mentorship in the visual arts. The inaugural recipient of this multi-year fellowship is Sarah Murdaugh. She will attend one professional development conference for each of the five years.

A cartoonist and illustrator, Sarah holds a BA in studio art from Furman University. Her all-ages graphic novel Monster Trail celebrates her love for folklore and the Blue Ridge mountains, and explores the importance of friendship and courage in the face of the unknown. Primarily influenced by animation, her expressive style gives focus to characters’ emotions, and places them in rich settings that invite the viewer to be immersed in the story. In 2024, Sarah was named the Carrie and Skip Gordon Emerging Teaching Artist and began teaching minicomics and character design through the program.

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Orlando Corona

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. This award includes a scholarship to attend a national professional conference with a focus on both the arts and education.

The 2025 recipient is Orlando Corona.

Shay Black

SEW-EURODRIVE TEACHING ARTIST FELLOW SHAY BLACK 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 as an artist and educator. The 2025 recipient is Shay Black.

Shay was the recipient of the 2021 Carrie and Skip Gordon Emerging Teaching Artist Award and a 2022 Dwain Skinner Open Studios Fellow. She is a veteran of the US Armed Forces where she served four tours in the middle east as a sergeant. As a SmartARTS teaching artist, Shay is both a poet and visual artist. Originally from Greenville, she received her BFA in ceramics and sculpture from Converse in 2012, and her MFA in creative writing from Converse in 2025. Through her work with Wits End Poetry, Speaking Down Barriers, SmartARTS, ARMES and the Greer Center for the Arts, she has encouraged others to inspire the world around them and to be the best versions of themselves. She’s a five-time member of Say What! Greenville Slam Team and a Queen of the South Slam Champion.

TRUMAN HENDERSON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GRANT WRITING

CHICORA VOICES (PHILIP REED)

Chicora Voices

In 2025, Chicora Voices were awarded two MAC project support grants: (1) Sing Freedom: American Choral Traditions - 18 singers performing African-American spirituals, Appalachian folk songs and works by American composers, and (2) the Chicora Voices annual Christmas concert in Greenville and Asheville - 12 singers performing Spanish and Mexican Christmas music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Both grants were rated very high by the grants panelists.

Chicora Voices is to be commended for its commitment to excellence not only in grant writing but also in choral performance.

Philip Reed

Truman Henderson had served on the MAC Board of Directors and was Co-Chair of the grants committee for over 20 years. 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 Chicora Voices (Philip Reed, Artistic Director) as the 2025 recipient of the Truman Henderson Award for Excellence in Grant Writing.

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CARL R. BLAIR EDUCATOR AWARD SHANE HOWELL

Presented annually to an arts educator, this award honors the life of professor, arts advocate and visual artist Carl R. Blair. Carl served as mentor and inspiration to many visual artists and arts educators throughout his career in Greenville. The 2025 recipient is Shane Howell.

Shane Howell

A 29-year employee of Greenville Technical College, Shane is the Chair of the Visual and Performing Arts Department and a lead professor in graphic design. An alumnus of the University of Southern Indiana and Clemson University, Shane has been instrumental in the success of the Annual Upstate High School Art Exhibition which features hundreds of works from regional high school artists. Now in its 36th year, this exhibition showcases the talent of art students from the Upstate.

In 2014, Shane received the South Carolina Faculty Award for Service Learning given by South Carolina Campus Compact. The award was presented for the project he instituted in which Web Design II students build websites for area non-profit agencies. Shane’s Web Design II students contributed over 284 volunteer service hours to build free websites for local non-profits, with an average of 45 hours spent on building the website per student. This service could typically cost a non-profit organization $1,500 if completed by a contracted graphic designer. The project received praise from both the non-profits and students.

ANN C. SHERARD YOUNG SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS AWARD

SARAH BONNETTE

A graduate of the University of South Carolina and Tulane University, Sarah has been a freelance writer with Community Journals, TOWN Magazine and AtHome Magazine since 2010, and covers arts, culture and entertainment topics. She has also worked as a county government reporter for The Greenville News from 20002003. Since 2023, Sarah has been a board member of Greenville Mod, a nonprofit organization committed to historic preservation throughout the area. She organizes a yearly tour of midcentury and modern architecture to create awareness of the great architecture in our area. Sarah regularly serves as a MAC grants panelist for arts and cultural projects and initiatives seeking funding, and she and her husband John are generous MAC donors.

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Sarah Bonnette (and Bear)

This award is presented in honor of one of our most dedicated and loyal supporters, Ann C. Sherard. A mainstay of support for MAC and its many programs and services, Ann was dedicated to ensuring that younger generations were involved and engaged in the arts, and therefore was very excited about our MAConnect program for young supporters, established in 2014. The recipient of the 2025 Ann C. Sherard Young Supporter of the Arts Award is Sarah Bonnette.

LIFELONG SUPPORT OF THE ARTS AWARD

MEGAN RIEGEL

Megan Riegel

A native of Jackson, Ohio, Megan Riegel has served as the President and CEO of the Peace Center since 1997. During her tenure, the Peace Center has become the cultural hub of Upstate South Carolina, with an estimated statewide economic impact of $90 million annually. The Peace Center presents firstrun Broadway tours, along with world-class classical music concerts, dance companies, popular and contemporary musicians, comedians and speakers.

Megan joined the Peace Center in 1994 as Director of Development and within six months assumed the role of General Manager, holding both positions until her promotion to President and CEO in 1997. In 2009, she spearheaded a $23 million capital campaign to renovate and expand significant parts of the Peace Center’s campus, the first major update since the organization opened in 1990. The project doubled the size of the Peace Concert Hall lobby, added a patron lounge, a public plaza, and an outdoor stage. The project also included renovation of the Huguenot Mill to include additional administrative offices, as well as education and event spaces.

During Megan’s 31-year tenure, the Peace Center’s operations have grown from a $4 million operation to a $35 million one, with an endowment of over $59 million. The Peace Center has a subscriber base of just over 8,800, and more than 3,900 donor households contribute to the Peace Center each year.

In 2013, Riegel became the proud recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, the highest honor to be bestowed upon civilians by the State of South Carolina.

Peace Center Concert Hall

In 2019 The Peace Center’s Board of Trustees approved a Master Plan with the overarching goal: by or before 2030, the Peace Center will realize a fully-functioning ten venue arts and entertainment campus.

Construction is nearing completion for the two new music venues, The Mockingbird and Coach Factory, with openings scheduled in 2026. The Mockingbird opened in January to great success and sell-out performances.

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2025 DONORS

Signe & Genna Grushovenko

BUSINESSES: Audacy, Inc. BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC BreakThru Beverage South Carolina The Brotherton Foundation Canal Charitable Foundation The Capital Corporation Charter Communications City of Greenville Coldwell Banker Caine Community Foundation of Greenville Community Journals County of Greenville CPM Federal Credit Union Dahlia A Florist The Daniel-Mickel Foundation Design Strategies The Don and Zelma Waggoner Foundation Duke Energy Foundation Elbert W. Rogers Foundation

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Elliott Davis, LLC Fairway Ford First Horizon Foundation Foster Victor Wealth Advisors Foundation for the Carolinas Fred Collins Foundation The Fredric E. Hasert Memorial Trust The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation Graham Foundation Greenville County First Steps Greenville Drive GVL Media Hughes Investments, LLC Hyatt Regency Greenville Ingles Jean T. and Heyward G. Pelham Foundation John I. Smith Charities, Inc. Jolley Foundation Mauldin & Jenkins CPAs & Advisors Messer Construction Company Mice on Main - Linda Kelly and Zan Wells

NAI Earle Furman, LLC Northampton Wines Oxford Industries, Inc. PayPal Charitable Giving Fund Peace Center Pelham Architects, LLC Pepsi-Cola of Greenville Pickwick Pharmacy Piedmont Natural Gas Company Pintail Capital Partners Redmond Imaging Solutions, Inc. Renaissance Charitable Foundation Sealevel Systems, Inc. SEW-Eurodrive Signatures Apparel Smith Hudson Law, LLC South Carolina Arts Commission South State Bank Southern Crown Partners Southern Tide Spinks Family Foundation T&S Brass and Bronze Works, Inc. TD Bank TD Charitable Foundation

VCOM Warehouse Services Williams Wealth Management, Inc. Women's Club of Greenville WYFF

INDIVIDUALS: Anonymous Natalie and Wesley Abadie Sonya and Rudy Ables Cecelia Abraham William Abraham Diane and Jeffrey Adams Kim and Craig Adams Sally and William Adkins Leigh Ann and Barry Agee Miriam and Angel Agosto Vincent Albers Robin and Michael Aleksinas Kathryn Alexander Barbara and Gilbert Allen Kitty Allen Ingrid Aller and William Wells Traysie Amick Donna and Jack Anderson Donna Anderson Jim Anderson Laura Anderson Robert Anderson Anonymous DiAnne Arbour and James Bergen Tina Arcidiancono Judith and Robert Armbruster Randy and Allen Armstrong David Armstrong Bernardine Atkins Marianne Ayers Ellyn Bache Connie Bachert Marilyn and David Bader Miranda Baladi Barbara and James Ballew Donna Barksdale

Lisa and David Barksdale Roni Ruth Barrett Lynn Barrow Ron Barry Cynthia and Bevan Basham Diana Bates Paula and Arnold Batson Randall and Stacy Baughman Charna and Ben Baum Jill and Brice Bay Andrea Beam Kirk Beane Linda Beazley and Kris Bierbaum Canisha Beck Barbara and John Beckford Claudia and Philip Beckwith Lindsey Beckworth and Christopher Simonvice Natalie Beemer Kathryn Beezer Debbie and Mike Bell Lynn Bell June and John Bellamy Luanne and Steve Beller Beverly Belyeu Sharon and Thomas Berg Lisa and Ralph Betancourt Kay and Ken Betsch Joyce Beyer Robert Beyerle Jean Binns Beverly and Wayne Blair Jan and Edward Blohm Bonnie Blondo Mark Blonstein and Don Faircloth Betsy and Jim Bloodworth Susan Bock Brooke and Dave Bockstahler Sylvia and Maxcy Boineau Patricia Bond Frank Bonner Myra and Jack Bonner Joseph Boor Jackie and Eric Borowicz Virginia and Terry Botruff

Pamela and Jim Bott Lee Bowman Carroll Boyt Debbie and Bob Brackett Tiffany and Lee Brackett Whitney Brackett Whitney and John Bradley Tracy Braido Jillynn and David Brandt Scottie Lu and Steve Brandt Mary Jane and Charles Brantley Rose Marie and Ned Bray James Bridgeman Nancy and Bill Bridges Joan and Michael Bridgwood Shannon and Scott Briesemeister Linda and Alan Bristol Dottie Britton Kimberly and Roy Bromfield Leesa and Chris Brotherton Bryant Brown Clare and Wesley Brown Jessica Michelle Brown Julie and Drew Brown Susan and Lawrence Brown Pamela Browne Jennifer and Mark Browning Tom Bruce Juliette and Samuel Brunetto Jan and Ken Bruning Alex and Larry Burgamy Patricia and David Burke Carmen and Michael Burkhalter Gayle and Wayne Burrer Elaine Bushey Braden Busold John Butch Gayle and Scott Butler Holly McKissick Byars Kathleen and Bruce Byford Shane Byler Noel Bylina Sandra and Jim Cain Cathy and John Caldwell Deborah and Mike Call Denna and Willie Callahan

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Carey Ann and Michael Campbell Cathy and Brad Campbell Nan and Scott Campbell Sharon and Jim Campbell Elif Can Holly and Jim Caprell Nick Carlson Nancy and Billy Carpenter Sandy and Andy Carr Peg and Jim Carroll Carol Carson Kelly Casey Cheryl Cashwell Karon and Alfred Caudell Kristi John Center Jen and Chris Chalmers Jane Chambers and John Bissell Jeanna and Paul Chambers Norma and Trey Chandler Elsbeth and Matthew Chaney Tara Charlson Ann and Mike Chengrian Ranny and Clay Cheshire Brian Childs Susan Chisholm Chuck Chitty Neil Christian Pam and Scott Christopher David Chudney Sharon Cirincione Anne Clark Ellen and David Clark Mary Clark Pam and Bill Clark Susan and Randy Clark Barbara and Marshall Cleland Hazel and Buzz Cleveland Sally Cleveland Laurie and John Clough Jaclyn Cobosco Maureen and Andy Coburn Dale Cochran Kimberly Coggins Aileen Colon Bobby Colton Cheryll Compton

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Rosa Marie Compton Kathie Connolly Betty Connors Frank Contreras Carol and Jon Cooke Lauren and Michael Cooper Maura and Rusty Copsey Barbara and George Corell Cokey and Lee Cory Suzy and Skip Cothran Cheryl Cotner Liz and Matt Cotner Colin Cottingham Candace and Samuel Cox Elizabeth Cox Jerry and Stephanie Cox Jill Cox Patricia and Douglas Crew Ann and Ben Crider Nancy and Mike Criss Gayle and Charles Croom Susan and Jaime Cruz Bejae Cummings Dody and Dixon Cunningham Scott Cunningham Anne and Richard Cupelli Nancy Cureton Patricia Currie Heather Cygan and Suny Ndem Kate and Dixon Dabbs Margaret and Richard Dabbs Curt Dahlberg David Dalbo Katrina Daniel and Michael Rosen Kay and Howard Daniel Judith and Larry Daniels Linda Dara Joann and Jeffrey Darling Jane Rush Davenport and Jim Musselwhite Celia and Clement Davis Gay and Bob Davis Hollis Davis Jim Davis Joyce and Rob Davis Kelly Davis

Peggy and Steve Davis Sarah Davis Deborah and Steve Dawes Dennis Deburton Sharon and Greg DeFelice Annemarie DeFronzo Cynthia and Karl Deily Linda D'Elia Rebecca and Gar DelSavio Jean and Robbie DeMars Doris Demkovich Christine Demosthenes Kathleen Deveix Holli and Owen Devine Tanya Devine Traci and Joseph Dewald Lynda Dezzi Hannah and Mel Dias Dorian Dickey Heath Dillard Nicki and Bob Dillon Jacqueline and Luke DiMaggio Amy and Ralph DiMenna Kay Dina Nancie Dixon Meredith and Scott Dobson Satreva and Sean Dogan Wendy and Steve Dolven Deborah and Thomas Donaldson Susan Donkers and John Franklin Tom Donnelly Doug Dorman Sam Douglas Dorothy and Steve Dowe Haley Drobny Deborah and Steven Drucker Mary and Douglas Dudley Dixie and Thad Dulin Shawn Dunham and Brock Vaughn Annette and Peter Dunphy E. Floyd DuPree, Jr. Judith and Michael Dupuis Andrea Durkin and Martin McCoy Sally and John Eastman Ginny Stroud and John Edwards Stephanie Edwards Kaye and Carl Eggerding

Dianne and Werner Eikenbusch Sugie and Nate Einstein Rosa Eisenstadt Palma and Mitchell Eisner Jane Ellefson Kari and Ronald Ellison Lee Elmore Alecia and Bobby Elrod Susannah Ross MaryBeth Endicott Katrina Engel Albert Englehardt Debbie Ennis Ingrid Erwin Maria and Rick Erwin Evelyn and David Esmacher David Estes Marcene Etchieson and Robert Mull Alan Ethridge Jeanmarie and Trip Ethridge Laurie Ethridge Robin and Scott Etter Candice Eubanks Mike Evans Pam and Doug Evans Richard Evans Betty Farr Breanne Yingling Farris and Joshua Farris Rebecca and Thomas Faulkner Emily and Jim Fayssoux Natalina and Jerry Ferlauto Ann and Matt Fessler Polly and Joey Fievet Nancy and Stephen Finch Kathy and Chris Fincher Joanne Finkbeiner Jake Fischer Debi and Randy Fisher Michele and Water Fisher Jill Fivecoat and Tom Dankovich Michael Fleming Suzie and Peter Foley Beth and John Fort Deborah Foulkes Debbie and Clyde Fowler

Dolly Fox Ruta Fox Susan Fox Alechia Francis Barbie and Skip Francis Ben Franklin Christina and Bruce Frazier Deb Frederick Roy Freedman Madeline and Allen Freeman Suzanne and Bill Freeeman Warren French Caroline Fritz Saundra and Marc Fruchter Leslie Fuller Nancy and Richard Furman Jill and Jim Fuson Trish and George Gabor Kathryn Gal Carol and Brooks Gallagher Carol Anne and Mills Gallivan Fielding and Gally Gallivan Katie and Clark Gallivan Anna and Anthony Gallo Les Gardner Rebecca and Charles Gardner Stephen Gardner Aimee and Hunter Garrett Gwen and Tom Garrett Julie and Berry Garrett Kathy and Randall Garriott Kathy Garrott Andrea and Neil Garvey Gray Geddie Karen Geiger Mary and Ted Gentry Valeria and John Gerkey Prudence Gersch Nancy and Donald Geske Jamie and John Gestwicki Emily and Steven Getz Beth and Seth Gibson Clair and John Gibson Julie and Lewis Gilpin Sharron Glickman Ashley and Edward Gliss Gayl Glover

Mary and Bud Goble Karla Goddard Linda and William Goepper Julie and Ronald Goldberg Harriet and Andy Goldsmith Sarah Goldsmith Denise Gonzalez Ed Good Rosemary Goodall Gale and Dexter Goodwin Carrie and Skip Gordon Terry and Mark Gordon Laura and Jim Gossett Ginny and Jeff Gould Martha and Roger Gower Jennifer Grabosky Patricia Graham Terri Graham Sara Grambach Janet Fred Grant Megan and Matthew Grant Jean and Sonny Graves Leigh Ellen Gray Andrea and John Grayson Frankie and Randy Green Laird and Scott Green Sara & Phil Gregory Laura Greyson and Charles Edmondson Marion and Jon Grier Hiro Griffin Lynn Grogan Adriana Groot Nikki and Allen Grumbine Wayna and James Guirl Priscilla Hagins Helen and Al Hagood Helen Hahn Marcia and William Haley Curt Hall Pam and Cary Hall Tammy and Richard Hall Sharon and Brad Halter Jeanine and Glen Halva-Neubauer Sandra and Dale Hamann Nancy Hamilton

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Jennifer and Frank Hammond Priscilla Hammond Sonya and George Hammond Grace Hanna Karen and Robert Hansen Mirielle and Viktor Hanuska Kim Harbour Misty and Todd Hardaway Questria and Richard Hardaway Donna and Bob Harley Merridee Harper and David Blumberg Falls Harris Priscilla and John Harris Sandra and Richard Harris Donna Harrison Becky and Bobby Hartness Loretta and Bill Hartzell Brian Hawkins Jim Hayes Kenneth M. Haynes Patricia and Richard Haynes Shari and John Heberton Rosalyn Heers Leigh and Edward Heidtman Robin and Blayne Henderson Carolyn and Michael Hendricks Syble and Richard Hendricks Donna Henson Lisa Henson Joan and William Herlong Matthew Hermes Susie Heron Nicole Heschong and Mike Hoyt Elaine and John Hester Annetta and Richard Hewitt Gary and Sarah Hicks Jackie Highley Bruce Hildabrand Brenda and Asa Hill Margaret Hill Myra and Chris Hill Roscoe Hill

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Rebecca and Robert Hinton Laura Hodges Christine and Christian Hofbauer Marlo Hogue Christina Holcombe Faye and Wayne Holcombe Britton Holland Anne and Frank Holleman Susan Holliday Linda and Nicholas Hollingshad Sandi Holmes Mary Holohan Lynn Holtzclaw Joyce and Edward Holzapfel Karen and Christian Holzer Donald Hooper Sherry and Tee Hooper Ashley and Collins Hornsby Jamie and Henry Horowitz Beth Horton Lloyd Houchins Rebecca and Paul Houmann Brigitta and Ed House Lisa and Steve Howes Lori and Kenneth Hoyer Jan and Richard Hubble Carey Lee and David Hudson Emily and Art Hudson Horst and Sara Huelsemann Tamra and John Huggett Bunny and Bob Hughes Velda and Jackson Hughes Ranelle and Charlie Hughey Margaret and Earle Hungerford Amy Hunter Laurie Hunter Mary Lou Huntoon Kathlyn and Marlon Hurst Janet Huskey Cindy Hutto Maureen and Keith Hutton Bill Iannone Elisabeth Ingram

Jane and Robert Ingram Sam Italiano Joyce and David Jackson Kathy and Herb Jackson Sharon and David Jacobs Mary Jane and Richard Jacques Ann Jaedicke Laurie Ann James Patricia and Joseph Jenkins Monique and Paul Jensen Tonia and Kyle Jeray Tameka Jeter Christie Johnson Deborah Johnson Dinah and Bill Johnson Kathryn and Will Johnson Mary Kathryn and Gordon Johnson Sharon and David Johnson Albert Lee Jones Maggie Jones Renee and James Jones Elizabeth Jordan Katherine and James Joy Eileen Joyce Donald Junker Kathryn and Charles Justice Isabella Kafarela and James Engel Kim and David Karr Deborah and Joseph Kasle Lesa and Bill Kastler Michael Katz Lara Kaufmann Paula and Chris Kavolus Ettalee Kearns Tonja and Michael Keaton Tami Kedar David Keller Joan and Mike Kellett Joy Kelly Karen and Daniel Kelly Karen Kelly Bill Kendig Paedon Kenna

Sarah and Bates Kennedy George and Sharon Kerns Sandy and Tom Kester Thomas Keyser Christine and Philip Kielkucki Nancy and James Kier Carl Kikmer Janice Kilburn and Stephen Kresovich Amy and Jamey King Day and Bob King Becky and Fletcher Kirkland Linda and Donald Kirkland Monika and Yoshi Kirsch Larry Kiss and Todd Edwards Davin Klugh Pamela and Eric Knauss Charlotte and Michael Knowles Lindsay Weems Susan and Bryan Kohart BJ and Don Koonce Barbara and Ron Koprowski Margaret and Richard Korfhage Jay Korybski Rosamund and John Korybski Diane and Jack Kraus Janet and William Krinke Karen and Rob Krulac Anne and Paul Kubitschek Karen and Norman Kuebel Gauri Kukami Louis Kunz Miriam and Evan Kutcher Cynthia and Mike Lackey Judith and Richard Lackey Louise Lamb Beth and Flynn Lambert Nadia Land-Greene and Robert Greene Tracy Landrith Christopher Lane Elisabeth Lanford Tricia and Nicholas Langione Margaret and Adolph Lanza

Connie and Steve Lanzl Barbara and Robert Early Patricia and Leigh Larson Pat and Jim Lashomb Kelley and Jerald Lavin Mary Ann Lawson Boni and Trip Lea Dianne LeDonne Nancy and Vince LeDonne Cynthia Lee Elizabeth Marr Lee Terri and Charles LeGrand Kristine Lemke Cathy Lentz Marisa Leva Martha Louise and Lee Lewis Rosalind Lewis-Smith and Stan Smith Karen and Mark Lieberman Laura Lieberman Debra and Tim Lincolnhol Mary and Carroll Lindsey Audrey and Chuck Linke David Littlejohn Cynthia and Anthony Lobue Mary Lynn and David Lockard Patty and Doug Lockard Heyward Locke Sister and Ed Lominack Cathryn Hallahan Lopez Helen Lorenzen Kelly and Max Loughman Sarah Lourenco Bill Lovatt Christina Love Carter and William Lowrance Carol and Matt Luca Maria Lucca Carroll and Steve Luck Svetlana and Eugene Luskin Katherine and Philip Lyles Nancy and Erwin Maddrey Lauren and Nicholas Madigan Nancy Magee Pauline and Gordon Magee Helen Maish

Jim Malushizky Diane and Joseph Maniscalco Maggie Manning Maida and Jeffrey Margalit Erin and Robert Markel Ann Marr Cat and Mike Martin Catherine and Steve Martin Luisa and Robert Martin Maria and Richard Martin Stephanie and Robert Martin Andrea Marx Al Masters Anne and Bill Masters Dimitra and William Maund Theodore Mauro Holly and John May Hala and William Mayes Michelle McCallum Mary McCarthy Karen McCarty Rose McConnell Lisa and Richard McDonald Valerie and Kevin McDonald Cecile McFarland Dianne and Charles McGee Diana and Daniel McGonigle Caroline McIntyre Susan McKibbon Elizabeth McKinney Martha and Smyth McKissick Catherine and Joseph McLaughlin Mary Anne McLendon Rita McManus and Arnold Burrell Suzanne and Arthur McMaster Beth and Scott McMillan Glenda and Wallace McMurray Kevin McMurtrey Barb and Pat McPoland Bonnie and Emory McTyre Wanda and Rex Meade Jason Meadors Cathy and Bern Mebane Barbara Medina and Steven LaRocco

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Ladonna and Eric Meindl Kathy and Ronald Mendel Edward Menuey Carole Mercer Barby and Dave Merline Nolan Merritt Jackie and Gary Metalonis Nancy Meyers Connie Michels Clark and Brinkley Mickel Rachelle and Charlie Mickel Ann and Chuck Middleton Edna Ruth Miller Elizabeth and Douglas Miller George Millican Angie and John Millon Bonnie and Michael Mills Marcus Milner Tina Milsap Kimberly Minnick Ellie and John Mioduski Marion and Jack Mitchell Laura and Evan Moats Victoria and Gerardo Modestti Sharon Molis Dr. John R. Monroe Charlotte and William Moore Erin Moore and Brian Prater Marianne Moorer Sandra Moretti Bruce Morgan Bob Morris Jack Morris Suzanne and Calvin Morris Jeremy Mosteller Carol and Thomas Mowry Mari and Jim Moye Joan Moyer-Poole Tara and Stephen Mullis Marie and George Murdaugh Joanne and Thomas Murodch Mara Murphy Michele and Brian Musgrove Louis Muzekari Christie and Bob Nachman Elaine Nagelmakers Eileen and Raymond Naglieri

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Harriet Nash Nancy Neckers Linda and John Neely June and Charles Neet Michol Negron Mary and Michael Nett Ruth Neville and Dan Koppelman Laura and Christopher Nicholas Linda and Todd Niepke Beth and Rich Niersbach Evelyn Nocella Elaine and Barry Nocks Chuck Northcutt Sunshine and Ben Norwood Linda and Thomas Nowlin David Noyes Amy and Johnny Nutt Katherine and Kelly Odom Lauren O'Loughlin Meleah Ordiz Amanda Ortega Marie and Larry Ouellette Jeff Outten and John Brigham Jenny and Sam Outten Renee and Barry Pack Diane and William Padula Jill and Malachi Pancoast Raymond Papke Peggy Parham Cynthia and Kyle Paris Carrie Parker Greg Parker Natasha Parker Patti and Mike Parker Kristi Parker Byers Joyce Parks Lil and Henry Parr Patricia Price Parsons Donna Pasquale and John Lipinski Phil Patrick Danielle Patterson William Patterson Betty Pearce Kendra Pearson Martha and Tracy Pellett

Patricia and James Pendergrass Sarah and Nathan Penny Madison Penson Nevenka and Filip Percic Diane Perlmutter Kimberley Persky Eleanor and Michael Peters Judith and Wayne Petersen Chirinjev and Ken Peterson Holly and Eugene Peterson Carrie and Anthony Petruso Karen and Jeffrey Pfaff Anne and Gary Pheasant Michael Phelan Audrey Phillips Carol and Bill Phillips Priscilla Phillips Clare Phinney Sharon and Tikhon Pichai Evelyn Pili Emily Piller Kim and Nelson Pinochet Cindy Plating Karen and Daniel Polstra Lauren and David Poppie Ann Portell Mary and Dave Posek Terry Posey Sally Potosky Mark Potteiger Joan and Randy Potter Melody Powell Liz and Greg Powers Dave Preuninger Jane Price Van Price Sue Priester Julie Proctor Anne and Sims Propst Jo Prostko and Charlie Fritz Debbie and Leonard Pugh Suzanne Pyle Dawn and Dale Quakkelaar Ann Quattlebaum Carlinda and Luis Quintero Barbara and Harold Rabhan

Cresent Railey Stephanie and Clay Rainey Steven Rakitt Rosemary Ramon Karen and Ted Ramsaur Eveleen Randall Karen Ratliff-Schaub and Eric Schaub Seth Ray Jim Redmond Kim and Louis Redmond Brooke and Julian Reed Susan and Tim Reed Graham and Jeff Reese Angelle and Charles Reichert Tom Reid Tricia and Stan Reid Karen and Harry Reimers Elise Resnick David Revels Amy and Jim Rex Ashley and Tom Reynolds Sally Rhett Sherry and Jeff Rhodenbaugh Marilyn and Terry Rhodes Donna and Tim Rhyne Kathryn and David Rhyne Rick Ricciardelli Marie and Jason Richards Anne Richbourg Janet and Ken Ries Beth and Owen Riley Dick Riley Suzanne and James Ringer Anita Risdon Ann and Mick Risdon Shirley Ritter Lisa Murray Robards Susan and Jim Robbins Carole and William Roberts Sarah Roberts Mike Robinson Valentin Robu Beth Roddy Marcia and Timothy Roesler Aubrey Rogers Christina and Rob Rogers

Donna and Jim Rogers Louise Rogers Lea Rohrbaugh Jill Rose Paulette Rose Maggie and Andrew Ross Jane Roy Tina and Burke Royster Jean Runnels TJ and Jerry Saad Marvin Sabido Ritu and Aniket Saha Nancy and Ali Saifi Gerald Edward Salamone Marsha and Christopher Samellas Toni Sample Beverly and David Sampson Rebecca Sanchez Linda and Kent Satterfield Carol Savage and Bob DiBella Eva and John Schafer Christine and David Schammel Holly Schaumber Andrea Schechter Melinda Schell Seth Schering Roger Schillerstrom Angela Schmidt Jennifer and Timothy Schmidt Lorelei and Christopher Schneider Phyllis and Bob Schrage Mary Jane Schumacher Beth Schweitz Terri and Peter Schwob Margaret and Dan Scieszka Joyce and Butch Scott Rodney Scott Linda Search Bridget Searles Marian and Don Sellers Liz and Steve Seman Hasan Can Sener Clare Shaffer Katherine and Kevin Shannon Faye and Stephen Shaughnessy

Minor and Hal Shaw William Shelburne Kathleen and Craig Shell Anne and John Shelley Susan and Don Shelley Carrie and Reid Sherard Gordon Sherard Edd Sheriff Ginger Sherman Karen and Harry Sherman Amanda and Greg Shevette Susan Shi Betsy and Matt Shouse Mandi Shrum Patricia Shufeldt Angie Shuler Barbara Siegel Rebecca Lynn Sigmund Susan and Scott Simmons Frances Simon and Paul Ellis Julie and Thomas Simpson Joy Sims Nancy and Barry Sims Traci Singleton Jane Skillicorn Jo Slaughter and Tommy Longnion Elizabeth Smith Jeanne Smith Lottie Smith Sarah and Donald Smith Sydney Smith Lauren Smith-Nagel Diane Smock and Brad Wyche Lewis Snyder Karen and Carl Sobocinski Joyce and Skip Soderdahl Donna Solpa Nancy and Clay Sorensen Ann Sparkman Darlene and Paul Sparks Betty Stall Stella and Edward Stall Nancy Stanton Paula Starr and Jimmy Melehes Terri and Richard Steck Caitlin and Nathan Steelman

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Judy Harrison Cathy and Doug Stephens Emelia and Jim Stephenson Laura Stevens Kathy and Jim Stewart Susan Stewart Elizabeth and Keith Stinchcomb Nancy and Thomas Stires Barbara Stone Sharon and Frederick Stone Thomas Stoner Susan and Kim Stover Nancy and Bert Strange Stephanie and William Strange Kathleen and Robert Strother Beverly Stroud Melissa and Douglas Sturgis Kathy and David Sudduth Judy and Fred Suggs Kay and Heyward Sullivan Erin Swann and Christopher Lauderdale Sally and William Sweatt Barbara and Harlan Swift Hannah and David Swoap MaryAnn Syrek Roseann and Andrew Szabo Susie Taft Robin Tarpinian Jennifer Tarsney Linda and Sid Tate Linda Taylor Mittie and Robert Taylor Sydney and Ed Taylor Zach Taylor William Teasley Betty Thom Nia and Jan Thomas Susan and John Thomas Sara and Arch Thomason Lucy and Tom Tiller Sherri and Chuck Timmons Nancy and Mac Tippins Bethany Toates Donald Todd

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Carolyn and John Tomlinson Marilyn and A.J. Tothacer Fay Towell Michael Trimble Kelli and John Tripoli Nancy Trottier and Daniel Weinand Patricia Smith Tully Laura Turner Catherine and Dean Twedt Greg Tyler Jan Urban Maghan Valerio Donna and Bob Van Norden Lisa and Rip Van Riper Jean and Jim Van Valin Betsy and Roger Varin Debbie Varner Darlene Vasano-Jones Dee Vaughan Thea and Ruud Veltman Jeff Vicary Judy and Bing Vick Janice Vickery-Bharadwaj and Abhay Bharadwaj Louise Viens Angela and Derrick Vigil Fran and Keith Walker Lea and Ralph Walker Meredith Walker Nancy and Benny Walker Belinda and Keith Wall Kelly Wallace Nicky Wallace Bonnie and Bogue Wallin Linda and Ed Walsh Pam Walters Jackie and John Warner Jill Waters Sandra L. Watkins Emma Watson Ronald Waxell Susan Weaver Denny Webster John Webster Amelie and John Weems Pat and Jerry Wehr

Noelle Weidermann and Michael Duman Raoul and Nancy Weinstein Carole Weinstock and David Schutzman Crystal and Edmund Weise May Welborn Tracey and Gregg Welborn Eleanor and Irv Welling Fran Wertheim Cheryl and Charlie West Cynthia and Jack West Gretchen and Ted West Mary and Bill West Valerie and Paul Wetzel Linda Whelan Norman Whisnant Karee and Wilson White Lisa White Ruth White Sallie and Danny White Susie and Andy White Virginia Anne White Alex and Phil Whitley Jim Whitson Nancy and Jeff Whitworth Paul Wickensimer Susan and Jeff Wienke Tomi and Joel Wier Betty and Quentin Wiest Catherine Wilcox and John Shipman Jeannette Wilcox and Craig Stine Barbara and Bill Wilder Reba Wilkins Stacie and Gary Williams Amanda and Rush Wilson Jimmy Wilson Judy and Greg Wilson Sharon and Steve Wilson Suzanne Wilson Julie and Michael Wilzbacher Claire Winkler Jeannette and Marshall Winn Deb and Ken Wiswell Kay and James Wofford

Toni and Jeff Wolf Mitch Wolin Alisha Wonder Arthur Wood Jacqueline Wood James Woodside Sherman Woodson Paula and Steven Woolf Frances and Gary Wortkoetter Paula and Baxter Wynn

Madelaine Yafet Donna and Joe Yanek Jeanne Yarborough Elizabeth and Jim Yarbrough Doyle Yates Kimberly and Jeffrey Yelton Lisa and Michael Yerrick Michelle and John York Mary and Richard Yost Sharon and Jerry Youkey Janet Yusi

Deborah Zacharias Sako and Olivia Zadoian Berry and Richard Zander Megan and Nick Zappitelli Susan and Ed Zeigler Michael Zinck Allysa Zoucha and Michael Clark Pat Zungoli and Bob Bellinger

Thank You!

CAMPAIGN FOR THE ARTS

The Campaign for the Arts (CFA) had another phenomenal year, raising $1,774,181. 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 2026.

Judy Verhoeven

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MAC IN 2026

Faith Chase

MAC’s leadership in 2026 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.

2026 BOARD LEADERSHIP

CHRIS FINCHER Chairman

MICHAEL COOPER Vice Chairman

ANNE WOODS Secretary

SANDY WATKINS Treasurer

KELLY ODOM

Past Chairman

NEW STAFF MEMBER 2026

KRISTIN LAROY

We welcome Kristin LaRoy as Director of Arts Education. A dancer, creator and arts education leader in the Upstate, Kristin has also served as a teaching artist in the SmartARTS program. In addition to her teaching practice, she brings extensive experience in arts administration, program development and community partnership building. Kristin maintains a deep commitment to expanding equitable access to high-quality arts education and supporting sustainable, impactful arts programming across schools and communities.

NEW BOARD MEMBERS 2025-2027

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FRANK FARMER

MARCUS NEWBERRY

Elizabeth Foster

JONATHAN BARRINGTON

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, you will receive an ArtCard plus membership eligibility for MAConnect, a social group for those who are interested in learning more about the arts in Greenville.

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

With a donation of $100 or more, you will receive an ArtCard and printed invitations to all MAC gallery openings and many other VIP events.

CENTRE STAGE | GREENVILLE CHORALE | GREENVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | GREENVILLE THEATRE PEACE CENTER | SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN’S THEATRE | THE WAREHOUSE THEATRE

ARTISTS

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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.

Eli Warren, MAC Artist Member & Open Studios artist

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