South Carolina Artists

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Dedication, Support, Inspiration, & Exhibits!

Whether you are an artist or simply enjoy art...we appreciate you. Welcome!

We are an artists-for-artists group dedicated to providing public exhibits, professional support and ongoing inspiration for the community as a whole. As artists we understand art must be exhibited to truly be appreciated. Our mission is to visually enrich and strengthen the community by promoting the exhibition of local, professional art in work spaces and general public areas.

About Us

Mission

Goals

Membership

About Us

With over 20 years experience in the visual arts, our organizers founded both the South Carolina Artists (SCA), and Art in Public Places for Lexington SC (APPLS). Our sole purpose is to connect area businesses with South Carolina artists through workplace exhibits. This will serve to enrich the quality of life in South Carolina.

We are open to all forms of visual art and the diverse perspectives that come with it, however, ,due to the nature of public exhibition, certain genres may not be permitted (contact for more information).

Our group organizers volunteer their time forming connections with local businesses, organizing exhibits, maintaining communication with members, promoting artistic opportunities, rotations, art openings and more.

All opening receptions and gallery exhibits are free and open to the public-in keeping with our inclusive approach to the arts.

MISSION

APPLS mission is to visually enrich and strengthen the community by promoting the exhibition of professional art in work spaces and general public areas. We form long-lasting partnerships with businesses throughout Lexington County who share the desire to promote the arts and humanities. APPLS advocates artistic growth in our community. We offer exhibits that benefit residents, business owners, students, artists, art lovers, and all who are inspired by the arts.

GOALS

We bring to art to you.

Our goal is to increase knowledge, understanding, and enjoyment of the visual arts in the public environment by all individuals;
Enrich individual experience of public spaces;
Advance individual understanding of South Carolina Artists through their artwork;
To stimulate economic benefits for the arts, businesses, and tourism, providing a better quality of life through art;
To contribute to the civic pride of South Carolina by allowing recognition of arts in our community;
To encourage citizen participation the public art process through volunteerism.

MEMBERSHIP

Membership is open to any aspiring or professional artist over the age of 15.
Our members represent all artistic mediums. Any artist, any medium, any style, and any level of artistic development is able to join.

MEMBERS PATICIPATE IN BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ROTATING COMMUNITY EXHIBITS AND ART OPENINGS. AS A MEMBER, YOU WILL RECEIVE INVITATATIONS, ART TAGS, A PICTURE AND A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE, AND MORE! JOINING IS SIMPLE. FOR AS LITTLE AS $40 PER YEAR, YOU CAN OPEN A DOOR TO AN ARRAY OF OPPORTUNITIES. MEMBERS MAY BEGIN EXHIBITING AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE SLOT AFTER ACTIVATION OF MEMBERSHIP.

Joining is simple, for as little as $40 per year, you can open the door to an array of opportunities, and much much more

Our special programs engage members in networking and educational opportunities, while also allowing skills to be shared. Apply online.