Visual art, wearable art and the performing arts all will be on display during downtown Anderson’s popular Art on the Town kickoff event on Friday, May 14, from 6-10 p.m.
The Electric City’s annual art crawl is part of Anderson Arts Center’s Art on the Town, which includes a juried show at the center and 50 works of art on display at 13 retail and restaurant locations in downtown Anderson May 7-23. The May 14 kickoff event will include artist demonstrations, street performers and a drawing for $500 in cash.
On May 14, art crawl attendees should check in at the Anderson Arts Center where they will receive a passport with all participating retailers listed. Attendees who get their passports stamped at each location will be entered into a drawing to win $500. Attendees who purchase a wristband will be able to take advantage of special promotions offered by participating venues. Wristbands are $10 each.
Those attending the May 14 art crawl also will enjoy live outdoor music and appearances by T.L. Hanna High School students dressed in the wearable art they created for the 2021 Wearable Art Exhibition held in February at the Anderson Arts Center.
“The art crawl is way for people to support local businesses and see artwork that they wouldn’t normally see,” said the Anderson Art Center’s Addy Smith. “It’s a long, leisurely walk through the city and a good way to enjoy downtown.”
The following is a list of companies participating in Art on the Town and the art to be displayed there:
Bay 3 Artisan Gallery
“Outside/In” Carrie Gibson
“Tiny Dancer – Adelaide” Clare T Woodeshick
“Waiting For Her” Melissa Pinney
“Construct” Myles Calvert
Carolina Bauernhaus
“Whisper Wysteria” Teresa Sanders
“Golden Bounty” Sydney Gambrell
“Ready for my Close Up” Lisa Cook
“Crop Circles Series #15” Steven Jordan
“De Colores” Daryl Stevens
Cocobon
“This is Kara” Jamie Hansen
“Family” John Pendarvis
Fig’s Cafe & Farmacy
“Hope” Sue Cheney
“Needs” Edward Shmunes
“Summer Vibes” Jeff Spearman
“Amazing Grayce” Maegan Mosher
“Reflections” Lori Carroll
Growler Haus
“Octopus World” Brad Carraway
“Raven” Elizabeth Reslink
“Root Beer Tree” Christal Orange
“Untitled” Libby Brown
“Hush” Elizabeth Reslink
Indigo Custom Framing
“Wishful Thinking” Seth Scheving
“Morning Tea” Al Morris
“Sturdy Stance” Myles Calvert
“I Know You Love Me, I Swear” Jay Coleman
Ladies on Main
“Child’s Play” Kristin Cascio
“Uncle Earl’s Oldsmobile” Evelyn Beck
“Forgotten” C.T. Weiss
“Downtown Tracks” C.T. Weiss
McGee’s Scot-Irish Pub
“Peaceful Morning at the Beach” Teresa Sanders
“Trout in the Trees with Ball Jar” Steve Garner
“Mother Nature’s Flowers” Lu Bentley
The Olive Shoe Paperie & Goods
“The Selcouth Sea” Rebecca Splawn
“In Perpetuum” Ruth ILG
“Tsunami” Carrie Burns Brown
“Intermission” Carrie Burns Brown
Simply Country Chic
“Hey!!!” Mishelle Barnett
“Piedmont Homestead” Brenda McLean
“Homage to Picasso and That’s No Bull” Steven Jordan
“Hay Day” Karen Powell
Sullivan’s Metropolitan Grill
“Out of Body” Bob Jolly
The Kitchen Emporium & Gifts
“Winter Morning” Armi Tuorila
“Sculptures at Heritage Plaza” Teresa Anderson
“Road to the Angel Oak” Pam Kelley
“Yellow Finch” Ann Heard
Wine & Design Inc.
“Gypsy Garden” Rebecca Lawson Carruth
“Transfiguration” Debbie Bzdyl”
“In Her Element” ShAy Black
For more information and to purchase wristbands for the May 14 art crawl, go HERE.
Header image art: “Amazing Grayce” by Maegan Mosher.
