News & Press Releases

Spartanburg’s downtown is growing every day it seems like, and a major fuel of growth is happening right in the Downtown Cultural District. The district is about four square blocks from Barnet Park to Spartanburg Community... Read More

After much consideration, the Chapman Cultural Center Executive Committee has decided to appoint Lisa O’Connell-Hall, Chapman Cultural Center’s Vice President of Resource Development, to serve as the Interim President and CEO... Read More

Spartanburg, SC - May 04, 2021 – Chapman Cultural Center is pleased to announce that Tarah S. Dawkins has been promoted to the Director of Facility Operations for Chapman Cultural Center. Dawkins joined the organization in 2016 and... Read More

Chapman Cultural Center is proud of the immense success that the arts and cultural community has enjoyed under the leadership of President and CEO, Jennifer Clark Evins. Beginning June 21st, she will take on a new role as the President and... Read More

April 15, 2020, SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Spartanburg Little Theatre returns to the stage after more than a year hiatus for a monthly outdoor concert series in partnership with Eighteen Hundred Drayton and Dray Bar and Grill. The Dray... Read More

Written by Adam Sanders, Director of Spartanburg Youth Theatre What does a theater do when it cannot produce live theatre? That question plagued me for 6 months as I slowly came to terms with the pandemic and its implications on live... Read More

The South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC) has announced seven qualified recipients of South Carolina’s highest award for achievement in practicing or supporting the arts. The South Carolina Governor’s Awards for the Arts... Read More

Chapman Cultural Center and the Hub City Writers Project have jointly received a $150,000 grant from the Watson-Brown Foundation for a new, three-year initiative, the Southern Studies Fellowship in Arts and Letters. This first-of-its-kind... Read More