News & Press Releases

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

By Elizabeth Goddard, Executive Director, Spartanburg Art Museum Counterfeit, currently on view at Spartanburg Art Museum through February 28, features over twenty local artists who forged works in the style and manner of historical... Read More

Spartanburg, SC, February 1, 2021 – Northside Gateway Art Committee announces the selection of Olalekan Jeyifous as the artist for an iconic outdoor artwork for the new gateway plaza at the corner of Howard and College Streets in... Read More

Chapman Cultural Center is committed to broadening and strengthening Spartanburg's Cultural community. Because of this commitment, a major part of the work we do is centered around funding Spartanburg's arts and cultural... Read More