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By Chris Lavender Spartanburg Herald-Journal Staff Writer For the past few months, downtown Spartanburg has been carrying quite a tune — several of them, in fact. In early August, the Chapman Cultural Center launched a 13-week street... Read More

Ten years ago Chapman Cultural Center changed the landscape of Downtown Spartanburg. With the help of our community, generous donors, and our cultural leaders, Spartanburg was able to construct its very own cultural facility. In the ten... Read More

Chapman Cultural Center offers three grant programs, designed to support cultural non-profits and individual creatives in Spartanburg County, and to make Spartanburg a more vibrant, culturally rich place to live and work. Chapman Cultural... Read More

The ArtsXcelerator Challenge is a new, annual funding opportunity for up to $10,000.00 that is awarded for a creative project whose goal is to make Spartanburg a more inclusive, stronger, healthier, prouder, and more culturally vibrant... Read More

One year ago the lights came on in Spartanburg, SC. Seeing Spartanburg in a New Light brought national attention via nine public art installations throughout neighborhoods across the city. The project was a partnership among Bloomberg... Read More

Part of Chapman Cultural Center's mission is to provide educational opportunities to the residents of Spartanburg County. However, these opportunities are not limited to the Arts. They extend to science, history, and the humanities. Our... Read More

Imagine your next special event at one of the premier locations Spartanburg has to offer, Chapman Cultural Center. There is no better, or more cost effective, place to host your event than the wonderful blank canvas with endless... Read More

THE ABBEY ELMORE BAND Abbey's original music, influenced by classic rock and roll and modern day pop, has a warm laid back sound and conveys a message of love and positivity. The band has played at various clubs, bars, and festivals... Read More