ART
The Arts Council creates and supports a thriving, diverse, and vibrant community.
FEATURED HAPPENINGS
NEWS & EVENTS
P.S. 610: With Highest Honors
This group exhibition features four artists who work in a variety of 2D mediums. The featured artists are JUS1O Ellis, Joanna Henry, Toye Durrah, and Zaire McPhearson. Their work explores the theme of transformation and the removal of facades seen within the African American community.
"As people of color, we put on a multitude of hats that require us to fit ourselves into molds that were never meant for us".
PERIMETER GALLERY
Celestial Incarnations: Portrayals of the Divine by Austin Reynolds
20th Blues & Jazz Festival
What’s making York County groove? The 20th Blues & Jazz Festival in Rock Hill, SC! You read it right! Our annual music party is back.
We’ll start the celebration with a FREE Kickoff Concert at FARMacy Community Farmstop on Saturday, September 28, and continue with a high-energy Old Town Crawl on Friday, October 4.
TICKETS AVAILABLE
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Call for Pumpkin Carvers
Pumpkins will be carved on-site by those who dare to create the spookiest, funkiest, and most creative pumpkins this side of Halloween!
AWARDS
Best Team Carving
Best Individual Carving
People’s Choice
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Monday, October 21, 2024
EVENT DATE
October 26, 2024
Common Market Rock Hill
Adult Art Classes
Art Classes & Workshops for Adults are now happening in the Center for the Arts on Saturdays 10 AM - 2 PM.
FIRST DATES
September 14 | Impressionist Acrylic Landscapes with Brittany Freeman
September 21 | Work on your Memoir with Joyce Ellen Turner
Whether you want to learn how to draw or paint, or you are looking to add to your skill set, the Arts Council is sure to have a class that sparks your imagination!
Art Classes at the Center for the Arts are for adults ages 18+
CREATIVITY IS CONTAGIOUS,
PASS IT ON.
THE ARTS
The arts are vibrant in York County, South Carolina! The Arts Council of York County offers a diverse range of arts programming including visual and performing arts events, as well as our annual Juried Art Competitions.
In the galleries at the Center for the Arts, Tom S. Gettys Center, and at Rock Hill’s City Hall, local, regional, and national artists are provided the space to display their paintings, prints, sculptures, and textile arts.
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
The arts are alive in York County! With events like the First Fridays Rock Hill, Blues & Jazz Festival, Underexposed Film Festival yc, and Ag + Art Tour, our events will get you out and into our communities. At the Tom S. Gettys Center and in venues around the county, you’ll find world-class performances by local, regional, and national acts.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Put aside the hustle and bustle of everyday life and learn new techniques while creating stunning works of art. Whether you want to learn how to draw or paint, or you are looking to add to your skill set, the Arts Council is sure to have a class or workshop that sparks your imagination!
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The Arts Council's mission is to create arts programming that encourages education, economic development and arts advocacy through unique art experiences that engage the community to make York County a regional arts destination.
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York County, SC.
CONTACT US
121 E. Main St | Rock Hill, SC 29730
PO Box 2797 | Rock Hill, SC 29732
arts@yorkcountyarts.org | Tel: (803) 328-2787
OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS
HOURS
Center for the Arts
GALLERIES
Monday – Saturday | 10 AM - 4 PM
Sundays | CLOSED
OFFICE
Monday – Friday | 9 AM - 5 PM
Weekends | CLOSED
Tom S. Gettys Center
Monday – Friday | 9 AM - 5 PM
by appointment
CLOSED
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Easter Monday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Thursday & Friday
Christmas Eve Day - New Year's Day
EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY
By entering Arts Council events, you understand and agree that your photograph or image may be taken in any public place. You further grant permission and consent to the Arts Council of York County to use any such photograph, motion picture, or image for any reasonable purpose.
The Arts Council of York County is headquartered in Old Town Rock Hill. Downtown Rock Hill is a state-recognized Cultural District in South Carolina.
Support for this project is provided by the SC Arts Commission (which receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts), Rock Hill Accommodations Tax Grant Fund, the ACYC Annual Campaign. For visitors information including lodging, contact Visit York County at www.visityorkcounty.com.
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