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The Arts Council creates and supports a thriving, diverse, and vibrant community.

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Cotton Alley Call for Artists

The Arts Council of York County is proud to announce a call for entries for the third phase of public art in Cotton Alley Gallery, located adjacent to the Center for the Arts at 121 E. Main St., Rock Hill, SC.

 

The Alleys as Galleries initiative transforms well-traveled alleys and vacant walls into vibrant outdoor art spaces seen by thousands of local residents and visitors. This project provides selected artists with invaluable public exposure, features on the Arts Council website, and recognition within the community. Our overarching goal is to brand York County as a premier regional arts destination while championing the talent of our local artist network.

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37th Annual Juried Competition Exhibition

Each year, the Annual Juried Competition is open internationally to artists 18 and older. Only original work, created in the last two (2) years, and not previously shown at the Center for the Arts, Dalton Gallery is accepted. All forms of media are eligible,  including video.

 

This year, there was a total of 262 entries by 116 artists from 44 cities across 7 states. Of those entries, juror Michaela Pilar Brown, in a blind jury process, selected 42 works by 38 artists to be displayed in the 37th Annual Juried Competition.

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Make No Bones, works by Maggie Genoble

Make No Bones by Maggie Genoble investigates the complex relationships between the body and technology, questioning what it is that makes a body obscene. Make No Bones is anti-censorship.

 

To “make no bones about” something means to speak or act directly and freely. When things are expressed in society over and over they become normalized. This exposure is essential for creating space for the strange but also makes it vulnerable. Interested in the dichotomy of exposure as helpful and hurtful, the works deny a fully-formed figure to deny the body as a site for projected desires or oppressions, giving exposure to hybrid beings that exist between binaries and present themselves as strange and unstable.

 

The work, while rooted in Genoble's own lived experiences, creates space for the representation of historically marginalized bodies.

CREATIVITY IS CONTAGIOUS,

PASS IT ON.

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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 and Tom S. Gettys Center, 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.

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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!

COMMUNITY & CALENDAR

Connect with the arts in York County through our comprehensive calendar of arts events, artist directories, and arts resources that will help you achieve your artistic visions.

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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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CONTACT US

121 E. Main St | Rock Hill, SC 29730

PO Box 2797 | Rock Hill, SC 29732

arts@yorkcountyarts.org  |  Tel: (803) 328-2787

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