website | https://www.vernongrant.org/

Born in Nebraska in 1902, Vernon Grant was the son of a blacksmith with a pioneering spirit. Everything the Grants needed they made themselves. Young Vernon made some of his toys from clay from the riverbanks. These sculpted figures he modeled were forerunners of the colorful, winsome gnomes that would later launch his career as an illustrator.

Grant enjoyed drawing Santa Claus more than any other subject. Through hundreds of whimsical and memorable magazine covers, advertisements and card illustrations from the 1920s through the 1970s, he created a national treasure of holiday seasonal art.

Visit our galleries to capture the artistry of Vernon Grant and view his hallmark collection of Santa Claus, gnomes and scenes of the holiday season.

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ChristmasVille at the Center for the Arts

• See this year's Chairman’s Choice Santas, People’s Choice winners (2009 - 2024), and the York County High Schools Art Show.

• VOTE for your favorite Chairman’s Choice Santa, Gingerbread House, and Cardboard Ornament while visiting the galleries.

• Santa Checking it Twice, I, the image selected as the People’s Choice in 2018, has been recreated in three dimensions by and New York-based artist Linda Kay. This life-size sculpture will be on display in the front window at the Center for the Arts throughout ChristmasVille. 

• Santa's Workshop

• Gingerbread House Contest Display

• Ornament Contest

Visit ChristmasVilleRockHill.com for complete details and for a schedule of all events.