2026 GALLERY SCHEDULE
The exhibits in the galleries at the Center for the Arts feature new artwork every four to eight weeks. The Arts Council hosts gallery openings for each exhibition; most are free and open to the public.
HOURS & LOCATION
Monday - Saturday | 10 AM - 8 PM
Sunday | CLOSED
CENTER FOR THE ARTS | 121 East Main Street | Rock Hill, SC 29730
Encoded Surface
WORKS BY THOMAS SCHMIDT
DALTON GALLERY
January 5 - February 7, 2026
RECEPTION | Thursday, February 5, 2026 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
PERIMETER GALLERY
My Battery is Low and It's Getting Dark, works by Megan Bickel
EDMUND D. LEWANDOWSKI CLASSROOM GALLERY
YPA Middle School Showcase, works curated by John Rhodes
Image Credit: Sampled Spaces, Mirror - detail by Thomas Schmidt | Cast porcelain, mirrored acrylic, magnets, and steel | 2020
ROCK HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 TEACHERS' CHOICE YOUTH ART EXHIBITION
DALTON, PERIMETER &
EDMUND D. LEWANDOWSKI CLASSROOM GALLERIES
February 13 - March 21, 2026
RECEPTION | March 5, 2026 | 5 - 7 PM
Image Credit:
2025 JIMMIE MATTHEWS AWARD | BEST OF SHOW
Toy Grab by Jolie Jeanfreu
Northwestern High School, Teacher: Sandy Queen
The Soft Encroachment
WORKS BY IAN WELCH
DALTON GALLERY
March 27- May 2, 2026
RECEPTION | Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
PERIMETER GALLERY
TBA
EDMUND D. LEWANDOWSKI CLASSROOM GALLERY
Westminster Catawba Christian School Art Show
April 10 - May 2, 2026
RECEPTION | April 23, 2026 | 5 - 7 PM
Image Credit: Tangled by Ian Welch | Intaglio with spit-bite and paper colle | 2025
Signs of Life
WORKS CURATED BY DYLAN BANNISTER & ALEXIS HOWARD
DALTON GALLERY
May 8 - June 13, 2026
RECEPTION | Thursday, May 21, 2026 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
PERIMETER GALLERY
Catawba River Art Guild Show
May 8 - June 13, 2026
RECEPTION | TBA
EDMUND D. LEWANDOWSKI CLASSROOM GALLERY
St. John's United Methodist Church Afterschool, works curated by Katrin Breitkreutz
May 8 - May 23, 2026
RECEPTION | May 21, 2026 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Image Credit: Pool by Alexis Howard | Film photography | 2023
37th Annual Juried Competition
DALTON GALLERY
June 22 - July 25, 2026
RECEPTION | Thursday, July 16, 2026 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
PERIMETER GALLERY
MUGSHOT
June 22 - July 25, 2026
RECEPTION | TBA
EDMUND D. LEWANDOWSKI CLASSROOM GALLERY
RAW Club, works curated by Mars Simpson
June 19 - July 11, 2026
RECEPTION TBA
Image Credit: Shimmer by Alexis Howard
ACYC Members Show
DALTON & PERIMETER GALLERIES
September 11 - October 17, 2026
RECEPTION | Thursday, September 24, 2026 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
EDMUND D. LEWANDOWSKI CLASSROOM GALLERY
Children's Fall Show, works curated by Taylor Runyan
DATES | TBA
RECEPTION | TBA
Image Credit: Innocence by Taylor Fie
This Must be the Place
WORKS BY DEVANN DONOVAN, KRISTY BISHOP, & AMANDA FOSHAG
DALTON GALLERY
October 23- November 21, 2026
RECEPTION | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
PERIMETER GALLERY
TBA
EDMUND D. LEWANDOWSKI CLASSROOM GALLERY
TBA
Image Credit: Woven Waste by Kristy Bishop | Reclaimed ratchet straps, shipping boxes, spray paint | 2024
VERNON GRANT'S SANTAS
DALTON & PERIMETER GALLERIES
December 3 - 6, 2026
EDMUND D. LEWANDOWSKI CLASSROOM GALLERY
York County High Schools Art Show
December 3 - 12, 2026
RECEPTION | Thursday, December 10, 2026 | 5 - 7 PM
*Sponsored by the Catawba River Art Guild,
coordinated by the Arts Council of York County and the Catawba River Art Guild
Image Credit: Big Britches to Fill by Vernon Grant | 1947
Digital Reproduction
Courtesy of the Culture & Heritage Museums
All dates are subject to change or cancellation.
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