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2010 Releases
Artisphere Reports Another Successful Year
Artisphere Announces 2010 Festivites
Artisphere To Present Two Indoor Exhibits
Artisphere Announces 2010 Performing Artists Line-up
Artisphere Announces 2010 Visual Artist
Artisphere Adds Another Top 20 Ranking
2010 Artisphere Artist Entries Soar
Artisphere Ranked A Top Ten Festival in the Country
2009 Releases
Plans for Artisphere '09 Revealed
Artisphere Ranked High in Arts, Crafts Show Guide
Artisphere Announces 2009 Visual Artist Roster
Artisphere Call for Artists of the Upstate
Artisphere 2009 Jury Review Media Alert
2008 Releases
Next year's Artisphere will fall later in spring
Greenville Celebrates the Arts
Artisphere Changes Date
Digital Image Seminar for Artists
Artisphere Announces Artists of the Upstate Exhibition
Artisphere Announces 2008 Festivities
Artisphere Names New Directors

Artisphere in the News

2007 Articles
Greenville Arts Fest receives winner ranking
Maya Angelou joining arts festival
2006 Articles
Carolina Arts April Issue
Carolina Arts August Issue
Artisphere plans weekend of cultural experiences
2005 Articles
Upstate Parent Article, April 2005
The Greenville Journal Article: November 28-December 4, 2003

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Festival Info

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Outdoor Festival Hours:

Friday: 4-8:30 PM
Saturday: 10 AM-8:30 PM
Sunday: 11 AM-6 PM

KIDSPHERE Hours:

Saturday: 10 AM-7:30PM
Sunday: 11 AM-5 PM

Cost:

Artisphere's outdoor activities and performances are FREE.

Information Booths:

Information booths are located in central areas throughout the festival site and have t-shirts, hats, festival posters, and other merchandise available for purchase as well as festival maps, programs, and other pertinent information.

First Aid/Lost and Found/Lost People:

First Aid, Lost and Found, and Lost People or Children will be located at the Festival Headquarters at Main and Camperdown, behind the VIP tent.

Restrooms:

Portable restrooms are available throughout the festival site.

Event Rules:

No coolers, bicycles, inline skates, or skateboards within the festival site. Feel free to bring blankets and lawn chairs, but keep them in the outdoor amphitheatre seating areas only. No pets and no smoking are permitted within the festival site.

Parking:

Parking is available at a number of city and private parking lots and garages throughout the downtown area.

Tickets:

Tickets are the currency of Artisphere's food, beverages, and activities. Ticket booths are located at various central locations and near every food and beverage station. Tickets are sold only in sheets of eight; the cost per sheet is $5. All artwork for sale can be purchased by cash, check, or credit card.

ATM's

The downtown area has several permanent ATM machines. In addition, a portable ATM will be located near the event site.

Mission:

Vision Statement
ARTISPHERE is an annual signature event for Greenville, SC, showcasing the arts, reflecting the area's international flair, and maximizing existing arts programs by providing a diverse menu of experiences that center around the arts visual and performing and Greenville's multi-cultural offerings to appeal to visitors from throughout the world, as well as citizens throughout the region.

Mission Statement
ARTISPHERE is committed to celebrating the arts and this area's rich international and multi-cultural flair by providing a high-quality event that attracts, entertains, educates, inspires, and enriches a diverse audience and thus brings the community together through the arts.

History:

Artisphere's Board of Directors, along with Community Leaders, have been working to strategically plan this exciting new arts event since March 2003.

Artisphere focuses on six major goals it:

  • hosts award-winning visual artists of national and international caliber, showcasing their work at an open-air Artist Row in the West End.
  • showcases the best of Greenville's performing arts groups complimented by top name performers from around the world.
  • showcases local artists and top regional galleries in a Gallery Row at various venues along Main Street.
  • highlights performances of local youth groups and provides creative, educational activities for our children.
  • provides a signature event which increases local tourism and raises the perception of Greenville as a cultural destination.
  • further enhances Greenville's exceptional quality of life by contributing to the area's businesses and by stimulating economic development.

Artisphere also:

  • supports and promotes the arts, thus further enhancing Greenville's art community.
  • creates a signature event for Greenville that showcases the beauty of our city and supports the region's efforts to build tourism and enrich the economic health of the area.
  • delivers a high-quality medium for artists - local, regional, national, and international - to showcase their talents and generate business for them.
  • positions itself as an internationally themed event to unite international companies through a common interest for promoting Greenville, as well as bring together international residents.
  • promotes the resources and programs of collaborative efforts, expanding the audience base for local arts groups.
  • provides a range of ticket prices for arts events, with many outdoor and free events, therefore making the arts accessible to all audiences.
  • offers the opportunity for all of our citizens to come together and enjoy new experiences through a true community festival.

Board of Directors

Officers

Bob Nachman

Nachman, Norwood & Parrott Investments

President

Scott McMillan

Design Strategies, LLC

Vice President

Judith Aughtry

Community Volunteer

Secretary

Michelle Seaver

Carolina First Bank

Treasurer

Danny White

Gallivan, White & Boyd

General Counsel

Steve Brandt

The Greenville News

Past President

Henry Horowitz

Oxford Capital Partners, LLC

President Emeritus

     
     

George Acker

Duke Energy

 

Lisa Ashmore

Community Volunteer

 

Tammy Jones Barber

Moxie Equestrian, Inc.

 

Caron Bettenhausen

GE Energy

 

Joe Blake

Greenville Hospital System

 

Carolina Bryan

Community Volunteer

 

Brad Campbell

Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, LLP

 

Jerry Cooper

TPM

 

Sally Daniels

Community Volunteer

 

Rick Erwin

Rick Erwin’s West End Grille

 

Alan Ethridge

Metropolitan Arts Council

 

Gally Gallivan

UBS Paine Webber

 

Rod Grandy

DG Capital, LLC

 

Bruce Halverson

SC Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities

 

Flavia Harton

Independent Contractor for Michelin

 

Leigh Heidtman

Community Volunteer

 

Margaret Jenkins

Margaret Jenkins & Associates

 

Herb Johnson

Michelin North America

 

C. Dan Joyner

Prudential C. Dan Joyner Realtors

 

Fletcher Kirkland

Community Volunteer

 

Butch Kirven

Greenville County Council

 

Don Koonce

Fern Creek Creative, Inc.

 

Cathy Zaden Lea

Community Volunteer

 

Mary McCarthy

Greenville County Museum of Art

 

Charlie Mickel

Daniel-Mickel Foundation

 

Riley Murphy

Community Volunteer

 

Stephanie Norris

Community Volunteer

 

Rick Pennell

Metromont Materials

 

Tim Reed

Margin Holdings, LLC

 

Susan Riordan

Community Volunteer

 

Felicia Robbins

The Fred Collins Foundation

 

Brian Rogers

Wachovia Bank

 

Ted Rollins

Campus Crest Communities

 

Ben Rook

Design Strategies, LLC

 

Sandy Rupp

Hampton III Gallery

 

Emilyn Sanders

Community Leader

 

Don Sellers

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Law Firm

 

Jim Silliman

Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas

 

Chris Stone

Greenville Convention and Visitors Bureau

 

Sherri Timmons

Community Leader

 

Virginia Uldrick

SC Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities

 

Mayor Knox White

City of Greenville

 

Baker Wyche

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

 

Mike Zeller

Jackson Marketing Group

 
     

Ex-Officio

Alan Ethridge

Metropolitan Arts Council

 

Butch Kirven

Greenville County Council

 

Mary McCarthy

Greenville County Museum of Art

 

Chris Stone

Greenville Convention & Visitors Bureau

 

Mayor Knox White

City of Greenville