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ArtsUp Events

From hands-on workshops to monthly meetups, discover events that bring artists, audiences, and ideas together in the heart of the Upstate.

Prologue Performance: New Chapters

Fernwood Baptist Church 200 Fernwood Dr, Spartanburg, SC

We are launching our inaugural Storyline Series with a genre-defying showcase of some of South Carolina’s finest artists. This premiere event features original poetry from Georgetown County Poet Laureate, Marlanda...

Unbound Voices: A Theatrical Encounter with Literature

Ridge Gallery 146 E Main St, Spartanburg, SC, United States

Literature comes alive—literally. ArtsUp is proud to partner with Hub City Writers Project in this theater-in-the-round experience with actors dramatizing passages from powerful, often-challenged books without revealing their titles. The...

From Another View: A Juried Art Exhibition

Ridge Gallery 146 E Main St, Spartanburg, SC, United States

Visual and creative artists take on literature through painting, texture, and form. This juried exhibition invites artists to respond to the Storyline Series quote from To Kill a Mockingbird, offering...

An Evening with Marlanda Dekine

Step into an intimate evening of poetry, music, dance, and shared dialogue with celebrated poet and social justice leader Marlanda Dekine. Her evocative work, deeply rooted in South Carolina’s soul,...

Pivotal Performance: A Storyline Finale

Ridge Gallery 146 E Main St, Spartanburg, SC, United States

ArtsUp 2025/2026 Storyline Series concludes with a powerful, full-scale performance that brings the entire season together. Featuring returning artists EnbyBallet and others, as well as new collaborators in music, dance,...