An exhibit titled Mixing Oil & Water opened at the Belton Center for the Arts on July 24, 2021, and will run through August 27, 2021. It features artwork by Anderson Artists Guild members Barbara Ervin and JoAnne Anderson, along with Cecile Martin, an Upstate watercolorist and printmaker. Ervin and Anderson were invited to put together a show by the center’s director, Betsy Chapman. “It is a pretty big gallery space, and to cover even two-thirds of the space would be way too

Some members of the Anderson Artists Guild have had their artwork published. Here are examples shared by a few members: Diann Simms: “My painting (owned by art patron Richard Shirley) was used for t-shirts, posters and outdoor ads for the tenth year of the Anderson Soiree.” Mary Anne Porter; “I was approached by someone who knew my artwork and asked if they could use an Afghan Hound puppy that I had painted. I agreed. . . . (I was asked to paint a large sign for a pumpkin sta

Anderson Artists Guild member Julie Lamp’s work is currently on display at the Blue Ridge Arts Center (BRAC) in Seneca from July 16 to August 21. The exhibit, titled From the Sea, is an interpretation of a single theme in various art forms. The subject is divided into three areas: “The Sea,” “The Shore” and “The Ships.” There are 30 pieces in the exhibit: 10 watercolors, 5 acrylics, 7 baskets, 2 pastels, 2 photos, 2 stained glass panels and 1 collage. Lamp says she let the su

For Anderson Artists Guild member Carole Brown, the gateway to art was furniture. Currently the manager of Rogers Furniture in downtown Anderson, she learned about design and decorating at Rhodes Furniture, then spent 26 years as the decorator for Terry Furniture before accepting her present position five years ago. One of her responsibilities has been to design store vignettes—those rooms within a room which entice customers to purchase furniture as well as accessories. “You