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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Artists from across the country showcase work at annual Artisphere festival
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – Mother's Day weekend in Greenville would not be complete without a stroll through the city's annual art festival. The music, food and the arts are center stage at the 21st annual Artisphere festival. The Artisphere event is held every Mother's Day weekend in downtown Greenville, transforming Mainstreet into a treat for the eyes as puppet parades, street performers and thousands of people gather in the heart of downtown. 'Just an amazing long walk, looking at creativity and all sorts of artists that come from all around and some of us have artistic aptitude ourselves, so it just kind of feeds the brain cells and gives us ideas,' Jeff Ellis of Greenville said. One of the highlights of the festival is 'artists row,' which showcases a variety of different art, 'it's unique, its individual, it's not something that you find just anywhere, and it brings soul to the city. It also brings a lot of people into the downtown, so they understand what a special downtown Greenville has.' One of the 140 artists featured this year is Michael Williams' from south Florida.'All my work is watercolor on canvas.' Williams added. 'As you can see, I have my palm leaf, again all done in watercolor with attention to light and focusing on those kinds of details, working with not only the subject but the light and creating those different textures and giving it this nice ethereal quality.' Williams said each of these one-of-a-kind pieces take creativity and time, 'because its watercolor if I mess up in any way it kind of gets trashed and reset, so something like this could take me a couple months to over a year. Each piece is a little different.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Weekly events: Artisphere, Wild Things, celebrating moms
It's a busy weekend, especially if you're in downtown Greenville. Artisphere is back, with a full schedule of programming, including Kidsphere. It's a great place to spend Mother's Day with your mom, your kids and all the mom figures in your life. Get the full May calendar, plus gets some tips for Mental Health Month, financial literacy and much more at Attention, business owners: Get a free listing in Upstate Parent's birthday guide this July. The deadline for listings is May 12. Submit your free listing at To include your organization's family friendly events in Upstate Parent, email chris@ Artisphere is May 9-11 in downtown Greenville. The festival includes Kidsphere at Artisphere with opportunities for kids to create. New for 2025, the Reuse Regatta: Test your best designs for a floating wind-powered boat, and square off for weekend bragging rights. Other activities include Tinkering Toddlers, a crawlable, stroller-friendly area stocked with toddler-appropriate manipulatives, Box Town, an eco-friendly creation station, rainbow wall, masks and hats and more. For a full schedule of events, visit 'Matilda: The Musical' continues through May 18 at South Carolina Children's Theatre. Best enjoyed by ages 6 and older. For tickets and details, visit Afternoon Exploration is 1:30 – 5 p.m. May 9 at Roper Mountain Science Center. For details and tickets, visit Starry Nights programs are at Roper Mountain Science Center May 9. 'The Cowboy Astronomer' is at 4:30 p.m. 'Invaders of Mars!' is at 6 and 'From Earth to the Universe' is at 7:30 p.m. Advance ticket purchases are required. For details, visit Celebrate National Train Day May 10 with the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina. For details, events and tickets, visit 'Wild Things of the Upstate' Reading and Hike is at 9 a.m. May 10 at the Nature Playscape at Conestee Nature Preserve. Join for a children's book reading by Abby Moore Keith. For tickets and details, visit Village Launch Market is 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. May 10 in West Greenville. Support minority and women-owned businesses – plus food trucks, family activities and more. Visit May 10 - Story Time Ballet with International Ballet is at 10 a.m. at the Five Forks Library and at 11:30 a.m. at the Hughes Main Library. Visit Train Day at the Depot is 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. May 10 at the Hub City Railroad Museum. For details, visit Water Safety Day is 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. May 10 at the T.K. Gregg Community Center in Spartanburg. The event is free and is held in partnership between the City of Spartanburg Parks, Recreation & Special Events and Ellie Fisher, a local Girl Scout who designed the day as her Gold Award project. Learn water safety through hands on stations, personalized video and a scavenger hunt. The event includes free food, prizes and giveaways. Registration is not required but is appreciated. Visit Member Morning is 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. May 11 at TCMU-Greenville. Enjoy full access to TCMU-Greenville during this special members-only session. Visit May 2025: More than 175 things to do in Greenville, Spartanburg and beyond! Headed to Fluor Field with your kids? Here's what to know Tracktivity: Inside a Flower Money talks: Teach your kids about saving and spending Healthy start, healthy you – May classes and programs for your growing family Mental health in the moment Your guide to May arts classes, family fun, learning and more On the Shelf: Books for kids who love mom, dinosaurs and houseplants – because reading is for everyone This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Events in Greenville, S.C. and the Upstate this week
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Visual, performing and culinary arts showcased this weekend at Artisphere
Greenville, S.C. (WSPA) – Artisphere, a festival celebrating art and culture in South Carolina, is held this coming weekend and we're giving you a preview of some local artists who will be showing their work. 7News is at the Oye studio where we will see 7 artists competing and showing their work at Artisphere this weekend. The weekend highlights all types of culinary, visual and performing art. It began in 2003 and last year for the 20th anniversary applications were just under 1100, artists' sales totaled $2.6 million, attendance neared 100,000 and economic impact grossed $14.1 million. Since 2005, Artisphere has given back, in the way of stipends, awards, and contributions, over $275,000 to local groups like SC Children's Theatre, Greenville Chorale, and SC Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities See the artists on Main street May 9-11 in downtown Greenville Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WSPA 7NEWS.
