Spartanburg Art Co-op hosts three exhibits – April 3 – May 12

April 9, 2018

West Main Artists Co-op in Spartanburg is hosting three new art exhibits in April: “Living Paper Creatures,” a large collection of life-sized papier maché animals by Grace Jerome Lloyd of Charlotte, NC; “Murmurs,” fused glass sculptures that convey concern for the environment by Shelley Sperka of Tryon, NC; and “Observer Observed,” hand-pulled prints based on historic Civil War documents by Pickens County printmaker Steven A. Chapp. All of these exhibits are free for public viewing Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at 578 West Main Street.

 

“Living Paper Creatures,” a large collection of life-sized papier maché animals by Grace Jerome Lloyd

 

“Observer Observed,” hand-pulled prints based on historic Civil War documents by Pickens County printmaker Steven A. Chapp

 

“Murmurs,” fused glass sculptures that convey concern for the environment by Shelley Sperka

 

“Living Paper Creatures,” opened April 3 and will close April 28. The reception will be Saturday, April 14, 5-9 p.m.

Both “Observer Observed” and “Murmurs” will open Thursday, April 19, and will close May 12. The receptions will be Thursday, April 19, during city’s monthly ArtWalk, 5-9 p.m.

West Main Artists Co-op is a nonprofit and all-volunteer arts agency on Main Street Spartanburg. It is housed in the former West Main Baptist Church and is continuously renovated by its members who are 50-plus strong. It provides affordable work spaces for more than 30 artists in the 20,000-square-foot building. In addition, the Co-op has the largest collection of locally made art for sale with extremely diverse buying options, including pottery, jewelry, paintings, sculptures, quilts. Each month, the Co-op hosts three new exhibits by its members and nonmembers, some of whom enjoy regional and even national recognition.

For more information (individual press releases) about these exhibits, please visit online WestMainArtists.org.