GCCA names Kim Fabian its new executive director

Kim Fabian has been named executive director of the Greenville Center for Creative Arts (GCCA) following an extensive local and national search.

Fabian brings more than 25 years of experience driving operational excellence, strengthening brand awareness, and strategically engaging boards and teams for success.

Fabian comes to GCCA from Junior Achievement of Central Maryland (JA), where she served as senior vice president since 2012. Fabian received a bachelor’s in mass communication from Towson University, where she serves as an officer on the foundation board of directors and is a president emeritus of the alumni association board of directors.

GCCA Board Chair Pat Kilburg said, “We are excited to have Kim join the GCCA as we prepare for the launch of the renovation of the Historic Cotton Warehouse and the significant expansion of programs. Her passion for the arts, organizational and business acumen, and love of Greenville will lead us into our next five years and beyond.”

Since GCCA opened in 2015, the founders and board of directors of Greenville Center for Creative Arts have made significant progress toward ensuring that a permanent home for the arts is realized in Greenville. In late 2019, GCCA finalized the purchase of the Cloth Building which currently houses all of GCCA’s programs and the Historic Cotton Warehouse, which will be renovated to expand GCCA’s programs in the future. The GCCA Art School has attracted more than 2,300 students for classes and workshops, hundreds of scholarships have enabled students of all ages and income levels to participate in summer camps and classes, and three Brandon Fellows have been selected each year to develop their work as studio artists while pursuing careers in the arts.

“It is a privilege to join GCCA in its fifth anniversary year which marks a milestone and celebration for this dynamic studio, classroom, and exhibition space,” Fabian said. “GCCA has become one of upstate South Carolina’s premier destinations for promotion and education of the visual arts and I am honored to play a part in its expansion.”

Plans for a significant expansion of GCCA includes renovation of the Historic Cotton Warehouse after years of strategic and deliberate planning by the board of directors. The renovation of the Historic Cotton Warehouse will expand GCCA’s programming by offering classroom studios in three-dimensional mediums.

“I am inspired by all that has been achieved by this dedicated group of artists, educators, and community leaders who have brought their vision to life,” said Fabian. “I look forward to taking this vision to the next level and ensuring that GCCA expands its capacity to create an accessible, inclusive place where artists of all ages can thrive.”

Greenville Center for the Creative Arts is located at 101 Abney Street, Greenville. For more information, call 864.735.3948, visit www.artcentergreenville.org, or email info@artcentergreenville.org.