Tuning Up: In with the “new new”
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“Tuning Up” is a morning post series where The Hub delivers curated, quick-hit arts stories of interest to readers. Sometimes there will be one story, sometimes there will be several. Get in tune now, and have a masterpiece of a day. And now, in no particular order…
Arts-related construction projects are apparently the rage in South Carolina. Here are a couple new ones The Hub learned about this week. – Ed.
SPARTANBURG
By developing the Mayfair Art Studios (above), Chapman Cultural Center (CCC) will establish a new cultural destination on the Westside that creates a unique space for creative exchange and grassroots entrepreneurship. The desire is to engage both amateur and professional artists in a holistic experience of creativity within a neighborhood setting.
“Our hope is the studios will be a dynamic arts incubator in the Arcadia village, that will bring together a diverse constituency to learn about and make art,” according to the CCC “Connect” email. Go here to learn more.
WEST COLUMBIA
Much is made about Columbia’s gradual reinvention, but a quick glance across the Congaree River is all you need to know it’s spreading into Lexington County too, with construction projects obvious on the river’s opposite banks in Cayce and West Columbia. The latter broke ground Tuesday on an interactive art park:
The park is billed as one-of-a-kind that will feature musical events, art displays, artists booths and a farmer’s market. It also offers parking space for patrons of the area’s restaurants and users of Riverwalk.
The park is expected to open in April.