USC Upstate to launch downtown art gallery

From GoUpstate.com:

An art gallery will be the University of South Carolina Upstate’s second facility located in downtown Spartanburg.

UPSTATE Gallery on Main, at 172 E. Main St., will open to the public for the first time for Thursday’s ArtWalk.

The gallery will feature contemporary and original exhibitions from Upstate’s permanent collection by artists Andy Warhol, Jerry Uelsmann and Beatrice Riese, according to university officials.

“We are excited to bring our art to downtown Spartanburg and look forward to showcasing the contemporary works by visiting artists and USC Upstate students and faculty,” said Jane Allen Nodine, USC Upstate art professor and director of art galleries, in a written statement.

Nodine said the gallery will also serve as an experimental learning lab, and students will work at the gallery.

For ArtWalk, visitors may view Nodine’s sculptural assemblages, which she creates using wax, paper, fibers and fabric. She also is showing encaustic paintings and wax prints.

Chancellor Tom Moore said in a statement that having a gallery downtown supports the university’s mission and complements the Curtis R. Harley Art Gallery on the main campus.

“This downtown facility will enable us to make our permanent collection and exhibitions available to a much larger audience,” Moore said.

The gallery is USC Upstate’s second downtown space, in addition to the George Dean Johnson Jr. College of Business and Economics on St. John Street.

The UPSTATE Gallery on Main will be open Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and by appointment. Admission is free and open to the public.

A grand opening is planned for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11.

For details, contact Nodine at 864-503-5838 or jnodine@uscupstate.edu.