2017-18 Creativity, Community, and Cultural Enrichment Grants
The 2017-18 Creativity, Community, and Cultural Enrichment Grants include:
Creative Collaboration
Converse Hosts 39th Annual Tri-State Sculpture Conference
Artists, art enthusiasts, and art educators from across the Southeast will celebrate and learn about sculpture during the Tri-State Sculptors 39th Annual Conference at Converse …
Dr. Walker Consulted for Traveling Smithsonian Exhibit
Dr. Melissa Walker taped an interview with radio host and author Walter Edgar about her involvement as the humanities scholar on South Carolina Humanities’ current …
Professor Elliott Explores the Link Between Collective Memory and Landscapes
Art Education Instructor and Converse grad Andrea Elliott ’03 served as the guest columnist for the Life Long Learning Committee in the National Art Education Association …
Young Women in Art Juried Exhibition Deadline March 10
The 2017 YWIA Juried Exhibition will take place March 14th-25, 2017. Young women in grades 9-12 are eligible to enter through their art teacher.
English Grad Emily Koon ’99 Wins Conium Press Book & Chapbook Contest
Emily Koon’s short story collection We Are Still Here has been selected as the 2016 Conium Press Book & Chapbook Contest winner. Emily has written …
2016-17 Creativity, Community, and Cultural Enrichment Grants
The 2016-17 Creativity, Community, and Cultural Enrichment Grants include: Arab Spring or Arab Winter in Tunisia: The Causes and Ramifications of the Jasmine Revolution: Dr. Cathy …
Watch Converse and German Friends Perform Bach’s B Minor Mass
On November 5, 2016, the Petrie School of Music and the Spartanburg Festival Chorus welcomed the celebrated German choral conductor Thomas Strauss with his group the …
Studio Art Student Opens Boutique Featuring Work of Local Artists
Studio Art major Maggie Macdonald ‘19, and her mother recently opened a boutique in downtown Spartanburg. ‘The Kindred Spirits’ sells handmade art, jewelry, pottery and …