I had the opportunity to spend last weekend in Greenville, S.C. with my sister, Suzanne. Suzanne was in Greenville to attend a Mulitple Sclerosis Board Retreat. and I was invited to join her!

I was completely amazed at not only how wonderful Greenville’s downtown area was, but also their thriving art community. Greenville’s downtown is both southern “small-town,” yet cosmopolitan. Speckled throughout a festive and lovely Main Street are multitudes of unique shops, restaurants, outdoor cafes, theaters and art galleries. Of particular interest was the RiverPlace area of downtown, nestled on the Reedy River, adorned with gorgeous overpasses and bridges and filled with all kinds of people walking and enjoying the beauty of such a wonderful place.

The Art Crossing Studios, nestled in the lower level of RiverPlace along the Reedy River, house twenty or so artists and offer a great variety of art in every medium. If the weather is nice, you’ll see artists outside painting, drawing or sculpting. Otherwise, you can visit them inside their studios, creating new works of art.

I stopped in a couple of the studios and wanted to share a couple of their links in the hope you will visit the artists to see the incredible works for yourself:

http://artcrossing.org/

http://artcrossingstudios.blogspot.com/

http://www.guystevensart.com/

http://catestevenspaints.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greenville-SC/Art-Crossing-at-Riverplace/141906370667

As well, here are some links to art galleries, exhibits and events in Greenville:

http://www.greenvillearts.com/news/exhibits.aspx

http://www.artisphere.us/

Enjoy!!!!