Downtown, an Art Festival, and Spring... FUN!

With the arrival of Spring, most Upstate residents have instinctively learned that it is time once again for several months of fun annual outdoor events. Several events have already come and gone, while several weekly events are well underway, yet there is one event that many have come to recognize as the "main" festival of the Spring season in the Upstate. Artisphere is highly acclaimed as Greenville's "international festival of the arts," and it certainly lives up to its descriptive title. Artists from across the United States and even from other countries overseas make their way to Greenville's downtown for this three day weekend festival celebrating life through all forms of Art.
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A recent announcement from the Metropolitan Arts Council stated that the organization plans to help Greenville become a top 25 small arts destination city by 2013. It will take enthusiastic public support to achieve this goal, but I am confident in our community's ability to work together and make this happen. Many visitors already consider this city a "hidden gem" that very few people talk about beyond the state of South Carolina. If those words are any indication of the pure potential which already exists, the future will be even brighter for Greenville's thriving arts community.