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Sunday, March 31, 2019
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1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Jim & Kay Gross Collection: Art of the Carolinas, Sandor Teszler Library Gallery
(Arts and Cultural (On Campus))
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Sandor Teszler Library Gallery features the recently donated works of Jim and Kay Gross Collection. Jim and Kay, avid art lovers and supporters, started collecting artworks, since they moved to Spartanburg in 1960s. Jim immediately connected to a new art organization and gallery on Kennedy Street, which later became the Spartanburg Arts Center on South Spring Street. He served many terms on the Board of the Arts Council. In addition, he was twice President of the Spartanburg Gallery Committee as well as President of the Spartanburg Ballet Guild. Jim and Kay regularly attended openings and exhibitions at the Arts Center and at local colleges and galleries, where they often purchased art works, especially those from artists in South and North Carolina. This exhibition runs through April 27th.
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Sandor Teszler Library Gallery |
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Youmi Efurd
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Jim and Kay Gross Collection: Art of the Carolinas, Sandor Teszler Library Gallery
(Arts and Cultural (On Campus))
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Description: |
The Sandor Teszler Library Gallery features the recently donated works of the Jim and Kay Gross Collection. Jim and Kay, avid art lovers and supporters, started collecting artworks when they moved to Spartanburg in the 1960s. Jim immediately connected to a new art organization and gallery on Kennedy Street, which later became the Spartanburg Arts Center on South Spring Street. He served many terms on the Board of the Arts Council. He was also twice President of the Spartanburg Gallery Committee as well as President of the Spartanburg Ballet Guild. Jim and Kay regularly attended openings and exhibitions at the Arts Center and at local colleges and galleries, where they often purchased art works, especially those from artists in South and North Carolina. A professor of English at Wofford for nearly four decades, Jim was also the founder of the Wofford Theatre Workshop, which formally became the college's Department of Theatre in 2003. This exhibition runs through April 27th.
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Sandor Teszler Library Gallery |
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Youmi Efurd
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