Cultural Arts
The Greenwood Community Theatre
110 Main St., Greenwood
(864) 229-5704
The newly renovated 300-seat Greenwood Community Theatre offers year-round entertainment for the entire family. Located in the historic State Theater building, which originally opened to the public as a movie house in 1934, the Theatre stages top notch shows that compete largely with those of large regional theater companies.
The Museum on Main Street in Uptown Greenwood, a major area attraction, offers a turn-of-the-century main street with peeks into shops and rooms as they appeared in 1900. The Museum also has a fascinating collection of artifacts of Greenwood’s cultural history, natural history, technology, and the arts. The museum’s lower level showcases machinery key to the county’s development and buggies used before the automobile came to town. The upper level houses a collection of artifacts from all around the world. Twice recognized as the South Carolina Tourist Attraction of the Year in its category, The Museum hosts a wide variety of exhibits. Open Wednesday – Saturday.
As part of The Museum, the Railroad Historical Center exhibits an old steam locomotive and other railroad rolling stock dating back to the 18th century. The center is located at 908 South Main Street and opens during the South Carolina Festival of Flowers as well as seasonally April – October. Reservations are required for groups of 25 or more. For more information or to make reservations, please call The Museum at 864-229-7093.
After an 18-month renovation process, Greenwood’s 100 year old Federal Building reopened to the public as a community arts center in 2006. The new center includes classrooms, conference and meeting rooms, and office space for the Arts Council of Greenwood County, Self Family Foundation, and the Greenwood Regional Tourism and Visitors Bureau. The Countybank Gallery within the Arts Center hosts local and regional art exhibits throughout the year, and the Mays Reception hall is available as a unique venue for events.
The Arts Council of Greenwood County plays a key role in the growth and development of existing artistic groups and encouraging new ones, such as the 50-voice strong Greenwood Festival Chorale. The Chorale offers spring and holiday concerts as well as the annual performance during the South Carolina Festival of Flowers. Arts Council activities also include Art in the Afternoon, Art Adventure Camp, the Gallery Holiday Sale, Fall for the Arts, special concerts, gallery exhibits by local artists and the development of cultural facilities.
Greenwood Festival Chorale
Becoming a year round organization in July 1999, the community chorus was first organized to perform an annual Choral Vesper program for the Greenwood Chapter of the American Guild of Organist. In February 1999 Vespers, the group was invited to present A Rodgers & Hammerstein Evening for the Festival of Flowers in June 1999. The Greenwood Festival Chorale is now made up of over 100 members and presents three concerts a year.
To download a copy of the Chorale's schedule and repertoire, click here
Greenwood-Lander Performing Arts
Lander University Cultural Center
320 Stanley Ave., Greenwood
(864) 388-8326
Each year, Greenwood Lander Performing, a community-university partnership, brings some of the world’s most talented musicians, dancers, singers and actors, to the stage of the Lander Cultural Center Auditorium. Visiting artists have included the Harlem Boys Choir, pianist Misha Dichter, soprano Dawn Upshaw, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, the Moscow Festival Ballet, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and many others. In addition to its subscription concert series, Greenwood-Lander Outreach Works, affiliated with Greenwood Performing Arts, sponsors cultural outreach programs as a way to introduce local young people to the diverse world of performing arts.
Download the Season brochure
To view the current season, click here
To order performance tickets, click here
To volunteer with the outreach program, click here
Monsanto Art Gallery
Lander University Cultural Center
320 Stanley Ave., Greenwood
(864) 388-8810
Lander’s Monsanto Art Gallery receives more than 500 visitors each month to view exhibits of Southeastern artists. Exhibits change monthly. The Art Gallery is located inside the Lander University Cultural Center on the university’s campus.
Solutia Gallery
Piedmont Technical College, John S. Coleman Administration Building and the James C. Self Conference Center, Greenwood
(864) 941-8351
The Solutia Gallery, located in the John S. Coleman Administration Building of Piedmont Technical College, showcases artwork from the colleges seven-county area. Also included is the James C. Self Collection, housed in the college’s conference center.
Ninety Six Concert Series
Railroad Depot, Ninety Six
(864) 543-4820
The town of Ninety Six holds its Concert Series each February at the town’s historic railroad depot. Nationally known recording artists from diverse backgrounds and musical styles provide melodious entertainment to the community. For more information, call (864) 543-2911.