BYOA: Bring Your Own Art Show

Art by Elizabeth Bagwell

Support the Local Arts!

Earlier this month, from October 8^th-14^th, Spartanburg’s Hub-bub Showroom played host to thirty regional artists and their wares. The idea behind the innovative Hub-Bub non-profit organization is to promote and build “community, in Spartanburg and the southeast, through dynamic art and ideas.”

What is so unique about the way this exhibit in particular was structured has to do with how it gave artists from diverse backgrounds and of varying mediums the chance to centrally display their art. Unlike most exhibits, this one was not a competition but rather a celebration of community, art, and the fellowship amongst all the area artists.

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What’s in a Story?

Director Chris White

Let me preface this by saying that there are few times, if ever at all, when I find myself arguing the claims of the good folk at dictionary.com. Recently, however, I wondered what the word, “story” actually means. Eagerly anticipating the page to load to see the definition, I was slightly off put when I read dictionary.com’s interpretation, “a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.” While technically this is a valid definition, it just doesn’t do justice to the word, “story.” Stories are an inescapably integral aspect of culture as they are so much more than amusement and a way to pass the time, but rather, a common thread that brings us together as a people.

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