The 2025 Artists of the Upstate Juried Exhibition is a local art exhibition presented by Artisphere (supported by a grant from the Metropolitan Arts Council). It is open to artists 18+ living in Upstate South Carolina (Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Pickens, Oconee, Greenwood, Laurens, Cherokee, Union, Abbeville counties).  

Entries must be original works of art that have been completed within the last three years. This juried exhibition seeks to recognize the outstanding quality and diversity of work being generated by artists of Upstate South Carolina. The exhibition is not judged in media categories. 

ENTRY PROCEDURE
A non-refundable fee of $45 enables each artist to enter up to two works. Please submit one digital image per work to be juried. The deadline to apply is April 4, 2025.

ENTRY FORMAT

• Each image file must be in .jpg format and should not exceed 5 MB in size.
• All images must be correctly oriented.

AWARDS
Four cash prizes will be distributed including:

• Best in Show ($1,000)
• 2nd Place ($750)
• 3rd Place ($500)
• Merit Award ($250)

EXHIBITOR INFORMATION:

• Deadline for Entry: Friday, April 4, 2025.
• Notification of acceptance emailed: Thursday, April 14, 2025.
• Accepted work must be dropped off in the tent  (in the courtyard between the Marriott and City Hall- 206 S Main St, Greenville, SC 29601): Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 9am – noon
• Exhibition Dates: May 9-11, 2025 (tented, outdoors, courtyard next to Marriott)
• Awards Ceremony: Saturday, May 10, 2025 time TBD (approximately 10am)
• Pick up accepted work in the tent in courtyard (between Marriott and City Hall): Monday, May 12, 2025 from 9am - Noon
• Work will also be featured on the Artisphere website and social media channels during and after Artisphere 2025.

Application Requirements

The Artists of the Upstate exhibit is open to artists 18+ living in Upstate South Carolina (Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Pickens, Oconee, Greenwood, Laurens, Cherokee, Union, Abbeville counties).  

Entries must be original works of art that have been completed within the last three years. This juried exhibition seeks to recognize the outstanding quality and diversity of work being generated by artists of Upstate South Carolina. The exhibition is not judged in media categories. 

Eligibility Criteria

The 2025 Artists of the Upstate Juror will serve as the final authority on eligibility. 

ABOUT THE JUROR / ENID WILLIAMS

Enid Williams received her M.F.A. in painting from Kent State University in 1996
and her B.A. in studio art from the University of Toledo in 1992. Her work
explores the interwoven use of kinetic ellipses that have largely inspired the
optical complexity and spatial ambiguity of her work.

In 2011 Enid was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. Additional
awards include the Ohio Arts Council Artists Fellowship, and the Metropolitan
Arts Council Individual Artists Grants in Greenville, SC. Her work is included in
public and private collections including the Columbus Museum of Art in Ohio, the
Contemporary Carolina Collection at the Medical University of South Carolina,
Charleston, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in OH. Enid has exhibited at the
Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, PA, the Columbus Museum of Art in Ohio,
the State Museum of South Carolina, and the Greenville County Museum of Art,
in South Carolina. 

She has taught drawing, painting, and design at Kent State University, Youngstown State University, The University of Akron, and most
recently at Greenville Technical College. She resides in Greenville, SC, and is
represented by Hampton III Gallery in Taylors, SC.