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The Goal of the Artists' Guild of Spartanburg. . .
is to serve as a source for creative art in the community by promoting, fostering,
and cultivating knowledge of the visual arts and of local artists. It strives
to provide enrichment and artistic education for its members as well as the community
at large, and thus encourage a deepening appreciation, understanding, and love
of art among the citizens of Spartanburg and surrounding counties.
The Artists' Guild of Spartanburg embraces a philosophy of education and competition
for its members and a policy of community service through arts education for the
public. It endorses no particular style or aesthetic philosophy, but seeks to
help its individual members realize their full potential in the mediums and styles
of their choice. It has long believed that one of the best ways to help its members
develop and nurture their professionalism is by endorsing a philosophy of supportive
competition.
The Guild strives to help its members learn to compete more effectively by having
an annual juried exhibition for active guild members, by encouraging members to
enter outside juried competitions, by providing programs and workshops that give
the kind of technical and creative insights that help artists improve their work,
and by serving as both a community that strengthens personal ties and a forum
for the exchange of ideas and experiences for its members.
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