News & Press Releases

As the Arts Education Director at Chapman Cultural Center, Ava Hughes has dedicated her life to enriching arts education in Spartanburg County and strengthening our children’s creative capital. Ava was recognized by The SC Art... Read More

Written by Adam Sanders | Spartanburg Youth Theatre Director I was never a “sports kid.” I grew up in a “sports family” and naturally wanted to try them all. After failed attempts at everything from soccer to... Read More

Chapman Cultural Center is committed to broadening and strengthening Spartanburg's Cultural community. Because of this commitment, a major part of the work we do is centered around funding Spartanburg's arts and cultural community.... Read More

By Jennifer Clark Evins The arts in Spartanburg are not only about education and quality of life, which are traditional outcomes of a thriving cultural sector, but they also contribute immensely to the vibrant economy that helps Spartanburg... Read More

Chapman Cultural Center is proud to award the Mary Wheeler Davis Scholarship to Natalie Long, Olivia Woodall, and Lauren Russell. The scholarship fund is a component fund of The Spartanburg County Foundation and is awarded to High School... Read More

Scrappy Shakespeare has returned to Spartanburg with an iconoclastic production of Romeo & Juliet, but in this production, Juliet writes teenage love songs while Romeo is a fan of underground punk. Fast-paced, funny, and tragic, this... Read More

Chapman Cultural Center is launching its newest program, Second Sundays, which is a free community event held on the second Sunday of every month between May and November. Second Sundays is an expansion of Sundays Unplugged Series and gives... Read More

There's never been a better time to give to Chapman Cultural Center! As we wrap up our fiscal year on June 30, donating to Chapman Cultural Center will help support arts education for Spartanburg County Students! Your financial support... Read More