Past Exhibition: This Land
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What was currently on view in the gallery?

This Land: America250
As part of the nationwide America250 commemoration, This Land brought together 27 landscape paintings that reflect the beauty, character, and quiet poetry of the American landscape. The exhibition was on view in the main gallery May 5 - 30, 2026 and featured oil and acrylic works by four regional landscape painters including Clay Johnson, Debanjana Bhattacharjee, Fred Galloway, and Kimberly Clark.

The exhibition highlighted South Carolina marshes and coastal waterways, rolling fields, wooded pathways, towering tree canopies, riverside moments, and countryside peppered with hay bales. It also includes small glimpses of Pennsylvania countryside, North Carolina mountain vistas, and the rugged coastal terrain of Montana. Shifting focus from grand historical landmarks, the exhibition turned its attention to the enduring landscapes that exist beyond them - the rivers, forests, coastlines, farmland, and open spaces that continue to define the American experience across generations. This Land invited viewers to reflect on the natural beauty of the land that continues to inspire, sustain, and unite us.  

The Federal Building: A Brief History, 1911-2026
In celebration of The Arts Center of Greenwood's 20th Anniversary in the historic Federal Building in 2026, this exhibition traced a brief narrative of the building through a historical timeline and archival imagery. The exhibition was on view in the special exhibits gallery May 5 - 30, 2026.

Standing as a quiet witness to more than a century of change, the building has long been woven into the civic and cultural fabric of the city. Built in the early twentieth century during Greenwood's rise as a thriving railroad and textile hub. The building originally served as a post office and federal courthouse. Over the the decades, its walls have seen the movement of mail, innerworkings of government, and generations of community life unfold just beyond its doors. For the past 20 years, it has served the community as a vibrant arts center in the heart of Uptown Greenwood. This exhibition invited visitors to step through time and consider how places endure, adapt, and carry collective memory forward across generations. 

Sponsored By:
C.E. Bourne & Co., Inc. 

Opening Reception:
Friday, May 22 @ 5:00 - 7:00 pm
hors d'oeuvres and cash bar available 
main gallery

Admission: 
Free & Open to the Public

Exhibition Hours: 
Tuesday - Friday, 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday, 10 am - 3 pm

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