Art
Embracing, engaging and curating our local creative community.
Featured Gallery
Create Freely: Unveiling the Creative Side of Richland Library Staff
Richland Library staff wear many hats within the walls of the library on any given day. Sometimes the hats they wear during their off time are covered in paint, clay and sawdust. The Create Freely exhibition is a celebration of the multi-faceted talents of 21 present and past Richland Library staff from all corners of the Richland County library system.
Exhibiting Artists:
Amy Allen
Catherine Perkins
Janay Lee
Ashton Goodwin
Richland Library's galleries inspire, engage and enrich our customers, local artists and community partners through the visual arts. We believe that access to and interaction with art is essential to nurturing a growing, thriving, culturally and historically rich creative community. Through a variety of flexible gallery spaces, the library is able to exhibit and promote local artists as well as welcome nationally recognized artists, illustrators and traveling exhibitions. Request to Exhibit
Artist-In-Residence:
Richland Library’s Artist-in-Residence Program aims to connect the community with local working artists and to provide creative and educational opportunities to the community in a way that supports cultural and artistic exchange. Learn More
Partnerships:
One Columbia works with Richland Library's executive leadership team, board members and community members to select proposals for art that fit with the needs of each of our library’s communities. Selected artists conduct workshops for the community related to their craft.
Public Art:
For each library, 1% of the construction budget is going toward public art. Inspired by our brand promises, we’re encouraging artists to serve the public good and nurture communities. One Columbia for Arts and History is helping us build your library by coordinating the selection of new pieces of public art for all of our renovations.
Local Artist Directory:
Learn more about local artists with a little help from our friends at One Columbia Arts and Culture. Select an artist below to explore their work, and search the full directory on the One Columbia website.
For more information, contact:
Ashley Warthen
Arts Coordinator
803.929.3430
artful@richlandlibrary.com