“Spring for the Arts” event, which was scheduled for May 30, 2024, has been cancelled due to the sudden closing of the Newry General Store. Mark your calendars for our fall event, “Toast to the Arts”, which will be help on October 6, 2024 at Keowee Brewing Company in downtown Seneca.

The Art of Giving

Thanks to support by BRAC’s generous members, volunteers, donors and sponsors we are able to host exhibits, opening receptions and a variety of quality classes. Additionally, we are able to invest in our historic building and grounds to create a strong foundation and welcoming space.

Our Annual Arts Fund campaign is your opportunity to support the arts in your community. Your board has been working hard to sustain and enhance the Arts Center. We ask that you, our members and friends, join us this season by making a donation to our Annual Arts Fund. Your gifts will help us continue to provide cultural and artistic opportunities for our community and surrounding area.

Consider a gift from the heart. Share kindness and honor a loved one by making a donation gift (of $50 or more) to the Blue Ridge Arts Center (BRAC) in their name. Both the honoree and the donor will receive a 5″ x 7″ fine art notecard, featuring a winter-themed drawing by Donna Juras, printed on watercolor paper, suitable for display or framing. The BRAC Development/Fundraising committee will send cards on your behalf. Please click the link below to make your donation and fill out the form to give the gift of art!

Make a Donation Today!

Thank you to our Supporters

Fall 2023 – Spring 2024 Donors

ART BENEFACTORS ($1000+)

DOUG BARKER
In Memory of Betsy Barker
BASF
LILY HAUGHTON
LAURA & DICK HAVRAN
JULIE & GEORG LAMP
DEBBIE ROTE
In Memory of Paul Rote

ART SUPPORTERS ($500+)

Martha & Tim Driscoll
David & Margaret Eldridge
Nanine Hartzenbusch Fox & Bert Fox
Kate Klein
Susann Mitton & Alyza LeBlanc
Clem Watson & Michele Paoleschi
In Memory of Neva Watson

ART CONTRIBUTORS ($250+)

Rachel Cavenaugh
Emily’s Especially for You
Edie Fagan
Nancy Hartzenbusch
Joy Kuby
In Memory of Ray Morton & Irene Christiansen
Steve & Kim Warne

ART ENTHUSIASTS ($100+)

4 Paws Only
Rebecca Andrews
Appellation Wine/Wine Emporium
Larry & Susanne Bennett
Cherry Street Marketplace
Pamela Davison-Smith
Ted & Joy Fisher
Jill Harris
Deb & Bob King
Sandy & Kevin Lawson
Mallard Bend Property Owners
In Memory of Faye Smith
Frances Matthews
Vicki & Greg Mountz
Newry General Store
Painted Fern
Painted Ladies Artist Group
In Memory of Faye Smith
Kate Salley-Palmer & Jim Palmer
Linda Parsons
Billie Sanders
Kathleen Santilli
Tannery & Sons
T&R Graphics
The Healthy Olive
United Way of Oconee County
Philip Walkenshaw
Sue West

Thank you to our hard working and always supportive Board of Directors

Debbie Rote – President
Michelle Winnie – Vice-President
Alex Vassey – Treasurer
Linda Parsons – Secretary
Glenn Abbott – Member-at-Large
Larry Bennett – Member-at-Large
Chris Cartledge – Member-at-Large
Nanine Hartzenbusch Fox – Member-at-Large
Laura Havran – Member-at-Large
Den Latham – Member-at-Large
Donna O’Hara – Member-at-Large
Julie Lamp – Member-at-Large
Amy Royal – Member-at-Large
Kris Saracelli – Member-at-Large
Clem Watson – Member-at-Large

Blue Ridge Arts Center