Greenville Open Studios started 17 years ago as a way to provide an educational experience to our community by allowing people to get an inside look into the lives of local artists. It has grown into an annual event with 143 artists currently participating across the Upstate.

It’s the perfect activity for a date night, family outing, or solo adventure.

This year, there are 24 new artists to meet and plenty of artistic inspiration to admire. Click the button for the whole list.

Robin Aiken | Mixed media, collage, oil painting, drawing | 📍Artifacts: 3209 Old Buncombe Road in Greenville | You can follow her on Instagram here.

Nadia Barbotin | Oil, India ink, watercolor | 📍1010 Carriage Park Circle in Greer | Follow her on Instagram here.

Katie Bolt | Oil, India ink, watercolor | 📍412 McIver Street in Greenville | Artist Statement: My southern heritage guides my subject choices. Light is my Muse.

Chris Bruner | Black and White Photography of the world with a focus on shape, line, and texture. | 📍Art Crossing: 300 River Street in Greenville | Follow him on Facebook here.

Robin Connell | Pastel, oil painting | 📍4 Broomcage Court in Simpsonville | Check out her Etsy page here.

Jocelyn Conrad | Functional ceramic wares (like tea lights + plant markers) | 📍Given: 1631 East North Street in Greenville | Follow her on Instagram here.

Daniel Crawford | Acrylic, airbrush, cut paper | 📍White Whale Studios: 401 Smythe Street in Greenville | Follow him on Instagram here.

Kelli Emig | Drawing, painting | 📍24 Overton Avenue in Greenville | Artist Statement: The rich hues and luminosity of oil paint aid me in my pursuit to reveal beauty in unexpected places and people.

Keith Grace | Mixed media, painting, collage | 📍201 Lake Circle Drive in Greenville

Susan Hodges | Mixed media, painting, collage | 📍201 Lake Circle Drive in Greenville

April Huguenin | Oil painting | 📍612 Foxcroft Road in Greenville | Follow her on Instagram here.

Dana Jones | Acrylic, abstract painting | 📍12 Tranquil Avenue in Greenville | Follow him on Instagram here.

Nicole Kamb | Mixed media, painting | 📍Art Up Studios @ Hampton Station (1320 Hampton Avenue Extension) in Greenville | Artist Statement: As former elementary art educator, my love for color and spontaneity directly influences my work. | Follow her on Instagram here

Aurelie Klein | Handmade + recycled paper, collage, painting | 📍208 Birchleaf Lane in Greer | Artist Statement: I like to use local resources and natural pigments from plants or soil. Sometimes, I let little pieces of raw material appear in my creations just as a reminder of what it is made of.

Jeffrey Leder | Painting, drawing | 📍115 Robinson Street in Greenville | Follow him on Instagram here.

Ann Malphrus | Mixed media, painting, collage | 📍15 Crescent Avenue in Greenville | Artist Statement: As an artist, I am inspired by nature and animals in particular. My work is influenced by my childhood, my career as a veterinarian, my lifelong love of art and my faith

Shannon McGee | Marble, acid, dye, alcohol inks, fossils, gemstones |📍The Art Cellar: 233 N. Main Street, 12-B in Greenville

Michael Pannier | Conceptual photography, photo encaustic mixed media | 📍SE Center for Photography: 116 E. Broad Street in Greenville | Check out his blog here.

Elaine Quave | Ceramic sculpture | 📍24 Nora Drive in Greenville | Artist Statement: My work is a garden of bones representing the anthropogenic ecosystems of today. | Follow her on Instagram here.

Walker Reed | Modern oil painting | 📍3 Tabor Street in Greenville | Artist Statement: Living in the country taught me the value of hard work, ingenuity and discipline. As a designer, I try to bring that same common sense meets blistered hands approach to everything I do. | Follow him on Instagram here.

Lauren Runion | Acrylic paint | 📍Yellowbobbypins Art Studio: 10 Spring Valley Road in Greenville | Artist Statement: My current series explores the paradigm shift that occurs when one becomes a parent. | Follow her on Instagram here.

Dorothy Shain | Mixed media |📍Art & Light Gallery: 16 Aiken St in Greenville | Follow her on Instagram here.

Elizabeth Troutman | Alcohol ink, acrylic, watercolor, batik |📍Greenville Center for Creative Arts: 101 Abney Street in Greenville | Follow her on Facebook here.

Angela Zajac-Bruch | Collage, acrylic, oil |📍10 Central Avenue Studios: 10 Central Avenue in Greenville | She is one of the 8 artists who was chosen from the 2018 Flat Out Under Pressure contest – which means that starting in January 2019, her paintings will decorate a recycling bin in downtown for 1 year. | Follow her on Instagram here.

This post was created in partnership with Metropolitan Arts Council.