If you would like to make a contribution to the COLORS Program, you may call the Museum of Art Office at (864) 582-7616 or click here to print out a slip that may be mailed in with your contribution.

COLORS is a program which addresses the need for positive creative outlets for inner-city youth. COLORS' mission is to develop young talent by providing the opportunity for them to experience the power of their own creativity.

These students are able to come to an after school environment where paper, paint, pastels, charcoal and clay are provided for their creative development. Participants are supervised and encouraged by professional art instructors.

During the school year, the COLORS and COLORS II programs follow the public school schedule for holidays and closings. Both operate during the summer months.

COLORS at the Arts Center
200 E. St. John Street Monday - Thursday 3:00pm - 6:00pm

COLORS II is currently looking for another venue. Please check back for updates.

Painting murals builds self-esteem for the COLORS students by allowing them to share their talent with the community. The COLORS program has painted several murals for the Spartanburg community:

• Art: My Anti-Drug (for The Health and Human Services Anti-Drug Campaign) at the Bargain Center Used Car Lot on W.O. Ezell Blvd.
• on K.C.'s Convenience Store next to Mary H. Wright Elementary School on Caulder Avenue,
• formerly on the old site of Celena's clothing store at the corner of Church Street and Main Street in downtown Spartanburg,
• on the Spartanburg City Fire Department's mobile fire house (This miniature house is taken to places all over the community to teach children about fire safety),
• on an inside wall of the former Java Jive Coffee House in downtown Spartanburg, and
• inside the lobby of the Main Office of Bank of America in downtown Spartanburg.

Artwork from the COLORS program is exhibited throughout the community several times during year. The students have had shows at Windows on Main Street, at the University of South Carolina at Spartanburg, at Spartanburg City Hall, and at the Spartanburg County Museum of Art.

COLORS is a program of The Spartanburg County Museum of Art, a private, non-profit organziation specializing in the visual arts.

COLORS is supported in part by: The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg,
EW-Eurodrive, Lyman, SC, The City of Spartanburg, The Spartanburg Housing Authority, and The Spartanburg Rotary Club

The Colors Program is dedicated to the memory of Thomas Marion Parham (1949-2005) who served as Assistant Director of Colors from its opening day in June 1993, then as Director of Colors from 1998 through 2005.

"Mr. Thomas" will never be forgotten by his family, friends, students, staff, and Board of The Spartanburg Museum of Art.