The Greenville Center for Creative Arts will offer an “ARTalk” program on Saturday, September 13, 2025. The talk corresponds to the current exhibit BoundUnbound: Inheritance, Faith, and the Fractured Self featuring work by Brandon Fellow artists Bella Bishara and Alexander Rouse. SC Humanities supported this programming with a Mini Grant.
BoundUnbound: Inheritance, Faith, and the Fractured Self meditates on the meaning of inherited pain and the conflict between surviving that pain while maintaining the roots of identity. Artists Bella Bishara and Alexander Rouse are 2025 Brandon Fellows. The Brandon Fellowship program supports emerging artists, ages 18–25, who are eager to advance their careers. Winners receive a supportive environment, including mentorship, professional development, and art education, along with access to exhibitions, high-caliber art classes, workshops, and on-site studio spaces to help refine their skills and establish themselves as working artists.
At the ARTalk program, Rouse and Bishara will demo their distinctive artistic techniques and explore their personal journeys through the Brandon Fellowship. This event is perfect for anyone considering applying for the Brandon Fellowship in the future or curious about the diverse creative practices of these two emerging artists. The event is free and open to the public and will take place Saturday, September 13 at 2:00 p.m. at the Greenville Center for Creative Arts Main Gallery, 101 Abney Street Greenville, SC 29611.
The Greenville Center for Creative Arts (GCCA) was established in 2015 by a dedicated group of artists, educators, and community leaders in response to the need for hands-on arts education in Greenville. Their vision is to be a recognized hub for accessible visual arts education and experiences through our work to energize and empower the arts community. Learn more: https://artcentergreenville.org/.
The mission of SC Humanities is to enrich the cultural and intellectual lives of all South Carolinians. Established in 1973, this 501(c)3 organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of community leaders from throughout the state. It presents and supports literary initiatives, lectures, exhibits, festivals, publications, oral history projects, videos, and other humanities-based experiences that directly or indirectly reach more than 250,000 citizens annually. South Carolina Humanities receives funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities as well as corporate, foundation and individual donors. The National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.