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Creative Connections

A collaborative art initiative with Central Carolina Community Foundation and local artists of the Midlands. We are overjoyed to support the arts and be a place where local artists can display their beautiful work for many to enjoy.

Below are the current artists featured at Central Carolina Community Foundation. Their work will be on display through the end of 2026.

Tyrone Geter

Feel the Spirit

2002 Charcoal, pastels & torn paper 44” x 65”; Framed – 47” x 70”

Backache / My Back Was Your Back and I Guarded It With My Life

2013 Charcoal and torn paper 40” x 54”

The Strength of Many

Charcoal, torn paper & cowry shells 2019 26” x 38”; Framed – 28” x 41”

Aunt Sarah from the series Four Women: A Tribute to Nina Simone

2016 Charcoal on paper 38” x 50”; Framed – 41” x 53”

Patton Blackwell

Carnaval

1993 Acrylic on canvas 76.5” x 91.5”

Ambuja

2022 Acrylic on canvas, diptych 39.25” x 78.25”

Primavera II

1989-2024 Acrylic on canvas, diptych 62.5” x 110.5”

Shree

2014-2022 Acrylic on canvas 76” x 84”

Mana Hewitt

Flight

2015 Oil on panel with silver leaf/resin

Persistence Series (Commemorative Medals)

2017 – ongoing Vitreous enamel, etched brass, copper & sterling silver

Mike Williams

Nearing Distinction

2021 Acrylic, oil & ink on canvas 42″ x 42″

Schooling

2023 Acrylic on canvas 50″ x 70″

Orbit

2024 Acrylic on canvas 46″ x 50″

Thick & Thin

2021 Acrylic on (2) canvases 48″ x 48″

Tunnel

2022 Acrylic on canvas 46″ x 50″

Balcony Seats

2023 Acrylic on canvas 72″ x 60″

Garden of Your Mind

2024 Acrylic on canvas 36″ x 48″

The Ditch

2023 Acrylic on canvas 33″ x 39″

Weave

2024 Acrylic on canvas 36″ x 24″

In The Round IV

2009 Acrylic on canvas 24″ x 30″

Russell Jeffcoat

Morning on the Saluda

N.D. Rolleflex 3.5 E Camera 35mm, Tri-X Film 10″ x 7.5″

The Gathering

N.D. Medium: Tri-X Film, Rolleflex 3.5 E Camera 16″ x 16″; Framed – 24″ x 24″ Sepia Tone Photography

South Portico

N.D. Hasselblad Camera, Tri-X Film 7.5″ x 7.75″; Framed – 13.75″ x 17″

Love

Tri-X Film 10.5″ x 13″; Framed – 17.5″ x 20″

Doves for Supper

2001 Rolleflex 3.5 E Camera Tri-X Film, 2 1/4 Flim 24.5″ x 25″ Sepia Tone Photography

Study of a Blue Man

1991 Ektachrome 64 11.5″ x 15.75″

The Pane Lingers

N.D. Archival digital print 14.75″ x 10.5″

Saluda, South Carolina

N.D. Archival digital print 15″ x 10.75″

Time Worn

N.D. Archival digital print 14.75″ x 10.5″

Twilight, Lake Monticello

N.D. Ektachrome Slide Film 14.75″ x 10.5″

9 Ghost of Lone Star

N.D. 35mm, Ektachrome 64 12″ x 15″; Framed – 21″ x 22.5″

Study of the Artist as a Young Man (Stephen Chesley)

N.D. Polaroid 6.75″ x 9.5″

Renaissance Girl

1995 Tri-X Film, 35 mm 11.75″ x 17″ Sepia Tone Photography

Study of a Black Cat

2012 Silver gelatin print 6.75″ x 9.5″

En Pointe

N.D. 35mm, Tri-X Film, Transferred Orthofilm 8.5″ x 10.75″

Hot Summer Day

N.D. Tri-X Film 9″ x 12″; Framed – 15.5″ x 22.5″

Fearless

N.D. 35mm, Tri-X Film 15.5″ x 22.5″; Framed – 23″ x 33″

Founded in 1984, Central Carolina Community Foundation connects and mobilizes people and resources to strengthen our community. We partner with donors to support nonprofits, equip students, advance collaborative solutions, and inspire giving across the Midlands and beyond.