The Pickens County Museum of Art & History has announced it will be presenting three new exhibitions from September 13 through November 13, 2008.

“Faraway Pianos and Tin Parades” Works by Diane Kilgore Condon

A native of Wassau, WI, Diane Kilgore Condon, has called Greenville, SC home since the completion of her Fine Arts Degree from Bob Jones University in 1988. Having exhibited widely throughout South Carolina, the painter and sculptor is also the owner and director of the ArtBomb, a non-profit studio complex for artists in Greenville.

“Amanda Sanders Mensing: Reflections”

Amanda Sanders Mensing earned her B.F.A. from Anderson (College) University with a concentration in Drawing and Painting. Currently living Seneca, SC, the artist, a member of Oil Painters of America, has won numerous awards in national juries. Her work, often depicting photo-realistic images of antique, classic and ‘muscle’ cars, can also be seen at Portfolio Gallery in Columbia, SC as well as the Artists Loft in Seneca.

“The Art and Poetry of Robert Spencer”

Living in Clemson, SC, Robert Spencer received his B.A. from South Carolina State University, and his M.F.A. from Clemson University. Spencer has worked as an Art Educator for the 25 years; the past 19 at Seneca Middle School. His work, often including poetry inspired by, or inspirational of, his subject has been included in numerous state, regional and national exhibitions, including “Works from the SC State Art Collection: The African American Voice” and the Columbia Museum of Art’s “Conflict and Transcendence: African-American Art in South Carolina.”

Located at the corner of Hwy. 178 at 307 Johnson Street in Pickens SC, the museum is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Admission is free but donations are welcomed.

For more information please contact the museum at (864) 898-5963.