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Arts Centers, Studios & Galleries

Stumphouse Tunnel and Issaqueena Falls welcomes and encourages the community to come
The 1,617-foot-long Stumphouse Tunnel was see and share in his creation of this ancient art.
started in 1852 by the Blue Ridge Railroad to 802 Central Rd.
connect Charleston to Knoxville and eventually on Pendleton, SC 29670
to Cincinnati. The Civil War - and lack of funds (864) 646-9622
- brought construction to a halt. It stands today
as a monument to the efforts of pre-Civil War Blue Ridge Arts Center
engineering, and was also the curing location for Housed in Seneca’s oldest church building, Blue Ridge
the famous Clemson Blue Cheese. Down a gentle, Arts Center is a gallery that displays area artists’ works
graveled path a short distance is Issaqueena Falls, a and a home to a volunteer organization that promotes
beautiful waterfall with a wooden lookout platform art in the region. The center’s motto describes its
and a picnic shelter. mission perfectly: “Bringing Art to the People and
People to the Arts.”

The Arts Center of Clemson 111 E. South 2nd St.
The Arts Center of Clemson is a venue for high- Seneca, SC 29678
quality adult and youth arts programming. Through (864) 710-6593 | blueridgeartscenter.com
a belief that the arts provide a voice for individuals
to be heard and introduce new ways to explore the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts
world, The Arts Center of Clemson is committed to at Clemson University
nurturing the creative process. Visit ExploreArts.org For more than 25 years, the Brooks Center has been
for a list of upcoming classes and workshops. the hub for performing arts in Clemson. The center
hosts world-class professional dance, theatre and
212 Butler St. musical performances in its spacious, yet intimate
Clemson, SC 29631 979-seat proscenium auditorium.
(864) 633-5051 | explorearts.org
141 Jersey Ln.
Clemson, SC 29634
Center for Visual Arts Rudolph E. Lee Gallery Box Office: (864) 656-7787 ▪
at Clemson University clemson.edu/center-institutes/brooks
The Center for Visual Arts (CVA) maintains several
galleries on and off the Clemson University campus
that provide the community with access to regional, The Clemson Little Theatre
national and international artists. As the CVA’s As one of the oldest community theatres in South
flagship gallery, the Lee Gallery hosts a variety of Carolina, the Clemson Little Theatre was founded
exhibitions and events and showcases works of the by members of Clemson University and many of
graduate and undergraduate art students. its productions were performed in buildings in and
around campus from 1931 into the 1970s. In 1992,
the group acquired its own theatre in lovely, historic
Lee Hall Pendleton where they have been entertaining the
323 Fernow St. Clemson Area ever since.
Clemson, SC 29634
(864) 656-3881 | Clemson.edu/centers-institutes/cva Pendleton Playhouse
214 S. Mechanic St.
Rob Gentry Pottery Studio Pendleton, SC 29670
Rob Gentry produces custom-made pottery. He (864) 646-8100 | clemsonlittletheatre.com

(864) 654-1200 | VisitClemson.com XI