We offer culturally diverse exhibitions by local, regional, national & international artists. The gallery offers a variety year round classes for children and adults including our 6-week Summer Art Camp. Over the past 20 years, the Gallery has worked hard to serve our community in ways that increase creative opportunities for ALL the citizens of Sumter. Community outreach is central to our mission: • The SCGA Art Camp Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to kids who otherwise could not participate in Summer Art Camp for financial reasons. This past summer we awarded scholarships to over 20 children. • Partnership with the HYPE (Helping Youth Pursue Excellence) afterschool program for at-risk youth in South Sumter, now in its 18th year. SCGA goes off-site to provide art instruction & all materials once every 5 weeks during the school year for ~300 children at 6 sites. 5 years ago we began serving rural Community centers to make art w/Senior citizens SCGA art table is a popular fixture at all City/County festivals: Festival on the Avenue, Iris Festival, Esteam Festival, Art in the Park 70% of what we do is FREE - admission, artist talks, spoken word events & opening receptions