Sparkle City Snaps
For those who are interested in colorful pop-art photos of Spartanburg, South Carolina.
09/01/2024
Join us for our September trio show filled with warmth, whimsy, and dramatic color!
Elizabeth Nason, Nick Trainor, and Lisa Womack are three artists who visually present their own Journeys through their artistic creations. Their vibrant color palettes across three different mediums (painting, photography, and silk dying) make for such a beautiful visual experience!
This show will run September 3rd-28th, Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg.
200 E Saint John St.
Spartanburg, SC 29406
Please join us on September 19th from
5-8pm during Art Walk for the artists’ reception! Lots of fun Plus great art for sale!
Support your local Artists!
08/28/2024
Grab your creative cocktail attire and a mask, and party for a good cause!
Join us Friday, October 25th from 7-10pm at the Chapman Cultural Center to support The Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg with a masquerade party!
Wear your most creative cocktail attire with a mask (guests are encouraged to make their own) and enjoy the evening filled with artists creating live, music, drinks and food, a silent auction, and a live auction at the end of the night with our emcee for the evening - Jamarcus Gaston from WSPA TV!
🎟️Get your tickets here or at the link in our bio:
https://www.artistsguildspartanburg.org/
event-details/masquerade-party
07/15/2024
A Great Wall Collage Idea!
…Collect canvas art of your favorite Spartanburg places and bring them all together on one wall in your kitchen or entertaining space.
Tip: Start with your favorite piece in a little larger size, and branch out with various sizes over time.
Canvas prints available in-store in various sizes.
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07/13/2024
Morgan Square in Fall.
Cork Back Coasters now in-store
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07/09/2024
So many choices!
Church Street (Montgomery) Looking Up, Hub City Bookshop Window,
FR8 Yard, and
Sugar-n-Spice Neon Sign.
Canvas prints available
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06/29/2024
Spartanburg Herald-Journal Building West Main. Sadly this building (left) will be gone in a few weeks. It is under demolition now.
Canvas print in the store
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06/21/2024
There’s still time to come to the sale and the silent auction and see some great art!
100 For $100 Fundraiser for
Tonight until 8pm at !!
06/18/2024
NEW 2-Coaster Set!
1893 Map of Morgan Square!
In-Store Wednesday, June 19th.
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06/08/2024
Pete’s Restaurant. Canvas art now available! Shop at
The building, once a great Greek-run family coffee shop and steakhouse, is now home to The Peddler Steakhouse on Morgan Square.
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06/08/2024
Carolina Cash Entry Display. Canvas art now available! Shop at
Sadly, Carolina Cash is now closed, and the block awaits continued development.
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06/07/2024
Baber-Rhyne Soda Shop. Canvas art versions now available! Shop at
The building is now home to Restaurant!
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06/04/2024
Delaney’s Irish Pub. Canvas art now available! Shop at
Located in Morgan Square, Spartanburg.
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06/03/2024
Greek Key, Masonic Temple. Canvas art now available! Shop at
Beautiful close-up detail on the sidewalk metal awning in downtown Spartanburg.
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05/27/2024
Sugar-n-Spice Neon Sign. Canvas art now available! Shop at
Sugar-n-Spice Drive-In located at 212 S. Pine Street downtown! Awesome Menu!
05/26/2024
Blue Bowling. Canvas art now available! Shop at
Star Lanes in Spartanburg’s East Side.
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05/17/2024
New Merch Alert!! We now have “Map Of Morgan Square” Deluxe 15oz. mugs at
Great gifts for yourself or any occasion!!
05/07/2024
City Hall Stairs 1961.
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05/01/2024
Time to create a Spartanburg Collage Wall in your home! at is where to start! Come on in and see the large selection of Spartanburg images, available in many sizes too!
04/26/2024
Open Doors 2924 was just plain wonderful to participate in! Looking forward to 2025! Portrait taken with my work in the
Photograph by the awesome
04/22/2024
I am humbled, and pleased to announce that my photography pop-art piece, “Drive-In Glow”, won 1st Place in the 51st Annual Artists’ Guild Juried Show! I am blessed to be a part of an amazing arts community here in Spartanburg! Thank You!
04/20/2024
WAKE UP! TIME TO GET IN THE CAR!
IT’S TIME FOR OPEN DOORS STUDIO TOUR SPARTANBURG!!
OPEN FROM 10-5pTODAY!
Also Sunday April 21st 12pm - 5pm
146 C - E. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306
04/20/2024
OPEN DOORS STUDIO TOUR SPARTANBURG STARTS TOMORROW!
Saturday April 20th 10am - 5pm
Sunday April 21st 12pm - 5pm
146 C - E. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306
04/19/2024
Come On Out for
OPEN DOORS
STUDIO TOUR
SPARTANBURG!
Come on out and see us!! Lots of work to show, sell and talk about.
Saturday April 20th 10am - 5pm
Sunday April 21st 12pm - 5pm
146 C - E. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306
04/17/2024
FOLLOW ME
Photography as Pop-Art!
Boston, Dallas, San Francisco and more…
All taken on travel outside of Spartanburg.
04/11/2024
I am excited to be showing my Sparkle City Snaps art and how I make it at the Ridge Gallery, downtown Spartanburg April 20th-21st!
Open Doors Studio Tour Spartanburg
Open Doors Studio Tour Spartanburg The cultural event of the season, showcasing local artists of Spartanburg County in their working studios.
04/08/2024
Cannon Shoes.
This was the ghost sign remnants hidden under the Carolina Cash Co. signage.
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04/06/2024
OPEN STUDIOS SPARTANBURG 2024
IN TWO WEEKS!
https://opendoorstudios.art/ for details
Featuring Spartanburg Area Artists!
April 20th - 10am - 5pm / April 21st - 12pm - 5pm
Come see me at my remote studio!
Ridge Gallery at 146 C - East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306.
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Street Photography Walking Tour - April 6th, 2024, 1:30-3:30 -
by Nick Trainor, artist/photographer at
FOR TICKETS - CALL 📞 (864) 285-0351
• SPECIAL STOP - C&S Secret Bank Vault!
• Tour East Main to Morgan Square and back on foot
• History, obscure facts, and oddities on Morgan Square
• Bring smartphone or camera to shoot while we explore!
• 90+ minute tour starts at
• STAIRS - Bring walking shoes • Dress for the weather
• A FUN DAY!
03/25/2024
Fun Retro Coasters for Spartanburg Fans! Do you remember The Steeple, or The Cleveland Hotel?
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Available
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03/20/2024
Clock Tower Pink
SALE 15% OFF through March 31st.
Clock Tower Pink 36x36 is available for Pre-Order through
Other Sizes Available for Pre-Order 16x16, 24x24
2-3 weeks delivery In-Store
FOR ALL ORDERS - CALL 📞 (864) 285-0351
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Pop Art Spartanburg!
I have been interested in Spartanburg since I was little. I remember may father giving me rides downtown to Saint Paul’s Catholic School for years. We lived at that time in Spartanburg’s westside. I remember looking at and being fascinated at the sights all around downtown Spartanburg. I loved Pete’s Restaurant and Heinitsh-Walker Drug Store’s neon signage. I sternly saluting the General Daniel Morgan Statue as we passed by. I marveled at the beautiful buildings in Morgan Square like the Andrew’s Building that sadly collapsed just before being demolished, killing 5 men on the construction crew. Eventually I took up photography in High School after purchasing a Pentax K-1000. While in college at Spartanburg Methodist College I really got to see a lot of the city. The things I focused on were buildings and streetscapes in downtown. I used to ride the city bus (I still do!) to town to explore after classes. The Franklin Hotel, the Deluxe Diner, Palmetto Theater, JCPenny, Aug W. Smith, Woolworth’s, Silver’s and so many more attracted my camera eye. Unfortunately I lost many original prints and almost all of my negatives to water damage in my home in the 1990’s.
SparkleCitySnaps is a way for me to share my images and photo prints I shot that I still have in my archives. I have shot Spartanburg’s past, but also shoot images today! I have a shop booth at Market On Main Spartanburg at 156 East Main Street, in downtown Spartanburg. There I am offering art and gifts with images from the past and present in a Pop-Art colorful style that I love so well. You can see what I am up to on the web at www.sparklecitysnaps.com and on Instagram www.instagram.com/sparklecitysnaps.
I am also a graphic designer with a home-based business in Spartanburg specializing in advertising, digital and print design www.nicktrainor.com
“See how far we have come without losing all that has gone before.” - Nick Trainor
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156 E. Main Street
Spartanburg, SC
29306
Opening Hours
| Monday | 11am - 6pm |
| Tuesday | 1pm - 6pm |
| Wednesday | 1pm - 6pm |
| Thursday | 1pm - 6pm |
| Friday | 1pm - 6pm |
| Saturday | 1pm - 6pm |
| Sunday | 1pm - 4pm |