Rooted in Black
"A Celebration of Local Black Artists"

Anderson County Library, 2nd Floor  

January 15 - February 28, 2026

Student Participants

• G. Blaze Johnson, 11th Grade

• Harmoni Johnson, 9th Grade

• Alanna James, 12th Grade

• Le'Asia Aleong, 11th Grade

• Latice Jackson, 10th Grade

• Angel Eastrich, 10th Grade

• Tristan Galloway, 12th Grade

• Amaris Little, 10th Grade

• Adryen Roebuck, 11th Grade

• Kyliah Erby, 10th Grade

• Wetchy Normil, 10th Grade 

South Carolina State Fair

Columbia, South Carolina

October 8 - October 19, 2025

Student Participants

• Le'Asia Aleong, 11th Grade

• Ryleigh Chastain, 11th Grade

• Mia Gonzalez Torres, 9th Grade

• Alanna James, 12th Grade

2025 Emerging Young Artists
Converse University

Milliken Art Gallery | Converse University

Spartanburg, South Carolina 

March 24 - April 5, 2025

Student Participants

• Daisy Woods, 11th grade 

• Le'Asia Aleong, 10th grade 

• David Marquez Martinez, 11th grade 

• Alicia Santiago Rodriguez, 11th grade 

• Miley Shaw, 10th grade 

• Oliver Jones, 12th grade 

• Aaliyah Corner, 12th grade 

2025 Youth Art Month Exhibit
Anderson Arts Center

Anderson, South Carolina 

March 4 - March 21, 2025

Student Participants

• Christopher Wheeler, 9th Grade

• Alicia Santiago Rodriguez, 11th Grade -- Extended Exhibition | Tri-County

• Ashlynn Miceli, 10th Grade -- Extended Exhibition | Anmed Health Women's & Children's Hospital

• Brody Coudle, 11th Grade

• David Marquez Martinez, 11th Grade