Celebrate and Reflect
What a Year!
Social at the 19th Hole
On December 3, 2025, WAI celebrated with a final 10th Anniversary affair hosted at the home of Martin and Harriet Goode. It was such a lovely evening. Many thanks for hosting this celebration. Thank you to our enthusiastic founding members who met 10 years ago in 2015 in Grazier Rhea's living room to establish the Women's Art Initiative. Thank you to our presidents, Grazier Rhea, Kathy Wilson, Michelle DeEduardo, and Stephanie Thompkins for your outstanding leadership and to our creative, dedicated board members for your hard work and determination to enhance our community. Most of all, thank you to our members. Because of you, we celebrate that the Women's Art Initiative is able to continue enhancing the quality of life through public art.
Social at the 19th Hole
Social at the 19th Hole
Oh, what fun we had celebrating our anniversary at the 19th Hole at the Warehouses on October 22, 2025.
Bubbly conversation and trivia
Libations, lively conversation, and trivia on the history of the Women's Art Initiative were enjoyed on September 30, 2025, at Comporium Telephone Museum as our anniversary celebrations highlighted our past, present and future!
Cheers to Summer!
What a great turnout as WAI continued celebrating our 10th anniversary at our wine and downtown art tour on May 28 at 5:00 at Green Space Plant Company, 151 E Main Street.
our 10 year anniversary Celebrations honor our beginnings
At our first 10th anniversary celebration, we honored our earliest members, pictured above, and our Haiku initiative at 'Haikus at The Hickory Post' on Thursday, March 6th, 2025. This celebration also included a fun Haiku writing contest with prizes.
our 10 year anniversary Celebrations Continue
WAI celebrated our 10th anniversary in style by kicking off Come See Me and marching in the parade on April 3, 2025.
Celebrating 10 years in 2025!
Listen as Stephanie Thompkins, current president of Womens’ Art Initiative, founding president, Grazier Rhea, and past vice president, secretary, and art selection committee chairman, Caroline Rust, share WAI's upcoming 10th anniversary information on WRHI's Straight Talk with Manning Kimmel on January 13, 2025.
One Word Poetry Festival
Our 10-year anniversary celebrations would not be complete without supporting and sponsoring Rock Hill's One Word Poetry Festival., May 29-May 31, 2025.
Walking and Reflecting on our accomplishments
Walking and Reflecting on our accomplishments
Thank you for joining us at the Green Space Plant Company, 151 E. Main St., on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 5:00 for a downtown art tour. This meet up was in conjunction with Green Space’s “Wednesday Wine Walkers”. It was a delightful evening!