Complete the online application. Review the guidelines for studio artists.

While we aren’t accepting new docents, we are looking for help with our upcoming 2026 Block Party! If you’re interested in helping and volunteering your time or talents, please contact us at info@publicworksartcenter.org!

Click here to fill out our class proposal form

That’s wonderful! Our Donor Wall features original bricks from our building. For $100, you can sponsor a brick to honor someone special, highlight a business, or show your love for the arts. You can sponsor a brick here!

You can view our art buyer’s guide online here!

We were inspired by the Commissioners of Public Works building in Downtown Summerville, which was the original post office for our town that we now occupy. In our eyes, there is no better use for this space than a community-focused cultural center that welcomes people of all ages to create, experience, and learn about art. We love the theme of working for and with the public to beautify and enrich the town. We once dreamed of a place where everyone feels comfortable expressing themselves in creative and artistic ways, and so diverse in its cultural offerings that you could visit one day wearing tie dye and another day wearing a bow tie. Hence the name, “Public Works.”