Over the course of its existence, local arts organization, Hub-Bub has gone through a number of iterations. Starting in 2004 as a simple online forum focused on allowing Spartanburg locals to engage with each other and exchange ideas about a broad range of topics. In those early days, the organization hosted events and grew a following through guerilla marketing, providing an outlet for a budding community of young creatives. in 2006, with the help of the City and private donors, the organization was able to create a physical home for itself, the Showroom, which hosted a huge variety of events and housed the group's signature artists-in-residence program.
In 2015, in part as a recognition of the changing shape of downtown, Hub-Bub left the Showroom and brought their programming back to its roots, bringing those wildly varying and uniquely creative events they'd become known for back out into spaces throughout downtown Spartanburg
And now, more changes are on the way as the organization prepares to unite with Chapman Cultural Center in a move the group's Director, Eric Kocher says will free up more time and resources to focus on the thing Hub-Bub has always done best, bringing the kinds of artistic offerings to Spartanburg that you just can't find anywhere else. What does that mean for those of us who've come to view Hub-Bub as a beacon for the quirky and off-beat in town? We're talking with Kocher and Tim Giles on the podcast today to find out.
