Rensing Center, 1165 Mile Creek Road, Pickens, SC 29671. (917) 690-2031. Located on 28 acres in the rolling rural hills of beautiful southern Appalachia, in Pickens County. Residencies of 3 weeks to 3 months for 3 to 5 artists at a time. Fees charged per week, residents expected to work for the Center 8 hours a week (or pay a higher weekly rate). Open year-round. (visual, literary, performing arts)