Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO) has teamed up with the international Girls Who Conduct nonprofit to launch a new fellowship program for women conductors. The goal is to foster greater inclusivity in the field of classical music. Aspiring conductors 18…
In the past year, arts venues, organizations and programs throughout the state have been hit hard by pandemic-related closings and layoffs. But last week, the Georgia Council of the Arts (GCA) provided some much-needed relief. The organization announced 266 grants…
These days it seems poetry is having a moment. According to USA Today, traffic this spring on the poets.org website was up 25% over March 2020. Experts speculate that the pandemic and social unrest over the past year may have fueled…
A 1977 painting by Georgia’s acclaimed folk artist Howard Finster, believed to be his largest, will be auctioned virtually on Saturday, Nov. 14. Online bids for the painting, which is presented by the Buford-based Slotin Folk Art Auction, will begin…
Seventy-seven entities in 58 Georgia counties received Vibrant Communities and Cultural Facilities grants from the Georgia Council for the Arts, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development. The grants for fiscal year 2021 totaled more than $585,000. Vibrant…
Like businesses of all sizes across the state, arts organizations have been financially sapped by the coronavirus pandemic. To help meet today’s funding needs and pave the way for future investments, the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) is accepting…
From Savannah Jazz to the Rome Shakespeare Festival to Macon’s Otis Redding Foundation, 63 arts organizations across the state are receiving one-time grants from the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA). The grants are funded by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief…
It’s a virtual world, with businesses of all kinds being conducted online – when business is conducted at all. Authors aren’t immune to the impact of COVID-19 on business and are looking for ways to stay in front of readers.…
With many entertainment options closed and social distancing the new normal, Georgians are getting creative about how to fill their time. People are re-discovering the joys of being outside, either gardening, walking or cycling. But for the long evenings, what…
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