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…
The reach of Atlanta’s Fabulous Fox Theatre stretches well beyond the curbs of its Peachtree Street location. Its Fox Theatre Institute (FTI) program offers historic preservation expertise, consultation, education – and grant funding – to performing arts venues across Georgia…
Major colors are beginning to grace the walls of Savannah’s Starland District. The Starland Mural Project is creating eight new murals by eight local artists on the walls of the old Starland Dairy in the next couple of months. The…
This weekend, Sept. 20 through Sept. 22, the Jekyll Island Shrimp & Grits Festival returns with plenty of different takes on the classic southern dish as well as family friendly entertainment, live music, an artists market, a craft brew fest…
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