Augusta Art Adventures: Westobou Gallery By Brenda Durant Last week I took a walk from my office in Sacred Heart to visit the Westobou Galley at 1129 Broad Street. It recently re-opened with “A Lot of Things All at Once,” a show...
Featured Member Artist: Christina Berkshire If you took a bright ball of energy then gave it an attractive lipstick and a hula hoop you could call it Christina Berkshire. Berkshire is known around town for her hula hoop performances and her role...
Featured Member Artist: Melanie Wade Larsen In 2003, Melanie Wade Larsen looked up from her solid, steady nursing job that she’d been at for 18 years and made the decision to leave it all behind for music. She is well aware that...
WORK BEGINS ON NEW JAMES BROWN MURAL IN AUGUSTA Cole Phail won the community’s votes to create his mural, “The Spirit of Funk,” in early 2020 and has begun work to complete the mural. Please note that traffic between Broad Street...
Annual City Arts Grant Program Accepting Applications Each year, The City of Augusta allocates funding to the Greater Augusta Arts Council to distribute to the non-profit arts community. Funding through the FY21 Annual City Arts Grant Program enables arts organizations to...
Featured Member Artist: Christina Rice By Jamie Jackson While many people might struggle to recall intricate details, Christina Rice is the type of person that will really look and see your dimples, the color of your eyes or the way your grin...
Downtown Augusta- every little bit counts. by Brenda Durant So…I have been home. I call March 12, The Day the Music Died. It’s the day the Augusta National announced the postponement of THE tournament and we all went home for the...
Mark Your Calendars for the 40th Anniversary of Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival For forty years Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival has been bringing Augustans together to celebrate our wealth of arts, our amazing cultural...
Covid-19 Safety Enhancements 2020 The Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival is following the CDC Festival guidelines as well The Event Safety Alliance Reopening Guide published by the ESA Event Safety Alliance. Just as our security protocols have changed over the...
2020 Augusta Arts Awards Winners Announced The Greater Augusta Arts Council is pleased to announce the 2020 Augusta Arts Awards winners. Artist Award: Karlton Clay Arts Professional Award: Porter Stokes Kath Girdler Engler Award for Public Art: Wesley Stewart and Colleen...
