Art Adventures: Staci Swider Show at the Gertrude Herbert and More By Brenda Durant Staci invited my husband Ed and me to see her show at the Gertrude so late one Sunday afternoon, we masked up and took a tour, with the...
Sunshine Report: #FACArtist2020 Campaign Results This just in: Augustans LOVE to buy art! We are thrilled to share notes, emails and feedback we've gotten from the Arts in the Heart fine arts and craft market participants after the #FACArtist2020 social media campaign....
Featured Member Artist: Lillie Morris Lillie Morris joined our video call for this interview in a perfectly gorgeous grey vest with an understated, classy pin on the lapel. Her hair looked immaculate and her makeup was stunning. Most impressively, behind her...
ANNOUNCING THE GEORGE & DOROTHY WALTON AWARD Nominations Accepted October 1st - October 31st The nomination period for The George & Dorothy Walton Award is October 1st – October 31st. The Walton Award is named for George & Dorothy Walton, a couple of...
Good news from our Creative Community by Brenda Durant I am a member of the Downtown Rotary Club and this week I was asked to give the sunshine report-a good news report for the membership. I reached out to our creative community...
Augusta Art Adventures at the City Gallery Municipal Building: Grady Abrams Art Show By Brenda Durant This week I visited our Gallery in the Municipal Building. Last week, while I was packing up a tent next to a trout stream in North...
Featured Member Artist: Abstract Alexandra When Fred Rogers said “look for the helpers” in times of trouble, he meant people like Abstract Alexandra. Alexandra didn’t set out to be an art hero in the face of a global pandemic, but some...
Art Adventures: 4P Studio Show with Francie Klopotic By Brenda Durant Francie Klopotic was The Arts Council’s featured artist just a few weeks ago. But when Rhian Swain and I heard she has her FIRST one-woman show at 4P Studios in Martinez...
Beacon Station’s “PitchTree” Public Art Sculpture Completed Columbia Ventures, LLC and the City of Augusta in association with the Greater Augusta Arts Council is pleased to announce the completion of a new piece public art sculpture at Beacon Station. The sculpture was...
Art Adventures: 523 Gallery By Brenda Durant In early August I received an email from Dr. Dennis Skelley reminding me the 523 Gallery was open. He asked to be included on our website and calendar listings to help spread the word that...
