Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival Cancelled Due to COVID-19 For thirty-nine years Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival has brought Augustans together to celebrate our wealth of arts, our amazing cultural diversity, and of course food. It is...
ARTIST EMERGENCY RELIEF AWARDS ARE COMPLETE $50,000 awarded to bridge $353,120 gap for 109 local artists The Artist Emergency Relief Awards, overseen by the Augusta Arts Consortium, and made possible by a grant from the Community Foundation of the CSRA & United...
Featured Member Artist: Don Carter Don Carter, also known as Baba Carter, is a retired military veteran who took up wood carving, metal smithing and other artistic endeavors. Carter is highly creative and says he tackles any medium and art form that...
James Brown Mural Progress Photos Cole Phail is quickly making progress creating the James Brown mural located at 9th and Broad Street. The community is welcome to view the live paintings in the evening, when it is cool enough for Phail...
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...
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...
