Meet Hananiah Butler Featured Young Emerging Artist | January 2026 We’re thrilled to introduce our first Featured Emerging Artist of the Year, Hananiah Butler, a senior in high school whose passion for art is matched only by his ambition. From a...
Meet Nina Thompson December's Featured Artist Our December Featured Artist, Nina Thompson, has been creating for as long as she can remember. She grew up with a natural pull toward working with her hands, supported by a mom whose own creativity shaped...
Meet Matthew Mason Decembers Featured Emerging Artist This December, we are proud to highlight writer Matthew Mason, who also goes by his pen name “M. B. Mason.” He chose this name in the tradition of many authors he admires who use...
Meet Cuthbert "Coco" RubioFeatured Artist May 2025 Written by: Denise TuckerMay 2025 Photograph of Coco Rubio Meet Coco Rubio A cultural curator. An arts advocate. A keeper of cool. A quiet force who has helped define not only how Augusta sounds, but how it...
Meet Sameera Lauren MackeyFeatured Youth Emerging Artist May 2025 Written by: Denise TuckerMay 2025 Meet Sameera Lauren Mackey: Our Youth Featured Artist of the MonthDancer. Designer. Dreamer. Daughter of Resilience. "Being different is cool. Be yourself always."These are the words that guide 18-year-old...
Meet Laurin McCoyFeatured Youth Emerging Artist April 2025 Written by: Denise TuckerApril 2025 Meet Laurin McCoy: Our Youth Featured Artist of the Monthaka The Multi-Talented Music Maven Making Moves with Heart & Hustle!Let’s talk about Laurin McCoy. This month’s Emerging Youth Artist...
Meet Raoul Pacheco Featured Artist April 2025 Written by: Denise Tucker April 2025 Photograph of Raoul Pacheco (Source: raoulpacheco.com) Meet Raoul Pacheco Ceramicist • Multidisciplinary Marvel • Mentor Extraordinaire If you’ve ever wandered downtown Augusta and felt an inexplicable pull toward creativity in the air it might...
Meet Lily ZhouFeatured Youth Emerging Artist March 2025 Written by: Denise TuckerMarch 2025 Meet Lily Zhou: Our Youth Featured Artist of the MonthLily Zhou’s art journey started with something pretty ordinary, boredom. “I started drawing just to pass the time,” says Lily. “But...
Meet Jacki Mayo Van Dyke Featured Artist March 2025 Written by: Denise TuckerMarch 2025 Photograph of Jacki Mayo Van Dyke Meet Jacki Mayo Van Dyke, our March featured artist as she continues riding the creative waves. Alright, art lovers buckle up, because this...
Meet Blake ThompsonFeatured Youth Emerging Artist February 2025 Written by: Denise TuckerFebruary 2025 "BLT: More Than a Name, A Creative Force in Motion" The Greater Augusta Arts Council is thrilled to shine the spotlight on this month’s Emerging Youth Artist Blake Lee Thompson,...
