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Student Spotlight: Groh and Hopper Encourage Involvement in Your Local Art Scene

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The Turner Center for the Arts provides year-round growth opportunities for all levels of community artists, including Community Christian Academy art teacher Guthrie Groh and her student Israel Hopper. Groh and Hopper have both taken Weekday Pottery Classes at the Turner Center to further their skills under the expert guidance of Turner Center ceramics instructor Ramiro Santillan.

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Turner Center Announces Winners in
“The Art of Writing Contest”

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The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts and its Young Writers League (YoWL) hosted the 4th annual Art of Writing Contest, sponsored by the Georgia Council for the Arts, Greater Valdosta United Way, the Valdosta Daily Times, and Snake Nation Press. Middle and high school students in Valdosta, south Georgia, and the surrounding areas were invited to participate in the contest. 141 submissions were received based on this year’s theme, “Imagine.”

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America’s Got Talent Winner to Kick Off Turner Center’s 2024 Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series

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The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts has announced the opening of the 2024 Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series with a performance by Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. on Friday, March 15 at the Turner Center Art Park, 605 N. Patterson Street, from 7-9pm. Perhaps best known for his triumphant run on Season 6 of America’s Got Talent, Murphy will bring his talents to the Turner Center Art Park, showcasing his soulful singing abilities alongside his dynamic backing musicians, the Landau Big Band.

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Instructor Spotlight: Anda Chance on Her
Career in Education

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Anda Chance, an accomplished artist, considers education to be her true career.

Chance instructs monthly colored pencil classes at the Turner Center for the Arts. Classes are beginner friendly, and students will learn color pencil skills and a deep appreciation for and understanding of pencils as a fine art medium. When asked about what a colored pencil class includes, Chance said “My classes focus on the basics of art, color theory, composition, and expression. I prefer students bring in their own ideas so that we can explore them together.”

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