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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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Student Spotlight: Kamryx Davis Continues Learning Artistically

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Kamryx Davis, an Interdisciplinary Studies student at Valdosta State University, has been exploring various artistic fields since childhood.

Davis has been a guitar student at the Turner Center for the Arts for nearly a year, taking classes through The Hal & Jill Project: Beginning Guitar Lessons. When asked why she decided to learn guitar, Davis said, “Guitar is my instrument of choice because I want to play an instrument that doesn’t require me to blow on it to produce sound – and I was inspired by the many cool guitar riffs I’ve heard.”

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Turner Center Announces 3rd Concert of the 2023-2024 SCORE Music Appreciation Concert Series 

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The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts continues the SCORE Music Appreciation Concert Series, featuring acclaimed musicians from around the world. The concerts take place within the Turner Center art galleries, located at 527 N. Patterson Street, in Valdosta. 

The season’s third concert in the FY23-24 SCORE Season features Robert Henry, Tuesday, February 6, 2024, 7pm. Acclaimed for his rare combination of musical insight, creative inspiration and dazzling technique, the American pianist Robert Henry is recognized internationally as a distinguished orchestral soloist, recitalist, accompanist and chamber musician.

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Turner Center invites supporters to participate in 37th Annual Spring Into Art exhibition

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The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts is preparing for its largest fine art show and sale of the year, on display from April 8- June 5, 2024. The 37th Annual Spring Into Art exhibition will feature more than 400 fine works of art, in various mediums from local, regional and statewide artists, hundreds of art enthusiasts, and a Covington’s catered buffet. 

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Valdosta City Center Arts District Features Art Walk 

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A new partnership between Valdosta Main Street and the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts is drawing attention to the Valdosta City Center Arts District and providing year-round opportunities for Valdosta residents to engage the District. Funded by a More Than Murals grant through the Georgia Council for the Arts, the partnership promotes strong connections between artists, arts organizations, downtown businesses, and the public. 

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Turner Center for the Arts Hosts First Gallery Opening of the New Year

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The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will hold its first opening reception of the year on Thursday, January 11, from 5 to 7 p.m., at 527 N. Patterson Street. The Center will feature the 17th Annual DrawProject; the 5th Annual Regional Artists Community Exhibit; The Colored Pencil Society of America (Southeast Region) with “The Fine Art of Colored Pencil.” Admission is free.

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