Sementha Mathews

The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will be closed on Monday, January 17, 2022, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. With the exception of scheduled classes, all campus facilities will be closed. For more information, call 229-247-2787 or visit www.turnercenter.org.

The Valdosta Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) has canceled its December 16, 2021 meeting. The next regularly scheduled PAAC meeting will take place on Thursday, January 20, 2022.

The purpose of PAAC is to further the purchase, creation and appreciation of public art for its aesthetic value to the community. The PAAC also encourages the preservation and protection of works of public art which play a vital role in the economic development of the community.

PAAC meets on the third Thursday of each month, and meetings are open to the public. For more information about the PAAC, call 229.247.2787.

The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts and the Young Writers League (YoWL) invite middle and high school students to participate in the second annual Art of Writing contest. Last year, more than 60 entries were received from area schools. Entries must be submitted by Saturday, January 15, 2022. Read More

The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts has been awarded a Cultural Facilities Grant by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA), a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

The GCA received 39 Cultural Facilities Grant applications from arts organizations and municipal arts facilities across the state. The Turner Center was one of only 10 entities in nine counties statewide that received a grant through the 2022 program. Read More

The Valdosta Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) seeks public input concerning the beautification of gateways into the City Center Arts District (CCAD). Ideas and concepts for consideration will be accepted through Nov. 15, 2021. Read More

The Valdosta Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) will host their next monthly meeting on Thursday, September 16, at 11:30 a.m. In order to practice social distancing, this public meeting will be held in the Price-Campbell Gallery of the Turner Center for the Arts, located at 527 N. Patterson Street. It is requested that each attendee wears a mask.

The purpose of PAAC is to further the purchase, creation and appreciation of public art for its aesthetic value to the community. The PAAC also encourages the preservation and protection of works of public art which play a vital role in the economic development of the community.

PAAC meets on the third Thursday of each month, and meetings are open to the public. For more information about the PAAC, call 229.247.2787.