The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will host the 34th annual Spring Into Art exhibition starting Mon., April 12 through Wed., June 9. The celebratory opening gala, a ticketed event, will take place from 6-9 p.m on Mon., April 12 in the Center’s main gallery located at 527 N. Patterson St. Read More
Turner Center Continues Music in the Art Park Summer Concert Series with The Wrong Turn Band
By Rebecca Gallagher Blog, NewsThe Turner Center for the Arts will host the Wrong Turn Band, featuring Heather Frederick for a Music in the Park Summer Concert, on Friday, April 9, from 7-9 p.m., in the Art Park located at 605 N. Patterson Street.
Sponsored by Mala Vallotton, the Wrong Turn Band plays performs a little bit of country and a lot of classic rock-n-roll. Read More
Join the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts to sip a cup of joe and create a work of art. Coffee & Canvas is a beginner acrylic painting class for adults ages 18 and up. Classes begin on April 7 from 10 a.m.-noon in the Art Annex located at 601 N. Patterson Street and will take place on the first Wednesday of each month thereafter. Read More
Turner Center Acquires Property to Build Children’s Art Museum in 2022
By Sementha Mathews Blog, NewsThe Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts has acquired the former Synovus Bank property near Downtown Valdosta, expanding the Center’s campus located on Webster Street, from N. Patterson Street to N. Ashley Street. The acquisition, made official in March 2021 through a donation from Dan and Carolyn Coleman, adds three properties to the Turner Center’s campus including the former bank building at 512 N. Ashley Street, a building at 506 N. Ashley Street, and a parking lot adjacent to the current Turner Center main parking lot. Read More
Katherine Landman, 2nd grade student at Westside Elementary, won the 2021 Spring Into Art Invitation Contest at the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts. Read More
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 12-June 9. The 34th annual Spring Into Art exhibition will feature nearly 500 fine artworks in various mediums from over 200 artists statewide. Read More
The Valdosta Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) will host their next monthly meeting on Thursday, March 18, at 11:30 a.m. In order to practice physical distancing, this public meeting will be held in the Josette’s Gallery of the Turner Center for the Arts, located at 527 N. Patterson Street. It is requested that each attendee wears a mask. Read More
Harlee Webb was promoted to the full-time position of Art Education Administrator for the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, effective February 2021.
Webb began her career at the Turner Center as a part-time employee, while she was an art student at the Valdosta State University. Webb received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education degree from Valdosta State University in December 2020. In her new position at the Turner Center, Webb is responsible for overseeing the Center’s Art Education Program, all classes, and all art outreach for the community.
“Harlee passionately seeks and utilizes a myriad of resources to serve our community with the arts,” said Turner Center Executive Director Sementha Mathews. “Her excitement is contagious. As our campus grows, we look forward to Harlee’s ability to grow the Art Education Program and increase our reach across the populations we serve.”
Webb can be reached by email at hwebb@turnercenter.org or by calling 229.247.2487.
Join the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts for the first Music in the Art Park concert of 2021 sponsored by the United Way. Musical guest Mainstream Band GA will deliver an exciting show for everyone to enjoy. The free concert will take place 7-9 p.m. on Fri., March 12, in the Art Park located at 605 N. Patterson St. Read More
Turner Center Celebrates Local Architecture with Guest Speaker Al Willis
By Rebecca Gallagher Blog, NewsThe Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will host a free event celebrating the history of architecture in Valdosta. Guest speaker Dr. Al Willis will trace the history of the bricklaying craft in Valdosta from the beginning through the mid-20th century. The public is invited to attend the event on Thursday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the Art Park located at 605 N. Patterson St. Read More
Events Calendar
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Galleries Closed
Galleries Closed
Turner Center for the Arts galleries are closed every Monday, unless otherwise noted. Please call the main office at 229.247.2787 if you need assistance.
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
IMPROVment®
IMPROVment®
Learn to move in response to multiple auditory prompts. These classes offer students the ability to use their bodies and movement to make art. Through dance and other movements, students...
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
Stained Glass
Stained Glass
Class meets 1st OR 3rd Monday of each month | 6-9pm This 3-hour class for all experience levels will teach the basics of stained glass. Class material includes designing, cutting,...
2 events,
Sculptural Flameworking
Sculptural Flameworking
This class is a little more advanced than Flameworking 101. Students will learn how to make small figures and networking in both soft glass (furnace compatible) and borosilicate. They shape...
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
2 events,
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
1 event,
Beginning Guitar Lessons – The Hal & Jill Project
Beginning Guitar Lessons – The Hal & Jill Project
Ready to start playing guitar? That’s fantastic! These classes are designed to teach you how to play guitar by covering the basics, from playing chords to beginning songs. Students will...
2 events,
Flameworking 101
Flameworking 101
In this class, which requires no previous experience, the students will learn to melt and shape borosilicate glass at the torch to make small beads and marbles. Students will also...
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Turner Center for the Arts presents Britnee Kellogg as part of the FREE Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series. Britnee’s love of country music started at nine years old, when she...
6 events,
Kid’s Pottery Workshop
Kid’s Pottery Workshop
Students learn about and explore clay through hand-building to make a functional or decorative ceramic piece. Each class focuses on a themed project designed to foster creativity and imagination! Instructor/Artist:...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
Writer’s League Meeting
Writer’s League Meeting
Welcome to the Writer's League! This is an adult group of writers at all levels of experience who will meet up with like-minded writers and authors for writing sessions. These...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
Kid’s Pottery Workshop
Kid’s Pottery Workshop
Students learn about and explore clay through hand-building to make a functional or decorative ceramic piece. Each class focuses on a themed project designed to foster creativity and imagination! Instructor/Artist:...
2 events,
Glassblowing Experiences
Glassblowing Experiences
Want to try your hand at glassblowing but not sure what you’re getting into? Sign up for this thirty-minute glass experience to try it out! In this class, students will...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
4 events,
Galleries Closed
Galleries Closed
Turner Center for the Arts galleries are closed every Monday, unless otherwise noted. Please call the main office at 229.247.2787 if you need assistance.
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
Get to Know Graphic Design Class (DATAM)
Get to Know Graphic Design Class (DATAM)
Area middle and high school students are invited to apply for participation in Digital Arts, Technology, & Media (DATAM) classes. Funded by a National Endowment for the Arts grant and...
New Exhibit Opening Reception
New Exhibit Opening Reception
37th Annual Spring Into Art Exhibition - A group exhibit open to all artists with $6,000 in cash awards Opening Gala - $50/ticket - 6-9pm Calling all art lovers! Enjoy...
4 events,
Photography 101 Class (DATAM)
Photography 101 Class (DATAM)
Area middle and high school students are invited to apply for participation in Digital Arts, Technology, & Media (DATAM) classes. Funded by a National Endowment for the Arts grant and...
Sculptural Flameworking
Sculptural Flameworking
This class is a little more advanced than Flameworking 101. Students will learn how to make small figures and networking in both soft glass (furnace compatible) and borosilicate. They shape...
Paint & Sip
Paint & Sip
Class meets 2nd Tuesday of each month | 6pm – 8pm In this fun and relaxing class, students will learn how to create a work of abstract art! Class material...
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
3 events,
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
Introduction to Videography Class (DATAM)
Introduction to Videography Class (DATAM)
Area middle and high school students are invited to apply for participation in Digital Arts, Technology, & Media (DATAM) classes. Funded by a National Endowment for the Arts grant and...
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
2 events,
Animation in the Afternoon Class (DATAM)
Animation in the Afternoon Class (DATAM)
Area middle and high school students are invited to apply for participation in Digital Arts, Technology, & Media (DATAM) classes. Funded by a National Endowment for the Arts grant and...
Beginning Guitar Lessons – The Hal & Jill Project
Beginning Guitar Lessons – The Hal & Jill Project
Ready to start playing guitar? That’s fantastic! These classes are designed to teach you how to play guitar by covering the basics, from playing chords to beginning songs. Students will...
2 events,
Flameworking 101
Flameworking 101
In this class, which requires no previous experience, the students will learn to melt and shape borosilicate glass at the torch to make small beads and marbles. Students will also...
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Turner Center for the Arts presents Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets as part of the FREE Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series. Based out of Madison, Wisconsin Gin, Chocolate & Bottle...
8 events,
Adult Pottery Workshop
Adult Pottery Workshop
Students learn about and explore clay through hand-building to make a functional or decorative ceramic piece. Instructors workshop and problem solve to help bring each student's creative idea to the...
Glass Arts Open Studio
Glass Arts Open Studio
Want more time to practice your preferred glass art technique? In this class, the instructor will be present to assist you with your preference of stained glass, flameworking, or fused...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
Drawing Class
Drawing Class
Class meets 2nd Saturday of each month | 1-3pm Do you have a child who loves to draw? Looking for a class to help your child grow their skills in...
Colored Pencil Class
Colored Pencil Class
In this class, students will study drawing, color theory, composition, and the use of value with colored pencils as a fine art medium. This is a great class for all...
2 events,
Glassblowing Experiences
Glassblowing Experiences
Want to try your hand at glassblowing but not sure what you’re getting into? Sign up for this thirty-minute glass experience to try it out! In this class, students will...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
7 events,
Galleries Closed
Galleries Closed
Turner Center for the Arts galleries are closed every Monday, unless otherwise noted. Please call the main office at 229.247.2787 if you need assistance.
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
Get to Know Graphic Design Class (DATAM)
Get to Know Graphic Design Class (DATAM)
Area middle and high school students are invited to apply for participation in Digital Arts, Technology, & Media (DATAM) classes. Funded by a National Endowment for the Arts grant and...
IMPROVment®
IMPROVment®
Learn to move in response to multiple auditory prompts. These classes offer students the ability to use their bodies and movement to make art. Through dance and other movements, students...
Stained Glass
Stained Glass
Class meets 1st OR 3rd Monday of each month | 6-9pm This 3-hour class for all experience levels will teach the basics of stained glass. Class material includes designing, cutting,...
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
3 events,
Photography 101 Class (DATAM)
Photography 101 Class (DATAM)
Area middle and high school students are invited to apply for participation in Digital Arts, Technology, & Media (DATAM) classes. Funded by a National Endowment for the Arts grant and...
Sculptural Flameworking
Sculptural Flameworking
This class is a little more advanced than Flameworking 101. Students will learn how to make small figures and networking in both soft glass (furnace compatible) and borosilicate. They shape...
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
2 events,
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
2 events,
Animation in the Afternoon Class (DATAM)
Animation in the Afternoon Class (DATAM)
Area middle and high school students are invited to apply for participation in Digital Arts, Technology, & Media (DATAM) classes. Funded by a National Endowment for the Arts grant and...
Beginning Guitar Lessons – The Hal & Jill Project
Beginning Guitar Lessons – The Hal & Jill Project
Ready to start playing guitar? That’s fantastic! These classes are designed to teach you how to play guitar by covering the basics, from playing chords to beginning songs. Students will...
2 events,
Flameworking 101
Flameworking 101
In this class, which requires no previous experience, the students will learn to melt and shape borosilicate glass at the torch to make small beads and marbles. Students will also...
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Turner Center for the Arts presents Bob Malone as part of the FREE Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series. Called “a keyboard wizard” by The New Yorker, Bob Malone has amassed...
8 events,
Young Writers League (YoWL) Family Open House
Young Writers League (YoWL) Family Open House
Looking for more information about the Young Online Writer's League (YOWL)? Children aged 10-18 AND THEIR PARENTS are welcome to join us for a Family Open House on Saturday, April...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
Glass Arts Open Studio
Glass Arts Open Studio
Want more time to practice your preferred glass art technique? In this class, the instructor will be present to assist you with your preference of stained glass, flameworking, or fused...
Ceramics Open Studio
Ceramics Open Studio
Open Studios meet the 3rd & 4th Saturday of each month | 1-4PM OR 4-7PM For more independent Weekday Pottery students, open studios allow more time to work in the...
Writer’s League Meeting
Writer’s League Meeting
Welcome to the Writer's League! This is an adult group of writers at all levels of experience who will meet up with like-minded writers and authors for writing sessions. These...
2 events,
Glassblowing Experiences
Glassblowing Experiences
Want to try your hand at glassblowing but not sure what you’re getting into? Sign up for this thirty-minute glass experience to try it out! In this class, students will...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
5 events,
Galleries Closed
Galleries Closed
Turner Center for the Arts galleries are closed every Monday, unless otherwise noted. Please call the main office at 229.247.2787 if you need assistance.
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
LVAC Board Meeting
LVAC Board Meeting
The LVAC Board holds its regular meetings on the fourth Monday of each month excluding June, July and December. All meetings are held at the Turner Center for the Arts....
Fused Glass
Fused Glass
Class meets 2nd OR 4th Monday of each month | 6-8pm In this 2-hour class for all experience levels, students learn the basics of working with fusible sheet glass, including how...
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
2 events,
Sculptural Flameworking
Sculptural Flameworking
This class is a little more advanced than Flameworking 101. Students will learn how to make small figures and networking in both soft glass (furnace compatible) and borosilicate. They shape...
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
2 events,
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
2 events,
7th Annual Valdosta Food & Wine Classic
7th Annual Valdosta Food & Wine Classic
Join us for a spectacular showcase of some of the finest culinary skills in our area. Enjoy sample signature dishes prepared by revered local chefs, a tasting of more...
Beginning Guitar Lessons – The Hal & Jill Project
Beginning Guitar Lessons – The Hal & Jill Project
Ready to start playing guitar? That’s fantastic! These classes are designed to teach you how to play guitar by covering the basics, from playing chords to beginning songs. Students will...
2 events,
Flameworking 101
Flameworking 101
In this class, which requires no previous experience, the students will learn to melt and shape borosilicate glass at the torch to make small beads and marbles. Students will also...
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Turner Center for the Arts presents Ariel Posen as part of the FREE Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series. Ariel Posen's music occupies the space between genres. It's a rootsy sound...
7 events,
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
Glass Arts Open Studio
Glass Arts Open Studio
Want more time to practice your preferred glass art technique? In this class, the instructor will be present to assist you with your preference of stained glass, flameworking, or fused...
Ceramics Open Studio
Ceramics Open Studio
Open Studios meet the 3rd & 4th Saturday of each month | 1-4PM OR 4-7PM For more independent Weekday Pottery students, open studios allow more time to work in the...
Writer’s League Meeting
Writer’s League Meeting
Welcome to the Writer's League! This is an adult group of writers at all levels of experience who will meet up with like-minded writers and authors for writing sessions. These...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
2 events,
Glassblowing Experiences
Glassblowing Experiences
Want to try your hand at glassblowing but not sure what you’re getting into? Sign up for this thirty-minute glass experience to try it out! In this class, students will...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
4 events,
Galleries Closed
Galleries Closed
Turner Center for the Arts galleries are closed every Monday, unless otherwise noted. Please call the main office at 229.247.2787 if you need assistance.
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
Fused Glass
Fused Glass
Class meets 2nd OR 4th Monday of each month | 6-8pm In this 2-hour class for all experience levels, students learn the basics of working with fusible sheet glass, including how...
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
1 event,
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
3 events,
Youth Summer Art Camps ANNOUNCEMENT!
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
Weekday Pottery Class
Weekday Pottery Class
Pottery class instruction includes various methods such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, and pinch pot and coils techniques using slabs of clay. Students learn how to mold and manipulate the clay and...
1 event,
Beginning Guitar Lessons – The Hal & Jill Project
Beginning Guitar Lessons – The Hal & Jill Project
Ready to start playing guitar? That’s fantastic! These classes are designed to teach you how to play guitar by covering the basics, from playing chords to beginning songs. Students will...
1 event,
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Turner Center for the Arts presents Caitlin Krisko and The Broadcast as part of the FREE Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series. Known for her soaring vocal performances, Caitlin Krisko and...
4 events,
Kid’s Pottery Workshop
Kid’s Pottery Workshop
Students learn about and explore clay through hand-building to make a functional or decorative ceramic piece. Each class focuses on a themed project designed to foster creativity and imagination! Instructor/Artist:...
Glass Arts Open Studio
Glass Arts Open Studio
Want more time to practice your preferred glass art technique? In this class, the instructor will be present to assist you with your preference of stained glass, flameworking, or fused...
Writer’s League Meeting
Writer’s League Meeting
Welcome to the Writer's League! This is an adult group of writers at all levels of experience who will meet up with like-minded writers and authors for writing sessions. These...
Kid’s Pottery Workshop
Kid’s Pottery Workshop
Students learn about and explore clay through hand-building to make a functional or decorative ceramic piece. Each class focuses on a themed project designed to foster creativity and imagination! Instructor/Artist:...
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