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The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will launch its STEAM on Tour outreach program on Feb. 1, providing the best-known works of art and corresponding curriculum for local art educators’ use in the classroom. The Turner Center’s newest art education outreach program is made possible by a local donor for the purpose of providing tangible art resources and increasing young people’s awareness and appreciation of classic art. Read More

The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts’ opening reception is Monday, Jan. 11, from 5 to 7 p.m., at 527 N. Patterson Street. The Center’s first gallery opening of 2021 features the 14th Annual DrawProject, “She Said, She Said, She Said: A Collage Collective,” and the 2nd Annual Regional Artists Community (RAC) Exhibition. Admission is free. Read More

Seventh grade students from St. John Catholic School visited the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts on Wednesday, December 16. The students and teachers Pam Rickman, Social Studies, and Christine Cabral, Art instructor and a member of the Center’s Regional Artists Community, were given a tour by the Center’s curator Bill Shenton. Mrs. Cabral said the students were particularly interested in the East African artifacts exhibit and VSU artist Julie Bowland’s plein air artworks, currently on display in the main gallery.

For more information on local arts or to schedule a tour, visit www.turnercenter.org or call 229.247.2787.

The Valdosta Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) will host their next monthly meeting on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, at 4:40 p.m., re-scheduled from its original date due to Christmas holidays. This public meeting will be held in Bennie’s Alley, Downtown Valdosta, followed by a ribbon cutting for a new mural at 5 p.m. and the Annual Tree Lighting Celebration on the Courthouse Square at 6 p.m. Read More

The Valdosta Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) will host their next monthly meeting on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at 11:30 a.m. Read More

Pending possible inclement weather, and for the safety of our patrons and staff, Turner Center’s Bluegrass & BBQ concert has been rescheduled for Friday, Nov. 20, 7-9 p.m. Read More

The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will host a free Gallery Opening Reception on Monday, Nov. 9, featuring works from Valdosta artists Julie Bowland, “In a Vivid Light”; Mike Brown, “Southern Flair”; and Dave Richards, “Wood Turning.” Read More

Congratulations to the winners of the 3^rd Annual ARToberfest Plein Air contest winners, held Oct. 24 at the Turner Center Art Park: Read More

The Turner Center for the Arts hosted the 3^rd annual ARToberfest on Oct. 24 in the Turner Center Art Park. Read More

The Turner Center for the Arts held its first beginner ukulele class Tuesday, Oct. 6. Instructor David Rodock introduced the new musicians to basic chords, timing, strumming and learning melodies. Read More