The Turner Center for the Arts is proud to announce the launch of its April fundraising campaign, “Tracks to the Future,” in support of the upcoming Meta Shaw Coleman Children’s Imagination Station, set to open on May 23, 2026.

This month-long campaign invites the community to invest in the future of local youth by helping fund final expenses for the highly anticipated Imagination Station—an innovative, 10,000 sq. ft. interactive space designed to inspire creativity, exploration, and career awareness among children across South Georgia.

Blues and soul artist Jed Harrelson will take the stage at the 2026 Valdosta Bluesberry Festival on Friday, April 10, at 7 p.m., as part of the Turner Center for the Arts’ Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series. The concert marks the fourth of eight free live performances in the 2026 Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series, made possible by the Levitt Family Foundation and The Price-Campbell Foundation. This special concert will be held off-site at Unity Park Amphitheatre, located at 301 E. Central Avenue in Valdosta.

The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will host Indie Americana artist Chloe Kimes at the Turner Center Art Park, 605 North Patterson St., on Fri., March 27, 2026, 7PM. The concert is the third of eight (8) free, live performances in the 2026 Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series, sponsored by the Levitt Family Foundation, The Price-Campbell Foundation, and supported by WALB News 10, Lamar Advertising, and the Valdosta Daily Times.

Join us for 8 Weekly FREE Outdoor Concerts, March 14 – May 8

The Turner Center for the Arts launches its fourth season of the Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series on Saturday, March 14, with Country artist Mark Taylor at the Azalea Festival, Noon-4 p.m. The March 14 concert will kick off eight consecutive weeks of FREE, live music events for the community.

The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, in partnership with Valdosta State University, will present The Strange Case of Lady Liberty, a free America250 program exploring the hidden history of the Statue of Liberty, in observance of Black History Month. The performances begin at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 16 in the Turner Center galleries and on Feb. 17 in the VSU Odum Library Auditorium.

The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts continues to accept nominations for the Lena Bosch Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes individuals who have exhibited outstanding, creative, innovative, and visionary leadership in the growth and advancement of the arts in our community through involvement with the Turner Center.

The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts is proud to host the first performance of the 2026 Presenter Series Season. Performance artist Traci Marie and her band present Are You Ready For It? A Taylor Experience, a tribute to Taylor Swift and the Eras Tour,” scheduled for January 22, 2026, 7:30pm, at the Valdosta Performing Arts Center, located at 3101 Barack Obama Blvd, Valdosta.

Turner Center for the Arts, a vital nonprofit educational and cultural organization committed to providing Valdosta and surrounding communities access to the arts, kicked off its annual year-end giving campaign on Giving Tuesday, and invites the community to “Grow With Us” through December 31 as its end-of-year campaign continues.

The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts has received a transformative $500,000 grant from the Atlanta-based Lettie Pate Evans Foundation to advance the development of the Meta Shaw Coleman Children’s Imagination Station—an innovative community resource designed to spark creativity, learning, and exploration for children and families throughout South Georgia.