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. 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.

The Turner Center for the Arts proudly announces that Kimberly Cliett has been named the Meta Shaw Coleman Children’s Imagination Station Director. Cliett will serve as a visionary leader in the highly anticipated launch of the Imagination Station in May 2026, a state-of-the-art interactive learning space designed to introduce youth ages 7–12 and their families to Georgia’s diverse industries, career pathways, and essential workforce skills. Read More

The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts is proud to announce it has been awarded a $96,000 matching grant from the Levitt Foundation to continue the highly successful Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series through 2026, 2027, and 2028. This multi-year grant will support another three seasons of free, outdoor concerts at the Turner Center Art Park, enriching the cultural landscape of Valdosta and surrounding communities.

A Music Mentorship Program Celebrating America’s Semiquincentennial

The Lowndes-Valdosta Arts Commission, doing business as the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to fund a Strum & Drum for America 250 after-school and weekend opportunity for youth on its family-friendly arts campus.

The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will host country/rock band Naturally Southern for a live Music in the Art Park concert on Fri., November 14 from 7-9 p.m. in the Art Park located at 605 N. Patterson St. The concert, sponsored by Greater Valdosta United Way, is free to the public.

The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will hold an opening reception on Mon., November 10, from 5 to 7 p.m., at 527 N. Patterson Street. The Center will feature the works of Amy Lay, “A West Wind,” the Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance (SEFAA), “Intertwined 2025: Contemporary Southeastern Fiber Art,” and the Contemporary Art Alliance of Georgia (CAAGA), “Introducing CAAGA.” Admission is free? and light refreshments will be served.