There’s a new sign up on the corner of Webster and N. Ashley Streets in Valdosta that reads: “Future Home of the Meta Shaw Coleman Children’s Imagination Station.” The sign marks an exciting expansion in the life of the arts in the Valdosta-Lowndes County community, particularly on the growing campus of the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts. Read More
The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts presents a free live performance of “I Have a Dream” on Fri., January 27, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. The touring cast of the Virginia Repertory Theatre will stage the performance at the Valdosta High School Performing Arts Center at 3101 Barack Obama Blvd. Admission is free and will be given on a first come, first serve basis. Read More
The South Georgia Entertainers will meet on Tues., Jan. 17, from 6-8 p.m., at the Turner Center for the Arts located at 527 N. Patterson Street. SGE is led by local musicians Lloyd Carter (Lloyd Carter Band) and Aaron Strickland (Naturally Southern) and meets on the second Tuesday of each month (unless otherwise noted) at the Turner Center for the Arts in Valdosta. The group brings musicians of all ages and experience levels together to discuss key industry issues, regional opportunities available, and ways to support one another. Read More
The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts and the Young Writers League (YoWL) are seeking fiction, non-fiction, and poetry entries for the “Art of Writing” contest. The contest is open to legal residents of Georgia and Florida. Participants must be between the ages of 11 and 18 at time of entry. The contest is hosted annually and is sponsored in part by the Valdosta United Way. Each year, a different theme that inspires young people to express themselves concerning important topics is chosen. The theme for the third annual competition is “I Have a Dream.” Read More
The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will hold its first opening reception of the year tonight, Monday, Jan. 9, from 5 to 7 p.m., at 527 N. Patterson Street. The Center will feature the 16th Annual DrawProject; the 4th Annual Regional Artists Community Exhibit; and Sheila Goloborotko’s “Many Resilient Things,” a collection of sculpture, printmaking, and installation art works. Admission is free. Read More
The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts and the Young Writers League (YoWL) are seeking fiction, non-fiction, and poetry entries for the “Art of Writing” contest. The contest is open to middle and high school students in Valdosta, Lowndes County, and throughout south Georgia and north Florida.
The contest is hosted annually and is sponsored in part by the Valdosta United Way. Each year, a different theme that inspires young people to express themselves concerning important topics is chosen. The theme for the third annual competition is “I Have a Dream.” Read More
The South Georgia Entertainers (SGE) will meet on Tues., Dec. 13, from 6-8 p.m., at the Turner Center for the Arts located at 527 N. Patterson Street. SGE is led by local musicians Lloyd Carter (Lloyd Carter Band) and Aaron Strickland (Naturally Southern) and meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Turner Center for the Arts in Valdosta. The group brings musicians of all ages and experience levels together to discuss key industry issues, regional opportunities available, and ways to support one another. Read More
The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts is seeking an Art Education Administrator to join its team of creative professionals. Read More
The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts announces the second concert in their 2022-2023 SCORE Classical Music Appreciation Concert Series, which features Roza Tulyaganova, soprano. The concert will take place within the Turner Center art galleries, 527 N. Patterson Street, in Valdosta. Read More
The grant opportunity uses music as a catalyst for social impact, providing matching funds to
activate underused public spaces and bring free outdoor concerts to Turner Center Art Park
VALDOSTA, Ga., (November 15, 2022)—The Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, a social impact funder supporting nonprofits nationwide at the intersection of music, public space, and community building, has announced that The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts in Valdosta, Georgia has been awarded a multi-year Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Award of $90K in matching funds to present a free outdoor music series at Turner Center Art Park in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
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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.
Stained Glass Class
Stained Glass Class
This 3-hour class will teach the basics of stained glass, including designing, cutting, soldering and framing the created work. Students will get to choose their project based on 3-4 pre-made...
1 event,
Beadmaking Class
Beadmaking Class
This 2-hour introductory class teaches the basics of torch working, melting and shaping glass into beads. Disclaimer: Students will need to pick up artwork on a later date. Students have...
1 event,
Open Studio Flame-Working
Open Studio Flame-Working
Want more time to practice shaping hot glass? The Flame-Working Open Studio is it! The instructor will be present to assist you with your torch and answer any questions you...
2 events,
Hal & Jill Project – Guitar
Hal & Jill Project – Guitar
Ready to start learning guitar? That’s fantastic! These classes are designed to teach you how to play guitar by covering the basics up through playing chords and songs. You’ll learn...
1 event,
2 events,
Kid’s Pottery Workshop
Kid’s Pottery Workshop
Kid's Pottery is offered on the first Saturday of the month to learn and explore three-dimensional design with clay. This is a hand-building class, and supplies and equipment are provided....
1 event,
3 events,
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.
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New Gallery Opening Reception
New Gallery Opening Reception
Please join us in the Turner Center Galleries for our new exhibit opening reception featuring the 16th Annual DrawProject Exhibition & Fundraiser, the 4th Annual Regional Artist Community Exhibition; and...
Stained Glass Class
Stained Glass Class
This 3-hour class will teach the basics of stained glass, including designing, cutting, soldering and framing the created work. Students will get to choose their project based on 3-4 pre-made...
1 event,
Beadmaking Class
Beadmaking Class
This 2-hour introductory class teaches the basics of torch working, melting and shaping glass into beads. Disclaimer: Students will need to pick up artwork on a later date. Students have...
2 events,
Open Studio Flame-Working
Open Studio Flame-Working
Want more time to practice shaping hot glass? The Flame-Working Open Studio is it! The instructor will be present to assist you with your torch and answer any questions you...
Fused Glass Class
Fused Glass Class
This 2-hour class teaches the basics of working with fusible sheet glass. Participant will learn how to cut and assemble glass, and the kiln fusing process. Upon completion, the participant's...
1 event,
Hal & Jill Project – Guitar
Hal & Jill Project – Guitar
Ready to start learning guitar? That’s fantastic! These classes are designed to teach you how to play guitar by covering the basics up through playing chords and songs. You’ll learn...
0 events,
1 event,
Adult Pottery Workshop
Adult Pottery Workshop
This class offers students a chance to learn and explore three-dimensional hand-building design with clay. Adults and young-adults embrace a deeper understanding of an ancient practice of pottery, learning hand-eye...
0 events,
3 events,
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.
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No IMPROVment®
No 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 Class
Stained Glass Class
This 3-hour class will teach the basics of stained glass, including designing, cutting, soldering and framing the created work. Students will get to choose their project based on 3-4 pre-made...
2 events,
Paint & Sip
Paint & Sip
Come out and have a fun, relaxing evening as Artist Annette Crosby walks you through the steps on how to create an abstract work of art! Masks are recommended and...
Beadmaking Class
Beadmaking Class
This 2-hour introductory class teaches the basics of torch working, melting and shaping glass into beads. Disclaimer: Students will need to pick up artwork on a later date. Students have...
1 event,
Open Studio Flame-Working
Open Studio Flame-Working
Want more time to practice shaping hot glass? The Flame-Working Open Studio is it! The instructor will be present to assist you with your torch and answer any questions you...
1 event,
Hal & Jill Project – Guitar
Hal & Jill Project – Guitar
Ready to start learning guitar? That’s fantastic! These classes are designed to teach you how to play guitar by covering the basics up through playing chords and songs. You’ll learn...
0 events,
2 events,
Glass Blowing Workshop
Glass Blowing Workshop
Saturdays | 10am – 1pm, 1-hour increments A more in-depth, one-on-one class where students are guided through the process of shaping molten glass into their own creation. Students will choose...
Glass Blowing Experience
Glass Blowing Experience
Saturdays | 2 – 4pm, 30-minute increments Want to try your hand at glassblowing but not sure what you’re getting into? Sign up for this thirty-minute glass experience to dip...
0 events,
2 events,
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.
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...
0 events,
0 events,
2 events,
Hal & Jill Project – Guitar
Hal & Jill Project – Guitar
Ready to start learning guitar? That’s fantastic! These classes are designed to teach you how to play guitar by covering the basics up through playing chords and songs. You’ll learn...
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Artists’ Lecture Series
Artists’ Lecture Series
Join us for our first Artists' Lecture Series event. See the works and hear the inspiring story of award-winning artist Steven S. Walker's path to success. A Q&A follows the...
1 event,
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I Have A Dream – The Life & Times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I Have A Dream – The Life & Times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The phenomenal impact of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is chronicled in this compelling dramatization of the life and times of one of the most influential and charismatic leaders of...
0 events,
0 events,
2 events,
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.
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...
0 events,
2 events,
Open Studio Flame-Working
Open Studio Flame-Working
Want more time to practice shaping hot glass? The Flame-Working Open Studio is it! The instructor will be present to assist you with your torch and answer any questions you...
Fused Glass Class
Fused Glass Class
This 2-hour class teaches the basics of working with fusible sheet glass. Participant will learn how to cut and assemble glass, and the kiln fusing process. Upon completion, the participant's...
1 event,
Hal & Jill Project – Guitar
Hal & Jill Project – Guitar
Ready to start learning guitar? That’s fantastic! These classes are designed to teach you how to play guitar by covering the basics up through playing chords and songs. You’ll learn...
3 events,
Kid’s Pottery Workshop
Kid’s Pottery Workshop
Kid's Pottery is offered on the first Saturday of the month to learn and explore three-dimensional design with clay. This is a hand-building class, and supplies and equipment are provided....
Glass Blowing Workshop
Glass Blowing Workshop
Saturdays | 10am – 1pm, 1-hour increments A more in-depth, one-on-one class where students are guided through the process of shaping molten glass into their own creation. Students will choose...
Glass Blowing Experience
Glass Blowing Experience
Saturdays | 2 – 4pm, 30-minute increments Want to try your hand at glassblowing but not sure what you’re getting into? Sign up for this thirty-minute glass experience to dip...