The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts is proud to be identified nationally as a Blue Star Museum. Through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense and museums across America, the Turner Center continues to offer free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve.
Read MoreTurner Center for the Arts Active Arts Instructor Melissa Pihos teaches a free, weekly IMPROVment® class on Mondays, 5-6pm, at the Turner Center Galleries. She described the many physical and mental benefits of dance to be gained through IMPROVment® classes.
Pihos’ class incorporates a dynamic range of dance-based exercises designed to spark creativity, while also benefiting brain and body health. The beginner-friendly class begins with seated warm-ups, and gradually transitions to standing movements behind the chair and into the open space for further improvisation, then back to the chair for a cool-down.
Read More41 youth received a four-day experience in art education through three youth summer art camps offered by the Turner Center for the Arts. Students enjoyed participating in drawing, painting, mixed media, collage, culinary arts, and ceramics projects.
Read MoreThe Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts honored Debra Kantelis with the 2024 Art Educator of the Year award at the Gallery Exhibit Opening Reception on June 10.
Read MoreThe Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will host country/rock band Naturally Southern (2023 Georgia Country Awards Band of the Year and 2023 Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame)for a live Music in the Art Park concert on Fri., June 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.
Read MoreTina Folsom (center) was honored on May 20, 2024 at a Lowndes-Valdosta Arts Commission, Inc. board meeting for her two-year term as president. Incoming LVAC Board President Jane Burgsteiner (left) and Turner Center Executive Director Sementha Mathews (right) awarded Folsom an original glass blown art piece for her exceptional leadership role. For more information about the LVAC or the Turner Center, visit turnercenter.org.
Kathy Lane has discovered a new hobby through glass art classes at the Turner Center for the Arts.
Stained and Fused Glass Classes, as well as Glass Art Open Studios, meet regularly in the Richard Hill Glass Studio on the Turner Center campus, and will resume in July 2024. Five sessions of Weekday Pottery Classes meet each month in the Hudson Pottery Studio on the Turner Center campus.
Read MoreThe Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will hold the Artists’ Lecture Series on Wednesday, June 5, from 5 to 7 p.m., at 527 N. Patterson Street. The lecture features award winners of Spring Into Art 2024.
Read MorePottery is one of the most popular programs at the Turner Center for the Arts, and classes frequently have a waiting list. However, a limited number of spots have recently become available in Weekday Pottery Classes for those who have always wanted to study the ancient art. Available class sessions include Mondays 10am-Noon or 6-8pm, Tuesdays 6-8pm, and Wednesdays 10am-Noon or 6-8pm. Students ages 16 and up enroll in one session, and attend the beginner-friendly class for four weeks consecutively.
Read MoreThe Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will host country musician Mark Taylor, beginning at 7pm, at the Turner Center Art Park, 605 North Patterson Street, on Fri., May 17, 2024.
The free, live performance is the last concert in the 2024 Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series, sponsored by the Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation and the Price-Campbell Foundation.
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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.
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 In this 3-hour class for all experience levels, students will learn the basics of stained glass. Class material includes designing,...
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...
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...
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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...
Writers League Meeting
Writers 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...
Photography 101
Photography 101
Embark on a journey to master the fundamentals of photography. From understanding camera settings to composing captivating shots, students learn how to capture the world with clarity and creativity. Through...
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:...
0 events,
5 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.
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...
Paints & Pastries
Paints & Pastries
This beginner-friendly, monthly class is an excellent way to try your hand at acrylics or brush up on your skills! Students will paint a different subject each month and learn...
Fused Glass
Fused Glass
Class meets 2nd OR 4th Monday of each month | 6-8pm This 2-hour class for all experience levels teaches the basics of working with fusible sheet glass. Students will learn...
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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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Music in the Art Park
Music in the Art Park
Music in the Art Park Join us for the FREE Music in the Art Park concert featuring Dirty Bird & the Flu. Bring your kids, pets, blankets and chairs and...
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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...
Young Writers League Meeting
Young Writers League Meeting
Are you a teenager who longs to write? Do you have a story to tell? Join us for the Young Writers League! Students write poetry and fiction, growing comfortable in...
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...
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...
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5 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.
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,...
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...
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...
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Last Day to Vote
Last Day to Vote
View and vote for your favorite photo entries in the Tillman Gallery at the Turner Center.
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...
0 events,
5 events,
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...
Photography 101
Photography 101
Embark on a journey to master the fundamentals of photography. From understanding camera settings to composing captivating shots, students learn how to capture the world with clarity and creativity. Through...
Writers League Meeting
Writers 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...
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...
0 events,
6 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.
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...
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16th Annual City of Valdosta Photo Contest Awards Reception
16th Annual City of Valdosta Photo Contest Awards Reception
Overall winners will be announced tonight at the 16th Annual City of Valdosta Photo Contest Awards Reception. Prizes include a $200 cash award for first place winners in each category,...
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...
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...
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...
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,
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...
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...
0 events,
6 events,
Young Writers League Meeting
Young Writers League Meeting
Are you a teenager who longs to write? Do you have a story to tell? Join us for the Young Writers League! Students write poetry and fiction, growing comfortable in...
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 OR 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...
Writers League Meeting
Writers 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...
Photography 101
Photography 101
Embark on a journey to master the fundamentals of photography. From understanding camera settings to composing captivating shots, students learn how to capture the world with clarity and creativity. Through...
0 events,
5 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.
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...
Glass Mosaics Workshop
Glass Mosaics Workshop
In this workshop, students will use specialty tools to cut and shape sheet glass, then glue the glass into a colorful mosaic pattern. All supplies provided and no prior experience...
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...
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...
5 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...
Writers League Meeting
Writers 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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Dancing to the Soundtrack of America
Dancing to the Soundtrack of America
PRESENTING SPONSOR: Hanover Advisors Dancing to the Soundtrack of America SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2024 @ Valdosta Country Club Doors open at 7PM Join us for an evening of music and...