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Turner Center Prepares for American Soundtrack Vol. VIII

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The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts is gearing up for the highly anticipated celebration of the best American radio hits of all time performed live and backed by the Ed Barr Orchestra. American Soundtrack Vol. VIII will take place on Saturday, August 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainwater Conference Center. This unique event integrates all the best parts of local and national music culture. Read More

Cheryl Carvajal Awarded Turner Center Art Educator of the Year Award

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The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts awarded Cheryl Carvajal with the 2021 Art Educator of the Year award at the Gallery Opening Reception on June 14.

Carvajal began teaching at the Turner Center in 2019, where she was instrumental in helping the Turner Center launch a new writing program for youth ages 11-18. The Young Writers League (YoWL) was designed to inspire and guide young writers and encourage them toward authorship. Read More

Turner Center Presents New Gallery Exhibition

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The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts’ Gallery Opening Reception on Monday, June 14, from 5-7 p.m., will feature artists Rosemary S. Fergusen, Tallahassee, Watercolor; J. Stephen Lahr, Valdosta, Collage/Mixed Media/Painting; and Leslie Wallace-Coon & Jaime Llewellyn Liang, Apalachicola, Ceramic Sculpture. The reception will be held at the Turner Center main galleries, located at 527 N. Patterson St., and is free to the public. Read More

PAAC Meets May 20 at Turner Center

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The Valdosta Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) will host their next monthly meeting on Thursday, May 20, at 11:30 a.m. This public meeting will be held in the Price-Campbell Gallery of the Turner Center for the Arts, located at 527 N. Patterson Street.

The purpose of PAAC is to further the purchase, creation and appreciation of public art for its aesthetic value to the community. The PAAC also encourages the preservation and protection of works of public art which play a vital role in the economic development of the community.

PAAC meets on the third Thursday of each month, and meetings are open to the public. For more information about the PAAC, call 229.247.2787.