The Turner Center offers more than 50 beginner-friendly classes and workshops for youth and adults each month. Instrumental in the success of these programs are a team of two dozen art instructors and assistants, who help students bring their artistic visions to life. Five of these assistant instructors shared their experiences working in art classes, and why they love teaching others.
Read MoreThe Turner Center for the Arts has announced five youth summer art camps available for ages 5-12, with one-day, two-day, and four-day options. All summer camps take place on the Turner Center Campus and are designed to interject imagination and creativity into the summer months. Spots in each camp are limited.
Read MoreCongratulations to Jessie’s Restaurant & Catering, the winner of the 8th Annual Valdosta Food & Wine Classic Best Dish award for the third year running. The winning dish was chosen from among 10 participating vendors. This year, more than $10,000 was raised to support various educational programs at the Turner Center.
Read MoreThe Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts presents Marielle Kraft, from 7 to 9 pm at the Turner Center Art Park, 605 North Patterson St., on Fri., May 2, 2025. The concert is the eighth of 10 free live performances in the 2025 Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series, sponsored by the Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation, The Price-Campbell Foundation, WALB News 10, Lamar Advertising, and the Valdosta Daily Times.
Read MoreThe Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will launch a ceramics artist-in-residence program in the summer of 2025. The program is designed to benefit recent high school or college graduates, as well as other artists who are early in their artistic careers. The program will provide artists with affordable supplies and a studio space to use for the creation of their own artwork, and in exchange, the artists will provide services or products for the Center. These might include studio work, teaching, or other areas of expertise.
Read MoreThe Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts presents Matt Schofield, from 7 to 9 pm at the Turner Center Art Park, 605 North Patterson St., on Fri., April 25, 2025. The concert is the seventh of 10 free live performances in the 2025 Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series, sponsored by the Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation, The Price-Campbell Foundation, WALB News 10, Lamar Advertising, and the Valdosta Daily Times.
Read MoreLocal artist Aliyah Jones will lead an Impasto Painting Workshop at the Turner Center for the Arts on Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27, 10am-1pm each day. The workshop is beginner-friendly for ages 14+.
Jones, a Valdosta native, began taking art classes at the Turner Center upon the recommendation of a middle school teacher. Jones continued her pursuit of the arts throughout high school, earning accolades such as having a watercolor painting to honor Holocaust victims displayed at the Georgia State capital and placing first in the Valdosta State University (VSU) High School Invitational. She went on to earn a scholarship to VSU, where she completed her BFA and continued to place in area juried competitions, including at the Turner Center. Over a decade later, she placed 1st in the painting category at the Turner Center’s 37th Annual Spring into Art Exhibition in the spring of 2024.
Read MoreHundreds gathered on April 7 for the 38th Annual Spring Into Art Gala, hosted by the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts. More than 250 pieces of original art created by nearly 150 regional artists were entered into the region’s most prominent art exhibition and will remain on display through June 4.
Read MoreThe Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will host The Band Light, from 7 to 9 pm at the Turner Center Art Park, 605 North Patterson St., on Fri., April 11, 2025. The concert is the sixth of 10 free live performances in the 2025 Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series, sponsored by the Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation, The Price-Campbell Foundation, WALB News 10, Lamar Advertising, and the Valdosta Daily Times.
Read MoreThe Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will host the Shaun Johnson Trio from 7 to 9 pm at the Turner Center Art Park, 605 North Patterson St., on Fri., April 4, 2025. The concert is the fifth of 10 free live performances in the 2025 Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series, sponsored by the Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation, The Price-Campbell Foundation, WALB News 10, Lamar Advertising, and the Valdosta Daily Times.
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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. 
Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,...
Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... |
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Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... |
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Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,...
Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... |
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Workshop meets 1st Saturday of each month | 10am – Noon OR 2-4pm Youth students explore the world of clay through hand-building to make a functional or decorative ceramic piece.... 
Group meets online or in-person on Saturday afternoons | 1pm-4pm Please check your DISCORD account for updates on meeting dates and locations Welcome to the Online Writers League! This is...
Workshop meets 1st Saturday of each month | 10am – Noon OR 2-4pm Youth students explore the world of clay through hand-building to make a functional or decorative ceramic piece.... |
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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.
Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... 
Class meets Mondays | 5-6pm Learn to move in response to music and other auditory cues! These classes offer students the ability to use movement to create art. Through dance...
Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... |
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Class meets 2nd Tuesday of each month In this beginner-friendly class, students will use acrylics to create an abstract work of art! Class material includes basic painting techniques, color theory,...
Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... |
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Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,...
Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... |
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Join us for our FREE Music in the Art Park concert featuring The Backstares. Bring your kids, pets, blankets and chairs and enjoy outstanding musical entertainment! Food and beverage vendors... |
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Workshop meets 2nd Saturday of each month | 10am – 1pm In this beginner-friendly workshop, students learn about and explore clay through hand-building to create a functional or decorative ceramic...
Group meets online or in-person on Saturday afternoons | 1pm-4pm Please check your DISCORD account for updates on meeting dates and locations Welcome to the Online Writers League! This is... 
Class meets 2nd Saturday of each month | 1-3pm Do you have a youth who loves to draw? Looking for a way to help your child grow their artistic skills?... |
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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.
Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... 
Class meets 2nd Monday of each month This beginner-friendly class is an excellent way to try your hand at acrylics or to brush up on your skills! Students will paint...
Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... |
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Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... |
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Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... 
Class meets 3rd Thursday of each month | 6-8pm In this class, which requires no previous experience, students will learn how to melt and shape glass rods at the torch...
Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... |
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Class meets 1st Thursday of each month | 6-9pm In this beginner-friendly class, students will learn the basics of stained-glass art! Class material includes designing, cutting, soldering and framing the... |
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Open Studio meets 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month | 11am-1pm Want more time to practice your preferred glass art technique? In this class, the instructor will be present... 
Open Studios meet the 3rd OR 4th Saturday of each month | Noon-3PM OR 4-7PM For more independent Weekday Pottery students, open studios allow more time to work in the...
Group meets online or in-person on Saturday afternoons | 1pm-4pm Please check your DISCORD account for updates on meeting dates and locations Welcome to the Online Writers League! This is... 
Class meets 3rd Saturday of each month | 2-4pm In this class, students get crafty to explore various techniques and materials! Each class will focus on a new project that...
Open Studios meet the 3rd OR 4th Saturday of each month | Noon-3PM OR 4-7PM For more independent Weekday Pottery students, open studios allow more time to work in the... |
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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.
Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,...
Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... |
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Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... |
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Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... 
Class meets 4th Thursday of each month | 6-8pm In this workshop, students will use specialty tools to cut and shape sheet glass, then glue the glass into a colorful...
Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... |
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Class meets 2nd Thursday of each month | 6-8pm In this class, students learn the basics of working with fusible sheet glass! Class material includes cutting and assembling glass and... |
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Open Studio meets 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month | 11am-1pm Want more time to practice your preferred glass art technique? In this class, the instructor will be present...
Open Studios meet the 3rd OR 4th Saturday of each month | Noon-3PM OR 4-7PM For more independent Weekday Pottery students, open studios allow more time to work in the...
Group meets online or in-person on Saturday afternoons | 1pm-4pm Please check your DISCORD account for updates on meeting dates and locations Welcome to the Online Writers League! This is...
Open Studios meet the 3rd OR 4th Saturday of each month | Noon-3PM OR 4-7PM For more independent Weekday Pottery students, open studios allow more time to work in the... |
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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.
Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,...
Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... |
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Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... |
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Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,...
Mondays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Tuesdays 6-8 pm | Wednesdays 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm Weekday Pottery class instruction includes an introduction to various methods of creating with clay, including hand-building, wheel-throwing,... |
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Workshop meets 1st Saturday of each month | 10am – Noon OR 2-4pm Youth students explore the world of clay through hand-building to make a functional or decorative ceramic piece....
Open Studio meets 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month | 11am-1pm Want more time to practice your preferred glass art technique? In this class, the instructor will be present...
Group meets online or in-person on Saturday afternoons | 1pm-4pm Please check your DISCORD account for updates on meeting dates and locations Welcome to the Online Writers League! This is...
Workshop meets 1st Saturday of each month | 10am – Noon OR 2-4pm Youth students explore the world of clay through hand-building to make a functional or decorative ceramic piece.... |
