The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts presents 2RiverStation on March 10, 2023, from 7-9 p.m., in the Turner Center Art Park, located at 605 N. Patterson Street. The concert, sponsored by First Commerce Credit Union, kicks off the Center’s 4th annual Music in the Art Park concert series. Read More
The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will host the artwork of students from approximately 50 regional schools in the Youth Art Month exhibition, opening on Sunday, Feb. 26, from 1-4 p.m. Travis Pate State Farm is the sponsor of Youth Art Month 2023. Read More
Turner Center Welcomes Titus Underwood to Valdosta as the SCORE Classical Music Series Continues
By Rebecca Gallagher NewsThe Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts announces the third concert in their 2022-2023 SCORE Classical Music Appreciation Concert Series, which features Titus Underwood on oboe. The concert will take place on Thursday, March 2, at 7 p.m., in the Turner Center art galleries, 527 N. Patterson Street, in Valdosta. Read More
The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts is looking for instructors to add to its creative team.
The Turner Center is actively seeking a Ceramics Instructor. A full job description for the position and application form can be found at turnercenter.org/career-opportunities. Instructors are also being sought for the photography, digital arts, and ukulele programs. Read More
Turner Center is the Future Home of the Meta Shaw Coleman Children’s Imagination Station
By Sementha Mathews NewsThere’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
Turner Center Extends Deadline for 3rd Annual “Art of Writing” Contest for Area Youth
By Rebecca Gallagher NewsThe 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
Events Calendar
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Galleries Closed
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,...
2 events,
Sculptural Flameworking
Sculptural Flameworking
This class is a little more advanced than Flameworking 101. Students will learn how to make small figures and networking in both soft glass (furnace compatible) and borosilicate. They shape...
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...
2 events,
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...
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Turner Center for the Arts presents Britnee Kellogg as part of the FREE Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series. Britnee’s love of country music started at nine years old, when she...
6 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:...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
Writer’s League Meeting
Writer’s 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...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
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:...
2 events,
Glassblowing Experiences
Glassblowing Experiences
Want to try your hand at glassblowing but not sure what you’re getting into? Sign up for this thirty-minute glass experience to try it out! In this class, students will...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
4 events,
Galleries Closed
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...
Get to Know Graphic Design Class (DATAM)
Get to Know Graphic Design Class (DATAM)
Area middle and high school students are invited to apply for participation in Digital Arts, Technology, & Media (DATAM) classes. Funded by a National Endowment for the Arts grant and...
New Exhibit Opening Reception
New Exhibit Opening Reception
37th Annual Spring Into Art Exhibition - A group exhibit open to all artists with $6,000 in cash awards Opening Gala - $50/ticket - 6-9pm Calling all art lovers! Enjoy...
4 events,
Photography 101 Class (DATAM)
Photography 101 Class (DATAM)
Area middle and high school students are invited to apply for participation in Digital Arts, Technology, & Media (DATAM) classes. Funded by a National Endowment for the Arts grant and...
Sculptural Flameworking
Sculptural Flameworking
This class is a little more advanced than Flameworking 101. Students will learn how to make small figures and networking in both soft glass (furnace compatible) and borosilicate. They shape...
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...
Paint & Sip
Paint & Sip
Class meets 2nd Tuesday of each month | 6pm – 8pm In this fun and relaxing class, students will learn how to create a work of abstract art! Class material...
3 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...
Introduction to Videography Class (DATAM)
Introduction to Videography Class (DATAM)
Area middle and high school students are invited to apply for participation in Digital Arts, Technology, & Media (DATAM) classes. Funded by a National Endowment for the Arts grant 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,
Animation in the Afternoon Class (DATAM)
Animation in the Afternoon Class (DATAM)
Area middle and high school students are invited to apply for participation in Digital Arts, Technology, & Media (DATAM) classes. Funded by a National Endowment for the Arts grant and...
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...
2 events,
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...
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Turner Center for the Arts presents Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets as part of the FREE Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series. Based out of Madison, Wisconsin Gin, Chocolate & Bottle...
8 events,
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...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
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...
Writer’s League Meeting
Writer’s 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...
2 events,
Glassblowing Experiences
Glassblowing Experiences
Want to try your hand at glassblowing but not sure what you’re getting into? Sign up for this thirty-minute glass experience to try it out! In this class, students will...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
7 events,
Galleries Closed
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...
Get to Know Graphic Design Class (DATAM)
Get to Know Graphic Design Class (DATAM)
Area middle and high school students are invited to apply for participation in Digital Arts, Technology, & Media (DATAM) classes. Funded by a National Endowment for the Arts grant 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...
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,...
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...
3 events,
Photography 101 Class (DATAM)
Photography 101 Class (DATAM)
Area middle and high school students are invited to apply for participation in Digital Arts, Technology, & Media (DATAM) classes. Funded by a National Endowment for the Arts grant and...
Sculptural Flameworking
Sculptural Flameworking
This class is a little more advanced than Flameworking 101. Students will learn how to make small figures and networking in both soft glass (furnace compatible) and borosilicate. They shape...
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,
Animation in the Afternoon Class (DATAM)
Animation in the Afternoon Class (DATAM)
Area middle and high school students are invited to apply for participation in Digital Arts, Technology, & Media (DATAM) classes. Funded by a National Endowment for the Arts grant and...
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...
2 events,
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...
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Turner Center for the Arts presents Bob Malone as part of the FREE Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series. Called “a keyboard wizard” by The New Yorker, Bob Malone has amassed...
8 events,
Young Writers League (YoWL) Family Open House
Young Writers League (YoWL) Family Open House
Looking for more information about the Young Online Writer's League (YOWL)? Children aged 10-18 AND THEIR PARENTS are welcome to join us for a Family Open House on Saturday, April...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
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...
Writer’s League Meeting
Writer’s 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...
2 events,
Glassblowing Experiences
Glassblowing Experiences
Want to try your hand at glassblowing but not sure what you’re getting into? Sign up for this thirty-minute glass experience to try it out! In this class, students will...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
5 events,
Galleries Closed
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...
LVAC Board Meeting
LVAC Board Meeting
The LVAC Board holds its regular meetings on the fourth Monday of each month excluding June, July and December. All meetings are held at the Turner Center for the Arts....
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...
2 events,
Sculptural Flameworking
Sculptural Flameworking
This class is a little more advanced than Flameworking 101. Students will learn how to make small figures and networking in both soft glass (furnace compatible) and borosilicate. They shape...
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,
7th Annual Valdosta Food & Wine Classic
7th Annual Valdosta Food & Wine Classic
Join us for a spectacular showcase of some of the finest culinary skills in our area. Enjoy sample signature dishes prepared by revered local chefs, a tasting of more...
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...
2 events,
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...
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Turner Center for the Arts presents Ariel Posen as part of the FREE Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series. Ariel Posen's music occupies the space between genres. It's a rootsy sound...
8 events,
Wool Pendant Necklaces Workshop
Wool Pendant Necklaces Workshop
For Mother's Day, nothing says "I made it" like a homemade present. Join us to create fiber art wool pendants using hand-dyed wool strips (supplied, not a dye class)! Once...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
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...
Writer’s League Meeting
Writer’s 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...
2 events,
Glassblowing Experiences
Glassblowing Experiences
Want to try your hand at glassblowing but not sure what you’re getting into? Sign up for this thirty-minute glass experience to try it out! In this class, students will...
Glassblowing Workshops
Glassblowing Workshops
This in-depth, one-on-one class for all experience levels focuses on the process of shaping molten glass into the student's desired creation. Students will choose and design a piece from one...
4 events,
Galleries Closed
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...
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...
2 events,
Sculptural Flameworking
Sculptural Flameworking
This class is a little more advanced than Flameworking 101. Students will learn how to make small figures and networking in both soft glass (furnace compatible) and borosilicate. They shape...
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...
1 event,
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series
Turner Center for the Arts presents Caitlin Krisko and The Broadcast as part of the FREE Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series. Known for her soaring vocal performances, Caitlin Krisko and...
4 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...
Writer’s League Meeting
Writer’s 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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