Supported by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, a social impact funder at the intersection of music and public spaces, the Turner Center hopes to qualify as one of the top 20 finalists in the public voting phase of the Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards. The public is urged to support the Turner Center by participating in the public voting process, via online or text, taking place from Sept. 12–21, 2022. The public may either cast their votes online at www.levitt.org/vote or via text to 866-AMP-2023 (866-267-2023) with the keyword: VALDOSTA. Read More
The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will host 2RiverStation for a live Music in the Art Park concert on Friday, Sept. 9 from 7-9 p.m. in the Art Park, located at 605 N. Patterson St. The live concert is sponsored by Ryan Law Firm and is free to the public. Read More
Local musicians who desire to be part of a supportive community with other like-minded musicians are invited to join the newly formed South Georgia Entertainers.
The Turner Center for the Arts will host musicians of all genres on the second Tuesday of each month, beginning on August 9, 2022, from 6-8 p.m. Led by local musicians Lloyd Carter and Aaron Strickland, the group encourages the gathering of local and regional entertainers to discuss personal and professional concerns relating to the entertainment industry. Read More
The Turner Center for the Arts will host the Dabbit Quintet for a Music in the Art Park concert on Friday, July 8, from 7-9 p.m. in the Art Park, located at 605 N. Patterson St. The concert is sponsored by Brandon, Rackley & Dukes and is free to the public. Read More
The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts awarded artist Annette Crosby with the 2022 Art Educator of the Year award at the Gallery Opening Reception on June 13. 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 will host the Wrong Turn Band for a Music in the Art Park concert on Friday, June 10, from 7-9 p.m. in the Turner Center Art Park, located at 605 N. Patterson St. The concert is sponsored by Mala Vallotton and is free to the public. Read More
Turner Center Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Diamond Princess Cruise Raffle
By Sementha Mathews NewsCruising for the Arts
The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts is raffling a Diamond Princess Cruise to beautiful Cabo San Lucas in celebration of the Lowndes-Valdosta Arts Commission’s (LVAC) diamond anniversary. One lucky person will win a 7-day, midship balcony cruise for two or may apply the $3,000 award value to a Princess Cruise of his or her choice. Read More
Elke Schultz has joined the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts as its Events and Member Relations Administrator, effective May 2, 2022.
In her new role, Schultz will orchestrate Center events such as Music in the Art Park and other concerts, ARToberfest and other community events, Venue Rentals, and other special events. Under the direction of the Executive Director, Schultz will be responsible for engaging and communicating with the Center’s growing membership base, and working with other staff members to build positive and lasting relationships that grow the Center’s mission. 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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,
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...
7 events,
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,
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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