The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will host a free Gallery Opening Reception on Monday, Nov. 9, featuring works from Valdosta artists Julie Bowland, “In a Vivid Light”; Mike Brown, “Southern Flair”; and Dave Richards, “Wood Turning.”

The Turner Center’s permanent European porcelain and African Artifacts collections are also on display in the Howard Gallery and Tillman Gallery, respectively. The Center also features a Gift Shop which contains original art made by local and regional artists. The Gift Shop is open any time the galleries are open.

Following COVID-19 CDC recommended best-practice guidelines, Center staff is committed to adhering to necessary procedures to maintain a clean and safe experience within our galleries, which includes several self-sanitizing stations located throughout the galleries. Masks are required for entrance to the Center, and non-contact temperature checks will used as needed.

The free gallery opening reception on Nov. 9 is from 5 to 7 p.m. All exhibits will remain open in the galleries and on the Turner Center website for the public’s enjoyment through Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. For more information, call 229.247.2787 or visit www.turnercenter.org. Patrons who need special assistance may contact the Center to make those arrangements.