Clayton Street Artist Talk and Dedication
The Athens-Clarke County Arts Division and the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission will be hosting an artist talk featuring visiting artist, Eric Leshinsky at the Lyndon House Art Center, on Wednesday, December 7th from 6-7 pm. He will discuss his new public artwork along Clayton Street titled Frequency. Frequency is a three-dimensional, 14-piece installation, running from […]
2022 Athens Music Walk of Fame plaques installed
In 2020, the first ten inductees of the Athens Music Walk of Fame were installed in a two-square-block area in downtown Athens bounded by Pulaski Street, West Washington Street, North Lumpkin Street, and West Clayton Street with five more artists added in 2021. The walk passes several renowned music venues in western downtown, including the […]
Greenway: Calls for Art
The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission (ACAC) invites professional artists to submit public art proposals for two sites on the Oconee Rivers Greenway (ORG) trail in Athens, Georgia. ACAC is seeking a mural for the East Campus Connector and a multi-media mural for N. Oconee Access Rd. The selected artists will work with the ACAC and […]
Athens Music Walk of Fame 2022 inductees announced!
In 2020, the first ten inductees of the Athens Music Walk of Fame were installed in a two-square-block area in downtown Athens bounded by Pulaski Street, West Washington Street, North Lumpkin Street, and West Clayton Street with five more artists added in 2021. The walk passes several renowned music venues in western downtown, including the […]
Spring 2022 Arts in Community Award Recipients
The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission (ACAC) is pleased to announce the two recipients of the Spring 2022 Arts in Community Awards. Athens Chautauqua Society and Queer Arts Athens will each receive a $2000 award to fund their proposed projects. Since 2016, Arts in Community Awards (AICA) have been offered by ACAC, an appointed body of […]
Call for Proposals: Arts In Community Awards Spring 2022 “Performance”
To promote creative place-making in our community, the ACAC invites local organizations, groups, and artists to apply for an Arts in Community Award (AICA) to support performance-based project, event, or activity in Athens-Clarke County that contributes to the vitality, unique identity, and livability of the Athens community. Two awards at $2,000 each will be issued […]
