Resources for Athens Area Artists
Artist Directory
Athens Creatives Directory
The Athens Creatives Directory is a sleek and efficient hub of Athens creatives that has been developed to promote the local creative economy. ACD works by encouraging creatives to submit listings of their work that will then be published for public viewing. Then, visitors and patrons can explore this community resource and interact with as many artists as possible.
Funding
AAAC Grants
AAAC Emerging Black Artist Scholarship
Are you raising funds for an artistic project or event in the Athens area? Individuals and groups can apply for one of our artist grants!
This $500 scholarship will be awarded annually to one Black artist (of any discipline) who graduated or will graduate from a Clarke County high school and is attending or has been accepted to a college or university to study the Arts
AAAC Fiscal Sponsorship
If you are planning a public or community-focused art project or event, your funders may want their donation to be tax-deductible. The AAAC offers an avenue for your project to attain nonprofit status through our fiscal sponsorship program.
Get Artistic
Get Artistic is a community development program from local brewer Creature Comforts designed to invest in Athens' area creative industries. Grants are distributed to individual artists and arts-related nonprofits.
Current Exhibits
Flagpole
Stay up to date with local exhibits, events, and announcements with Athens’ local weekly paper, Flagpole Magazine.
Art Around Town: A list of local art exhibits currently on display in Athens.
Art Notes: Flagpole reviews current art exhibits and events.
Museums & Galleries
ATHICA
Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA) is an independent, non-profit gallery promoting and supporting innovative contemporary art and artists through exhibitions, education, and events. ATHICA features up to seven formal exhibitions yearly, including an annual juried exhibition.
Circle Gallery
A gallery at UGA's College of Environment + Design dedicated to interpretations of environmental design. From landscape architecture, to historic preservation, to planning and design, the exhibits feature works by a wide variety of local and nationally recognized artists and designers.
Georgia Museum of Art
The state's official museum of art offers programming for patrons of all ages, as well as free admission to the public for all exhibitions. The museum houses more than 9,000 objects in its permanent collection featuring 19th and 20th-century American paintings, Italian Renaissance paintings, and growing collections of southern decorative arts and Asian art. GMOA also hosts traveling exhibitions from around the world.
Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries
The Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries are dedicated to understanding and promoting contemporary art as a tool and a catalyst for education. Presents exhibitions and programming including receptions and lectures by artists and art historians in the Visual Arts Building on the UGA campus.
The Lyndon House Arts Center is a public arts center with a mission to support local artists in their creative development and to provide enrichment through the arts for our community. Features gallery exhibitions, festivals, art classes, workshops, summer camps, a gift shop and the Ware-Lyndon House museum, with period decor and information about Athens history.
Lyndon House Arts Center
Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation
The Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Inc. (OCAF) promotes cultural arts and artists, and provides art education to the citizens of Oconee County and the northeast Georgia area. Located in Watkinsville, OCAF has two gallery spaces which feature 6-10 exhibits annually.
Special Collections Library at UGA
The Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries is home of the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and the Peabody Collection. It features onsite exhibits as well as online exhibits for various collections housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archives.
The Gallery@Hotel Indigo-Athens
A gallery space inside a downtown boutique hotel that hosts exhibitions for visitors and locals to experience quality regional art of all mediums. The hotel also features the Glass Cube, a freestanding exhibition space for experimental works showcased outside the main entrance of the hotel.
tiny ATH gallery
ACE / FRANICISO Gallery
tiny ATH gallery provides a local-artists-first platform, with exhibitions featuring a single artist or small group of artists each month.
ACE / FRANCISCO Gallery exhibits solo and small group shows for both local artists and artists from other areas throughout the United States. The gallery is self-supporting through the sale of limited edition artists prints and through the generous donations of sponsors.
Studios & Classes
ARTini’s Art Studio, Gallery & Lounge
An art gallery and lounge with group instruction sessions, ARTini’s offers participants instructor-led painting while enjoying a favorite beverage.
Good Dirt Clay Studio
A community clay studio where people of all ages and abilities can explore their creative side. Offers parties, workshops, one-time "Try Clay" classes, and 8-week clay classes with unlimited open studio time.
KA Artist Shop
An all-around art space featuring a gallery, art supply shop, design and photo services, and classes teaching skills such as calligraphy & lettering, watercolor, card making, and more.
Lyndon House Arts Center Open Studios & Classes
LHAC offers a membership which grants access to seven fully equipped artist studios: Drawing & Painting, Ceramics, Sculpture, Printmaking, Photography, Jewelry, and Fibers. The public arts complex also offers a diverse selection of art classes for all ages, as well as youth summer camps.
Nuçi’s Space
Nuçi’s Space has four sound-treated, climate controlled rooms available by the hour. All rooms come equipped with a full PA system, drumkit, and wifi. One room also includes an upright piano! Instruments, amplifiers, & cymbal packs are available to rent.
Treehouse Kid & Craft
Winterville Cultural Center
For kids and crafters from 10 months up to 13 years, Treehouse offers a variety of art and craft classes and workshops and summer camps.
Located east of Athens on the Clarke County border, the Winterville Cultural Center and Marigold Auditorium offer classes, clubs, camps and special events for kids and adults.
Organizations
Athens Art Association
The Athens Art Association, founded in 1919, is a non-profit professional organization established for the advancement of visual arts in Athens.
ACAC is a group established by the Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission to foster the development and enjoyment of performing, visual, cultural and other arts in the Athens-Clarke County community and to provide leadership in planning of public art projects.
Athens Metal Arts Guild
The goal of the Athens Metal Arts Guild is to provide education, promote public awareness, and develop interest in the metal arts through activities related to metalsmithing and jewelry making.
Athens Photography Guild
The Athens Photography Guild is a group of photography enthusiasts with a wide variety of backgrounds, interests, and photography experience. Regardless of whether you are a pro or novice shutterbug, you are welcomed and encouraged to come visit APG!
AthFest Educates
A nonprofit organization committed to sustaining and advancing music and arts education for young people in Athens-Clarke County.
Classic Center Cultural Foundation
Provides resources to entertain and educate our community by providing and supporting diverse performing, visual, and culinary arts programs.
Classic City Woodturners
A club formed to support both new and experienced woodturners in Athens and the surrounding area. Its purpose is to promote enjoyment and excellence in woodturning by providing a source of information, resources, and exposure for its members.
Lyndon House Arts Foundation
A nonprofit organization created to advance the arts and support the development and operation of the Lyndon House Arts Center.
Morton Theatre Corporation
A non-profit organization that develops programming, supports the operations, and manages the box office policies for the Morton Theatre.
Nuçi’s Space
Nuçi’s Space maintains a health and resource center for musicians as a safe space to seek support and guidance, provides access to affordable, obstacle-free professional care, actively participates in treatment and educates about awareness, prevention and the risk factors of brain illnesses.