The Mission of the Albany Area Arts Council is to unite our community through the arts and humanities. The mission of Albany Area Arts Council is to unite our community through the arts and humanities.
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11/30/2021
On this Giving Tuesday, please consider helping us advance the arts in Southwest Georgia by supporting the Albany Area Arts Council. Here are a few simple ways you can help:
Albany Area Arts Council updated their business hours.
11/03/2021
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Courtenay Puckett is a South Georgia Mixed Media Artist; originally from Lawrenceville, GA. She has been working as a professional fine artist since 2017, and an arts educator since 2006. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Art in Art Education with a concentration in Drawing and Painting from the Lamar Dodd School of Art from the University of Georgia. She is a member of the National Art Education Association, the Georgia Art Education Association, and CIVA | Christians in the Visual Arts. In 2018 she was chosen as A Curated American Artist and in 2019 she held her first solo show entitled “Living Waters”.
Her artwork has an element of playful joy in the abstractions and layers. This quality is a direct influence of her children, whom she adores. Children have a unique way of making every moment fun; adopting this attitude in her artistic process has helped to cultivate her unique style. It is Courtenay’s goal to draw the viewer toward simple beauty, shared human experiences, and the One who made it all.
She resides in Americus, Georgia with her loving husband and two children. You can find her enjoying being a wife, a mom, working with the local Baptist Collegiate Ministry, and working with the foster care community through, Called to Care.
Join us on November 4th from 4pm-8pm at the Carnegie Library to meet artist Courtenay Puckett as she presents Journeys: A Celebration of Mixed Media. The installation can be viewed in person from October 18-December 2nd and online at the link below.
Courtenay Puckett is an Art Educator and Mixed Media Artist living in South Georgia. She uses fabric, marks, patterns, and symbolism to create original and expressive pieces on canvas, clay, and paper. Her aim is to merge art with mission, by promoting art-making for the Glory of God.
In an effort to further our mission of encouraging, sponsoring, and supporting arts and culture in our community, the Albany Area Arts Council is proud to announce the creation of the Albany Area Artist Network. The first of its kind in this area, the AAAN exists to be a directory of artists and arts professionals in Southwest Georgia to provide connection, support, and opportunity to local artists, performers, and creators.
If you consider yourself to be an artist (or arts professional) of any kind, please sign up at albanyartscouncil.org/network.
Calling all artists, performers, and creators! In an effort to further our mission of encouraging, sponsoring, and supporting arts and culture in our community, the Albany Area Arts Council is proud to announce the creation of the Albany Area Artist Network.
The time has finally come! Join us to hear this year’s Southwest GA Regional Fine Arts Exhibition Awards announcements via Facebook Live video. AAAC’s Executive Director, Nicole Willis, will announce the awards and discuss the choices with this year’s Juror, Michael Mallard.
06/03/2021
Hey Everyone. Sorry about the digital hiccup. We are going live again in exactly 10 minutes!
05/25/2021
That's us! ❤️
05/08/2021
Our board members worked hard this morning in the flower beds at AAAC!
And check out the new branding above the front door. Now that’s a good looking building 😎
The world is starting to open up and we are ready to meet it head on!
05/04/2021
Registration is CLOSED ❌
Please be sure to check out the drop-off and delivery dates if you have already entered☝🏼
We have received so many great entries for the 21st Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale. We can’t wait to see all of the pieces in person!
05/03/2021
🗣🗣 Today is the last day to enter the 21st Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale!
If you have already entered, be sure to check out the drop-off & delivery deadlines for submitted artwork.
If you have not, please visit albanyartscouncil.org/jas2021 and complete the entry forms before midnight.
Thank you to everyone who has entered so far, your artwork is beautiful and we can’t wait to see it in person! 😃
05/02/2021
2 days left to enter the 21st Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale!
DEADLINE IS MAY 3RD
Visit albanyartscouncil.org/jas2021 for more information.
05/01/2021
3 days left to enter the 21st Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale!
DEADLINE IS MAY 3RD
Visit albanyartscouncil.org/jas2021 for more information.
04/30/2021
4 days left to enter the 21st Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale!
DEADLINE IS MAY 3RD
Visit albanyartscouncil.org/jas2021 for more information.
04/29/2021
“Beloved”
by Lauren Jones
#tbt to Best in Show for the 18th Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale.
“Beloved”
by Lauren Jones
#tbt to Best in Show for the 18th Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale.
04/29/2021
5 days left to enter the 21st Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale!
DEADLINE IS MAY 3RD
Visit albanyartscouncil.org/jas2021 for more information.
You have one ☝🏼 week left to register for the 21st Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale!
Visit albanyartscouncil.org/jas2021 to learn more.
This exhibition and sale is open to all artists 18 years or older. Artwork may be Photography & Digital Art, Painting & Mixed Media, or Sculpture & Ceramics. Each applicant may submit two pieces of work for an entry fee of $35. The entry fee is non-refundable.
04/23/2021
“Cyber Violence”
by Jean Eaton Gay
#tbt to Best in Show for the 19th Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale.
“Cyber Violence”
by Jean Eaton Gay
#tbt to Best in Show for the 19th Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale.
04/06/2021
🗣 ATTENTION SWGA REGIONAL FINE ART EXHIBITION ARTISTS!
Swipe through to see some important dates you’ll want to be sure not to miss. Haven’t entered yet? There’s still time! Visit the link in our bio for more information.
04/05/2021
Calling all artists! 🤙🧑🎨
The time has come to submit your work for the annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale! Follow us here for more information and visit albanyartscouncil.com to enter.
Categories:
• Painting – Drawing
• Sculpture – Ceramics
• Photography – Digital Art
04/01/2021
“Heavenly View”
by Suzanna Winton
#tbt to Best in Show for the 20th Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale.
“Heavenly View”
by Suzanna Winton
#tbt to Best in Show for the 20th Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale.
03/31/2021
The 21st annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale is finally here and we are already receiving some excellent submissions! Here’s a look at the artwork categories, featuring previous winners.
Be on the lookout everyday this week in Downtown Albany!
Don’t forget, Sunday starts our Downtown Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt! Check out some of the eggs that will be hidden throughout the downtown area!
03/26/2021
Calling all artists! 🤙🧑🎨
The time has come to submit your work for the annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale! Follow us here for more information and visit albanyartscouncil.com to enter.
Categories:
• Painting – Drawing
• Sculpture – Ceramics
• Photography – Digital Art
The time has come to submit your work for the annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale! Follow us here for more information and visit albanyartscouncil.com to enter.
Categories:
• Painting – Drawing
• Sculpture – Ceramics
• Photography – Digital Art
The Albany Arts Council is proud to announce that submissions for the 21st Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibition & Sale are officially open. Applicants must be at least 18 to enter, artwork may be 2D or 3D, and each applicant may submit two entries for an entry fee of $35.
Visit albanyartscouncil.com for more information and to enter now.
The Albany Arts Council is proud to announce that submissions for the 21st Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibition & Sale are officially open. Applicants must be at least 18 to enter, artwork may be 2D or 3D, and each applicant may submit two entries for an entry fee of $35.
Visit albanyartscouncil.com for more information and to enter now.
We’re so excited to be participating in the Downtown Easter Egg hunt! Our egg is made up of some of our favorite pieces that have been featured in exhibitions over the past year. Stay tuned to @downtownalbanygeorgia social media for all the details!
02/09/2021
Thanks, Laura Loving, for your contribution to the Albany Museum of Art and to our community!
01/19/2021
“No person has the right to rain on your dreams.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today we honor and celebrate the dream and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
#MLKDay2021
“No person has the right to rain on your dreams.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today we honor and celebrate the dream and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Have you seen the artwork by students in the Dougherty County School System? 😲🤯
If not, follow this link to see the exhibition: albanyartscouncil.org/dcss-aaac-art-exhibition-2020-2021
12/01/2020
On this Giving Tuesday, please consider helping us advance the arts in Southwest Georgia by supporting the Albany Area Arts Council. And from the bottom of our hearts we thank you, and wish you and yours a happy and healthy holiday season!
#GivingTuesday #AlbanyArtsCouncil #SupportTheArts
05/01/2020
We are on a mission!
04/07/2020
Farewell to our friend and fellow arts warrior, Femi Anderson. She was an absolute lighthouse. She never stopped working, and she was always working to make the world brighter for everyone around her. Our time together was too short, but the light she leaves behind will shine on. Rest In Peace, Femi. Your legacy will never be forgotten. #foreverfemi
03/05/2020
We’re so thankful for and excited about the number of people who have already signed up to go Over The Edge for Albany Area Arts Council with us in May!
If you’ve signed up, share this post with your website link in the caption to let everyone know you’re taking the plunge in support of the arts in the Albany area.
And if you haven’t signed up, visit albanyartscouncil.org to add your name to the list!
02/13/2020
Have you signed up to go Over The Edge yet?? Visit the event page (Over The Edge for Albany Area Arts Council) to learn more, then head over to albanyartscouncil.org to sign up!
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Artist Rich Curtis shares technique with visitors at tonight’s opening #postcardsfromnowhere
We are getting excited about the opening event; It is so much fun to see all of the artists and check out all of the work!
Here is the PSA for the upcoming Vienna Boys Choir performance here in Albany.....ENJOY!
The primary function of the Albany Area Arts Council has always been to work collaboratively with other local arts and cultural organizations, most primarily our Member Organizations which include Albany Civil Rights Institute, Albany Museum of Art, Albany Symphony Orchestra, Georgia Artists Guild of Albany, The Albany Chorale, Theatre Albany, Thronateeska Heritage Center, Albany State University, and Dougherty County School System.
The AAAC is essential to arts development and education within the community, consistently collaborating with other arts and culture agencies. The AAAC provides regular meeting space for assorted groups including the Georgia Artists Guild of Albany; arts, crafts and educational workshops; and college art classes.
One of the ways the AAAC supports local culture is through historic preservation. Since 1991, the AAAC has served as steward to the beautiful, historic Carnegie Library for the City of Albany. The AAAC sponsors the arts by utilizing this beautiful facility as an art gallery for local and regional artists. We encourage community engagement by offering opening receptions for each exhibition; the openings and exhibitions are always free and open to the public. The exhibitions attract a diverse audience from all parts of Albany and many surrounding communities. Because of The Carnegie’s central location, these events also help promote the revitalization of downtown Albany through the development of an arts district.
Our Mission
The mission of the Albany Area Arts Council is to encourage, sponsor, and support arts and culture in our community through both our member organizations and direct programming. The AAAC has served Albany in this capacity since 1976 and exists to enhance individual life, promote diversity and a sense of community, and drive economic growth through the arts.
On this Giving Tuesday, please consider helping us advance the arts in Southwest Georgia by supporting the Albany Area Arts Council. Here are a few simple ways you can help:
Become a sponsor at one of our six sponsorship levels: https://albanyartscouncil.org/become-a-sponsor/
Give a one-time donation of the amount of your choosing: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/albanyartscouncil
Visit our website and take a virtual tour of our current exhibition: https://albanyartscouncil.org/
From the bottom of our hearts we thank you, and wish you and yours a happy and healthy holiday season.
#GivingTuesday2021 #albanyartscouncil #albanygaarts
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Courtenay Puckett is a South Georgia Mixed Media Artist; originally from Lawrenceville, GA. She has been working as a professional fine artist since 2017, and an arts educator since 2006. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Art in Art Education with a concentration in Drawing and Painting from the Lamar Dodd School of Art from the University of Georgia. She is a member of the National Art Education Association, the Georgia Art Education Association, and CIVA | Christians in the Visual Arts. In 2018 she was chosen as A Curated American Artist and in 2019 she held her first solo show entitled “Living Waters”.
Her artwork has an element of playful joy in the abstractions and layers. This quality is a direct influence of her children, whom she adores. Children have a unique way of making every moment fun; adopting this attitude in her artistic process has helped to cultivate her unique style. It is Courtenay’s goal to draw the viewer toward simple beauty, shared human experiences, and the One who made it all.
She resides in Americus, Georgia with her loving husband and two children. You can find her enjoying being a wife, a mom, working with the local Baptist Collegiate Ministry, and working with the foster care community through, Called to Care.
Follow her journey online Courtenay Creates or www.courtenaycreates.com
#albanyartscouncil #downtownalbanyga #albanygaarts #meettheartist #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartist #mixedmediapainting #courtenaypuckett #albanyga
Join us on November 4th from 4pm-8pm at the Carnegie Library to meet artist Courtenay Puckett as she presents Journeys: A Celebration of Mixed Media. The installation can be viewed in person from October 18-December 2nd and online at the link below.
#albanyartscouncil #downtownalbany #albanyga #AAAC #artsandculture
Calling all artists, performers and creators!
The Albany area needs you - your time is now.
In an effort to further our mission of encouraging, sponsoring, and supporting arts and culture in our community, the Albany Area Arts Council is proud to announce the creation of the Albany Area Artist Network. The first of its kind in this area, the AAAN exists to be a directory of artists and arts professionals in Southwest Georgia to provide connection, support, and opportunity to local artists, performers, and creators.
If you consider yourself to be an artist (or arts professional) of any kind, please sign up at albanyartscouncil.org/network.
The time has finally come! Join us to hear this year’s Southwest GA Regional Fine Arts Exhibition Awards announcements via Facebook Live video. AAAC’s Executive Director, Nicole Willis, will announce the awards and discuss the choices with this year’s Juror, Michael Mallard.
Hey Everyone. Sorry about the digital hiccup. We are going live again in exactly 10 minutes!
That's us! ❤️
Our board members worked hard this morning in the flower beds at AAAC!
And check out the new branding above the front door. Now that’s a good looking building 😎
The world is starting to open up and we are ready to meet it head on!
Registration is CLOSED ❌
Please be sure to check out the drop-off and delivery dates if you have already entered☝🏼
We have received so many great entries for the 21st Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale. We can’t wait to see all of the pieces in person!
🗣🗣 Today is the last day to enter the 21st Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale!
If you have already entered, be sure to check out the drop-off & delivery deadlines for submitted artwork.
If you have not, please visit albanyartscouncil.org/jas2021 and complete the entry forms before midnight.
Thank you to everyone who has entered so far, your artwork is beautiful and we can’t wait to see it in person! 😃
2 days left to enter the 21st Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale!
DEADLINE IS MAY 3RD
Visit albanyartscouncil.org/jas2021 for more information.
3 days left to enter the 21st Annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fine Art Exhibit & Sale!
DEADLINE IS MAY 3RD
Visit albanyartscouncil.org/jas2021 for more information.
