The West Washington Street Parking Deck features metal silhouette panels designed by local artists Elizabeth Debban, and Chet Thomas.
A statue of Georgia’s first aviator, Ben T. Epps, is located on West Washington Street, directly across from the site of the former bicycle shop where Epps built his first plane in 1907. The Ben Epps Statue Committee partnered with the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation to raise money to commission and place the statue.
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The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission is pleased to announce the selected artist for the upcoming Hot Corner Mural (to be completed on the side of the Morton Building this June). Of over 40 applicants from around the country, our selection panel (comprised of community members with past or present ties to Hot Corner and its…
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The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission presents a FREE screening of the film 306 Hollywood with writer/editor Nyneve Minnear as part of the South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers at Cine Lab on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 3 PM. Following the screening of the film, Minnear will participate in a discussion with the…
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The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission is pleased to announce 2 new calls for public art. Application deadlines: Friday, March 15, 2019, 11:59 p.m. Call for Public Art – Cooperative Extension Center The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission (ACAC) invites professional artists to submit a proposal and images of a visual public art concept for the Cooperative…
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2018 Recipients: West Broad Farmers Market: Juneteeth Celebration, A Seat In The Shade Poetry Series, Parkview Youth Mural Workshop The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission is pleased to announce our sixth annual Arts in Community Grants (AICG) competition. Communities across our nation are engaging artists and designers to enhance their neighborhoods and public spaces with projects,…
