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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Saturday, May 24, 10 a.m. – noon The Athens-Clarke County Library’s Family Day has a new twist this year! On Saturday, May 24, from 10 a.m. until noon, the Friends of the Athens-Clarke County Library will team up with the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission (ACAC) to celebrate summer reading and public art. The event will…
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The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission (ACAC) and the Athens Chamber of Commerce announce Art @ the Chamber: Out of the Vault, Vol. 1, at 5:30pm on April 29 at the Chamber. The unveiling features Philip Juras’s Rock and Shoals Flatrock, painted in 2001 and purchased on behalf of Athens-Clarke County by Mayor Heidi Davison. The…
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The Athens Mayor and Commission approved 5 new members and one returning member of Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, on April 1 at its regular meeting, to provide leadership for public art in Athens. Previously the Mayor and ACC Commission have expanded ACAC from a 9- to an 11-seat body. The new members include Michael Lachowski,…
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The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission (ACAC) announced today the winners of the Arts in Community Grant program (AICG). Athens Celebrates Elephant Six Project and ARTSwap 2014 will each receive a $500 grant. Of the 26 requests for grant applications, the ACAC received 11 submissions. The submissions included individual artist public art works, arts education projects…
