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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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,…
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The Lyndon House Arts Center and Lyndon House Arts Foundation, are pleased to announce Lauren Haynes, Curator of Contemporary Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, as the Guest Juror for the 44th Juried Exhibition. Entry days are Thursday, January 24, 1 – 8pm and Friday, January 25, 10 – 4pm, 2019. Please visit…
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The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission (ACAC) invites professional artists to submit a proposal and images of a mural concept for consideration in the Hot Corner: An Athens Legacy project in Athens. Georgia. The selected artist(s) will work with the ACAC and Athens-Clarke County government staff to create public art that enhances the project and complements…
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The Athens-Ben Epps Airport s seeing local artists + makers to display in their terminals. If interested (or for more information), please email us at info@athensculturalaffairs.org along with a link to your website or photos examples of your work for consideration.
