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    Public Art by Nick Napoletano is located on Baxter Street at the Athens Clarke County Library. More Information
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    Rocksprings Community Pool

    Public Art by Harold Rittenberry is located at the entrance of the Rocksprings Community Pool, 291 Henderson Ext.   More Information
  • West Washington Street Parking Deck Banners

    The West Washington Street Building Parking Deck features fabric banners designed by local artists Heidi Hensley, Robert Clements, and Jared Brown. More Information
  • Classic Center Atrium

    In the Atrium of the Classic Center Expansion, Maureen Kelly’s suspended sculpture, “Nest ,” involves, in her own words, “large circling stainless steel and aluminum frames [that] create both a ‘Nest’ representing a community gathering space and a ‘dance’ of poetry and whimsy over the eastern hills." More Information
  • Washington Street Parking Deck

    West Washington Street Parking Deck Panels

    The West Washington Street Parking Deck features metal silhouette panels designed by local artists Elizabeth Debban, and Chet Thomas.

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  • Ben T. Epps

    Ben T. Epps - Aviator

    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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Call for Proposals: Arts In Community Awards Spring 2022 “Performance”

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To promote creative place-making in our community, the ACAC invites local organizations, groups, and artists to apply for an Arts in Community Award (AICA) to support performance-based project, event, or activity in Athens-Clarke County that contributes to the vitality, unique identity, and livability of the Athens community. Two awards at $2,000 each will be issued… 

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ACAC Celebrates Poetry Month

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April is National Poetry month and we have several ways to celebrate! Poetry Window Display:Athens Poet Laureate, Jeff Fallis, is bringing his poetry to you! The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission and the Athens Downtown Development Authority are looking for businesses to display poems in their storefront windows. A variety of poems printed on posters (11×17 in)… 

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ACAC Seeks New Member

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The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission (ACAC) is seeking one qualified candidate to fill a 3-year volunteer position. The mission of the ACAC is to foster the development and enjoyment of performing, visual, cultural, and other arts in the Athens-Clarke County (ACC) community and to make recommendations to the Mayor and Commission in many areas of… 

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Recipients of Fall 2021 Arts in Community Awards

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The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission (ACAC) is pleased to announce the two recipients of the fall 2021 Arts in Community Awards. Farm to Neighborhood and Chess and Community will each receive a $2000 award to fund their proposed projects. Since 2016, Arts in Community Awards (AICA) have been offered by ACAC, an appointed body of… 

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