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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 - 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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Athens Poet Laureate: Call for Applicants 2023

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Athens-Clarke County (ACCGov) is seeking applicants for a Poet Laureate. The Poet Laureate program is administered by the Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Arts Division. Application deadline is Friday, November 10, 2023 at 5:00 PM EST. ACCGov views the Poet Laureate position as a means to further enhance the profile of poets, poetry, and literary arts… 

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Athens Music Walk of Fame Committee announces 2023 inductees

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In continuing recognition of the artists and supporters who have helped make Athens a destination for music fans, the Athens Music Walk of Fame Committee announces the five inductees for 2023: Monroe Bowers “Pink” Morton, Normaltown Flyers, Jackie Payne, Calvin Orlando Smith, and WUOG. Monroe Bowers “Pink” Morton – (July 31, 1856 – February 12,… 

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Poetry Month Events

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April is National Poetry month and we have several ways to celebrate with our Poet Laureate Jeff Fallis! Dial-a-Poem:During April, call 762-400-POEM to hear a recorded selection of poems by our Poet Laureate, Jeff Fallis. Poems by Mail:Throughout April, Poet Laureate, Jeff Fallis, will be fulfilling requests for poems by mail! Just fill out this form to receive an… 

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Calls for Public Art: Classic Center Arena

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The Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County (ACCGov) invites professional artists to submit qualifications for three sites for the new Classic Center Arena in Athens, Georgia. ACCGov is seeking public art for the exterior plaza, exterior wall, and interior entryway of the new arena coming to downtown Athens. The selected artists will work with government staff to create public art… 

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