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    New 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

    New 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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ACAC Seeking New Members

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The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission (ACAC) is seeking two qualified candidates to fill 3-year volunteer positions.  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 ACC… 

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New Public Art Coming Soon

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The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission (ACAC) announces two upcoming public artworks in Athens-Clarke County (ACC), funded by the ACC SPLOST: “Phyllotaxis”, by local sculptor Joni Younkins-Herzog to be installed on the Whitehall Roundabout and “Heron Sighting” by local mosaic artist Krysia Ara to be installed in Dudley Park. Younkins-Herzog’s “Phyllotaxis” (top image) will be a… 

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Arts In Community Resilience Award Recipients

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The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission (ACAC) is pleased to announce the 50 awardees of our 2020 Arts In Community Resilience Awards, funded as part of the Athens-Clarke County Resiliency Package. Each awardee receives $2,000 to support their proposed project. These funds were distributed to local artists or organizations to complete creative projects in Athens-Clarke County… 

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Seeking Feedback for Clayton Street Public Art

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The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, SPLOST, and artist Eric Leshinsky hosted a web presentation for proposed art along the downtown Clayton Street corridor, followed by a Q+A on January 20th from 6-7PM. They will be seeking feedback until February 2021. Watch the full presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxyG-2rU8nU&feature=youtu.be After watching the presentation, please let us know what you… 

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