Suwanee will celebrate art in all its wonderful forms Saturday, May 18, when the Arts in the Park festival returns to Town Center Park. “Art Splash” is the theme for this year’s festival, which is organized by the North Gwinnett Arts Association (NGAA) and co-sponsored by the City of Suwanee.... more
Suwanee Festival to Make Artistic Splash
Discover Local Talent at the Wesleyan Artist Market
Kick off the spring 2013 art festival season with the Wesleyan Artist Market. Held on Thursday, May 2 (today) through Saturday, May 4, this much-anticipated market, now in its 15th year, offers patrons the opportunity to purchase original works of art from over 75 artists from all over the Southeast.... more
Duluth Hosts Capture the Spirit of Good Living Photo Contest
The City of Duluth is now asking you to tell them “what Capture the Spirit of Good Living means to you.” For this photo contest, you can take and submit photos of anything in Duluth, including shops, events, parks, people, and historical sites!... more
Artists Wanted for Suwanee’s Arts in the Park
Arts in the Park, a festival that celebrates art in all its various, wonderful forms – from fine arts to performance arts – will return to Town Center Park on May 18. Applications are now being accepted from artists and food vendors who wish to be part of this hands-on festival. Applications are available at suwaneeartsinthepark.com; the deadline to apply is April 30.... more
Gwinnett Students Exhibit Their Talent and Skills During 2013 Tapestry Display
When Gwinnett County citizens visit the school district’s Instructional Support Center (ISC) in March they may feel as if they just walked into the Ufizzi of Venice, the Guggenheim of Bilbao, the Louvre of Paris, or even the High Museum in Atlanta as thousands of pieces of student artwork will be on exhibit as part of the 2013 Tapestry Display.... more
Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center Hosts Photography Competition and Exhibit
The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center (GEHC) is excited to host the Shutter Sense and Non-Sense photography competition and exhibit. The impressive exhibit will be on display through March 9, 2013.
The competition includes 485 entries received from 16 public and private high schools in Gwinnett, as well as 74 entries from five middle schools. Categories range from landscapes to animals to portraiture.... more
Give Old Literature New Life with Gwinnett County Public Library’s Altered Book Contest
Gwinnett County Public Library invites area artists to turn their old books into a work of art. Participants may submit an Altered Book entry to any of the county’s fifteen branches throughout the month of April.... more
Swing with Your Sweetheart at My Jazzy Valentine Concert
Aurora Theatre can help to create the perfect Valentine’s Day memory for any romance with the Swing Night at Aurora Theatre My Jazzy Valentine concert on Saturday, February 16 at 8:30 p.m. This special edition of the popular concert series will feature the Metro Jazz Club... more
Explore the Chilling Tales of Edgar Allen Poe
Poe’s tortured psyche is resurrected among the ruins of a fallen house where mysterious spirits bedevil the dead and it’s always a midnight dreary. Gothic designs, haunting music, and shadowy figures breathe life into Poe’s tapestry of terror, weaving his classics The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Bells, The Black Cat, and The Cask of Amontillado with his lesser known works, Berenice, The Oval Portrait, M.S. Found in a Bottle, and Lenore.... more
Calling All Artists to Help Put ‘Art on a Limb’
The City of Suwanee wants to hear from artists who are willing to go out on a limb – literally. Suwanee is accepting proposals and samples from artists who wish to have their work considered for the City’s month-long, award-winning Art on a Limb program.
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