I have attended several social media seminars since I started working for the Greater Augusta Arts Council in 2008, and while we are pretty good about most forms of social media we have never really kept up with a blog. I was finally convinced earlier this week that is imperative to have a blog and to keep up with it!
So I am making a commitment to keep up with this blog and to write in it at least once a week! I will discuss things going on around the office, events we are working on, and art-related news and events from around the CSRA.
I was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia and am accustomed to hearing “There is nothing to do around here,” “Augusta is so boring,” and other like sentiments. I am not going to lie I too once thought along these lines until I returned home from college after graduation and I realized what a culturally rich community we have! There are actually a lot of fun things going on around Augusta and it is growing at a rapid pace, you just have to know where to look to find what is going on!
The Arts Council’s online art calendar is a good place to start: http://bit.ly/cbZDew
We update it daily and are always open to list new events that we might have missed (email events@augustaarts.com to have your event listed).
You can also join our mailing list. We send out a monthly newsletter listing our own events as well as our monthly Augusta Art Meet Up. Meet Ups are held at local art events and are a chance for you to meet other art lovers in the area (also members of the Arts Council sometimes get discounts and deals at these meet ups!)
Our next meet up is November 13th 7pm-10pm at Art After Dark held at Church of the Holy Comforter in Evans. The event is put on by the Artist Guild of Columbia County and tickets are only $5!
Art After Dark, held annually in November, is an evening of art and entertainment and the Guild's signature event. The show features a variety of art created by Guild members including oils, charcoal, watercolors, photography, pottery and jewelry. Most of the art is available for purchase.
In addition, the evening includes a celebrity auction of art created by some of our hometown celebrities, a silent auction of art, delicious food and wine, and performances by local arts groups! Click here to buy tickets in advance: http://bit.ly/aPq0B5
I truly hope to see you there!
Until Next Time,
Grace Bowles Inman
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