The artist’s representational works use pop culture and historical imagery to comment on African American culture. The Tubman African American Museum, a Knight Arts grantee, will be showcasing the compelling and sometimes controversial work of Atlanta-based artist Alfred Conteh. The exhibit, which runs July 13–August 10, is an overview of Conteh’s body of work, which […]

Drop off locations feature handmade cardboard signs which give a brief description of the project. Even before the recent announcement that Middle Georgia College and Macon State College would merge to become Middle Georgia State College, I had heard rumblings about a project involving wallets. As the weeks passed, I would hear tidbits about it, […]

“Fields After Rain” by Dr. Roy Ward. An exciting exhibit of block prints and tin sculptures goes on display at The Gallery at Macon Arts Alliance, a Knight Arts grantee, this week. “When East Meets South” is a retrospective featuring the work of retired physician Dr. Roy Ward, of Watkinsville, Georgia. Though Ward has been […]

Community Supported Art has been sprouting up throughout the United States since it was first conceived by Springboard for the Arts, a Knight Arts grantee, and mnartists.org only a few years ago. In Macon, a local version of the program was introduced through a partnership between The 567 Center for Renewal (The 567) and the […]

David Sutton, a scenic artist living in Macon, stands on a scaffold outside the Cox Capitol Theatre, a Knight Arts grantee. Sutton hard at work. Even before filming for the movie “42” began in Macon, the buzz had begun on the streets. During filming, the movie’s stars were seen around town enjoying the cuisine at […]

Shares for the CSA: Macon program will be packaged in canvas totes screen printed by the Macon-based design firm Modern Giant Design. Photo courtesy of Jason Frost Community Supported Art: Macon (CSA: Macon) will hold its first pick-up event for shareholders Friday, June 22 at The 567 Center for Renewal (The 567) in downtown Macon. […]

Bryan Finch sits in front of his work on display inside the gallery of the Contemporary Arts Exchange. Bryan Finch is a prolific artist, but until the opening of his first exhibit at the gallery inside the Contemporary Arts Exchange, his passion was something of a secret. Throughout the night of the opening on June […]