On the first Friday of every month, downtown Macon comes alive with art, music, food and fun. Highlights of the festivities are the many art exhibitions at local galleries, which coordinate opening receptions for the same night each month. In September, three galleries are showcasing work by local and international artists, and First Friday is […]

2013 Cultural Awards. Every community has them, individuals who go above and beyond to support the arts. They might be volunteers who for many years have been there to tear tickets and welcome patrons. They could be board members who have dedicated years to keeping an organization on mission and fully funded. They come from […]

Members of the Smoke School of Art Collective speak at the gallery talk for “Pack a Pistol” at the Tubman Museum. In 2004, I co-founded an artist collective that went on to have exhibitions in Macon and throughout Georgia for more than six years. We called ourselves the “Three Cities Group Artist Collective,” and it […]

“Seat of Trouble” by Carina Maye. Photo courtesy of Tubman Museum The Tubman Museum will host an opening reception for “Pack A Pistol,” a group exhibition featuring work from 12 contemporary artists collectively known as The Smoke School of Art. A reception will be held Friday, August 23 from 6-8 p.m., with a gallery talk […]

Tim Regan-Porter, director of Mercer’s Center for Collaborative Journalsim, speaks at the April 2014 announcement of Art Matters, a project of Macon Arts Alliance in partnership with the CCJ. Photo by Noelle Brooks In April, Macon Arts Alliance announced a major grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support “Art Matters: Engaging […]

On Saturday, August 17, Macon Arts Alliance will host the 17th Annual Taste of the Arts, a fundraiser benefiting its programs. MAA is the 501(c)3 that functions as the umbrella organization for arts and cultural non-profits in Central Georgia, as well as the local arts agency for Macon and Bibb County. Its mission is to […]

50 Years of Bond at The Douglass Theatre. The James Bond film series, based on the Ian Fleming novels, is one of the longest running series in film history. With an iconic central character, tons of intrigue, outlandish characters, and over-the-top chase scenes, audiences continue to return to the theater again and again. A new […]

Angel Collins shares a story. On the last Tuesday of every month, a small group comes together at Roasted Cafe and Lounge to share their tales. Simply called “Storytellers,” these gatherings are meant to be casual and inviting. New storytellers are welcomed with warm smiles and, often, kind applause. Angel Collins is the organizer. She’s […]

The College Hill Bear Trail was completed in 2011. Increasing public art in the Macon’s College Hill Corridor was an important facet in the community revitalization effort’s master plan created in 2009. The plan recommended putting artists to work designing street scape furnishings and public art, temporary public art installations, and poetic public art. The […]

Mixed media painting by Walter Price. What began as a way to showcase Macon’s younger artists has become something of an annual tradition at Macon Arts Alliance. For one month each summer, the back gallery is filled with work by young artists. In past years, artists have ranged widely in age, some as young as […]