Macon’s Tubman Museum brings world-class art, culture to community

By Lauren DealMacon Community News Macon’s Tubman Museum is one of the most striking buildings across the entire state of Georgia, with its eye-catching yellow façade and basket weave pattern of dark wood, brick, concrete, and glass framing the exterior of the Peyton Anderson atrium. The sweeping architecture is capped with a gorgeous geometric skylight. …

Local artist featured speaker at MLK Day youth rally

By Faith JacksonContributor Elijah Rutland was the featured presenter at the State of Minnesota’s 2019 Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Youth Rally. The Youth Rally, which was held at St. Paul’s Ordway Music Theatre on Monday, January 21, 2019, is a statewide event that has been hosted by The Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther …

Blazing Paddles offers unique art experiences

Guest post by Craig Coleman In a warehouse space next to Rose Hill Cemetery, three local artists have been working diligently for the past few months to help bring business opportunities to Macon artists while also providing art experiences to the community at large. Bryan Beck, Yen-Ting Chiu, and Heather Jones have been chipping tile …

Macon Arts Alliance supports Macon’s art community

Macon, Georgia-American essayist, lecturer, and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.” The Gallery at Macon Arts Alliance is a true testament to Mr. Emerson’s wisdom. The Gallery is an art lover’s haven, and yet I’m sure it will arouse the aesthete in most anyone. …

The 567 Center for Renewal features artist Brian A. Woods

Macon, Georgia – The description reads, “The 567 Center is a creative community space for events, classes, exhibits, new businesses and more. Anyone can create something new, connect with others, or encounter art of all kinds at the 567 Center.” It is such a modest epithet for such a rewarding platform. The 567 Center caters …

Ampersand Guild is a supportive environment that caters to the artist

When it comes to being creative, the Ampersand Guild shines like a dark and starry night. It’s an eclectic composition, a canvas that connects the stars into eye-catching constellations; much so like the Guild’s resident artists. Everything about this place exudes art. The Guild’s location is in Macon’s downtown district an area most Maconites today …