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August Pop Up Arts Shop

Posted on August 7, 2020

NEW “POP UP ARTS SHOP” at the CAC Check out the new Pop Up Arts Shop at the Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/ Douglas County (CAC). For August, the CAC is featuring Sheila Hankins. Sheila Hankins worked for Corporate America for almost 25 years at which point she decided to become her own boss and design a jewelry line called “Sheila’s Signature Selections” which started in 2016. Her business is a faith-based, handcrafted jewelry line consisting of men’s bracelets, necklaces, and women’s earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. Sheila’s specialty Read More

Art Guild Swap exhibit

Posted on June 30, 2020July 6, 2020

Art Swap Between Neighboring Guilds The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County presents an art swap between neighboring towns. Douglas County Art Guild swaps locations with the Carrollton Art Guild to present their work. Carrollton’s Art Guild will display work at the Cultural Arts Center of Douglasville/Douglas County. The Art Swap will be on display July 16 – August 27. On July 16, from 5-7 pm, join us for the opening reception hosted by Douglas County Rotary Club at 8652 Read More

July Pop Up Arts Shop

Posted on June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

NEW “POP UP ARTS SHOP” at the CAC Check out the new Pop Up Arts Shop at the Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/ Douglas County (CAC). For July, the CAC is featuring Karen Rollefson of Ziba Cards, Jewelry, and Luxe. Karen Rollefson is an Atlanta native who has been creating for several years, but just in the last few years took her creativity and made it her fulltime job. Karen started with creating greeting cards by taking a class and it took off from there. She regularly donates Read More

Best of Both – Where Taste of Douglasville meets Chili Cook-Off

Posted on June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

CAC Announces Best of Both Festival! Douglasville, Georgia – Annually, the Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County (CAC) has celebrated the coming of summer with a Taste of Douglasville festival. Due to COVID-19, the CAC’s largest fundraiser of the year had to be postponed. The CAC is now proud to present on Saturday, October 17, 2020 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, in correlation with the City of Douglasville, The Best of Both Festival in downtown Douglasville. This will bring you Read More

Summer Classes 2020

Posted on June 15, 2020June 17, 2020

The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County commences Summer classes on June 20, 2020. The adjusted season will run from June 20 – August 30. The center will reopen the newly renovated Wynn arts classroom building following regulations set forth by the state. Restrictions will continue to apply, such as minimum attendance and other best practices. Workshops offered this Summer include: More adorable themes for Frost & Fancy Cupcake Workshops with Latisha Johnson Drawing the Masters 3-week session with Keith Wilson Read More

Virtual Open House

Posted on May 26, 2020

The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/ Douglas County (CAC) is offering the same informative “All About Art” Open House that is offered every year, we’re simply changing the way it is done. Every June the public is invited into the historical 8652 Campbellton center to meet the instructors and learn more about the workshops and classes we offer. This Summer we are making it possible for you to view our schedule of classes from the comfort of your home! Join us Read More

May Pop Up Arts Shop

Posted on May 19, 2020

NEW “POP UP ARTS SHOP” at the CAC Check out the new Pop Up Arts Shop at the Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/ Douglas County (CAC). For May, the CAC is featuring Penelope Davis. Penelope Davis is a self-taught artist who has been been painting for over 35 years. She enjoys painting, drawing, and card making. She is originally from South Carolina and now resides here in Georgia. Her favorite subject matters are whimsical faces and florals, but loves working with all subject matters on some level. Acrylic Read More

The Story Ship’s “Wand of Dreams” Family ARTSventure!

Posted on May 18, 2020

Family ARTSventure! Story Ship’s “Wand of Dreams” The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County (CAC) presents its last Family ARTSventure of the year in a celebration of the magic of the arts, intended for all ages and brought to you in the comfort of your home. The Story Ship offers a unique, humorous, and technologically-studded video full of whimsy and special effects, due to pop up on your screen on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. If you follow our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cac.dville/ Read More

3 Artist Opportunities

Posted on May 13, 2020

Artist Opportunities Awaken Calling all artists! As community rekindles, the CAC offers many opportunities for artists of all calibers to make a fresh start moving forward again. There are opportunities to display art in a variety of measures, some as small as 6×6 and some as big as…well, a billboard! The annual National Juried Art Show in September is a source of amazement as artists are welcome from far and wide to showcase their best work in aspirations of placing Read More

Manga Dance Family ARTSVenture! with Ramatu Afegbua-Sabbatt

Posted on April 29, 2020April 29, 2020

Family ARTSventure! Manga African Dance The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County (CAC) invites you to get ready to dance in your living room with your family this Friday morning, as the Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County brings you “Rhythm in Motion” from the one-and-only enchanting Ramatu Afegbua-Sabbatt. You’ll be able to watch the performance (which would normally be performed within Douglas County schools and Douglas County libraries) from the comfort of your home, and at the convenience of time Read More