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CAC Partners with Animal Rescue Craft Guild – America

Posted on January 9, 2020

Douglasville, Georgia – The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas (CAC) is excited to partner with The Animal Rescue Craft Guild – America to create items for animal rescue efforts around Australia. This effort is 100 percent volunteer-run and all items are donated free of charge to rescues. The blazes, which have been burning across Australia for months, have razed homes and wiped out entire towns. Across Australia, nearly 18 million acres of land have been burned — much of it Read More

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

Posted on January 9, 2020

Douglasville, Georgia –The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, an annual favorite since CAC’s earliest days, returns to the Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County on Saturday, March 21 from 11 am – 2 pm. The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party is a fun and creative opportunity for children from three (3) to ten (10) years of age to have an interactive activity based on Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice in Wonderland. Admission is $10 for each participant, youngster or grown-up. This spring celebration for Read More

Cheers to the Arts

Posted on January 9, 2020January 9, 2020

Douglasville, Georgia – The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/ Douglas County is proud to present Cheers to the Arts series from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. The CAC will host themed nights, refreshments, tastings, activities, door prizes, live music, and much more. Come enjoy the fun, relax, and get in touch with your creative side! Tickets are $25 per person or $20 CAC members. Tickets are available for purchase at the CAC or online at artsdouglas.org. All proceeds raised will help support Read More

Free & Fun “Family ARTSventures”

Posted on January 8, 2020January 8, 2020

Sasikala Penumarthi’s Mesmerizing Indian Dance The CAC is gearing up for another exciting Family ARTSventures public performance! Join us Saturday, January 18 at 2:00 pm for our “Family ARTSVentures” performance, which will enthrall all ages. Free and open to the public at the Douglas County Library at 6810 Selman Drive in Douglasville. Come be entranced by the mesmerizing tale of the animals of the forest, told through sound and movement as Sasikala tells a story through body and passion. Sasikala Read More

Black History Month Exhibit: “Through the Years”

Posted on January 6, 2020January 9, 2020

Douglasville Celebrates Black History Month: “Through the Years” The Cultural Arts Center of Douglasville/Douglas County showcases four grandiose artists with diverse styles and eclectic concepts in honor of Black History Month. Experience the charisma of color through canvases that boast of integrity through history as well as question the continual drive inside each one of us through time and existence. Come lend a voice to artistic vision that is happening now as it is meant to be shared, uniting us Read More

January Pop Up Arts Shop

Posted on January 3, 2020

Check out the new Pop Up Arts Shop at The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/ Douglas County. For January, the CAC is featuring Simply Charmed. Simply Charmed, owned by Michelle Strange, was started in 2019. Michelle likes to create unique and useful items that can be used every day. Simply charmed makes the perfect gifts for any occasion. Unique designs by Michelle’s daughter, Jessica Lancaster, will also be on display. Jessica’s love for art and design started from a young age. Read More

December Pop Up Arts Shop

Posted on December 12, 2019

NEW “POP UP ARTS SHOP” at the CAC Check out the new Pop Up Arts Shop at The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/ Douglas County. For December, the CAC is featuring the local artist Lynn Edwards. Born in New York, Lynn was raised on the Great Plains and has been a Georgia resident since 1976. Largely self-taught, Lynn began painting in 2003. She has studied with nationally known artists such as Robert Burridge, Carrie Burns Brown, and Jo Toye. She has also taught art for three and a Read More

Winter Wonderland Exhibit Winners Announced

Posted on December 9, 2019

Winter Wonderland Exhibit Douglas County students winter art competition Douglasville, Georgia – The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County presents the annual winter art competition featuring work from Douglas County students from grades kindergarten through twelfth. The show is called A Winter Wonderland. Students created masterpieces based around the theme winter wonderland. The showcase of artwork will reflect the magical Holiday dreams of children. With many different views of what the season is about, the spirit of joy and festivity unite the Read More

“Winter Wonderland” Douglas County Students Winter Art Exhibit

Posted on December 3, 2019December 3, 2019

It’s here, it’s here! The Cultural Art Center’s time of cheer! The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County presents the annual winter art competition featuring work from Douglas County students from grades kindergarten through twelfth and Harvester Christian Academy. Enter into our historical Campbellton Street building where families, carolers, and Holiday enthusiasts alike have been celebrating the season for over a hundred years. The showcase of artwork will reflect the magical Holiday dreams of children. With many different views of what Read More

Christmas Art Bazaar

Posted on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019

The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/ Douglas County (CAC) satellite group, The Douglas County Art Guild, returns again for another Christmas Art Bazaar. Shop local this Christmas and support a local artist by visiting the Art Bazaar December 5-7 and December 12-14 from 10 am – 5 pm each day. The Art Bazaar will be held in the Wynn Building, next door to the Cultural Arts Center, 8644 Campbellton St., Douglasville. All of the art at the Bazaar has been handcrafted by Read More