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Free & Fun "Family ARTSventures"

Free & Fun “Family ARTSventures”

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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

CAC Awarded Vibrant Grant

CAC Awarded Vibrant Grant

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Douglasville, GA — Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/ Douglas County is thrilled to announce it has received a Vibrant Communities Grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA). These funds will support the Family ARTSventures! program for 2019-2020.  “We are proud to once again be able to award the Vibrant Communities to entities from across the state,” said Georgia Council for the Arts Executive Director Karen Paty. “This grant program seeks to advance art projects that support non-profit organizations, government Read More

“Atlanta Chinese Dance Company” Free Performance

“Atlanta Chinese Dance Company” Free Performance

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“Atlanta Chinese Dance Company” Free Performance Douglasville, Georgia – The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County is gearing up for another exciting Family ARTSventures performance!  Join us on this Saturday, November 10th at 10:30 am for our Family ARTSventures program: Chinese Dance and Lecture Demonstration, presented by Atlanta Chinese Dance Company at Douglas County Public Library.  This FREE performance will enthrall all ages.  During this 45 –minute performance, students will be introduced to a visual feast of colorful Chinese ribbons, fans, Read More

“Hey! What’s That Sound?” Free Performance

“Hey! What’s That Sound?” Free Performance

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“Hey! What’s That Sound?” Free Performance Douglasville, Georgia – The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County is kicking off another exciting Family ARTSVentures series!  Join us on Saturday, September 15 at 10:30 am for our Family ARTSVentures program: Hey!  What’s That Sound, presented by Dave Holland at the Douglas County Library.  This FREE performance will enthrall all ages.  During this 45 –minute performance, students will be introduced to basic sound and science principles, various environmental resources and how this knowledge can Read More

Family ARTSventures: Dave Holland at the DC Library, 2018

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The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County is kicking off 2018 with Family ARTSventures!.  Join us on Saturday, February 24th at 10:30 am for our Family ARTSventures! program Drumming Up the Stories at the Douglas County Library, this FREE performance will enthrall all ages.  Drumming Up the Stories performance is a high-energy, rhythm-based storytelling experience that is guaranteed to spark the imagination and kindle a love of reading. In this 45-minute performance, children learn how the drum was first used Read More

Free Family Concert – Experience the Glass Harp!

Free Family Concert – Experience the Glass Harp!

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The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County (CAC) presents its third concert of fall 2017 at Dog River Library on Saturday, October 7th at 10:30am.   The featured musician, Brien Engel will introduce the Glass Harp and, the day before, will have performed two shows at Bill Arp Elementary School.  This show is part of the CAC’s “Family ArtsVentures!” program that brings curricula-based performers into the schools, followed by free public shows for the whole family to enjoy together. So what is Read More

Family ArtsVentures! 2017 Lineup Announced

Family ArtsVentures! 2017 Lineup Announced

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The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County presents FREE family shows in the “Family ArtsVentures!” program. This year the shows are partnered by the West Georgia Regional Library system and will be held at the Dog River and Douglasville library branches. “This year three performers will bring their curricula-based entertainment into three schools and then follow it up with a free performance at the library for parents, grandparents and siblings to enjoy the show together,” said Davina Grace Hill, Executive Director of Read More

Gallery Exhibit: NOVAS 2017

Gallery Exhibit: NOVAS 2017

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The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County will exhibit the annual National Open Visual Arts Show or “NOVAS” in September. The exhibit kicks off with an opening reception sponsored by Forrester’s Creative Studio & Makerspace and hosted by the Douglas County Art Guild on Thursday, September 7th from 6 until 8 p.m., at the Cultural Arts Center and it will be on view through October 7th. The opening reception and gallery admission is free to the public. The show is open Read More

Gallery Exhibit: What's On Your Walls/Tiny Prints

Gallery Exhibit: What’s On Your Walls/Tiny Prints

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The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County will open two concurrent exhibits on August 3rd at a reception that starts at 6pm. This is one event where the adage “you snooze, you lose” is real! “These exhibits are mirror images – ‘What’s on YOUR Walls?’ has brought us art from the homes and offices of local collectors to see what inspires them and to learn the stories behind each work,” said Davina Grace Hill, Executive Director of CAC. This show was Read More