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CAC Partners with Animal Rescue Craft Guild - America

CAC Partners with Animal Rescue Craft Guild – America

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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

Young Entrepreneur at Taste of Douglasville

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  Douglasville, Georgia –The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County has celebrated the coming of summer with a Taste of Douglasville festivity and this year, the 25th festival, is no different. On Saturday, May 19th from 11 am -5 pm the downtown Douglasville area will be full of citizens and visitors enjoying warm weather, eating great food, enjoying local performers, visiting community booths aplenty, all alongside several thousand new friends. A special Kids Korner will keep the smallest citizens entertained and Read More

Press release: The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County Announces Emily Lightner as the New Executive Director

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Douglasville, GA (May 1, 2018) — The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County (CAC), a nonprofit arts organization, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Emily Lightner as its next Executive Director. Emily, who previously served as the Assistant Director, will succeed Davina Grace-Hill, who resigned to pursue other opportunities. After graduating from Lithia Springs High School, Emily relocated to Alabama to attend Jacksonville State University where she was awarded a Bachelor’s Degree in Management and Human Resources. Read More

2017 Annual Membership Meeting

2017 Annual Membership Meeting

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On Thursday, June 15th the Cultural Arts Council Douglasville & Douglas County held its Annual Membership Meeting to report on the concluding year’s activities, elect a new Board of Directors, announce the winning restaurants for Taste of Douglasville, listen to two artists talk about the value of the arts to them, and have fun taking part in an arts activity. With ample refreshments generously provided by Texas Roadhouse the meeting was punctuated by a sudden wind burst, rain storm and Read More