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GET CULTURED
The arts are alive and well in Augusta. Here, culture lover, is your official Augusta checklist.
By Jessie Rumbley

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alling all culture enthusiasts, art history buffs, and clever creativity fanatics: Augusta is the place for you. Whether you love a
classic museum experience or unexpected public art, you'll find it here. Catch a show. Happen upon a mural. Spend a day with
Southern masterworks. Hit the theater for a comedy show. Even take a class for yourself. Augusta's arts community has funky
flair and formal roots - there's something for every creative soul. Find all the details and addresses at visitaugusta.com.

Nowhere is Augusta's commitment
to the arts clearer than in the city's
abundant public art.
Keep a close eye out for these delights:
Murals all around

decorated traffic signal
control cabinets, a collaboration
between City of Augusta, the
Downtown Development Authority,
and the Greater Augusta Arts Council
Painted Pianos by the Jessye Norman
School of the Arts
Golden Blocks Project, celebrating
African American heritage
Art the Box

Top Galleries

Gallery-hopping in Augusta is one-of-a-kind.
1. Westobou, rotating emerging and midcentury contemporary and experimental art
2. Morris Museum of Art, a celebrated
collection of Southern works
3. Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art,
contemporary art in an historic setting
4. Tire City Potters, where pottery meets punk
5. Arts and Heritage Center of North
Augusta, with both art and history exhibits
6. Wolf and Finch, modern art in a stress-free zone
7. Art on Broad, for blown glass, local pottery,

and more
8. Augusta & Co., for hyperlocal specialties
9. 523 Gallery, where every piece has an inspiring

maker story
10. 4P Studios, the place for affordable art
11. Ann and Ellis Johnson Gallery of Art,

showcasing work from students at the
Jessye Norman School of the Arts
12. Sacred Heart Cultural Center,

gathering place
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Fetes and Fests

Immerse yourself in the spirit of Augusta at
some of our favorite festivals:
The Augusta Market at the Riverwalk
every Saturday, where you'll find food,
art, and more; March 21-November 21
Augusta Craft Beer Festival,
a city-wide cheers; April 2020
Garden City Festival at Sacred Heart,
where stunning private garden tours are
just the beginning; April 2020
Papa Joe's Banjobque Music Festival,
for tons of blues and BBQ; May 2020
Augusta Pride, applauding our
LGBTQA community; June 2020
Arts in the Heart of Augusta, awardwinning and one of the biggest festivals
in the South! September 2020
Westobou Festival, the city's renowned
innovative art-culture-sustainability
celebration; October 2020
Augusta Greek Festival...seriously save
your appetite for this one; October 2020

Storyland Theatre photo by Branch Carter; ballerina photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Free for All
http://www.visitaugusta.com
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