Kids Get Artsy at CAC

The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County held their annual Youth Art Month at the Cultural Arts Center on Sunday. The exhibition celebrates the talents of children and young people in the Douglas County Schools, represented by more than 200 art works created by students in kindergarten through twelfth grades and selected by their visual arts teachers. The reception is hosted by Friends of Arts and Music Education (F.A.M.E.), a CAC satellite organization. A special cake decorated with images of the art works on display has been created for the occasion by the Publix on Chapel Hill Road in Douglas County.
There will also be receptions for two other displays of student artworks selected by their art teachers in celebration of Youth Art Month.

Art is also on display at the Board of Education, Gurley Road at Highway 5, and the Douglas County Courthouse. Different works of art by Douglas County students are displayed at each site – parents should check with their children’s art teachers to learn which site is displaying their selected artworks.

The mission of the Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County is to nurture, guide and stimulate the enjoyment of and participation in the arts among Douglas County residents by providing an atmosphere conducive to the arts, broadening the spectrum of quality exhibits and performances available to the community, and fostering individual interactions with the arts through a wide range of satellite organizations. The Cultural Arts Council and its exhibitions at the Cultural Arts Center are supported by its members, sponsors, the City of Douglasville, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners, and Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations from the State General Assembly. The GCA is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes a great nation deserves great art.

The Cultural Arts Center is located at 8652 Campbellton Street in historic downtown Douglasville, Georgia, located about 20 miles from Atlanta and just off I-20 (exit 36). Hours of operation are Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please call 770/949-2787 or visit our web site–www.artsdouglas.org.