Arts in Douglasville, County Given $15,000 Boost

The arts got a $15,000 boost through a grant to the Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County.

Greg Williams, the new president of the council's board of directors, announced the $15,000 was given by the Georgia Council for the Arts in a 2014 Art Partners grant.  Only 66 organizations statewide were supported by GCA this year due to reduced allocations from the State General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts. 

“What a great way to begin as president of the CAC Board,” said Williams, who assumed the office in June. “This was a wonderful, basically unexpected surprise.  Because GCA funding had become so limited, we had not anticipated receiving state funding this year.”

 The funding was almost double what the council received last year.

Williams, manager of Sales, Account Management and Service at Kaiser Permanente, has served on the Cultural Arts Council Board for two years. He is active with several metropolitan Atlanta Chambers of Commerce and serves on the Board of the Douglas County Chamber as well as of other nonprofit organizations in Douglas County and the greater metropolitan area. His wife is an educator with the Douglas County Schools.

The 2014 Board of Directors was elected by a vote of the CAC membership during its annual meeting on June 20. The new Board includes Williams as president, Marcita Scharnhorst as treasurer, Gary Tilt as vice president, Tamara Manny as secretary, and Jerry Leath as immediate past president; Jeremy Cheney, Lisa Cooper, Diane Daniel, Renee Davis, Wayne Foster, June Keen, Renee Kell, Terry Miller, April Phillips, Cindy Pocali, Chris Pumphrey, Michael Tully and Bill Willis as members, serving along with Ray Martin, the appointed county liaison, and Sam Davis, the appointed city liaison.

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 residents of and visitors to Douglas County.

The Cultural Arts Center is located at 8652 Campbellton Street in historic downtown Douglasville, Georgia. Hours of operation are Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  For more information, contact the Cultural Arts Council at 770/949-2787 or visit our web site.