Macon Arts Alliance has 4 decades of history promoting, creating and expanding arts programming in Macon and Central Georgia. Currently, we manage the community calendar Macon365, sell local art in the Gallery at 486 First Street, host Fired Works and Fire & Ice, two large ceramic festivals – including glass artists in the fall. We created the Macon Mural Festival. We co-founded Macon Baking Week with Visit Macon and Adriana Horton. We support and fund 478 Creatives, a local artist network led by Cara Heard and Erin Hawkins. We host the annual Cultural Awards each October – recognizing artists, arts patrons and arts funders who have made a significant contribution to the arts. We manage the Mill Hill Community Arts Center. We are spearheading the implementation of the 2020 Cultural Plan for Macon, a Knight funded blueprint for using creativity to solve community problems. We led the recent study of Macon’s music ecosystem – resulting in 16 actionable steps to sustain and grow the music industry in Macon.
We want to do more! We want to keep creativity at the forefront of community development. We want everyone to have access to quality arts programming and education. We want creatives to choose Macon. We want to brand Macon as a vibrant, creative destination for tourists. We want to expand arts audiences across the board.
We hope you will join us as we celebrate on May 16 and 17 at the Mill Hill Community Arts Center. Join us at 6:00 PM on Friday, May 16 for a night filled with music, art exhibits, complimentary drinks, and delicious food. Mingle with local artists and art enthusiasts as we commemorate this special milestone. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door. The weekend concludes with an Artist Market on Saturday, May 17 from 10 AM – 4 PM in the same space. Tickets for the Artist Market are $5 and will be sold ONLY at the door. Your Friday evening celebration ticket includes free admission on Saturday.
Thank you to Dunwody Beeland Architects, Georgia Power, If It’s Paper, and Piedmont Macon Healthcare for sponsoring our 40th Anniversary weekend.