By preserving the heritage of African American folklore through storytelling, tours, and student publishing and preserving the legacy of Joel Chandler Harris, the Wren’s Nest serves as a valued educational and cultural resource. The 2017 strategic plan calls for increased…
Category: Community Impact Stories
Atlanta Opera – Atlanta
Funding provided by the Georgia Council for the Arts was allocated to general operating support, the most difficult type of support to secure. GCA funding helped The Atlanta Opera fill critical needs so we could focus more fully on our…
Reforming Arts – Atlanta/Lee Arrendale State Prison
The generous grant we received from the Georgia Council for the Arts has been instrumental in providing the financial assistance necessary for us to do the work of supporting people who are under carceral control in Georgia through arts, education,…
Peeples Elementary School – Fayetteville
Thanks to the GCA grant we received, we were able to bring in many artists and performers who provided quality cultural and artistically rich programming at our week-long event. We were able to bring in quite a few well known…
Paint Love – Atlanta
The support from the generous GCA grant allowed us to accept more partners than we had originally anticipated as well as helped us grow in our goal toward increasing longterm sustainability. We are infinitely grateful for the opportunities the support…
Out of Hand Theatre – Atlanta
The GCA Partner Grant had a hugely positive impact on the implementation of Out of Hand Theater’s programming. Without this funding, we would have had to limit the scope of our projects and serve fewer Georgians. With this grant, we…
Morris Museum – Augusta
Augusta is a better place to live, work, and raise a family thanks to its thriving, growing arts community. None of the things cited above would be possible without the support of the Morris Museum’s members, donors, and sponsors and…
Horizon Theatre Company – Atlanta
Notes from a Horizon Theatre Artist in Residence: “On this particular residency, I had a male student come up to me. Here’s our conversation: HIM: What are we doing? ME: You guys are writing a one-minute play. HIM: About…
Helen Arts & Heritage Council, Inc. – Helen
The grant funding made it possible for the Veterans and AVITA groups to have all the supplies and tools necessary for all planned activities and made it possible to fund the part-time Art Therapy Coordinator position which serves these programs.…
Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts and Sciences – Rabun Gap
We have had a successful partnership with GSU for the past two years via a Distinguished Fellowship offered specifically for a GSU MFA student. Initially, it was envisioned that this Fellowship would benefit a third year MFA student ready to…