I can think of no better way to demonstrate the value then by sharing this Facebook post that one of our Artist’s father put up after one of the performances.  His son, Broker, has Down syndrome. (And I have his…

The community primarily served by the Georgia Symphony Orchestra is highly diverse.  This diversity is highly valued and as a result, over the past few years, the Georgia Symphony Orchestra has worked to ensure that all programs and events are…

Deep this year deepened our partnership with the Chatham County Juvenile Court, which is currently struggling to shift its internal culture and systems to curb the over-sentencing of youth, especially youth of color. Deep operationalized recruitment of court-involved youth, significantly…

Through the GCA funds, ART in SpARTa: The Sequel was able to engage additional tactics to reach an even broader public. This outreach helped alert our neighboring counties of a burgeoning art community here in rural Hancock County. This grant…

WE were able to expose the community to a variety of EXCELLENT Georgia artists that they would otherwise not be able to enjoy!  I wanted to share this small note with you as well! This made everything worth the time,…

The journey of Jalen Frasher. He was born and raised in inner city Augusta, Georgia by his mother. She enrolled him in the Mini Theatre when he was in 3rd grade and stayed through 12th and received and is presently…

In July of 2017, it became even clearer how important our Shakespeare Intensive for Teens (SIT) camp is for its social value as much as for the artistic. This year’s happened to include several LGBTQA youth of various identities, only…

Thank you for your message of choosing love in the face of hate. You are a difference-maker. These words were written by an audience member about our finale, which was a mini dance drama set before, during, and after the…

The Folk Society Band was performing at an Alzeimer’s Care Facility and there was a woman who was very sick.  She looked for all the world like she was sleeping in her seat. We started playing and her eyes opened…

In 1961-1962, the eyes of the nation were focused on Albany as the century-long struggle of African Americans in southwest Georgia to claim their civil and human rights came to a head. Assisted by nationally renowned activists from SNCC, SCLC,…