Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association
About Us
Provide opportunities in the realm of art for personal growth of the individual and the economic growth of our community.
Our Mission
We support our mission with the following core values:
Enhance
Enhance and Preserve the Quality and Accessibility of the Arts
Honor
Honor Our Rich Southern Appalachian Heritage & Culture
Promote
Promote Contemporary Multi-Cultural Arts
Serve
Serve as a Catalyst for Economic Development in the Community, Highlighting a Creative Economy
2016 Case Study
Georgia Council for the Arts & the Georgia Municipal Association
In 2016, Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association was featured by Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) and the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) in a case study report listing Blue Ridge, Georgia as one of the Top 5 Art Towns in Georgia.
Come Checkout
Rand Resource Library
The Art Center offers to our members a resource library with various books and multi-media items including photography resource material, nature & wildlife books, how-to books in various mediums, art books from around the world, and multiple publications.
Named in honor of Ned Rand, Sr., who was instrumental in the foundation of our photography guild, Blue Ridge Mountains Photographers, the Rand Resource Library offers a variety of information for artists of all mediums.
Please stop on by the Art Center to see our library and become a part of our Art Center canvas!
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Our History
In 1976, a few local area artists, art enthusiasts and educators joined together and created a small arts festival to celebrate the Nation’s Bicentennial. Mostly comprised of local student art and a few craft demonstrations, the ‘Blue Ridge Arts in the Park’ event was born.
The Art Center
Galleries
- Richard Low Evans Courtroom Gallery
- Studio Gallery
- Lobby Gallery
- Mahan Gallery & Art Supply Station
- John & Evelyn Branch Artist in Residence Gallery
- Dance Studio
- Edwin S. Rich Atrium Gallery
- Fiber Arts Studio
- Rand Resource Library
- Summit Studios
Strategic Plan
Access Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association's current Strategic Plan, Annual Reports, and Organizational Structure.
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