Arts

The City of South Fulton will hold a transfer ceremony on Thursday, January 9, as it officially acquires the Southwest and South Fulton Arts Centers from Fulton County. The ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. at the Southwest Arts Center located at 915 New Hope Road, SW. Through its newly expanded Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department, the city is building on the instructional and performance programming previously facilitated by the county. New partnerships with the Atlanta Opera, the Serenbe Institute and other instructors and production companies are planned. “Our arts program will celebrate the many talents of the residents of South Fulton and these arts centers will be the stages where those talents can flourish and be shared,” said Mayor William “Bill” Edwards. “At...

On the heels of an announcement from Fulton County that Winter 2020 class registration at South Fulton Arts Center and Southwest Arts Center is postponed, officials say the City of South Fulton will take over management of both facilities. Under the agreement, the city will take the reins at both centers on Jan. 8, when it acquires the Southwest Arts Center. It already owns the South Fulton Arts Center and leases the facility to the county under an agreement that ends the same day. The city aims to offer all of the classes previously facilitated by the county, and continue the relationship with True Colors Theatre Company. Enhancements and new classes in areas like spoken word and African dance are also planned. “Our goal is to ensure a smooth and seamless transfer,” Edwards sa...

South Fulton residents will soon get the chance to help shape the city’s arts and culture experience, as well as its parks and recreation programming, through a new master planning process. The study, informally called Vision 2020, will look at the city’s programming for visual art, drama, music, voice, dance, live performances, services and classes to determine ways to provide world-class programming while preserving the quality of current offerings. Scheduled to be completed in the spring, the study will give the city’s new Cultural Affairs Division a roadmap of priority initiatives to enhance arts and culture in parks, recreation centers, venues and more than 700 acres of greenspace. The end goal is to create a robust network of historic sites, art galleries, events and festival...