Creative Arts Guild

March is Arts in Education Month at the Creative Arts Guild and our 58th Annual Student Arts Expo is a big part of the celebration! All public, private, and home school students in Dalton/Whitfield County and Murray County are invited to exhibit. Student Arts Expo 2021 will be a hybrid exhibit this year with both virtual and in person components. See the Art Together PreK-12 collaborative classroom projects and work from this year's Spigel Prize winner, Cason Glover, in person at the Guild. Grade level individual student exhibits will be posted on our website.

Muriel Anderson is the first woman to have won the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship. She has learned from legendary musicians Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Christopher Parkening, and jammed with Jimmy Page and Tommy Emmanuel....and now YOU have the chance to learn from her at our Guitar Workshop on Saturday! 7pm EST, in person at the Guild or via Zoom Open to ALL skill levels Tickets are $25 and proceeds go to our Music Education programming... In-person participants get a set of GHS strings, and we'll have a raffle to give some to our Zoom participants! Get tickets and more information here: http://www.creativeartsguild.org//concerts-and-performance

ICYMI, our Gallery Director Savannah Thomas facilitated a conversation with exhibiting artists David Dennard and Pradip Malde as they talked about the work of Paul Caponigro, his influence on them and their work, and other aspects of photography. In this clip, Pradip Malde describes his first encounter with Caponigro's work. Watch the full Art Talk or take a virtual tour of the exhibit on our website. Link is in the comments! "Paul Caponigro: Impact + Influence" is on display at the Creative Arts Guild now through March 26. Galleries are open to the public Mondays 4:30-7:30, Tuesdays-Thursdays 10-7:30, Fridays 10-4, and by appointment. Admission is free!

The High Museum's Weiland Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Michael Rooks, discusses David Driskell’s "Self-Portrait as Beni."

Textile Rubber & Chemical Company is a very strong and highly diversified company with links to many types of industry. What began as a little latex company has grown to be an international player in innovative products and technologies delivered around the world. We appreciate Textile Rubber's faithful support of the Guild's overall mission and our annual events like The Snow Queen! Learn more at trcc.com

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. supplies carpet, resilient, hardwood, laminate, tile and stone, synthetic turf and other specialty products to residential and commercial markets worldwide. Their support allows us to present our annual events like The Snow Queen and to continue cultivating and sustaining the arts in our community! Learn more about them at shawinc.com

Mohawk Flooring is the world’s largest flooring company, offering a comprehensive selection of hard and soft surface products for residential and commercial spaces. We appreciate their faithful support of The Snow Queen and our overall mission! Learn more about them at mohawkind.com

Today is a very exciting day as we welcome the Dance Department + Ballet Dalton back to Waugh Street! As we begin the new year with more students and families coming to our Waugh Street location for classes and programming, it is important for everyone to observe the directional signage in our Waugh Street parking lot entering from Waugh Street or from Hawthorne Street and circling up through the parking lot in order to keep the front drive as a one way drop off. Just as ...we were practicing at the Cleveland Highway facility, dancers should be dropped off at the front door for class, and parents will be asked to wait in their cars. For any parents who would like to tour our new studios, please call 706.278.0168 to set up a time to view them. We would love to host an open house for everyone to see the wonderfully updated space where our dancers will learn and grow, but given the coronavirus restrictions and safety precautions, that isn’t possible at this time. We have no doubts that this will become home for all of the dance students very easily and quickly. REMEMBER: Capoeira and Hip-Hop classes will continue to be at the Cleveland Hwy facility for the time being.

Join us this Friday 6-8pm for our Dia de los Muertos celebration! We will build a community alter and celebrate all of our loved ones!

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION This Friday, October 30 from 6-8pm Celebrate and honor our loved ones who have passed, and participate with us in this beautiful expression of art, ritual, and our community's culture.... Help us build a community ofrenda, or altar, on Friday from 12-6pm. Bring photos or mementos of a loved one who has passed to honor their life. During the celebration, there will be a Catrina fashion show and a traditional blessing of the ofrenda by Aztec Dancers. We will also have champurrado, ponche, beer, and wine available! This is a FREE and family-friendly event, but everyone will be asked to enter through a check-in station for temperature checks and a wrist band. Masks are required and social distancing will be observed. Parking is available at First Baptist Church and a shuttle will be provided.

Join us in the Spigel Pavilion on Friday, Oct. 30 from 6-8pm as we celebrate and show reverence toward our loved ones who have passed on and whose lives we remember. Dia de los Muertos is a traditionally Mexican holiday that honors the dead with lively celebrations, and we are thrilled to help present an event that celebrates ancestry, incorporates art and ritual, and celebrates a culture that is so rich and vibrant in our community. Participate by bringing a photo or memento... of a loved one you would like to honor and placing it at our community ofrenda (altar) during the event. Traditional dancers will be offering a blessing over the altar. We will also have beverages available for purchase. Costumes are welcome! Admission is free, but all will be asked to enter through a check-in station for temperature checks and a wrist band. Masks are required and social distancing will be observed.

Enjoy this interview with FESTIVAL exhibiting artist Ellen Franklin!

Enjoy this interview with FESTIVAL exhibit artist Lisa Denney!

Thanks to The Local Scene for having us on to talk about all things Dia de los Muertos! Mark your calendars and join us on October 30 from 6-8pm for a safe and socially distanced celebration.

Once again, thank you to our sponsors, volunteers, and supporters for making FESTIVAL 2020 possible and successful! Although we're always sad to see the FESTIVAL exhibit go, we are excited for what's coming next! #thisisyourguild

Let's pretend we're in the United Kingdom on this rainy weekend! Join Amanda and her family to learn a little more about the UK and do some fun activities! If you have a craft kit from the UK booth at FESTIVAL, grab it and follow along. If you don't have a craft kit, don't worry - instructions and printables are on our FESTIVAL Virtual Hub at creativeartsguild.org.

A Cheesy Farewell to FESTIVAL Thursday, October 8 5:30-7:30pm Get ready for a cheesy good time as we say farewell to FESTIVAL 2020! Take a stroll around the newly renovated Robert T. Webb Sculpture Garden and get a last look at the FESTIVAL Indoor Patron Exhibit in our galleries. Speakcheesy will be on hand with some delicious food and we'll have wine & craft beer available as well. We hope to see you from 5:30-7:30 tomorrow!... Social distancing will be observed and masks are strongly encouraged. We will only be allowing a certain number of people in our building at a time and will be checking temperatures at the door. Food and beverages will be located outside.

Learn more about FESTIVAL Indoor Patron Exhibit artist Ellyn Bivin!

Learn more about FESTIVAL Indoor Patron Exhibit artist Caroline Berk!

Learn more about FESTIVAL Indoor Patron Exhibit artist Vera Susan Chamlee!