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The Spruill Center for the Arts is a community art center located in Dunwoody, GA that provides access to the arts through classes and workshops, events, and fine art exhibitions.
Spruill Education: The Spruill Center for the Arts provides over 800 visual arts classes annually to more than 5,000 students of all ages and skill levels in mediums such as ceramics, painting, photography, mosaics, blacksmithing, and more. Our Education Center offers state-of-the-art, advanced equipment and stellar instruction by top artists from metro Atlanta and beyond.
Spruill Gallery: Located in a historic 1867-1905 home on Ashford Dunwoody Road, the Spruill Gallery mounts four to six exhibitions each year in a variety of mediums, promoting both emerging and established artists. The gallery is also home to a gift shop that features handcrafted items and artwork created by local Georgia artists.
Spruill Center for the Arts fosters creativity and social connections through the arts by:
Spruill Center for the Arts will be a beacon for the community by providing access and opportunities for all to create and enjoy the arts.
Class fees, gallery sales, and grants cover about 75% of Spruill Center’s operating costs. Your support through fundraisers and the Annual Campaign helps close the gap and ensures we can continue bringing outstanding arts programming to our community.

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Debanhi Romero

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Can you land a sleigh at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport? Asking for a friend... We're so excited to be welcoming Santa Claus to the Holiday Art Fair this year, and we're honored that he made time in his busy schedule to pay us a visit! He even recorded this special video message just for us (sent to us earlier this week by Santa's communications & outreach elves). 📆 Sunday, November 15 🕓 11 AM - 2 PM 📍Spruill Gallery (4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road) 🎄Free!

Thank you to @teamaprio for helping us decorate @spruillgallery for the upcoming Holiday Art Fair! We can't wait to show off all your hard work next Friday on opening night.

We interrupt your regularly scheduled content to bring you a message from Spruill's fearless leader Alan about our 2026 Annual Fund Campaign! This year, 100% of donations to the Annual Fund will help provide scholarships for children and adults to participate in our art classes and camps. We all know that a seat in an art class can be so much more than just a seat. It can be a place to discover confidence, find belonging, and create community. Your gift — however small or large — keeps financial barriers from standing in the way of connection, community, and transformation. Head to the link in our bio to contribute.🎨

November events are here, and the list is LONG! Get excited for opening night at our 33rd annual Holiday Art Fair, get your photo taken with Santa Claus, celebrate our newest AMPLIFY mural, and more. Check out the event calendar online (link in bio) for even more fun (because we simply couldn't fit everything into this post) and to register. #discoverdunwoody @discoverdunwoody

You know spooky season is here when pumpkins & ghosties take over the kiln room!🎃

Mont Sainte-Victoire, a favorite subject of French painter Paul Cézanne, now graces our hallways here at Spruill courtesy of student Nancy Kosmoski! Nancy painted this famous artistic landmark from a photograph she snapped during a trip abroad with her daughter. "It was special to see in person the landscape Cézanne returned to in his paintings, and I wanted to create my own interpretation of it." You can see Nancy's painting in our current hallway exhibition! Nancy Kosmoski, "Cezanne's View Aix-en-Provence, France," 2025. (Instructor: @kristincomptonpaints)

Let this be your reminder to PAY ATTENTION to when rinsing your paintbrush or grabbing a sip of water in the studio.

Our newest piece of public art here at Spruill is complete! Artist @katiemaystudios enlisted community members to help her bring this design to life last month at our Student & Instructor Art Market, and we couldn't be happier with the final result!🎨

Fall is here, and so is our new hallway showcase! This showcase considers the concept of size and its impact on our perception of the world, challenging our artists to submit work exploring scale, proportion, and physical presence. 1) Jordan Herndon, "Art All Around," 2026. (Instructor: Monica Ferrari) 2) Dana Kantak, "Le Petit Papier," 2026. 3) T.T. Tonjoy, "The Whale Within," 2026. (Instructor: @kristincomptonpaints) 4) Cathy Hickis, "The Way We Flow, 2026. (Instructor: @paintgoodwithchad)

Spruill hosted its first-ever Bowl Sale and chili cookoff in 2002, but the origins of this tradition actually date back to 1992 — right outside San Diego, California. We recently sat down with former Spruill Ceramics Director Ken Horvath, who spilled the beans (get it?) on this iconic Spruill tradition. 🥣 Read all about the history of Spruill's Bowl Sale on the Spruill Blog (link in bio).

Our very own Alan Mothner hosted the @discoverdunwoody Trolley Tour this week! We think he deserves an A+ for his tour guide skills AND extra credit for this awesome selfie.📸

Meet Kylie! If you couldn't tell, Kylie loves Halloween. Kylie also wants you to know that everything in the @spruillgallery +Shop Halloween section is 20% off through the rest of October (and 30% off for members).🎃 If you stop by while Kylie's working, she may want to talk to you about Halloween (be warned). The @spruillgallery +Shop is located at 4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road. Gallery Hours: -Sunday: 12-4 PM -Monday: Closed -Tuesday-Saturday: 10 AM - 6 PM

Thank you to everyone who came out to our 24th annual Bowl Sale! Between bowls and bowl snail t-shirts, we raised over $13,000 — a new Bowl Sale fundraising record! We can't wait to do it all over again next year.

A couple of our favorite snapshots from this year's Bowl Sale! 📸🥣

Here, Ceramics Director John models the hottest couture of the season — a Bowl Snail t-shirt! If you need yet another reason to come to the Bowl Sale, we'll have these stylish tees available for purchase while supplies last. 🐌👓 Bowl Sale dates: 🎨Friday, October 2 (5-9 PM): Ceramics AND chili cookoff 🎨Saturday, October 3 (10 AM - 5 PM): Just ceramics (no chili)

The bowl snails are multiplying! Have you seen them hiding around the building? 🐌 🐌 🐌 If we're going to clear out this infestation, we'll need to move some serious pottery at our Bowl Sale — starting tomorrow and continuing through Saturday! In addition to helping us reclaim our studio from these snails, your purchase also goes to support Spruill as a whole so we can continue to offer top-notch programs. Bowl Sale dates: 🎨Friday, October 2 (5-9 PM): Ceramics AND chili cookoff 🎨Saturday, October 3 (10 AM - 5 PM): Just ceramics (no chili)

We're starting off October with our annual Bowl Sale, and the fun continues all month long with favorites like Crafternoon and Mini Makers as well as an artist talk at @spruillgallery. Find even more events and register for your favorites on our online event calendar (link in bio)!

Meet (just a few of) the awesome Spruill artists who participated in last weekend's Student & Instructor Art Market! In total, we had over 50 vendors spread throughout our courtyard, Event Studio, and indoor classrooms.

Thank you to the vendors, volunteers, and visitors who made our inaugural Student & Instructor Art Market such a success! We had a fantastic day celebrating our Spruill artists and showcasing their talents. Special thanks to @katiemaystudios for leading visitors in a collaborative mural project in our courtyard and to @aguynamedfish for providing amazing live music. 🎨🎵

PART II: RETURN OF THE BOWL SNAIL🐌 This highly scientific overview of the bowl snail and it's habits will perhaps shed some light on why this sudden infestation necessitates a Bowl Sale. (Please ignore social media manager's bad David Attenborough impression). Bowl Sale dates: 🎨Friday, October 2 (5-9 PM): Ceramics AND chili cookoff 🎨Saturday, October 3 (10 AM - 5 PM): Just ceramics (no chili)

Thank you to @lilmatcha.atl for serving our students & instructors this morning! Student & Instructor Appreciation Week continues tomorrow with a vendor market! Stop by from 11 AM - 4 PM to shop jewelry, prints, glass art, and more from 50+ Spruill artists.

We kicked off Student & Instructor Appreciation Week (and the start of fall quarter) today by handing out flowers across the Education Center!🌸 Student & Instructor Appreciation continues all week long: 🎨 Tuesday, 9/22 (10 AM - 2 PM): Headshot refresh in the Event Studio 🎨 Wednesday, 9/23 (All day or while supplies last): Snack bar in the Coffee Studio 🎨 Thursday, 9/24 (12-6 PM or while supplies last): Tote bag decorating in the Event Studio! 🎨 Friday, 9/25 (9:30-11:30 or while supplies last): Matcha in the lobby courtesy of @lilmatcha.atl 🎨 Saturday, 9/26 (11 AM - 4 PM): Support Spruill artists at the Student & Instructor Art Market! Shop work by 50 artists, add your brushstroke to our collaborative community mural, and enjoy live music from @aguynamedfish from 12-2 PM! 🎨 Sunday, 9/27 (12-4 PM): Stop by @spruillgallery for complimentary coffee & cookies while you browse the +Shop and view the new exhibition.

We've been busy getting ready for Student & Instructor Appreciation Week, which begins this coming Monday! Stop by each day for a new gift or activity, and don't forget to join us for the Student & Instructor Art Market (featuring 50 Spruill artists!) next Saturday. 🎨 Monday, 9/21 (10 AM - 7 PM or while supplies last): Come get a flower from the registration office! 🎨 Tuesday, 9/22 (10 AM - 2 PM): Headshot refresh in the Event Studio 🎨 Wednesday, 9/23 (All day or while supplies last): Snack bar in the Coffee Studio 🎨 Thursday, 9/24 (12-6 PM or while supplies last): Tote bag decorating in the Event Studio! 🎨 Friday, 9/25 (9:30-11:30 or while supplies last): Matcha in the lobby courtesy of @lilmatcha.atl 🎨 Saturday, 9/26 (11 AM - 4 PM): Support Spruill artists at the Student & Instructor Art Market! Shop work by 50 artists, add your brushstroke to our collaborative community mural, and enjoy live music from @aguynamedfish from 12-2 PM! 🎨 Sunday, 9/27 (12-4 PM): Stop by @spruillgallery for complimentary coffee & cookies while you browse the +Shop and view the new exhibition.

INVASION OF THE BOWL SNAILS🐌 Their arrival signals that it is once again time for the annual Spruill Bowl Sale. Join us on October 2-3 to support Spruill and shop handmade bowls, mugs, and more created by our ceramics students & instructors. Even better, this event doubles as a chili cookoff! All purchases made October 2 come with free chili and drinks. 🎨Friday, October 2 (5-9 PM): Ceramics AND chili 🎨Saturday, October 3 (10 AM - 5 PM): Sorry, no chili on Saturday

Thanks to blacksmithing and welding instructor Kathy Walton, @spruillgallery is the proud owner of the coolest new mailbox in Dunwoody!

Next week is Student & Instructor Appreciation Week here at Spruill! Our students & instructors are at the heart of what we do, and these events are all about showing our appreciation for you. 🎨 Monday, 9/21 (10 AM - 7 PM or while supplies last): Come get a flower from the registration office! 🎨 Tuesday, 9/22 (10 AM - 2 PM): Headshot refresh in the Event Studio 🎨 Wednesday, 9/23 (All day or while supplies last): Snack bar in the Coffee Studio 🎨 Thursday, 9/24 (12-6 PM or while supplies last): Tote bag decorating in the Event Studio! 🎨 Friday, 9/25 (9:30-11:30 or while supplies last): Matcha in the lobby courtesy of @lilmatcha.atl 🎨 Saturday, 9/26 (11 AM - 4 PM): Support Spruill artists at the Student & Instructor Art Market! Shop work by 50 artists, add your brushstroke to our collaborative community mural, and enjoy live music from @aguynamedfish from 12-2 PM! 🎨 Sunday, 9/27 (12-4 PM): Stop by @spruillgallery for complimentary coffee & cookies while you browse the +Shop and view the new exhibition.

Mosaics instructor Donna Kantak combines beauty and function through her signature mosaic boxes. This box in particular she created specifically for our current hallway showcase "Paper Pushers." Inspired by antique leather-bound books, she decorated the surface of this book-shaped box with green, gold, and copper glass pieces. Want to create something like this? Check out Donna's mosaic box workshops for fall 2026. Donna Kantak, "Le Papier," 2026.

Create a drypoint intaglio print with instructor Nazia DiDomenico! To create a RELIEF print, you carve away what you don't want to see. To create an INTAGLIO print, you etch, carve, engrave, or scratch what you DO want to see. Coat the design with ink, wipe away the excess, and press firmly to printmaking paper. 📹: Nazia DiDomenico

Introducing Mah Jongg Open Play — two hours of relaxed, social play for newer players who want to build confidence and experienced players looking for consistent game time. All game supplies are provided, and an instructor will be present to answer questions and clarify rules. Simply bring your National Mah Jongg League card (or borrow one of ours) and enjoy a morning of Mah Jongg! 📆September 21; October 5 & 19; November 2, 16, & 30; December 14 (sign up for one session, just a few, or all of them) 🕜10 AM - 12 PM 🪙$35 💻Register online (head to the event calendar at the link in our bio to browse dates & sign up!)

Ken Horvath: ceramics instructor AND stamp collector!🫖 Ken dug into his stamp collection to create this perfect tea set, which he decorated with stamps featuring historic figures or events relevant to the conversations happening in our world today. This set is titled "History Repeats Itself" and is currently on view in our hallway exhibition.

UPDATE, 9/2: The immersive sound experience at Spruill Studios has been canceled. Stay up to date on our event calendar at the link in our bio! 🎨🎨🎨 September at Spruill brings new events alongside fan favorites! Visit Spruill Studios, dance the night away at the last Salsa Sunday of 2026, and top off Student & Instructor Appreciation Week (more details to come) by visiting our massive art market and adding your mark to a collaborative, community mural. Sign up and find more on the event calendar (link in bio)!

"You don’t know Southern women. And if a Southern woman gets depressed, she buys a skirt first!" In the most recent Spruill Blog post, summer intern Skyler walks us through the sun-dyeing workshop she coordinated at Spruill Studios earlier this month. Peek into the process and meet the artist behind it all (link in bio)!

There's more to Spruill than art classes and gallery shows! We host children's birthday parties and guided group art parties, and we also offer event rentals of both our courtyard and Event Studio! Swipe (or head to the link in our bio) to learn more about how Spruill's event offerings, and reach out to us with your inquiries!

Creating with an eye for texture and depth, Spruill student Becky Parsons created this collage with folded paper — solid on one side, and patterned on the other. The patterned pieces were cut from an image of a quilt found in a magazine. "I think it's interesting to look at the piece from different angles and get a different experience from each view." You can see this piece in our current hallway exhibition! Becky Parsons, "Different Views," 2026. (Instructor: Moira DeNinno, @bricollage__)

Our new hallway showcase "Paper Pushers" is officially on view at the Education Center through September 30!

Some recent finds around the center that prove its never too early to start your holiday art projects❄️

What do you mean they just LEAVE when camp is over???

What can we say? Spruill is kinda chic... 🤷

...and that's a wrap on summer camp 2026! We had a fantastic 11 weeks filled with creativity, laughter, and learning. Have a great school year, and we'll see you back for classes, birthday parties, and fall break camps!

Truly out of this world💫 @fancyplantskatie

It's never too early for Christmas pottery!🎄⛄ @fancyplantskatie

This upcoming August... ☀Dye silks with us (or shop pre-dyed garments) at our drop-in Sunlight Silks workshop (check pricing & details on our online event calendar) 💃Boogie all night long at Salsa Sunday 🎨Come create with us during our final FUNdamental Friday event ...and more! See the full list of August events on our event calendar (link in bio).

Dinosaurs, spaceships, Santa Claus, and more: Spruill ceramics student @fancyplantskatie shows us how to collage and transform underglaze decals to take surface decoration to the next level.

Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate Bertha the fused glass kiln's 40th birthday with us last night! When Bertha came to Spruill in 2016, her added capacity allowed us to offer even more fused glass courses, helping this amazing program grow into what it is today. Happy birthday, Bertha!🎉

...and that's why Malcolm might just be the favorite child of the fused glass kiln room.🤷‍♀️ Meet the fused glass kilns (Bertha, Prince, Marge, Dick, Malcolm, and more!) in the newest blog post (link in bio), and don't forget to come celebrate Bertha the kiln's 40th birthday with us TONIGHT in the Spruill Event Studio from 6-8 PM!🥳

This is your (not so subtle) reminder to create your account on our new registration site if you haven't already (link in bio)!🎉 In case you didn't get the memo, Spruill is moving to a new registration system called Amilia this coming fall quarter. It is modern, mobile-friendly, and has some very exciting features! With fall registration just aroud the corner, go ahead and create your account if you still need to. Starting August 10, you'll be able to start viewing fall classes in Amilia, and registration starts not long after that! Keep an eye out for some tutorials we'll be publishing on our website to show you how to use the platform.

Now that you've met Bertha, meet her friends Dick & Jane. Get to know the whole team of fused glass kilns in our most recent blog post (link in bio), and remember to join us this Thursday from 6-8 PM for Bertha's 40th birthday party!🍰🥳🎉 Birthday's 40th Birthday Bash: 📆 July 23, 6-8 PM 🍰 Cake! 🎄 Fused glass ornament making (no experience needed) 📍 Spruill Event Studio 🥳 No RSVP required!

Fall 2016: Spruill drives a giant crow sculpture through Atlanta in a U-Haul and returns towing a 350-pound fused glass kiln named Bertha. This year marks a decade since Bertha the kiln arrived at Spruill as well as her 40th birthday! In preparation for her birthday celebration next week, read all about how she came to live at Spruill in the newest blog (link in bio). Birthday's 40th Birthday Bash: 📆 July 23, 6-8 PM 🍰 Cake! 🎄 Fused glass ornament making (no experience needed) 📍 Spruill Event Studio 🥳 No RSVP required!

Thank you to @cityofdunwoodyga's Mayor Deutsch for stopping by to read to our campers yesterday!📚☀️ This visit was part of the Mayor's Reading Club and Georgia Reads for America250 — literacy initiatives run by @gaforward and @georgia__reads.

Alan Pawthner, Bear Executive Officer🐻 Last week, our summer camp team created our CEO Alan a cardboard cutout of himself as his favorite animal — complete with a makeshift nametag and cardboard walkie talkie. It's safe to say Alan Pawthner is our new favorite coworker!

Glitter ducks, booby birds, and more! Our mosaics students have been very busy this summer.✨ Instructor: @mazzonimosaics

Glassblowing returns! We're excited to welcome back @silicaburnsglass for TWO upcoming glassblowing workshops. Join us on July 25 or 26 to make your own glass bowl, or come make a glass pumpkin on September 5 or 6. Register at the link in our bio.

The sounds that go into bowls, pens, salt & pepper shakers, and more. It's music to our ears!🎵 #woodworking #woodturning #atlantawoodworking #atlantamaker

Happy 4th of July from Spruill! We had a wonderful time today celebrating both our nation’s 250th birthday and our town’s 50th annual July 4th parade 🥳🇺🇸 @discoverdunwoody @dunwoodyhoa @cityofdunwoodyga @dunwoodypt

Thanks @scrapatl for joining us at our inaugural Recycled Art Market! Working to reduce waste and encourage creativity, @scrapatl collects and re-sells gently used craft supplies (and recycles what can't be sold) in addition to hosting artistic workshops. 🎨♻️

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