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🎄✨ Calling all vendors! Applications are now open for The Art Center Holiday Pop-Up Market 2026! 📣 APPLICATIONS CLOSE OCTOBER 12! 📩 Acceptance emails sent by October 23 Join us for a festive day of holiday shopping, creativity, and community featuring local makers and creatives! 📅 December 12, 2026 ⏰ 11 AM–4 PM 📍 The Art Center | Johns Creek, GA Ready to join us? Head to the link in our bio to apply!

🎨 Entries are now open for the 12th Annual Summer Serendipity Exhibition! Summer Serendipity is The Art Center’s most anticipated exhibition of the year, bringing together emerging and established artists from across the Southeast in a vibrant celebration of creativity, community, and artistic discovery. This year’s exhibition is especially meaningful as we celebrate The Art Center’s 30th Anniversary—marking three decades of supporting artists and fostering creative expression throughout our community. Whether your work is bold and experimental or refined and traditional, we invite you to submit and be part of this milestone exhibition. ✨ Up to 3 works may be submitted 🏆 First Place Award: $1,500 💰 Additional cash prizes and recognitions available 📅 Submission Deadline: June 19, 2026 🖼️ Exhibition Dates: July 27 – August 29, 2026 Join us in celebrating 30 years of art, community, and creativity. Visit our website through the link in our bio for submission guidelines, eligibility requirements, and entry details. @entrythingy #johnscreekga #artexhibitions #callingallartists

It’s a vote for the child discovering a new passion, the student finding confidence through art, the artist sharing their work, the families making memories at summer camp, and the place our community gathers to learn, create, and grow together. If The Art Center has ever inspired you, welcomed you, or been part of your story, we’d be so grateful for your support in Best of North Atlanta 2026. You can vote for us in these categories: ✨ Best Customer Service ✨ Best Non-Profit Organization ✨ Best Place to Work ✨ Best Art Lessons/Studio ✨ Best Place for Kids to Have Fun ✨ Best Summer Camp ✨ Best After-School Program ✨ Best Art Gallery/Retailer You’ll find these categories under People & Community, Recreation, Services, and Shopping & Commerce. Thank you for helping us continue to make art accessible to our community. ❤️ Visit the link in our bio to vote! 🗳️ #bestofnorthatlanta #theartcenter #johnscreekga

Got extra art supplies collecting dust? Let’s swap it out ♻️🎨 Join us for The Art Center’s Earth Day Artist Swap on April 25th from 11AM to 4PM—a community-driven event where you can leave what you don’t want and take what you do… completely free ✨ Drop-offs begin after 3PM on Thursday, April 23 in The Art Center Annex (Building 600), and the official swap kicks off Saturday at 11AM! From studio tools and easels to organization bins and display materials, this is your chance to refresh your creative space while keeping materials out of landfills 🌎 No money, no negotiating—just sharing, swapping, and supporting fellow artists 🫶 While you’re here, don’t forget to check out our Papermaking Workshop with Scraplanta happening the same day! To learn more, head to the link in our bio ✨ #EarthDayEvent #ArtSupplySwap #CreativeCommunity

30 years of creativity, connection, and culture. 🎨 For three decades, these halls and classrooms have been filled with curiosity, courage, and the quiet magic that happens when someone picks up a paintbrush, shapes clay, or discovers a new way to express themselves. Art has a ripple effect. One class can spark a passion. One exhibition can inspire a new perspective. One creative moment can change the way someone sees themselves and the world around them. Over the years, so many unique stories have passed through The Art Center. Some people come to learn something new, some come to reconnect with their creativity, and others simply come for the joy art brings. You never truly know someone’s story or the reason they turn to art — but we are honored to be part of that journey. To everyone who has taken a class, taught, volunteered, visited, supported, and grown alongside us over the last 30 years — thank you. Because of you, this community continues to thrive. And the best part? We’re just getting started. We can’t wait to keep creating, learning, and growing together with you for many years to come. 👉 What role has art played in your story? #30YearsOfArt #ArtTransforms #CreativeCommunity

💙 Show us your blues. The Art Center’s Fall Student & Member Exhibition, I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues, invites you to explore everything blue can be—from indigo skies and deep waters to longing, memory, melancholy, healing, resilience, and everything in between. Whether your interpretation is quiet or bold, abstract or representational, beautiful or bittersweet, we want to see your blues. 🖌️ Submission Deadline: October 9, 2026 📩 Acceptance Notifications: October 16, 2026 Let your imagination drift into the blue. Visit the link in our bio to learn more and submit your work. 💙 #localartist #johnscreek #callforartists #theartcenter

✨ Celebrate 30 Years of Creativity with Us! ✨ For three decades, The Art Center has been a place where creativity flourishes, artists grow, friendships are formed, and our community comes together through the power of art. Now, it’s time to celebrate this incredible milestone. Join us for The Art Center’s 30th Birthday Celebration Gala on Friday, September 18th from 6:00–9:00 PM at St. Ives Country Club for an unforgettable evening honoring 30 years of artistic impact, community connection, and creative inspiration. Whether you’ve taken a class, attended an exhibition, volunteered, supported our mission, or simply believe in the importance of the arts, we’d love to celebrate with you. 🎉 Gala tickets are on sale now! Visit our website to reserve your seat and be part of this special evening. Here’s to 30 years of creativity—and the many more to come. 🥂🎨 #TheArtCenterJohnsCreek #ArtsInTheCommunity #SupportTheArts

🎨✨ Come see us at Arts on the Boardwalk! Join us Saturday, September 26 at The Boardwalk at Town Center for a family-friendly celebration of creativity featuring local artisans, hands-on experiences, authors, performing arts, live music, and a high school art exhibition! And of course, The Art Center will be there! 💙 Bring the kiddos by the Kids’ Activities Area for FREE crafts and face painting hosted by our team! 🎨🖌️ 📅 Saturday, September 26 📍 The Boardwalk at Town Center Come make something, get creative, and enjoy a day filled with art! We can’t wait to see you there! ✨

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