A patron takes a photo of one of the paintings in the Southern Arts Invitational exhibit at its opening in August. The show will run through October 31.
... this exhibition is a reminder of why spaces like the Arts Center matter. They bring a community together. They show us ourselves. They open doors to new ways of seeing. And in a world that often feels divided and hurried, they invite us – quietly and insistently – to slow down, look around, and connect.
They’ re seeing what can happen when a small town insists on valuing creativity, when a community chooses to preserve the past while nurturing the future. The Warhol, the Rembrandt, the local acquisitions – all of them say the same thing: that the Arts Center of Moultrie belongs in the conversation, that rural does not mean lesser, and that art belongs everywhere.
The 2025 Southern Arts pieces will hang in the Vereen, McCall, and Traverse galleries through October, and like all exhibits at the Arts Center, admission is free. But beyond the dates and the walls and the artworks themselves, this exhibition is a reminder of why spaces like the Arts Center matter. They bring a community together. They show us ourselves. They open doors to new ways of seeing. And in a world that often feels divided and hurried, they invite us – quietly and insistently – to slow down, look around, and connect.
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