CONTENTS
September 2025
10 ART OF THE SOUTH Small-town Arts Center proves that creativity belongs everywhere
18 THE ARTS CENTER PERMANENT COLLECTION An eclectic collection of art ranging from local artists to Old Masters
28 A VOICE ON CANVAS Vanessa Vazquez brushes her future into focus
34 GREG BYRD GETS‘ CHEEKY’ Moultrie native finds national art success
40 TRAVEL Five National Park lodges for the well-heeled
46 RECIPES Zucchini chicken bake, strawberry cheesecake & chicken skewers
ON THE COVER:“ The Dying Cowboy” by Margo Ruffin Hamilton was this year’ s winner of the Southern Arts Invitational, a juried show at the Arts Center of Moultrie. Arts Center Curator Amber Moore hangs the mixed media piece.
photography by Jill Stringfellow Photography
4 MoultrieScene SEPTEMBER 2025