Artist Emergency Relief Funds Awarded to Local Gig-Artists

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Artist Emergency Relief Funds Awarded to Local Gig-Artists In the first two weeks of applications received, the Augusta Cultural Arts Consortium (ACAC) has allocated $24,370 to 53 CSRA artists who have had gigs cancelled due to COVID-19.  The Artists live in Aiken, Columbia, Edgefield, Jefferson, McDuffie, Richmond, and Taliaferro Counties. Some artists may not be
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Featured Member Artists: Art and Jerrie Abdon

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Featured Member Artists: Art and Jerrie Abdon I had the pleasure of getting to know Arts Council member artist couple, Art and Jerrie Abdon, a little better this week. “Art the Artist” Abdon seems to be everywhere in Augusta, in person and online, and particularly online now that we live in the international world of
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Featured Artist Member Karen Gordon

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Artist Member Karen Gordon Last week I asked Karen Gordon for 10 minutes to talk about her life for this issue of our Newsletter. Karen is a woman on the go.  Karen Gordon, The Empress of Cool, or, to me- the goddess of all things jazz, is a local musician, an event producer, a gig-
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Featured Member Artists: Colleen Beyer and Wesley Stewart

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Featured Member Artists: Colleen Beyer and Wesley Stewart It was a pleasure to exit my quarantine existence last Friday to meet with Colleen Beyer and Wesley Stewart to learn about their Public Art practice.  Of course, Rhian Swain with RedWolf joined us, mask and camera ready to document this creative couple and 2 examples of
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Pax Bobrow Editorial on 1970 Augusta Riot Observance

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I was thankful to be included in the work of the 1970 Augusta Riot Observance Steering Committee for almost two years. The historians and researchers in the group performed the heart of the work, but all were welcome to contribute whatever skills and time that they had to the labor of shining a light on this
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