On March 31st, 2026, the Georgia House passed House Resolution 1007, “acknowledging the effectiveness of arts for health initiatives in improving mental health outcomes.” According to SaportaReport, this makes Georgia the first state to pass such a measure, a surprising achievement for a state that spends only 14 cents per resident on arts funding and ranks consistently last or near to last on arts funding in the U.S.A. The resolution cites a Kaiser Family Foundation poll, wh

Today, February 27, The Art Center officially turns 30 years old! We started in 1996 as a tiny community art center renting out a single room of the historic Warsaw School , which had been saved and renovated by Mark Burkhalter. Johns Creek didn't exist back then, so we were first known as the Ocee Arts Center. The area looked very different at the time, a far-flung and under-served spot in the north of Fulton County. The Art Center sprung up out of the need for more communit

Venus of Dolní Věstonice Ceramics are an art form that have been around since the Neolithic era, quietly impacting our civilization’s development and acting as a vital record of ancient cultures. Humanity has been crafting things out of clay since at least 28,000 BCE, when the Venus of Dolní Věstonice (the oldest known ceramic piece in the world) was created. Functional clay vessels do not appear to have been developed until much later than this ancient sculpture. Some of t

Meet Samson Tarpeh, The Art Center's new Deputy Director here to help us build on our mission of bringing the arts to North Fulton and its neighbors.

A recap of our summer at The Art Center

Learn what improv is, what it's like to do, and how it can help your creative life!

Vanessa interviews fellow teens at The Art Center for a Teen Takeover of our blog!

Rising high school senior Vanessa shares her experience at The Art Center.

We have many opportunities for teens to learn, exhibit art, and find new friends in the coming months!