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The Art Center's Printmaking Exhibition Celebrates a Long History of Art as Messaging
When we think of printing in the modern era, we’re more likely to envision fighting with a machine that refuses to work before a deadline due to “low toner” than we are to think about art. It’s easy these days to take for granted the ability to reproduce text and images, but the art of printmaking has been an incredibly powerful tool for communicating ideas, information, and emotion throughout history. Printmaking started in ancient times with woodcuts, with the earliest kno
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Mar 45 min read


This Weekend's BOWLS Celebrates an Art Form with an Important History (For Both Humanity and The Art Center!)
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
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Feb 185 min read


Fashion Has Always Been to Dye For
Learn about the complicated (and often smelly) history of dyeing fabric and its impact on society.
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Oct 9, 20255 min read


Weaving Memories at Fiber Fair
The Art Center hosted an incredible Fiber Fair to share the history and importance of fiber arts, in conjunction with our current exhibition.
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Sep 30, 20255 min read


How Fiber Helped Weave the Modern World
Learn how the development of textiles and fiber impacted the world of modern technology.
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Sep 15, 20254 min read


What is Fiber Art?
An explanation of fiber art, its differentiation from textile art, and the announcement of The Art Center's next exhibition
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Sep 12, 20253 min read


The Restoration of the Light: The Significance of Our GwangBok 80 Exhibit
Learn the history that inspired the GwangBok 80 exhibition, a celebration of 80 years of Korean independence and culture!
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Jul 23, 20253 min read


Georgia Women Who Impacted the Arts: Part 2
This week we're finishing up our Women's History Month retrospective with three more women from Georgia who made art history.
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Mar 24, 20254 min read


Georgia Women Who Impacted The Arts: Part 1
In a continuing celebration of Women’s History Month, we want to celebrate some of our home-grown female artists who made an impact on...
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Mar 19, 20254 min read


Women’s Work: 5 Lesser-Known Female Artists Who Overcame the Odds to Make History (Part 1)
Women have worked in the arts for centuries, but much of their work has gone unattributed or under-represented.
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Mar 10, 20255 min read
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