Welcome to Arts Clayton!
Thank you for visiting the home page of Arts Clayton - a community service arts organization located in Jonesboro, Georgia.
The First Lady's Luncheon
In honor of the First Lady of the United States, a luncheon was held April 17, 2008. This year, “The First Lady’s Luncheon," a 100-year tradition, was marked by Mrs. Alfredia Scott (wife of Congressman David Scott), serving as the first African American hostess.
Mrs. Scott and the Congressional Club asked Arts Clayton to assist in selecting local artists to produce unique pieces of art which were presented to attendees during this prestigious social event.
Theresa Fontes-Black was commissioned to create 2100 glass-beaded necklaces of various colors,shapes and sizes. This was a special surprise for those who attended.
Debra Svitil was chosen to design, create and present a handmade quilt to First Lady, Mrs. Laura Bush. The quilt, measuring six and a half feet square, featured Mrs. Bush’s portrait enhanced by more than 30 different color threads. Hand-stitched into the quilt are several bluebonnets, long-horns, pecans, armadillos and monarch butterflies which are all symbols of her home state of Texas.
Mrs. Scott boasted on behalf of Arts Clayton by saying, “All of the guests will be receiving a piece of artwork from Clayton County, Georgia. The First Lady of the United States will see the work of this organization and have a piece of it forever. I think everybody can be very proud of this.” Both artists expressed that it was an overwhelming honor and great compliment to be commissioned to create this artwork and represent the wealth of talented artists from Arts Clayton.
Grant Opportunities
Up to $2000 (per event/project) for Art Program Funding: The Grassroots Arts Program
...for Butts, Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Newton, Rockdale and Spalding Counties. Funded by the Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly and administered in this area by Arts Clayton.
FY 2009 application deadline is October 3, 2008. View the GAP page for more information and a downloadable application.
Four GAP grant writing workshops will be held at the Arts Clayton Gallery, located at 136 S. Main Street in Downtown Jonesboro. The purpose of the workshops is to demystify the grant-writing process for potential applicants. These workshops are free of charge - however, pre-registration is required and all applicants (especially new and first-time applicants) are strongly encouraged to attend. Workshop times are: Tuesday, September 9 at 10 AM; Thursday, September 11 at 1 PM; Monday, September 15 at 6 PM; and Saturday, September 20 at 10 AM. Please email artline@artsclayton.org with your name, organization, contact information and which workshop session you wish to reserve and attend or call Sara Cookson at 770-473-5775. Applicants should obtain the application forms and funding guidelines prior to attending, and should bring their rough draft applications with them.
Annual Signature Partners
We'd like to sincerely thank our Annual Signature Partners. Due to their generosity, we're able to create valuable projects and programs and achieve our mission in the community.
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