About Us
Our goal is to provide easy access to fine arts education, a gallery, a professional art supply store and working studio space for the South Metro Area. We are a mixture of a co-op and for-profit group of creative people who have created our own village in a 5,000 sq ft. historic building, downtown Fayetteville, GA.
ArtWorks was founded by Kathaleen Brewer in 2009 when she envisioned how an old office building could be converted into studios and a gallery. She knew artists needed a local venue in which to exhibit and work, and the fact there weren't any facilities in the South and East Metro Atlanta area that provided the general public with continued education in the arts. So she went to work. The results have been very rewarding, although Kathaleen realizes there is still a long way to go. Fayette County remains the only Metro Atlanta County without an art center, the only county without a cultural arts category within the Chamber of Commerce, and the only county without a cultural arts commission, coalition or department within any of its cities or county governments. "We are definitely a bootstrap group and hopefully people will realize how a thriving arts community benefits both its citizens and the local economy."
Kathaleen moved to Fayette County in 2005 to be closer to her elderly parents and the 'old home place'. She had retired from dental hygiene (BS Degree from USC), and left her position in Ojai, CA, as a city arts commissioner. Back in California, she founded the Ojai Art Garden venue, which was an ongoing weekend event for tourist. Originally she he had planned to relax and work on her own art, but when she discovered the cultural arts void, she went into high gear. In 2005 she founded the non-profit Fayette Art Center and Gallery, Inc. and had it up and running until the economy tanked in 2007. It's still a viable entity and remains the main backbone of the educational programs, but its in hiatus mode since grant money is hard to come by now days, "What we need is one strong benefactor" states Kathaleen. "So far everything is being done by the most wonderful group of volunteers made up of artists and students. "
Location:
107 Stonewall Ave. E
Fayetteville, GA 30214
Hours:
Tues.- Fri: 10AM - 6PM
Sat: 12AM - 6PM
Sun-Mon: Closed
