
The following are descriptions of GAP funded activities from
2003
Ben
Hill County
The Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Arts Council presented "Four
Grands at The Grand," which featured four Fitzgerald
musicians presenting a concert on four grand pianos at the
Grand Theatre of Fitzgerald. The four musicians included familiar
favorite selections, anecdotes between the pieces, and a selection
of patriotic pieces.
Berrien
County
The Berrien County Collaborative used their GAP funds on a
project focused on an after school program for at-risk youth
and their families. The project organizers brought in artist-in-residence
Windell Campbell, the comedy program "Peanut Circus Show"
and also animal trainers from a regional park zoo.
Cook
County
The Cook County Council for the Arts presented the musical
"Annie, Jr." The performance featured local talents,
the costumes were designed and created by cast and crew. Local
businesses distributed ads, the local School Board donated
the space for rehearsals and for the performance, a local
travel company provided the props and materials, and the local
newspaper provided publicity for the project
Irwin
County
The Ocilla Housing Authority presented their project "Beginning
Violin", which involved children and their parents, residents
of the Housing Authority. The children were enrolled in violin
classes, and together with their parents, were transported
to a nearby town for the lesson. Volunteers from the Housing
Authority donated time and talent to practice with the children
after school.
Tift
County
La Fiesta Del Pueblo - a festival celebrating Hispanic heritage,
The festival involves local businesses who set up sampling
booths, local clubs and organizations sponsor an educational
corner, and the local hospitals sponsor a health fair and
free screening. Entertainers delight the crowd while the Mexican
consulate services the needs of the local Hispanic population.
Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage - the museum sponsored
the exhibit "Africa: Her Heritage and Culture,"
a collection of authentic African art and artifacts.
Atlantic Coastline Artist Guild - the guild sponsored
an art competition centered around Georgia Folk Life. The
winning pieces, all of which were submitted by tremendously
talented local artists, were framed and included in a traveling
exhibit.
Turner
County
The Turner County Arts Council together with the Historic
Preservation committee and the Fireant Festival committee
worked together to create awareness of the natural talents
and resources present in this small rural county. This year's
project was Phase One of a 3 year project which will involve
a performance as a process of awakening self-confidence, effect
social reconciliation among the community participants, and
build a county-wide collaboration. The first phase involved
collecting stories from local citizens, performances, and
training of interviewers. The stories were transcribed and
in the next phase will be sent to a playwright to being working
on a script, to be used in a a performance and also to be
used by a local museum.
Wilcox
County
The Wilcox County Arts Council sponsored two separated projects.
The first one focused on storytelling and involved puppeteer
artists who entertained and educated adults and children in
a series of performances. The second project was a patriotic
concert by the Warner Robbins USAF Reserve Band in honor of
all the people from the community who were called to serve
in Iraq.
Worth
County
The Worth County Margaret Jones Public Library hosted a vacation
reading program with an art component called "Books Ahoy"
The program included performances for the community by storyteller
Sean Driscoll, as well as arts and crafts workshops sponsored
by the local hardware store.
The Worth County Boy Scout Troop 100 sponsored a "Frontier
Day". A local park in Sylvester was transformed back
to the days of blacksmithing, knitting, quilting, corn shelling,
and more. Local museums, parks and civic groups provided demonstrations,
workshops, and performances.
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