Arts Guide to the Northeast Georgia Mountains

The first community project that GHCA undertook was to develop a brochure called "Art Guide" that we publish to promote Northeast Georgia and all the small businesses in Rabun, Habersham, and White Counties. Most small businesses do not have the advertising budget to publish brochures that can be distributed throughout the state, therefore in 2002 GHCA initiated the program of publishing an Arts Guide to the Northeast Georgia Mountains Art Galleries, restaurants, bed & breakfasts, and shops of special interest.

GHCA has continued to expand this brochure to its present 8-page fold out including maps and tour guides of each area as well as small ads for 34 businesses. The Georgia Welcome Centers promote this brochure extensively because of its community involvement. This is now a bi-yearly publication recognized by the Georgia Department of Economics and Tourism as a standard promotional tool for other areas of Georgia.

Taste of the Arts

In April of 2005 GHCA was included on the National Geographic Map of the Appalachians and their web site for one year. GHCA was one of only 19 sites to be chosen. To take advantage of this publicity GHCA developed the "Taste of the Arts" event to help promote this area as having a wealth of artists living in Georgia. We ask all of the businesses from our Tallulah Falls location to the Square in Clarkesville to participate by having artists demonstrating at their locations as well as if they could also have musicians, clowns, or any entertainments that would promote this area as an extensive art area.

The first event was pulled off by volunteers working in all areas, and Habersham Bank donating money for signs to put in front of the participating businesses. E.H. & Eye Catering Service donated food to be sold as a fundraiser. Three members of GHCA donated money to help with the raffle as well as many of the businesses made donations. The proceeds from this fundraiser will be used to help to promote future "Taste of the Arts".

Community Events Sponsor

Georgia Heritage Center for the Arts sponsors community wide events to promote the art and artists of Northeast Georgia. GHCA strives to be a community partner with other art organizations and the business community. Our mission statement includes that through the arts GHCA will have an impact on the economic stability of the community.

Georgia Heritage Center for the Arts is a forward thinking arts organization that focuses outward,
knowing that what is good for the community serves us all.

Experience Art by Northeast Georgia Authors and Artists

This is a hardbound book published by GHCA to promote the wonderful authors and artists who reside in Georgia. In the fall of 2001 GHCA advertised for the writers of Northeast Georgia to submit their written work to GHCA. Then in the winter of 2002 GHCA advertised for artists to come in and illustrate the written work. It took 2 years until the spring of 2004 to finally get all of the editing and publishing complete. The book is a beautiful coffee table type book and it is hoped that there will be future editions.