We currently have about 30 chairs which have been purchased. An education committee headed by Jerry Chapelle was formed and has begun to work on cleaning out the old kindergarten building and to prepare it for art education classes. Discussions are underway with the University of Georgia, Center for Continuing Education to determine if a practical means of coordinating classes through the Georgia Center can be developed. A business plan is being developed. The performing arts division and others are working to develop uses for the old gym.
Immediate plans call for putting in a new rest room facility.
A comprehensive use plan for all of our buildings will be developed in the next few months. The Southworks Juried Art Show and the Artist Market were a tremendous success and were attended by over 6000 people. Special thanks go to all of the volunteers who coordinated and ran the Art Show and Artist Market and the principal fund raisers in support of Southworks, the Thrift Sale and Christmas Holiday Market. An additional thanks goes out to The Wealth Management Group for their sponsorship of the Juried Art Show and The Athens Banner Herald for their sponsorship of the Artist Market. Two quality community theater productions were presented by the Performing Arts Division to some of the largest crowds to ever attend our local productions.