APRIL 2025 E-Newsletter

Gadsden Arts Admin • April 15, 2025

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E-NEWS • APRIL 2025

Headliners

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Community Event

Happy Hour at Gadsden Arts

Thursday, April 17, 2025, from 4PM – 6PM


Join Gadsden Arts for an early happy hour featuring art, fashion, and wine. Enjoy free admission after 4PM to explore our galleries, then head upstairs to admire fashion designs by Betty Rogers and jewelry by Quincie Hamby. Discover Barbara Balzer & Terrie Corbett: The Long-Term Effects of Magical Thinking along with the latest exhibition from the Artists Guild. We look forward to seeing you here!



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Dine & Discover

Sold Out — Dine & Discover: Celebrating Women in the Arts


Dine & Discover: Celebrating Women in the Arts is now sold out! To join the wait list, please email grace@gadsdenarts.org. Or, consider signing up for one of our upcoming Dine & Discover Luncheons this summer or fall!

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Memberships

An Incredible Value

Access 1,400+ Museums with a Gadsden Arts Membership


With a Gadsden Arts Family Reciprocal Membership, you not only receive the benefit of exhibition admission for four adults, and discounts on event reservations and Fletcher Museum Shop purchases, you also gain member benefits at 1,400 museums across the United States and Canada. It’s the perfect way to explore art and culture and save money!

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Annual Giving

Make an Impact through Gadsden Arts


As a community-driven art museum, Gadsden Arts thrives because of the unwavering support of our donors, members, and volunteers. Your contribution helps sustain and grow vital programs for children and youth and exciting Major Exhibitions that inspire us through a world of human experiences. You can make a lasting impact and help bring art experiences to everyone.

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Things to do

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Youth & Family

Every Saturday is a Family Day


Come enjoy Free Family Days every Saturday at Gadsden Arts! Get creative in the ArtZone, discover galleries through a Visual Scavenger Hunt, and unwind in the Reading Corner. Don’t forget to grab a free book and an Art@Home Kit to continue the fun at home!


Free Family Saturdays at Gadsden Arts are made possible by Art for Children & Youth Donors , and presented by Centennial Bank , in partnership with the National Hookup of Black Women – Gadsden , Art for Children Sponsors Bell & Bates Home Center , Sunnyside Farm Management Inc ., a grant from the Community Foundation of North Florida , and Art @ Home Kits sponsor TDS Telecom .

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Youth & Family

Adventure Awaits: Join Our 2025 Summer Art Camp!


Registration is now open for our 2025 Summer Art Camp, where every young artist can embark on a new adventure! From the Wild West to Superhero Skills, a week of creative and affordable fun awaits your child.

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Register Here
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Call to Artists:

37th Art in Gadsden – Applications Now Open!


Calling all artists! Applications are now open for the 37th Art in Gadsden. Each year, this renowned exhibition attracts art lovers from across the region, featuring a stunning variety of artworks by our region’s artists. Both new and returning artists are invited to apply.


Art in Gadsden is presented b y Thomas Howell Ferguson P.A. , with generous support from Doug Croley Insurance Services , Best of Show Award sponsor; Iron Oak Wealth Management , First Place Award sponsor; Lines, Hinson, and Lines , Second Place Award sponsor; Full Earth Farm , Third Place Award sponsor; Black Fig , Director’s Circle program sponsor; and Proof Brewery , Reception Sponsor.


Image: Cathy Hathaway, Joyce, acrylic on paper

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Internships

Become a Summer Art Camp Intern!


Looking for a fun and rewarding way to earn service hours or boost your college applications this summer? Become a Camp Intern for our Summer Art Camp and gain hands-on experience while helping young artists explore their creativity.

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Things to see

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Regional Art

Barbara Balzer & Terrie Corbett: The Long-Term Effects of Magical Thinking

On display through June 21, 2025


Discover the captivating exhibition The Long Term Effects of Magical Thinking , where Tallahassee artists Barbara Balzer and Terrie Corbett blend ceramics and mixed media to explore the power of artistic expression.

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Regional Art

Gadsden Arts Artists Guild


Enjoy the second Artists Guild exhibition of 2025, on view in the Gadsden Arts Center & Museum’s Bates Community Room through June 7, 2025.


Image: Michael Burchfield, Emily’s World, 2021, oil

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Fletcher Museum Shop

Discover Handcrafted Wooden Ornaments by Walt Wager 


Since 2002, Walt Wager has been an avid woodturner. Shop a selection of his wooden ornaments available for sale in the Fletcher Museum Shop. GACM Members receive 10% off on all museum shop purchases!

Current Exhibitions

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Impressionism by American Women

On view through

 May 10, 2025, 5PM EST

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Impressionism: a Journey through Light & Emotions  

On view through

May 10, 2025, 5PM EST

Abstract landscape with dark hills, a misty sky, and a small bridge over reflective water.

Founders’ Collection

On view through

May 10, 2025, 5PM EST

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Black Women Artists

On view through

June 30, 2025, 5PM EST

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The Long Term Effects of Magical Thinking

 On view through

June 21, 2025, 5PM EST

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Gadsden Arts Artists Guild

On view through

June 7, 2025, 5PM EST

What’s happening!

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Meet the newest GACM team member: Neda Izadi


Gadsden Arts is excited to welcome Neda Izadi as our new ArtZone Instructor. Currently working towards her Doctorate in Art Education, Neda brings a wealth of experience and a passion for the arts. Born in Tehran, Iran, she began her artistic journey at the age of 10 and earned her MFA in Puppetry from the University of Connecticut in 2017. With over 8 years of professional experience and international exposure in Europe, Neda is eager to share her knowledge and inspire children at Gadsden Arts.

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Martha Ann McCaskill Catering Kitchen Dedication


Friends and family gathered at Gadsden Arts to honor the memory of Martha Ann McCaskill with the dedication of a newly remodeled kitchen lovingly renovated in her name, sharing stories of how she had a gift for making everyone feel valued and at home. We are deeply grateful to all who donated and attended in support of this beautiful tribute to Martha Ann McCaskill’s legacy.

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Honoring 20 Years of Leadership


Gadsden Arts Center & Museum has been fostering creativity and culture in the community for 31 years. We are deeply grateful for the exceptional leadership of Executive Director Grace Robinson, whose 20 years of dedication have helped transform the museum into a vibrant cultural hub, offering impactful exhibitions and ensuring the arts remain accessible to all.

In the community

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On the square in Quincy

Dining • Shopping • Arts & Culture


March Feature: Bwenbya’s Market

Congratulate Bwenbya’s Market on its one-year anniversary!

Bwembya’s Market logo with a thatched hut and the tagline “Come for the culture, return for the connection.”

Big Papa’s Chophouse

Bantam Bay

Bwenbya’s Market

CJ’s Kitchen and Catering

Dean Mitchell’s Marie Brooks Gallery

Kavannah’s Sweet Boutique

J&A Seafood Plus

Otterly Southern Boutique

Padgett’s Jewelers

Q Dogs n’ Cream

Quincy Main Street

Quincy Music Theater

Reynolds Donut Shop

Sweet Abayomi

The White Rabbit Market


Contact Brittney Rollins to be added to this list.

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Visual Art

See what’s happening nearby!



Art Museums & Galleries

AHA Gallery, Havana

Anderson Brickler Gallery, Tallahassee

ArtPort Gallery , Tallahassee

Bwembya’s Market , Quincy

Dean Mitchell’s Marie Brooks Gallery, Quincy

Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery, Tallahassee

FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee

LeMoyne Arts, Tallahassee

Signature Art Gallery, Tallahassee

Tallahassee Senior Center, Tallahassee

Tallahassee State College Fine Art Gallery, Tallahassee

Venvi Gallery, Tallahassee


Contact Brittney Rollins to be added to this list.


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