Atlanta chalk artist Jessie Queen also may be the queen of Albany Museum of Art ChalkFest. On Saturday, her work was recognized as Best of Show in the Professional Category, an award she also won at the 2021 festival.
 
Taking first place in the School Category was the Westover High School team. The top individual entry for amateur Community Artists was Amelia Curtis.

Add some special flair to your holiday gift wrapping this year with the Bows & Tags Workshop 10 am-noon on Saturday, Dec 3 at the Albany Museum of Art. Henrietta Ladson and Tricia Moreschi will lead the workshop. They will show you how to turn your gift wrapping into a work of art that the recipient will appreciate as much as the gift itself.

The year-end holidays will be here before you know it, which means school holiday breaks also are just a few weeks away. For busy parents who are looking for safe, creative ways for their children to spend their winter break from school, the Albany Museum of Art has a pair of popular holiday art camps that will fill their days with art, activities, and fun while encouraging them to use their imagination.

​Andrew J. Wulf, Ph.D., executive director of the Albany Museum of Art, has been recognized by Georgia Trend magazine in its inaugural Georgia 500, a comprehensive list of 500 influential local leaders who are driving the state’s economy.

As the holiday season looms, the Albany Museum of Art has a busy schedule for November that includes the AMA’s annual fall art festival, a race discussion session for college students, a three-part art lecture series, and programming for children, students, and adults.

​Eight high school and college students were recognized for their winning essays in the 8th annual A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words competition at the Albany Museum of Art.
 
Clara Lee, a Georgia Southwestern State University student, won the $250 first-place award in the College Division for her essay Changing for the Better. Taking top honor in the High School Division was Westover High School student Jaria Ware for her essay Ethiopia: A Second Utopia.

Glassblowing will be the hot new thing at Albany Museum of Art ChalkFest on Saturday, Nov 19, 2022, in downtown Albany.
 
Art students from Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus will demonstrate their glassblowing skills as they form glass art objects by inflating molten glass into a bubble with the aid of a blowpipe. The glassblowing demonstration area is the latest art addition to the 5th annual festival. Presented by Publix, AMA ChalkFest will be 10 am-5 pm on South Front Street and at Veterans Park Amphitheatre. Admission is free for everyone.

The final week has arrived for high school and college students in Southwest Georgia to submit essays for the 8th annual A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words essay contest at the Albany Museum of Art.

​From painting classes to a new exhibition to educational programs, October is shaping up to be an art-filled month of activities at the Albany Museum of Art.