Last updated: 10/14/2022
Monroe, Georgia
Street Address
205 South Broad StreetMonroe, GA 30655
Mailing Address
P O Box 125Monroe, GA 30655
phone: 770-207-8937
e-mail: mag@monroeartguild.org
web: monroewaltonarts.org

Hours

Sunday
1 PM - 5 PM
Monday
11 AM - 4 PM
Tuesday - Thursday
11 AM - 5 PM
Friday - Saturday
10 AM - 5 PM

Admissions

There is no admission for any of our shows or events.

Museum Type(s)

Art

Staff

Hope Reese
phone: 770-207-8937
Barbara Barth
phone: 770-207-8937
Zach Coffman
phone: 770-207-8937
Description

Monroe-Walton Center for the Arts. We’re so much more than a place to view fabulous (mostly local!) art. We’re your new favorite destination for shopping for the perfect unique artisan-made gift. We’re your creativity stretching place at classes taught by talented artists for all ages and abilities. Find inspiration for your home or your soul. Art for you and Art for All in the heart on Monroe.

Mission

Our mission is to create a thriving arts community through education, outreach and opportunities to ensure all people in Walton County have access to the benefits of the arts. We strive to create beauty and vibrancy while supporting the vital work of local artists and ​crafts people in Walton County.

History

The Monroe Walton Center for the Arts was founded in 1993 as the Monroe Art Guild. A group of local artists discovered each other as a result of a severe weather downburst which did significant damage to downtown Monroe. The community came together to make restorations through various fundraising events and activities. A benefit art show was among these efforts organized to help raise funds to repair the damage to downtown. It provided the seed for the group of artists to come together and form a guild.

Volunteers contacted the City about renovating of the downtown post office which had been vacant for a period of time to convert it into an art gallery and classroom facility. Diligent in their efforts, the group raised money and went to work painting, scraping and sprucing up the space. These efforts occurred largely between 1993 and 1997. Period shows, lectures, etc. were held during the renovation phase for the public.

Today, as a community art center, MWCA houses a gallery, gift shop, and pottery studio. There are classes throughout the week for all ages and various arts.

Artifact Collections

MWCA hosts approximately 9 shows a year. In 2022, artifacts from the Monroe Museum were displayed in the gallery. We hope to partner with the museum in the future.

Educational Programs

Here at MWCA, our goal is to give adults and children the tools to enjoy a lifetime of art.

We are a technique-based teaching arts center. Classes are taught by master artists who are also experienced teachers. Students leave our courses, not just with a painting or a bowl, but with the knowledge and skills to continue a lifetime of life-enriching (and stress-reducing!) creativity! We offer dozens of classes each month in drawing, painting, fiber, wood, writing, digital, and resin.

Facilities

Our building was built in 1931 as a part of the Hoover Administration's Public Works Projects and served Monroe as a United States Post Office from 1932 until 1970. In 1972, the building re-opened to serve as our community's library. In 1993, the City of Monroe made it available to its artist community, and it has served as an artist guild and community art center ever since.

Governance

The Monroe-Walton Center for the arts is governed by a Board of Directors and a full-time Executive Director.

Publications

Monroe-Walton Center for the Arts, Inc. publishes a monthly newsletter by email to its members available at https://www.monroewaltonarts.org/members-memo and an Impact Report available at https://www.monroewaltonarts.org/our-mission--history.html

Newsletter - monthly
Impact Report - annual
Services

MWCA serves its community through no or low cost classes for differently-abled neighbors, free ArtMD activity kits for children and adults in stressful situations, free art therapy for children suffering trauma.

In addition the art center supports local artists by providing art shows in the gallery, changing approximately every month, and a gift shop in front.

Classes are ongoing for children and adults - see class list on the website. The lovely space is available for birthday parties/classes, graduation parties, and receptions.

Our Gift Shop is a Local Destination

We have three separate areas to display varied forms of art: Our Main Gallery, the Sculpture Garden and our fabulous Artists Market Gift Shop is filled with locally-produced (by our members) one-of-a-kind gifts. And don't forget our Book Nook with local authors' books. Please drop by to see some great works!

Our Gift Gallery is yet another opportunity for you to enjoy our Members' works. You can shop for home décor, jewelry, candles, pottery, soap, photography, books by local authors, fine art supplies and more in our shop. We feature more than 65 artists -- everything is original, unique and hand-made.

Gift Shop
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The building, built in 1931, has a ramp in front, a restroom on the main floor, and parking behind the building and on the street in front. There is no elevator, so the upstairs classrooms and downstairs pottery studio are not accessible.

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