Georgia Artisan Center created in Perry

The Perry Area Convention and

Visitors Bureau in partnership with the Georgia Artisan Center Task Force

announces the creation of the Georgia Artisan Center in Perry. The task force,

comprised of several local citizens, has been working for more than a year to

create an artisan center in Perry that will celebrate Georgia’s rich artisan

heritage and to encourage locals and travelers alike to enjoy Georgia made

products and activities.

Initially the Georgia Artisan

Center will be located inside the Perry Welcome Center/Convention and Visitors

Bureau, located at 101 Gen. Courtney Hodges Blvd., featuring a retail space

filled with Georgia made artisan products. Juried items such as jewelry,

pottery, books, sculptures, paintings, textiles, food products, and more will

be on consignment from Georgia artisans and made available to the public at a

one-stop shop of unique, hand crafted products. The vision of the task force is

to grow the Georgia Artisan Center to include live artisan demonstrations,

classes, and events.

Sheila Jones, executive

director of the Perry Convention and Visitors Bureau states “We are very

excited about the creation of the Georgia Artisan Center in Perry and happy to

have it located in the Perry Welcome Center. We feel it is a great partnership

and will positively enhance the visitor experience to Perry as well as to

Georgia.”

Bill Loudermilk, chairman of

the Georgia Artisan Center Task Force, adds, “The mission of The Georgia

Artisan Center is to showcase our state’s unique artisans, crafts and heritage,

a venue where arts, history and education come together as a tribute to

Georgia’s significant artisan past and thriving cultural future and where their

works are showcased, traded, and highlighted as opportunities for education and

celebration.”

With the anticipated opening

in late summer of 2013, the operations of the Georgia Artisan Center will be

the responsibility of the Georgia Artisan Center Advisory Board, a 501c3

tax-exempt organization. Information regarding product selection for the center

will be announced at a later date. For more information, you may contact the

Perry Convention and Visitors Bureau at 478-988-8000.

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