AUDITION for the JOHNS CREEK CHORALE
Love to Sing?
HURRY! Auditions for the upcoming 2022-2023 season are open to all interested amateur or professional singers, 16 years old and above in July and August.
MORE PUBLIC ART for JOHNS CREEK !
Rogers Bridge salvage steel art projectHonoring the importance of the historic Rogers Bridge by re-purposing its steel for public art.
Once it was clear the historic bridge would be replaced with a new structure, the Johns Creek Historical Society, JC CVB, and others were active advocates of saving the bridge steel (a small portion pictured above) to create public art.
$200,000 funding was made available for one large and a couple smaller artworks when the Fulton County Commissioners budgeted $150,000, thanks to Commissioner Liz Hausmann, and the Johns Creek City Council approved the JCCVB recommendation to allocate $50,000 of hotel/motel tax to the project.
Artist selection. The Fulton County department of Arts&Culture, with deep experience in public art, is managing the artist selection and commission process. After a call for artists was announced and applications considered, the top candidates made a July 11th site visit to see the steel available, potential artwork locations, and to hear a presentation of the history of the bridge and its surroundings. Those artists will make their proposals in mid-August, with the final selection following.
read more about the project to replace the historic Rogers Bridge with a replica pedestrian bridge across the Chattahoochee at Cauley Creek Park.
Ribbon Cutting for the 2nd Gateway Marker Art Piece
Located on State Bridge Rd near the Chattahoochee
The artist William Massey (3rd from left), CVB, Chamber, and City reps celebrated completion of the gateway marker.
Be sure to read the inscription on the base of this gateway marker. Its statement explains that the icons on the bridge represent Johns Creek's past, present, and future.
Bell-Boles Horse Sculpture
"Entwined Strength"
was installed May 4th
"Entwined Strength", by sculptor Eric Strauss and commissioned by Beautification Johns Creek, was installed successfully at the Bell- Boles roundabout on May 4th. Congratulations to sculptor Eric Strauss and to Lynn Canty, Johns Creek Beautification ArtSpot chair. Ribbon. A ribbon-cutting celebration was held June 5th.
See more photos and a video of the installation
Johns Creek Beautification Facebook
Building Johns Creek's Gathering Place
Keep up with the latest news of the Legacy Center Project
The Legacy Center of Johns Creek will be a multi-use, multi-discipline arts center designed to be used not only as a comprehensive cultural arts venue, but a place for community, social, and business events. It is envisioned to be a strong economic driver for both the arts and the greater community of Johns Creek. Many community and government leaders consider the Legacy Center to be a top priority and potential “anchor” in the development of a city center for Johns Creek.
As a hub of activity, the Legacy Center will support community gatherings, social and business events, plus a wide range of local and touring concerts and shows. But, at its heart, it will be a place for creating, exhibiting, rehearsing, performing and teaching the arts and culture by and for the citizens of Johns Creek.
prepared by Robertson Loia Roof, Architects & Engineers