Create Gwinnett

OPPORTUNITY ALERT: Call for art from Sugar Hill!

Calling all artists! The Sugar Hill Arts Commission is seeking original artwork inspired by the beauty of Georgia’s great outdoors for the Georgia Outdoors Show, on display August 8 through September 6. This year, entry is completely free! While there is no entry fee, artists are encouraged to bring a donation for the North Gwinnett Co-op when dropping off their artwork.

Submission Deadline: July 15
Acceptance Notification: July 20

Whether it’s Georgia’s mountains, lakes, forests, wildlife or hidden gems, let the outdoors inspire your next masterpiece. For submission details and guidelines, visit www.sugarhillarts.com/events/call-for-georgia-outdoors-inspired-art/

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Here in Gwinnett, we've got thousands of talented artists, designers, writers, marketing professionals, and creatives ready to help you with your next project - from a simple flyer to press release to a whole new website.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CREATIVE- comment below with what project you've got in mind. The creatives out there will comment back and you can see if they are a good fit for your project!

IF YOU ARE A CREATIVE - Join our private Facebook group called Gwinnett Creatives. Its a place just for local creatives to connect and learn about new opportunities.

📣📣📣 Calling Gwinnett artists, creatives, arts organizations, advocates, educators, and community leaders! Do you know an individual or organization making a lasting impact through the arts and humanities in our community?

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Governor’s Awards for the Arts through the Georgia Council for the Arts. The awards honor individuals and organizations whose work is preserving history, advancing creativity, strengthening communities, supporting education, and enhancing quality of life through the arts and humanities.

Let's make sure Gwinnett's creative leaders and organizations are represented. Tag someone who should be nominated or share this opportunity with your network.

🗓 Deadline: June 26, 2026
Learn more: https://georgia.org/industries/arts/governors-awards

Last chance to join us - register by Friday, May 1!

Create Gwinnett and Out of Hand Theater are bringing We Hold These Truths to Gwinnett for a special preview event.

This is your opportunity to experience a powerful model for community conversation – combining storytelling, a shared meal, and guided dialogue – designed to help communities across Gwinnett engage around America’s 250th anniversary.

See how your organization, city, or community can host this experience in 2026 at little to no cost.

Thursday, May 7
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Hudgens Center for Art & Learning

Register now: https://conta.cc/4sXkJ7W

RSVP BY FRIDAY, MAY 1: https://conta.cc/4sXkJ7W

Create Gwinnett is bringing Out of Hand Theater to Gwinnett Communities in 2026 with the We Hold These Truths - a performance and conversation around America's 250th Anniversary.

This preview showcases the full experience and will provide details on hosting your own event in your community. Governments, organizations, businesses, churches, and anyone else in Gwinnett can attend this preview and host their own event. The only cost associated with hosting is securing a venue and providing a shared meal for attendees.

https://conta.cc/4sXkJ7W

Create Gwinnett spent this week learning from leading voices from across the United States and collaborating with artists and community leaders from across the South at the Creative Placemaking Conference! 🧑‍🎨🧑‍🎨🧑‍🎨

Special thanks to Georgia Council for the Arts for the scholarship to allow Create Gwinnett to attend this conference and bring this new knowledge back to communities in Gwinnett!
Georgia Council for the Arts

Create Gwinnett is in Memphis this week at the South Creative Placemaking Conference, learning how creative communities build connection through intentional, people-centered work.

Out of everything we learned and shared yesterday, this moment hit the strongest:

Belonging begins when strangers start to feel less strange.

And that's exactly the kind of impact we’re working to grow across Gwinnett.

Create Gwinnett is in Memphis this week to learn from and collaborate with arts and placemaking leaders from across the country at the South Creative Placemaking Conference.

We look forward to bringing back new ideas, partnerships, and strategies to strengthen Gwinnett’s creative economy!

Create Gwinnett is grateful to Georgia Council for the Arts for making this opportunity possible through an organizational scholarship!