The Salvation Army Kroc Center is a big community center in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Atlanta. It has after-school programs, sports, arts, a fitness center with a walking track, classes, and Sunday worship. People can join as members, take classes open to everyone, rent rooms, or volunteer.
The High Museum of Art is an art museum on Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta. It shows historical and contemporary art and traveling exhibitions. It also runs monthly free and low-cost programs, classes, camps, tours, and events for kids, teens, adults, and seniors.
Ballethnic is a dance group in East Point that mixes ballet with African dance. Its Academy of Dance teaches students and has set rules for class, dress and pickup. The community can also see its shows, like the Urban Nutcracker.
Giwayen Mata is an all-women dance, drum, and singing group in Atlanta. It honors the music and dance of the African Diaspora. It teaches a West African dance class every other Sunday and can be booked for school visits, kids' classes, and performances.
Callanwolde is a nonprofit arts center on a historic 12-acre estate in Atlanta. It offers art, dance, writing, pottery and wellness classes, summer camps, concerts and shows. It also runs free arts programs for Title I and Title III students, veterans and people with disabilities, and has financial aid for classes.
Atlanta Ballet is a professional ballet company and the official State Ballet of Georgia. Its Centre for Dance Education teaches dance to children and adults. You can also buy tickets to its shows, rent its studios, or join its supporter groups.
The Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs is the City of Atlanta's arts office. It gives grants to arts groups and artists, runs Chastain Arts Center with art classes, and cares for the city's public art. It also puts on the free Atlanta Jazz Festival and offers Atlanta Public Schools students cultural trips at no cost to the student.
The Kroc Center is a large community center run by The Salvation Army in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Atlanta. It has a fitness center, a gym, a walking track, a computer lab, classes, youth programs and meeting rooms you can rent. It also holds church services on Sundays.
ArtsXchange is a community arts center in East Point. It is rooted in the Black Arts Tradition and has been open since 1983. It offers writing events, wellness and art classes, gallery shows, artist studios, and rooms to rent. Many events are free and others cost a small fee.
Eyedrum is a community space in Atlanta for art, music, film and writing. It puts on live music nights, weekly drawing nights, and figure drawing sessions in its gallery. Many shows are open to all ages.
Moving in the Spirit is a youth arts group in Atlanta that uses dance to help kids and teens grow. It has dance classes for ages 3 to 18, from beginners to advanced dancers, plus a teen theater tech program. Families who need help with cost can ask for sliding-scale tuition.
MODA is a museum in Midtown Atlanta that is all about design. It shows one exhibition at a time and runs tours, workshops, tastings, and programs for kids and teens. It is open Wednesday to Sunday, and it holds Free Friday days on set dates.
The Alliance Theatre is a professional theater at the Woodruff Arts Center in Midtown Atlanta. It puts on plays and musicals, including shows for families and for babies and toddlers. It also runs classes, teen programs, and programs for schools and teachers.
This is the John H.S. (The Innovation & Expression Studio). It is part of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. Kids and teens come after school to take part in arts-focused activities: performing arts, culinary arts, visual arts, and music and production.
Fulton County Arts & Culture is the county's arts office. It gives money to local artists and arts groups, runs art classes and shows at its Aviation Circle center, and manages public art around the county.
The Woodruff Arts Center is a campus in Midtown Atlanta that is home to the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the High Museum of Art. It offers plays, concerts, and art exhibits. It also runs arts classes, camps, school programs, and a free play space for children from birth to age five.
Piedmont Park Conservancy is a nonprofit that works with the City of Atlanta to care for Piedmont Park. It runs classes, camps, walks, a Saturday green market and volunteer days. It also rents event spaces in the park.
RE:IMAGINE is an Atlanta nonprofit that helps young people start careers in film and media. It offers workshops, a one-year paid apprenticeship, a summer filmmaking fellowship, and school programs. It also hires out its youth apprentices for video and media work.
BInfluence Inc. is a nonprofit in Atlanta that teaches sewing to people in underserved communities. Its Children's Sewing Program is for kids ages 8 to 16. Kids learn sewing and design, along with money skills and everyday life skills, in a safe and creative space.
Art in the Image is an art ministry led by Rev. Darci Jaret in Atlanta. Rev. Darci brings art into worship services, with live painting, drawings that sum up a service, and group art projects. They also lead art workshops and use making art together as a way to share stories and heal.
