Upcoming at the Ann and Ellis Johnson Gallery of Art:

Diaspora Dreams: Cultural Bonds Transcending Time and Space

Featuring Artist Theron Cartwright

Save the Date! Opening Reception February 7, 2025

View more of Theron’s work:

https://www.instagram.com/artoftheron/

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316 8th Street

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Don’t forget to apply for our FREE, high quality, fine arts after school program!

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Our Mission

The Mission of the Jessye Norman School of the Arts is to develop students to become creative, caring, visionary, responsible citizens through the transformative power of the arts. The broad-ranged fine arts program challenges students academically, integrates technology and lays the foundation for extraordinary life experiences.

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Our Impact

The Jessye Norman school of the Arts creates opportunities for students and team members to excel and grow as artists, performers, and human beings. Our 18,000 square foot facility is a hub of creativity, and serves as a community space not only for our students, but also for our partners.

21+

Years Serving Augusta Youth

JNSA has been operating since 2003 to create extraordinary experiences for our students.

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Over 1200+ Students SerVED In all programs

JNSA serves over 1200 students a year over the span of all of our programs, including afterschool, summer camp, homeschool, community classes, and outreach partnerships.

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Get Involved

JNSA offers many opportunities to get involved with our organization and create a lasting impact on Augusta Youth.

 

Volunteer opportunities

We are always looking for volunteers! Lend your talents to our organization by helping during after-school and summer camp programs, community events, academic tutoring, and more!

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#Repost @moonlitmoss • • • • • • ✨JNSA Window Project✨ Today I had the honor and privilege to hang my art in LARG form downtown for the first time. I am so very thankful to Jacob and everyone at JNSA for allowing my Am
Hey all, we will host a new community class starting in October 19! It is called The Joy of Hand Spinning with Makenzye Barfield -- thank you to our sponsor, AARP (AARP Georgia) Enroll, find a list of our classes and view our schedule online: thejns
The Jessye Norman School empowers the local community by providing award-winning after school programming, homeschool and private classes, and summer camps for children. It is our mission to support students as they become creative, caring, visiona
Friends, we need your help. Our community garden is tended by volunteers, but we are in need of supplies and would love to receive donations -- especially bags of soil and mulch, and fall season plants, and lots of them! We are so grateful for your
Meet Courtney Ankerfelt, one of the Rising Stars we will welcome for our Fall Benefit Concert and a mezzo-soprano. Based out of Las Vegas, NV. Miss Ankerfelt attended the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music in Southern California, where she discovered h

 

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