HOME V. 1: Gimmie Shelter

Housing is a fundamental human right, the cornerstone of stability and opportunity. It’s where families grow, dreams take root, and futures are built. But for many, the dream of a stable home in Decatur is slipping away.  A stark reality faces our community: housing costs are skyrocketing while wages struggle to keep pace.

 

The Decatur Arts Alliance and the Decatur Land Trust are partnering with the Georgia Center for the Book and the Decatur Library to present a powerful art show, “Gimmie Shelter: Redefining and Reimagining the Place we call Home.”  We invite artists of all mediums – painters, sculptors, photographers, mixed media artists, and more – to lend their creative voices to this important cause.

 

What does “home” mean to you? Is it a shelter or a sanctuary? Is it a place on a map or an internalized feeling of community? Does it feel further away as times and landscapes change or is it suspended in time the farther you travel?  We ask artists to look beyond brick and mortar, beyond place and community, to let creativity illuminate the diverse ways we experience and define “Home.”

 

This exhibition is generously sponsored by the Decatur Downtown Development Authority, Casie Hughes Homes, Ameris Bank, and Russell Elam with Geneva Financial. THANK YOU to these local businesses for supporting important community initiatives.