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Decatur Arts Festival 2023 Poster: Call for Artists

Decatur Arts Festival Invites Original Artwork for Official 2023 Poster As Decatur prepares to celebrate its 200th birthday in 2023, the Decatur Arts Alliance, in partnership with the City of Decatur, announces a call for artists to submit original art…

The Decatur Arts Festival Is Coming – In Early May!

The Decatur Arts Festival is moving up to Mother's Day Weekend! Come enjoy cooler weather and support the arts. The festival is free for all and will have a large artist market, live music, comedy acts, and theatre performances. Kids' even get their own festival on Saturday.

ArtWalk Is Back! Spotlight Your Businesses While Supporting the Arts

Local galleries, retailers, and restaurants have the opportunity to kick-off the Decatur Arts Festival weekend on May 6 with ArtWalk, single-night, city-wide art experience that is free and open to the public. Decatur businesses, sign up and become an artspot and spotlight your business while supporting the arts. It's a win-win.

Serve on the Decatur Arts Alliance Board

Update: Application submissions for the DAA Board of Directors are now closed. Interested in making a difference in the arts in Decatur? The Decatur Arts Alliance is expanding its Board of Directors and seeking new members with diverse perspectives and…

End of Year Giving

Ring in the New Year with the arts! We’re looking forward to installing new public art on and around the square, making over the East Howard pedestrian tunnel with Decatur’s own Sanithna Phansavanh, and getting the Creative Village ready for…

Give Ahead for Giving Tuesday

We have BIG plans for 2022! Help us make them happen by giving ahead for Giving Tuesday.

Porchfest

Saturday, Oct. 9 • Noon – 7 pm • Georgia’s largest organic, free-range, crowd-sourced music festival is the coolest neighborhood event ever. This year there will be 200 performances on porches and lawns all around Oakhurst. That’s roughly 30 performances every hour across a square mile! And it’s free!

Fine Arts Exhibition 2021 Is Open Now

The Decatur Arts Alliance presents the annual Fine Arts Exhibition, on view now at the Agnes Scott College Dalton Gallery. It's part of the Decatur Arts Festival, limited again this year due to COVID-19.

Call for Entries: Decatur Fine Arts Exhibition

The Decatur Arts Alliance invites artists working in all media to participate in the 33rd Annual Decatur Fine Arts Exhibition. The exhibition is a juried multimedia presentation that contributes a fresh and unique perspective and is usually in conjunction with the Decatur Arts Festival. Get the details, and apply by March 19!

Vote for the Arts in Decatur with a Year-End Donation

In a year like no other, we hope that art brought a little joy and inspiration into your life. Your gift, in any amount, will help provide the funding we need to plan more buskers, sculptures, murals, gallery shows, and the return of the Decatur Arts Festival, YEA!, Porchfest and more!