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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Lawrenceville Artists Nominated for Fusion Art Award

ArtWorks! Gwinnett to to recognize contributions to the arts at Feb. 25 ceremony in Buford. Duluth art leaders among nominees.

ArtWorks! Gwinnett will recognize contributions to art at the second annual “Fusion ArtWorks! Gwinnett Art Awards” Monday, Feb. 25, at the Buford Theatre and Community Center. The awards celebrate the artists, arts administrators, and citizens who support the arts countywide. Awards will given in more than a dozen categories, and this year’s nominees consist of almost 30 individuals and almost 20 companies and partnerships. Combined, the nominees represent seven municipalities from around Gwinnett. Including Buford, Duluth, Grayson, Lawrenceville, Norcross, Snellville, and Suwanee. Fusion tickets are $100. Discounts are available for ArtWorks! Gwinnett members and Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce members. Tickets can be purchased online at …

Tammy Gray

10:37 am on Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Mrs Evans I sent you an email about children art... please respond. Tammy   more ›

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Gwinnett Ballet Theatre Moving to Lawrenceville

The dance group will move from Snellville to Lawrenceville, Ga by the fall.

After calling Snellville home for years, the Gwinnett Ballet Theatre is getting ready to move to Lawrenceville. The non-profit organization's Board of Directors says the move should be complete by this fall.  The 19,000 square foot facility will be located at 1800 MacLeod Avenue. Right off of Sugarloaf Parkway and across from Gwinnett Technical College. The building will include five large studios, offices, a student study area, dressing areas with showers, a costume shop and large storage areas for sets and costumes. The new space will give GBT more room than ever to help them fulfill their mission of offering the highest quality dance education and performances to the Gwinnett community. “We will now be in the center of Gwinnett County …

Jennifer Silas

4:05 pm on Tuesday, June 19, 2012

The new studio is only 9 miles from the current location. It isn't an insurmountable distance for a serious ballet student! And now many more Gwinnett County children will find it possible to participate in the beautiful Nutcracker production.   more ›

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Ballerinas and Baseball

The Gwinnett Ballet Theater took to the field at Coolray.

(Editor's Note: This article comes from a press release from Gwinnett Ballett Theatre.) The combination of baseball and ballerinas might sound like an unusual mix, but on Sunday, April 15, at Coolray Field, the combination hit a home run. The Gwinnett Braves Foundation gave Snellville-based Gwinnett Ballet Theatre (GBT) a grant in December 2011 in support of its Shiloh Dance Project. The program allows elementary school students to enjoy a full education in dance over 16 weeks during the school year. To celebrate this donation, the Gwinnett Braves invited the ballet company to its opening Sunday game against the Durham Bulls. During the game, the ballet company received a heck for $1,000, as well as acknowledgment of the young dancers and …

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