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Thomasville Center for the Arts believes everyone needs a space for artistic expression and purposeful creativity. Adult classes and workshops are designed to bring high quality fine arts experiences for the novice, emerging, and professional artist.

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Participants engaging in an adult art class at Thomasville Center for the Arts, exploring various artistic techniques and mediums."
Portrait of artist and instructor Hillery Allen Barrow, known for her focus on light and color contrasts in art.

Current Class Offerings:

  • Acrylic Sip + Paint
  • Watercolor
  • Oil Painting
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Hillery Allen Barrow

Every memory I can recall is filled with a strong sense of awareness and curiosity of my visual surroundings. I am constantly drawn to the choreographically contrasts of light and color and how it portrays the world we see. I create art to capture this view and feed my never-ending curiosity of our visual world.
 
Talent, in my opinion, is achieved not by being born but by learning, trying, making (many) mistakes, and passionately never giving up (even after quitting). With that being said, I love to teach art classes to make art as accessible (and fun) to everyone as it was for me. Even if you can’t draw a stick figure’, I can show you how to paint and have a good time with art.
 
I took many art classes when I was young and I promise you I wasn’t that great! I really learned to refine my skills and dedication for art at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fine Arts and also with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (the latter is really my fall back in case you don’t buy my art).
Portrait of artist and instructor Kat Chudy, a Tallahassee-based artist specializing in fiber art, sculpture, ceramics, and printmaking, teaching printmaking classes at Thomasville Center for the Arts.

Current Class Offerings:

  • Intro to Acrylics with Laura 
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Laura Patrick

Laura Patrick was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida. At an early age, she was drawn to art and was always creating. She studied fine art in college and spent 10 years honing her craft in New York City. Laura became the first female art director for an award-winning Manhattan design firm, where she partnered with some of the world’s top brands.
Laura and her family live in North Florida and love to be outdoors exploring wild beaches,
fishing, hunting for shells and soaking up nature’s beauty. Each of these experiences is woven
into the pieces of art she creates. Coastal pieces, abstracts, home and pet portraits and more.
Gulls overhead, spoonbill in flight, sunsets over marshlands, oyster patterns and colors, swaying palms, bright lines in the sky over crashing waves. Capturing the beauty in these small moments is an ever evolving challenge for Laura, and she truly gets so much out of creating these treasures for others. Her art exhibits and painting commissions span from New York City to Los Angeles; Portland, Maine to Jacksonville, Florida. 
Portrait of artist and instructor Kat Chudy, a Tallahassee-based artist specializing in fiber art, sculpture, ceramics, and printmaking, teaching printmaking classes at Thomasville Center for the Arts.

Current Class Offerings:

  • Colorful Painting with Cindy 
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Cindy Inman 

Cindy Inman is a local artist best known for her bright, vibrant colors! Watercolors and acrylics are her main mediums, but she’s interested in a variety of artistic endeavors that she offers in her exciting
classes.
Portrait of artist Ross Everett, emphasizing his journey from Wyoming to the southern United States and his focus on capturing joy in art.

Current Class Offerings:

  • Painting with Lanell
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Lanell Shen

Lanell Shen was born on a zucchini farm in Grand Junction, Colorado. She joined the Navy at 17 and became a Hospital Corman and Surgical Technologist. The Navy took her to Guam, where she lived for five years and traveled extensively. In 2016, Lanell moved to Valdosta, Georgia. It was at this time she began oil painting at Turner Center for the Arts. Eight years later, she joined Curate Collective, a gallery and studio in downtown Valdosta, where she now works and exhibits her art.
Portrait of local artist and instructor Dixie Lee Hedrington-Miller.

Current Class Offerings:

  • Art for Senior Adults
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Dixie Lee Hedrington-Miller

Dixie Lee is an award-winning artist, educator, and advocate whose work bridges creativity and community empowerment. As the founder and Executive Director of Friends & Stars, Inc., she has dedicated over a decade to using the arts as a transformative tool for individuals with disabilities and underserved populations across the U.S. Virgin Islands, Florida, and Georgia.

Her leadership and artistic contributions have earned her numerous accolades, including the 2016 African-American Achiever Award in Arts and Culture and the 2017 Motivational Mover of the Year Award. She is also a registered teaching artist with the Georgia Council for the Arts, bringing inclusive, hands-on workshops to schools, senior centers, and community organizations.

Through her art, advocacy, and inclusive programming, Dixie Lee continues to inspire and uplift communities, demonstrating the profound impact of creativity on individual and collective well-being.

Portrait of local artist and instructor David Junker.

Current Class Offerings:

  • Drawing with Dave
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David Junker

Thomasville artist David Junker has vast numbers of drawings, illustrations, paintings, mixed media, originals, and Giclee prints. He also works with paper mâche and is a book illustrator.
Black and white portrait of artist Laura Patrick, highlighting her background in fine art and design

Current Class Offerings:

  • Mindful Making with Chimere
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Chimere Brooks

As a holistic health practitioner and licensed therapist, I am absolutely fascinated by
transformation and deeply rooted in the mindfulness practice. I believe being fully present in
the moment, is one of the most powerful practices for healing and growth. My work blends
traditional and holistic modalities; including aromatherapy and intentional candle making. I
believe we already hold what we need within us to become our best selves. With nearly two
decades of experience guiding others through life’s complexities, I became a veteran, author
and poet. I am also the founding facilitator of Sage and Cinnamon Wellness Initiatives, based in Thomasville, Ga, where we promote peace and personal empowerment. It’s my goal to create spaces that cultivates sacred creativity, using the mediums that nature abundantly provides us.
Black and white portrait of artist Laura Patrick, highlighting her background in fine art and design

Current Class Offerings:

  • Bi-weekly Sit and Sew
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Cotton Pickin’ Quilters

The Cotton Pickin’ Quilters are a group of sewists who, in addition to their own projects and
pursuits, make comfort quilts to donate to local organizations serving the Thomasville area. In
addition to their bi-weekly Sit + Sews, members will lead quarterly, project-based sewing classes at the Center.

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(229) 225-6461

Hours

Monday – Friday
10 am – 5 pm

2nd Saturdays
10 am – 2 pm

Admission is free.

Closed major holidays.

Location

Thomasville Center for the Arts
600 E. Washington Street
Thomasville, GA 31792

PO Box 2177
Thomasville, GA 31799

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