Visit Gadsden Arts and dine downtown!

E-NEWS • OCTOBER 2025

Headliners

Dine & Discover

The American South Dine & Discover Luncheon

Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 12–1:30PM

Enjoy a delicious lunch while learning about the photographers featured in

The American South: Photographs by Jimmy Nicholson, Gordon Parks, and Guggenheim Fellows. Space is limited—reserve your seat today!

Image: Gordon Parks, “Ondria Tanner and Her Grandmother Window-shopping, Alabama,” 1956, edition 10/25, archival pigment print, 14 x 14 inches, Courtesy and copyright The Gordon Parks Foundation, Collection of
The Do Good Fund, Inc

Art Trip
Discover Charleston with Gadsden Arts in 2026!

Get ready for an unforgettable art-filled journey! Travel with Gadsden Arts to Charleston, South Carolina to explore the art, architecture, culinary traditions, and history of one of the nation’s most culturally vibrant cities.

Reservations open: Gadsden Arts Members 11.1.25 / Non-members 12.1.25

(Members may register their guests – Individual or Senior (2 people), Family and up (4 people)

Limit 20 travelers, enrollment closes when the trip is full

Download the flyer:

Charleston Art Trip Information & Registration

Contact Grace Robinson with any questions, 850.627.5020

Impact Fund
Bring world-class art to our region!

The Gadsden Arts Impact Fund helps cover the costs of Major Exhibitions that inspire children, enrich our community, and attract thousands of visitors. Join our family of donors and make these unforgettable experiences possible.

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Things to do

Major Exhibition

Plan your visit!

Experience a powerful exhibition featuring Gordon Parks’ 1950s civil rights photography, works by 14 Guggenheim Fellows, and images by Gadsden County native Jimmy Nicholson, guest curator in The American South: Photographs by Jimmy Nicholson, Gordon Parks, and Guggenheim Fellows.

To book your tour, contact Kaiyla Thompson, Museum Educator,
850-627-5023 or kaiyla.thompson@gadsdenarts.com.

Image: Gordon Parks, Untitled, Shady Grove, Alabama, 1956, edition 10/25, archival pigment print, 14 x 14 inches, Courtesy and copyright The Gordon Parks Foundation, Collection of The Do Good Fund, Inc.

The American South is made possible by the Impact Fund and Watson Arts Fund, and presented by
the Do Good Fund (Columbus, GA) and Tallahassee State College, with additional support provided by
Black Fig and Proof Brewing, Inc.

Youth & Family

Family Fun at Gadsden Arts– Every Saturday

10AM – 5PM

Bring the whole family for a day of creativity and discovery! Dive into hands-on fun in the ArtZone, explore our galleries with a Visual Treasure Hunt, and relax in the cozy Reading Corner. Plus, take home a free book and an Art @ Home Kit so the fun doesn’t stop when you leave!

Free Family Saturdays are presented by Centennial Bank, with support from the Jacarlene Foundation, and in partnership with the National Hookup of Black Women – Gadsden. All Art for Children & Youth programs are made possible by our Art for Children Donors & Youth, sponsors Bell & Bates Home Center and Sunnyside Farm Management, and support from the Community Foundation of North Florida. Art @ Home Kits are sponsored by TDS Telecom.

Things to see

Fletcher Museum Shop
Palmetto Pioneers at the Fletcher Museum Shop

Explore Florida’s history with award-winning author Cindy Roe Littlejohn’s Palmetto Pioneers series, now available at the Fletcher Museum Shop! Additionally, check out our extensive collection of books and catalogs. Visit us and take one home today!

Current Exhibitions

The American South

On view through

Dec. 13, 2025, 5PM EST

Facing South

On view through

Dec. 13, 2025, 5PM EST

James Thigpen

On view through

Dec. 13, 2025, 5PM EST

Artists Guild
On view through

Nov. 29, 2025, 5PM EST

What’s happening!

Art for Youth
Creative Futures Council is back in action!

The Creative Futures Council has officially closed its application period, and we are excited to welcome 19 enthusiastic young artists from Leon and Gadsden County to this year’s program!

Opportunities like this are made possible through the generosity of our
Art for Children & Youth sponsors. With your support, we can continue to inspire and empower the next generation of artists. Stay tuned to see the incredible projects these students will create, and consider making a gift to help us keep programs like this thriving!

The Creative Futures Council is made possible by our Art for Children & Youth Donors, Art Bridges, sponsors Bell & Bates Home Center and Sunnyside Farm Management, and a grant awarded by the Community Foundation of North Florida.