Stop by for the last chance to view and buy works from The Red Dot Show, our last exhibition of 2025!

Artists may pickup unsold works during the closing, and buyers can collect their purchases as well.

Need special accommodations for your artwork pickup? Email us!

In November and December, the Avondale Arts Alliance is so excited to present a series of Winter Artist Markets inside the Avondale Arts Center!

These markets are presented on Sundays 11/30, 12/07, and 12/14 from 10am-3pm, coinciding with the Avondale Estates Farmers Market next door which runs 11-2. The final market is held on Saturday, 12/20 from 12-5pm before the closing of the Red Dot Show.

Come shop from local artists and makers, and support local creatives in a fun and tangible way this holiday season!

With items ranging from prints and cards to tumblers, jewelry, home goods, zines, macrame, and so much more, we can't wait to share these vendors selling amazing items that are just perfect as gifts for your loved ones!

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A note from Isadora: These markets support our mission at the Avondale Arts Alliance, a registered volunteer-run arts nonprofit dedicated to serving Avondale Estates and our neighbors through meaningful and accessible arts programming. Offering low-cost tables to local creatives also provides a valuable outlet to sell their works as well as connect with each other, buyers, and the greater community.

Shopping local doesn't just help the artist you buy from; it also keeps your money circulating in the local economy. This year, ditch the big box store and buy something original and handmade, and help your neighbors through your dollars! Every dollar you spend with a local artist strengthens your local community. It makes a HUGE difference.

In November and December, the Avondale Arts Alliance is so excited to present a series of Winter Artist Markets inside the Avondale Arts Center!

These markets are presented on Sundays 11/30, 12/07, and 12/14 from 10am-3pm, coinciding with the Avondale Estates Farmers Market next door which runs 11-2. The final market is held on Saturday, 12/20 from 12-5pm before the closing of the Red Dot Show.

Come shop from local artists and makers, and support local creatives in a fun and tangible way this holiday season!

With items ranging from prints and cards to tumblers, jewelry, home goods, zines, macrame, and so much more, we can't wait to share these vendors selling amazing items that are just perfect as gifts for your loved ones!

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A note from Isadora: These markets support our mission at the Avondale Arts Alliance, a registered volunteer-run arts nonprofit dedicated to serving Avondale Estates and our neighbors through meaningful and accessible arts programming. Offering low-cost tables to local creatives also provides a valuable outlet to sell their works as well as connect with each other, buyers, and the greater community.

Shopping local doesn't just help the artist you buy from; it also keeps your money circulating in the local economy. This year, ditch the big box store and buy something original and handmade, and help your neighbors through your dollars! Every dollar you spend with a local artist strengthens your local community. It makes a HUGE difference.

We are celebrating the season by leading a free, drop-in Christmas Ornament craft in the gallery during Winter Wonderland, Sat., December 13 from 10am to 5pm. Open to the public and suitable for all ages.

Don’t miss your chance to shop from the Red Dot Show & mini exhibition during your visit!

The Avondale Arts Alliance is pleased to present the second annual FREE clothing & gift swap at the Avondale Arts Center!

On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, you are invited to stop by and “shop” through donated clothing and gifts between 6-8pm.

Why do we do this? It’s simple: to respond to the needs of our community.

There’s no denying that times are tight for many of us these days, and we want to help. We can do so by hosting a free swap that enables folks to clear out their closets and homes before receiving new gifts of their own, and also can provide opportunities to find free gift-worthy items to ease the financial burden of the holidays.

How it works:

Collect clean, good condition clothing (no underwear please!) and giftable items (think unlit candles, home goods, toys, books, media, etc.) and drop them off with us on Monday 12/08 and Wednesday 12/10, outside our front doors all day.

We are also open on Monday night 12/08 during the Avondale Estates Tree Lighting next door, and you can drop off inside during the hours of 6-8pm.

NOTE: NO DROP OFFS ON TUESDAY 12/09 - there is a private event in the gallery that day. Thank you for your understanding.

If you plan to bring your items with you to the swap, you may do so, but we ask that you arrive between 6-6:30 and set out your own items, neatly.

How to shop:

Bring a tote bag or grocery bags and look through the piles of items and clothes. You may take as many items as you like, no limitations!

Pro-tip: if you plan to try on clothes, consider wearing a thin layer like leggings and a camisole so that you can try things on top without getting undressed. We do have one bathroom as well as an additional pseudo-changing room, but it’s always easier and less waiting if you can try things on in the main space.

Kids are welcome, however we ask that you keep a close eye on them during your visit.

You do not have to donate in order to shop, and you don’t have to shop in order to donate.

We look forward to another year of this free community event. Invite your friends!

In November and December, the Avondale Arts Alliance is so excited to present a series of Winter Artist Markets inside the Avondale Arts Center!

These markets are presented on Sundays 11/30, 12/07, and 12/14 from 10am-3pm, coinciding with the Avondale Estates Farmers Market next door which runs 11-2. The final market is held on Saturday, 12/20 from 12-5pm before the closing of the Red Dot Show.

Come shop from local artists and makers, and support local creatives in a fun and tangible way this holiday season!

With items ranging from prints and cards to tumblers, jewelry, home goods, zines, macrame, and so much more, we can't wait to share these vendors selling amazing items that are just perfect as gifts for your loved ones!

***

A note from Isadora: These markets support our mission at the Avondale Arts Alliance, a registered volunteer-run arts nonprofit dedicated to serving Avondale Estates and our neighbors through meaningful and accessible arts programming. Offering low-cost tables to local creatives also provides a valuable outlet to sell their works as well as connect with each other, buyers, and the greater community.

Shopping local doesn't just help the artist you buy from; it also keeps your money circulating in the local economy. This year, ditch the big box store and buy something original and handmade, and help your neighbors through your dollars! Every dollar you spend with a local artist strengthens your local community. It makes a HUGE difference.

In November and December, the Avondale Arts Alliance is so excited to present a series of Winter Artist Markets inside the Avondale Arts Center!

These markets are presented on Sundays 11/30, 12/07, and 12/14 from 10am-3pm, coinciding with the Avondale Estates Farmers Market next door which runs 11-2. The final market is held on Saturday, 12/20 from 12-5pm before the closing of the Red Dot Show.

Come shop from local artists and makers, and support local creatives in a fun and tangible way this holiday season!

With items ranging from prints and cards to tumblers, jewelry, home goods, zines, macrame, and so much more, we can't wait to share these vendors selling amazing items that are just perfect as gifts for your loved ones!

***

A note from Isadora: These markets support our mission at the Avondale Arts Alliance, a registered volunteer-run arts nonprofit dedicated to serving Avondale Estates and our neighbors through meaningful and accessible arts programming. Offering low-cost tables to local creatives also provides a valuable outlet to sell their works as well as connect with each other, buyers, and the greater community.

Shopping local doesn't just help the artist you buy from; it also keeps your money circulating in the local economy. This year, ditch the big box store and buy something original and handmade, and help your neighbors through your dollars! Every dollar you spend with a local artist strengthens your local community. It makes a HUGE difference.

Join artists from the Red Dot Show for a walk and talk through the gallery! Learn more about the artists’ practices and inspiration, directly from the artists themselves.

Free and open to the public.

With the holidays quickly approaching, the Avondale Arts Alliance wants to make sure that we provide an opportunity for our neighbors to support local artists when buying gifts for loved ones. That’s where the Red Dot Show comes in!

All works in the Red Dot Show are priced between $100-300 each, which ensures that even those unfamiliar with buying local art will know before they arrive that they can afford to shop with us this holiday season.

Additional details:

Print Shop artists are invited to join us for a Meet & Greet during the opening reception.

Thanks to Susan Robertson for sponsoring food & drinks for the opening reception! Check Instagram for more details to come regarding a collaboration on Robertson’s Blessings Basket initiative and ways you can contribute to the drive during the opening.

Bring donations of non-perishable food, toiletries, gloves, hats, and blankets for our ongoing supply drive benefiting DEAM during the opening reception & open hours.

Artists from the Red Dot Show will be invited to participate in a Gallery Walk & Talk on Sat., Nov. 29 at 5pm.

Show closes Saturday, December 20 from 6-9pm. Artists may pick up unsold works during the closing, and buyers can collect their purchases as well. Those needing special arrangements for purchase pickups can reach out to AAA board members before the closing.

Plein air painters of all ages and experience levels are invited to join us for an afternoon of painting en plein air at Avondale Lake!

Finished works will be displayed in the Avondale Arts Center’s Little Gallery on the weekend of Nov. 28-30.

Stop by to check out the painting in person, mark your calendars for the mini exhibition, and you can sign up to paint as well! Join us.

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Join us for the closing reception of Material Impressions: A Fiber, Mud & Glass Exhibition.

This show shines the light on artist that use fiber, mud or glass to create amazing works or art. All art are created by local Atlanta artists.

This reception is free and open to the public.

See you there!

Stitched Together is a social sewing circle for both machine and hand sewers to craft in community. Bring your own machine and sewing project and we”ll have a machine or 2 available to use. 

Fiber Parts offers this free workshop on the Third Sunday of every month at the Avondale Arts Center from 10am-1pm.

Join us for the closing reception of Small Wonders, a size-limited group exhibition.

All pieces in this show will be 12” x 12” and made by local Atlanta artists.

This reception is free and open to the public.

See you there!

Stitched Together is a social sewing circle for both machine and hand sewers to craft in community. Bring your own machine and sewing project and we”ll have a machine or 2 available to use. 

Fiber Parts offers this free workshop on the Third Sunday of every month at the Avondale Arts Center from 10am-1pm.

We are so excited to welcome our neighbors at Fiber Parts who will lead a free sewing series specifically designed for Trans, NonBinary, Gender Fluid, & Asexual folks to learn to sew and alter their wardrobe to fit their bodies.

Every first Sunday, May through August, from 10am-1pm.

Recommended for ages 10+.

Fiber Parts will provide the machines, thread, needles, etc, you bring items from your wardrobe to alter.

Free to participate, RSVPs appreciated at the link below.

Stitched Together is a social sewing circle for both machine and hand sewers to craft in community. Bring your own machine and sewing project and we”ll have a machine or 2 available to use. 

Fiber Parts offers this free workshop on the Third Sunday of every month at the Avondale Arts Center from 10am-1pm.

We are so excited to welcome our neighbors at Fiber Parts who will lead a free sewing series specifically designed for Trans, NonBinary, Gender Fluid, & Asexual folks to learn to sew and alter their wardrobe to fit their bodies.

Every first Sunday, May through August, from 10am-1pm.

Recommended for ages 10+.

Fiber Parts will provide the machines, thread, needles, etc, you bring items from your wardrobe to alter.

Free to participate, RSVPs appreciated at the link below.

We are so excited to welcome our neighbors at Fiber Parts who will lead a free sewing series specifically designed for Trans, NonBinary, Gender Fluid, & Asexual folks to learn to sew and alter their wardrobe to fit their bodies.

Every first Sunday, May through August, from 10am-1pm.

Recommended for ages 10+.

Fiber Parts will provide the machines, thread, needles, etc, you bring items from your wardrobe to alter.

Free to participate, RSVPs appreciated at the link below.

The Avondale Arts Alliance is pleased to collaborate with Explore Avondale to present an afternoon of art and music during the Avondale Estates Wine & Art Walk on Sat., May 10, 2025.

Avondale Estates is home to a vibrant arts community and more than 40 creatives are resident artists in studio spaces at Little Tree Art Studios and Globe Arts Center. We recently opened the Avondale Arts Center which is the headquarters of the Avondale Arts Alliance and serves as a gallery and gathering space for our community. 

We have thoughtfully prepared a selection of artists and musicians to complement wine tastings at 20 stops throughout the city. With art activations that include a live mural, plein air painting, a bluegrass jam session, live music performances, artist demonstrations, drink and draw event, yarn bombing, and mini exhibitions, there's something for everyone to enjoy during this exciting community event.

We are sincerely grateful for the opportunity to work hand in hand with the City of Avondale Estates, the DDA, and all of the amazing small businesses that call our city home for this event.

Join us for the opening reception of American Asian, a group exhibition celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at the Avondale Arts Center.

Guest curator Nicole Kang Ahn’s exhibition statement:

“Asian Americans have long been an integral part of the American story, shaping its cultural, economic, and social landscape in both seen and unseen ways. Yet for much of history, particularly in the American South, our stories have remained invisible, our voices too often unheard. American Asian is a group art exhibition that seeks to expand and redefine that.

Featuring the work of 16 local artists of Asian descent, this show honors the complexity, richness, and diversity of the Asian American identity. Through painting, sculpture, mixed media, and installation, the artists explore themes of migration, memory, displacement, belonging, and resilience—speaking to the "third culture" experience that many Asian Americans navigate daily: a constant negotiation between heritage and homeland.

The history of Asian Americans in Georgia reaches back over a century. In the late 1800s, Chinese laborers were brought to Augusta to work on expanding the Augusta Canal. Their presence marked the beginning of Asian migration to the state. Since then, Georgia’s Asian American and immigrant population has grown exponentially, with metro-Atlanta now home to one of the fastest-growing Asian populations in the country. From Korean churches in Duluth to Vietnamese bakeries on Buford Hwy, from Indian grocery stores to Filipino community centers, Asian Americans are not just part of the South—they redefine it.

American Asian is more than a celebration—it is an assertion in reclaiming space, telling our stories, and expressing our identities on our own terms. We honor those who came before us and pave the way for generations to come.

From this May through June, we invite you to Avondale Arts Center to experience the diverse voices and visions of Asian Americans.”

Participating artists:

Leah Abucayan
Andrew Blooms
Helen Choi
Killamari
Crystal Jin Kim
Christina Kwan
Jessica Lee
Lynx Nguyen
Jeffrey Wilcox Paclipan
Ash Rader
Janice Rago
Farha Reshamwala
Sanithna
Broly Su
Trudy Tran
Soo Kim Yung

When: Opening Reception, Fri., May 9 from 6-9 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Where: Avondale Arts Center, 84. N. Avondale Rd., Avondale Estates, GA 30002

American Asian will remain on display through a Closing Reception from 6-9 p.m. on Sat., June 21, 2025. The Avondale Arts Center is open to the public on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Hours: The Avondale Arts Center is open on Sunday mornings from 10 am to 1 pm, select Saturday afternoons, and by appointment. Check out our Instagram for additional open hours, and email us to arrange private showings.

Parking: There is free parking in the small lot in front of the Avondale Arts Center, note that there is one way in and out of the front lot via Lake St due to roadwork. There are also two large free lots as well as free street parking behind the building that is accessible via Lake Street.

We are so excited to welcome our neighbors at Fiber Parts who will lead a free sewing series specifically designed for Trans, NonBinary, Gender Fluid, & Asexual folks to learn to sew and alter their wardrobe to fit their bodies.

Every first Sunday, May through August, from 10am-1pm.

Recommended for ages 10+.

Fiber Parts will provide the machines, thread, needles, etc, you bring items from your wardrobe to alter.

Free to participate, RSVPs appreciated at the link below.