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The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also receives support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding for the Institute is provided by the City of Augusta through a grant administered by the Greater Augusta Arts Council.

About the Gertrude Herbert
Institute of Art

Founded in 1937 and housed in Ware's Folly (ca. 1818) and the Walker-Mackenzie Studio (ca. 1907), the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art serves as the Central Savannah River Area's only independent non-profit visual art school and gallery. The Institute is proud to offer visual art education opportunities for students of all ages and interests. Quarterly studio classes and workshops are available in a wide range of media, from drawing and painting to photography, weaving, clay, and sculpture.

The Gertrude Herbert also takes arts education "on the road" through extensive outreach programming. Our award-winning after-school ArtVentures program provides visual art instruction to more than 3,000 elementary school students annually. Since 1993 we’ve provided an Artist-in-Residence for students at an inner-city school, currently Hornsby Elementary.

In addition, the Gertrude Herbert serves as a showcase for local and regional artists, hosting at least six major exhibits of contemporary art in its Main Gallery each year. Rotating student exhibits feature works by school children from all over the Augusta area. Gallery hours are 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tuesday – Friday and Saturday by appointment only (24 hours advance notice requested). Admission is free; donations are encouraged.

For more information on the Gertrude Herbert and its programming, please visit the remaining pages of our website, contact us at (706) 722-5495, or stop by our offices at 506 Telfair Street, Augusta, Georgia.

The Gertrude Herbert accomplishes its mission of visual art education for all of Augusta through the following goals:

To coordinate, promote, and develop visual arts awareness and appreciation.
To provide facilities for the teaching of art, and to promote art education opportunities throughout the community.
To provide support, educational enrichment, and exposure for local artists and their work.

The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art Gallery Hours are:

Ware's Folly Gallery and Walker-Mackenzie Studio
Tuesday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday by appointment only (24 hours advance notice requested).

Admission is Free.

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