Art and Museums

Cities such as Atlanta, Albany, Montgomery, and Birmingham often dominate discussions of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. However, the Chattahoochee Valley has been the site of regular cycles of civil rights activism, allyship, and backlash throughout the past century. Advances in civil rights that proved significant at the national and state levels happened from the 1940s through the 1970s, and vibrant activism continues in the community today. Journey Toward Justice, a new exhibit…

Since its inception in 1928, Historic Westville has been a unique place to experience 19th Century southern life. It is the third-oldest living history museum in the country, according to its website. Established by Colonel John West, it began as ‘The Fair of 1850’ in Jonesboro, Georgia. When Colonel West died, the historic village was moved to Lumpkin, Georgia and renamed Westville Historic Handicrafts in honor of its founder. The name was changed again in…

There are stretches of the northwest coast where the gray-green Pacific Ocean crashes against the rocky shores of old growth conifer forests. It was there, in Seaside, Oregon, a village near the terminus of the Lewis and Clark Trail, hemmed by the Necanicum River to the north and Tillamook Head promontory to the south, where Betsy Eby grew up.  I met with Betsy in her studio, a loft in the old Swift Mill. She showed…