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Fulton County Southwest Arts Center

Call: (404) 613-3220 or visit www.fultonarts.org
The name doesn’t convey just how impressive the 27-acre campus is. It's rolling with greenspace and boasts a spacious yet intimate 375-seat theater with a handsome, earth-toned color scheme. The Southwest Arts Center gives arts fans a reason to drive outside the southern bounds of the Perimeter.
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Friday June 2, 2023 06:00 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: Free,
On Friday, June 2, the Southwest Arts Center will host “Taste of SoFu,” a family-friendly evening full of food, live entertainment, games, and more. Joining the celebration as an “Event Sponsor,” the City of South Fulton will help to welcome residents and visitors alike to enjoy small bites from sev... [click here for more]
South Fulton Institute Play Reading Series 2023

Saturday February 25, 2023 07:30 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: Free,
Join the South Fulton Institute at the Southwest Arts Center for their stage production of Anna Ziegler’s “Actually,” an original story that challenges gender and race politics. Admission is free to those who attend! [click here for more]
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Kuumba HBP 23 Flyer 1

Sunday February 19, 2023 12:00 AM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $25.00,
Categories: Performing Arts Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia presents Treasures of Greatness, its annual Black History Month Program on Sunday, February 19th 3pm - 5pm. This event will be live at the Southwest Arts Center 915 New Hope Road - South Fulton, GA 30331. Come join us for a priceless collec... [click here for more]
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True Colors Flyer For Good Bad People

Friday February 17, 2023 07:30 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $15-$45,
Join Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company at Southwest Arts Center for their stage production of “Good Bad People”, an original story. Previews run February 14-16. Opening night is February 17 and the show runs through March 12! Tickets range from $15 to $45. [click here for more]
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Angels In Tech Speaker Spotlight Feb 4 Event

Saturday February 4, 2023 04:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $5,
Join AngelsNTech at the Southwest Arts Center for a special event featuring guest speaker and Epidemiologist Kenyatta Stephens. The hands-on seminar will include an overview on outbreak contact listing and bacteria tracing. Registration is $5 per person and lunch is complimentary. [click here for more]
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Sewjourners 2023 Flyer

Saturday February 4, 2023 02:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $0,
Join the Sewjourners Quilters' Guild at Southwest Arts Center for the opening reception of their “Uncommon Threads XVIII” exhibit. Admission is free and open to the public. [click here for more]
Bo Legs Flyer Screening 2023

Friday February 3, 2023 07:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $20,
Southwest Arts Center will be hosting a screening of the award-winning film, Bo Legs, a story based on one of Atlanta’s most significant political leaders, Marvin Arrington, Sr. General admission tickets are $20 each. [click here for more]
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#5 MotherOfGod

Sunday December 11, 2022 02:30 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $15+,
CL Critic Kevin C. Madigan Recommends: A new musical, just for a change, is being staged in... [click here for more]
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ABTF 2022 (1200 × 1200 Px)

Friday September 2, 2022 05:00 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: Free - $275,
The Atlanta Black Theatre Festival is a highly regarded marathon of curated entertainment. We present a line-up of world-class plays, engaging panels, and classic parties. We celebrate our cultural heritage by presenting, preserving, and promoting artistic work that tells our stories in our voices... [click here for more]
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Friday June 24, 2022 05:00 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: Free,
Harlem-based underground artist Reginald Rousseau aka Big Art, is proud to announce his upcoming Atlanta exhibition “Bare Truth”. The exhibition will be held at the Southwest Art Center and will run from June 24 thru July 15, 2022. The exhibit will feature 15 newly completed representational portrai... [click here for more]
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Sunday March 13, 2022 03:00 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $25-$55,
The Etiquette of Vigilance by Robert O’Hara is a contemporary look at the Younger family 50 years after the time of the original play. Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company has cancelled the performance of “Raisin”, originally scheduled to run Feb. 8 to March 13. The performance was cancelled in ... [click here for more]
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Saturday March 12, 2022 02:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $25-$55,
The Etiquette of Vigilance by Robert O’Hara is a contemporary look at the Younger family 50 years after the time of the original play. Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company has cancelled the performance of “Raisin”, originally scheduled to run Feb. 8 to March 13. The performance was cancelled in ... [click here for more]
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Friday March 11, 2022 02:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $25-$55,
The Etiquette of Vigilance by Robert O’Hara is a contemporary look at the Younger family 50 years after the time of the original play. Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company has cancelled the performance of “Raisin”, originally scheduled to run Feb. 8 to March 13. The performance was cancelled in ... [click here for more]
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Thursday March 10, 2022 02:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $25-$55,
The Etiquette of Vigilance by Robert O’Hara is a contemporary look at the Younger family 50 years after the time of the original play. Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company has cancelled the performance of “Raisin”, originally scheduled to run Feb. 8 to March 13. The performance was cancelled in ... [click here for more]
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Sunday February 27, 2022 07:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $25-$55,
Beneatha’s Place by Kwame Kwei-Armah follows the life of Raisin In The Sun character Beneatha Younger from 1959 to the present. Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company has cancelled the performance of “Raisin”, originally scheduled to run Feb. 8 to March 13. The performance was cancelled in an abun... [click here for more]
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Saturday February 26, 2022 07:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $25-$55,
Beneatha’s Place by Kwame Kwei-Armah follows the life of Raisin In The Sun character Beneatha Younger from 1959 to the present. Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company has cancelled the performance of “Raisin”, originally scheduled to run Feb. 8 to March 13. The performance was cancelled in an abun... [click here for more]
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Friday February 25, 2022 07:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $25-$55,
Beneatha’s Place by Kwame Kwei-Armah follows the life of Raisin In The Sun character Beneatha Younger from 1959 to the present. Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company has cancelled the performance of “Raisin”, originally scheduled to run Feb. 8 to March 13. The performance was cancelled in an abun... [click here for more]
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Thursday February 24, 2022 07:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $25-$55,
Beneatha’s Place by Kwame Kwei-Armah follows the life of Raisin In The Sun character Beneatha Younger from 1959 to the present. Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company has cancelled the performance of “Raisin”, originally scheduled to run Feb. 8 to March 13. The performance was cancelled in an abun... [click here for more]
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Sunday February 20, 2022 07:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $25-$55,
Younger, written by Atlanta playwright Kelundra Smith, is a prequel to Raisin In The Sun chronicling the journey of Lena Younger, the family matriarch, from Jackson, Mississippi to Chicago during the Great Migration of Blacks moving from the South to North. Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company h... [click here for more]
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Saturday February 19, 2022 07:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $25-$55,
Younger, written by Atlanta playwright Kelundra Smith, is a prequel to Raisin In The Sun chronicling the journey of Lena Younger, the family matriarch, from Jackson, Mississippi to Chicago during the Great Migration of Blacks moving from the South to North. Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company h... [click here for more]
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Friday February 18, 2022 07:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $25-$55,
Younger, written by Atlanta playwright Kelundra Smith, is a prequel to Raisin In The Sun chronicling the journey of Lena Younger, the family matriarch, from Jackson, Mississippi to Chicago during the Great Migration of Blacks moving from the South to North. Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company h... [click here for more]
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Thursday February 17, 2022 07:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $25-$55,
Younger, written by Atlanta playwright Kelundra Smith, is a prequel to Raisin In The Sun chronicling the journey of Lena Younger, the family matriarch, from Jackson, Mississippi to Chicago during the Great Migration of Blacks moving from the South to North. Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company h... [click here for more]
THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS Final Low Res(1) (1)

Saturday October 16, 2021 07:00 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: Free,
THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS Exhibition is a sort of fine arts vision board. The exhibit consists of major works by a strong line up of extremely talented African American visual artists. They are doing the heavy lifting to envision themselves (into) the future! The exhibition will serve as a creative off... [click here for more]
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Poster

Sunday April 5, 2020 02:30 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $30-$39,
There will never be another Carmen McRae, once touted as “The World’s Best New Singer” by Downbeat magazine. To pay tribute to her contributions, globally acclaimed pianist & singer Karen Edwards, will present the music performance production titled ‘What About Carmen’. [click here for more]
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Jo White Boa Credit Eleonara Briscoe

Thursday November 7, 2019 08:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $25,
Categories: theatre, cabaret, burlesque JOSEPHINE combines cabaret, theatre and dance to tell the story of the iconic Josephine Baker, the first African-American international superstar and one of the most remarkable figures of the 20th century. The show is intended for adult audiences, as it contai... [click here for more]
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Breast Cancer Flyer New Aug 9

Sunday October 6, 2019 12:00 AM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: Free,
Categories: Storytelling

With stories of courage, hope, strength, and survival, Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia is helping raise awareness and advocacy for breast cancer patients, survivors, and their families.

During the first hour of the program, Kuumba Storytellers will be sharing stories & after... [click here for more]
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AD Kaya Clark

Thursday September 12, 2019 06:15 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $47-$60 ,
Categories: Nightlife Hammonds House Museum presents Hammonds House Honors, an evening of celebration and recognition of excellence in Black visual art. In the inaugural year iconoclast photographer Roy DeCarava is remembered on the 100th Anniversary of his birth, and seven individuals who elevate t... [click here for more]
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TEX Facebook Event Cover 2

Tuesday July 16, 2019 07:30 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $20-$50,
Categories: Performing Arts Greed and corruption intertwine in this tense thriller from Eugene Lee. It’s 1955 and times are changing. The Klan is active in the piney woods of East Texas, and young black men have been disappearing and turning up dead. On this hot summer night, local men are gathered ... [click here for more]
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Spring OH 2019 Copy 1

Sunday May 19, 2019 04:00 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $10-$20,
Categories: Dance

Ballethnic Academy of Dance students perform a variety of dances.

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Wednesday May 1, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: Free and Open to the Public,
The Southwest Arts Center presents the Collegiate Choreographers Showcase that will introduce the Atlanta community to young dance minds shaping the future of dance. [click here for more]
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Sunday April 28, 2019 02:30 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: Free,
Dance in the Round will showcase the rough sketches of up and coming Atlanta choreographers. The works in progress will magnify each choreographer’s artistic process and allow the public to join them in the studio for a first look. [click here for more]
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Saturday April 27, 2019 10:00 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: Free,
Join Axam Dance Theatre Experience for an evening of edge with interactive dance performance, fun conversation, and a few fun surprises. This is sure to be an amazing evening of fun! This is event is for ages 18+. [click here for more]
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Friday April 26, 2019 08:00 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: Free and Open to the Public,
Choreographers residing in the Atlanta area that have recently previewed or staged new choreographic works will present excerpts of their performances. Each choreographer has created and successfully premiered their work in Fulton County in the last two years and will now be highlighted during the D... [click here for more]
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Wednesday April 24, 2019 07:30 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $25-$30,
Blake Vision Entertainment and Thandi & Company

Presents

A Gospel Stage Play

The Root of Gospel

The story starts and takes place in the modern day, The family has some turmoil as they go through items that their grandmother left behind. As their memories drift backward they learn about their... [click here for more]
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NAT KING COLE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION – FEATURING FREDDY COLE' On April 14th

Sunday April 14, 2019 02:30 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $35-$45,
CELEBRATE THE CENTENNIAL WITH THE FAMILY

2018 GRAMMY NOMINEE FREDDY COLE

Join us for this musical performance production featuring 4-time Grammy nominee Freddy Cole! This is THE Nat King Cole tribute concert event you will want to attend!

Nat King Cole was one of the Greatest entertainers to e... [click here for more]
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Wednesday April 10, 2019 11:00 AM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $25-$30,
Categories: Theatre

Natural Woman - An Aretha Story

A Theatrical Tribute to Aretha

Presented By Blake Vision Entertainment & Thandi & Company

Aretha - The Queen Of Soul, Lady Soul, and Legend are just a few of the iconic names that describe this spectacular performer. See and hear her story ... [click here for more]
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Tuesday March 5, 2019 07:30 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: Free,
Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre, NBAF, and Alliance Theatre are coming together for one night only. They are bringing together some of their favorite African American performers and presenting a showcase full of poetry, music, and fun. This is a show you're not going to want to miss. Performances... [click here for more]
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Kwanzaa 2018 Flyer

Saturday December 29, 2018 08:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $20,
Total Dance/Dancical Productions, Inc. proudly announces its 22nd Annual Kwanzaa Celebration featuring “Girl Why You Dance Like That” Fusion - From Africa to Hip Hop on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Fulton County Southwest Arts Center, located at 915 New Hope Rd., Atlanta, GA 30331 at 8:00pm. T... [click here for more]
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Wednesday October 17, 2018 07:30 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $15-$35,
September 16, 1963. The day after the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama led Nina Simone to shift her career from artist to artist-activist as she believed, “An artist’s responsibility is to reflect the times.” Nina Simone: Four Women uses the framework of one of her mo... [click here for more]
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Wednesday May 30, 2018 08:00 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $15-$55,
CROWNS is a moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become a springboard for an exploration of black history and identity as seen through the eyes of a young black woman who has come down South to stay with her aunt after her brother is killed in Brooklyn. Some rap, but predominantly gospe... [click here for more]
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Wednesday May 30, 2018 12:00 AM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $15-55,
CROWNS is a moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become a springboard for an exploration of black history and identity as seen through the eyes of a young black woman who has come down South to stay with her aunt after her brother is killed in Brooklyn. Hats are everywhere, in exquisit... [click here for more]
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Friday March 9, 2018 07:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: Free,
"#POPARTLIFE" is the first solo exhibition from CHR!S REEL (@thereelchris) that showcases a collection of various bodies of work using his intricate process of photographing Mylar balloons. He enjoys creating pieces that combine both the “why” conceptually – and the “how” physically. Some of the sub... [click here for more]
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Jack KWANZZA 2017

Saturday December 30, 2017 08:00 PM EST
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $10-$25,
Total Dance/Dancical Productions, Inc. proudly announces its 21st Annual Kwanzaa Celebration featuring Fusion - From Africa to Hip Hop- “Girl Why You Dance Like That?” on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the Fulton County Southwest Arts Center, located at 915 New Hope Rd., Atlanta, GA 30331 at 8:00pm.... [click here for more]
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Saturday August 12, 2017 12:00 AM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: Pageant Registration Fee $60,
THE 2017 MIDSUMMERS QUEEN NATURAL PAGEANT**"

Where True Beauty Starts From Within"

Come And Enjoy Our 2-Day Pageant Event

Saturday and Sunday, August 12 and 13, 2017 (2 Day Event)

Your $60 Registration Fee includes FREE ENTRY into the

TALENT, BEAUTY/EVENING WEAR/INTERVIEW and CONGENIAL CO... [click here for more]

Sunday July 23, 2017 02:00 PM EDT
Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Cost: $20-$35,
Following the performance of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, Between Riverside and Crazy, the cast of Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company and South Fulton City councilman Khalid will host a #BlackLivesMatter talkback and town hall. The subjects of gentrification, police brutality and ideas for... [click here for more]
915 New Hope Road S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30331
(404) 613-3220
Arts Center
Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
facebook: @Southwest-Arts-Center

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