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NEW for 4/9: Suwanee Arts Festival, dysfunctional postal service, Hudgens Prize finalists

NEW for 4/9: Suwanee Arts Festival, dysfunctional postal service, Hudgens Prize finalists

Click here to read the full issue of Gwinnett Forum. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Suwanee hosts annual Arts Festival this weekend
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Your delayed mail may be stuck in a truck in Palmetto
SPOTLIGHT: Sugarloaf Community Improvement District
ANOTHER VIEW: Four finalists chosen for $50,000 Hudgens Prize
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Most property owners to see hike in assessment
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners now has its own doggie park
RECOMMENDED: Oath And Honor: A Memoir and a Warning by Liz Cheney
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Grants to focus on underwater archaeology programs
MYSTERY PHOTO: Few clues to go on for this Mystery Photo
CALENDAR:  Campbell to speak at Men’s Civic Breakfast on Saturday

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by · April 9, 2024 · Full issues
ANOTHER VIEW: Four finalists chosen for $50,000 Hudgens Prize

ANOTHER VIEW: Four finalists chosen for $50,000 Hudgens Prize

By Cricket Elliott |  Four finalists have been selected for the 2024 Hudgens Prize, a prestigious visual arts award that carries a cash prize of $50,000 and a solo exhibition at the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning.

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by · April 9, 2024 · Another View
Gallery at the Hudgens.

FOCUS: Hudgens Center accepting entries for $50,000 art prize

DULUTH, Ga.  |  Entries are now being accepted for the $50,000 Hudgens Prize and solo exhibit for a Georgia artist. The seventh Hudgens Prize is one of the largest awards in the nation given to an individual artist. The purpose of the competition is to elevate and promote the arts throughout Georgia, while providing a transformational opportunity for the winning artist. The prize is sponsored by the Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for Art and Learning.  

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by · January 26, 2024 · Today's Focus
Amoda

NEWS BRIEFS: Hudgens $50,000  prize winner show opens Aug. 19

An exhibition by renowned sculptor Olu Amoda, winner of the $50,000 Hudgens Prize for 2022 for Georgia artists, will open Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Fowler Gallery of the Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for Art and Learning in Duluth.

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by · August 1, 2023 · News
NEW for 10/11: Hudgens Prize winner; Blood and guts journalism; more

NEW for 10/11: Hudgens Prize winner; Blood and guts journalism; more

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Sculptor Olu Amoda wins $50,000 Hudgens art prize
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Now the newspaper, too, resorting to blood-and-guts journalism
ANOTHER VIEW: Volunteering for Naval assignments turned out OK
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
FEEDBACK: She’s no fan of any spider, and especially of Joros
UPCOMING: Classes in Lilburn offer job training in construction skills
NOTABLE: Classes in Lilburn offers job training in construction skills
RECOMMENDED: How We Win the Civil War by Steve Philips
GEORGIA TIDBIT: It’s apple time in the Georgia mountains near Ellijay
MYSTERY PHOTO: Flying horse sculpture provides mystery for this edition
LAGNIAPPE: New officers take office for Snellville Historical Society
CALENDAR: Picnic with the police on the Braselton Town Green on October 13 from 5-8 p.m.

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by · October 11, 2022 · Full issues
Sculptor Olu Amoda

FOCUS: Sculptor Olu Amoda wins $50,000 Hudgens art prize

By Stephanie Lloyd  |  Sculptor Olu Amoda of Smyrna has been named the 2022 Hudgens Prize recipient, with a cash award of $50,000 and a solo exhibition at the Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for Art and Learning in 2023. Born in Warri, Nigeria, Amoda earned a Masters of Fine Arts from Georgia Southern University in 2009, and has since made Georgia his home. 

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by · October 11, 2022 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: Hudgens names 4 finalists for 2023 Georgia Art Prize

NEWS BRIEFS: Hudgens names 4 finalists for 2023 Georgia Art Prize

Four finalists have been named for the 2023 Hudgens Georgia Art Prize. With a cash award of $50,000 and an invitation for a solo exhibition for one artist, the Hudgens Prize is one of the largest art awards given in the entire nation, and is given only to Georgia residents.

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by · May 6, 2022 · News
10/22: On Halloween fun, Hudgens Prize, vaping

10/22: On Halloween fun, Hudgens Prize, vaping

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Here Are  Many Ways to Enjoy the Spine-Tingling Halloween Season
EEB PERSPECTIVE: $50,000 Hudgens Prize Selections Not Enhancing Art in Georgia
ANOTHER VIEW: Georgia Legislature So Far Has Not Addressed Vaping Problem
SPOTLIGHT: United Community Bank
FEEDBACK: Attended Oktoberfest for Many Years and Always Enjoyed It
UPCOMING: Hiring Event for U.S. Census Is In Lawrenceville on October 23
NOTABLE: Comment Being Sought on Atlanta to Charlotte High Speed Rail
RECOMMENDED: We Need Your Submissions
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Salvation Army Operations in Georgia Date Back to 1890 
MYSTERY PHOTO: Traditional Residence Is Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Andy Brack Becomes Publisher of Charleston (S.C.) City Paper
CALENDAR: Learn about graveyards in Gwinnett at OneStop Centerville on October 23 

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by · October 22, 2019 · Full issues
BRACK: $50,000 Hudgens Prize selections not enhancing art in Georgia

BRACK: $50,000 Hudgens Prize selections not enhancing art in Georgia

By Elliott Brack  | Gwinnettians are proud that the Hudgens Center for the Arts and Learning of Duluth awards a significant prize every other year to one Georgia artist. The prize is one of the biggest in the country, amounting to $50,000 cash, plus a solo exhibit at the Hudgens Center for the winner.

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by · October 22, 2019 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
8/6: New Hudgens exhibition; The music you hear; Briscoe Park

8/6: New Hudgens exhibition; The music you hear; Briscoe Park

Click here to read the latest issue. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia’s Hudgens Art Prize Finalist Exhibit Will Open on August 10
EEB PERSPECTIVE: We Put Another Nickel In the Ways We Now Constantly Hear Music
ANOTHER VIEW: City of Snellville Seeks Ideas on Improving T.W. Briscoe Park
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc
FEEDBACK: Objects being put in a category according to definitions online
NOTABLE: Snellville Readying To Spend $762,000 in New Year on Public Works
RECOMMENDED: American Lion by Jon Meacham
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Clayton McMichen Was Respected Early Fiddle Performer
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classical Structure Welcomes Your Ideas as to Its Whereabouts
LAGNIAPPE: Monument to Heavyweight Champion on Historic Courthouse Lawn
CALENDAR: August 9 Marks Dog Days of Summer at Lilburn Farmers Market

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by · August 6, 2019 · Full issues
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