Soul Shop Art Guild - (912) 816-2800

Soul Shop Art Guild Private Social Club. Connoisseurs of African American Art - Visual, Literary, Performance, Musical and Culinary Arts.

Soul Shop Art Guild Celebrating African American Arts. Private Social Club of Connoisseurs of African American Art - Visual, Literary, Performance, Musical and Culinary Arts.

The mission of the Soul Shop Art Guild is to foster togetherness, support and encourage visual, literary, musical, performance and culinary artists in Southeast Georgia.

The Soul Shop Art Guild seeks to be a vehicle for local artist of African descent to exhibit their work and to strengthen the appreciation of African American arts throughout the community.

The Soul Shop Art Guild is dedicated to building stronger communities and combat community deterioration, by providing programs and activities that focus on artistic expression, social and cultural enrichment.

This membership based organization, was founded in 2003 and established it’s headquarters in Waycross, Georgia in 2012, first in the African American Business District and now in Historic Downtown Waycross. The members of the Soul Shop Art Guild believe that the quality of life for the African American community can be improved through the nurturing of the arts. The Soul Shop Art Guild sponsors engaging exhibits highlighting a broad spectrum of the African Americans' unique and creative contributions in arts.

The Soul Shop Art Guild headquarters in Historic Downtown Waycross is itself a celebration of arts, a first-class exhibit space. Artwork from Africa, the Caribbean, South America, Asia and North America are displayed throughout the space. Hundreds of books, movies and cd’s make up the Soul Shop Art Guild Library, many donated by members. The historic location serves as a creative hub for members of the Soul Shop Art Guild and as a local art museum for the general public. Once a week, the Soul Shop Art Guild headquarters is open to tour by the public.

The Soul Shop Art Guild headquarters in Historic Downtown Waycross is itself a celebration of arts, a first-class exhibit space. Artwork from Africa, the Caribbean, South America, Asia and North America are displayed throughout the space. Hundreds of books, movies and cd’s make up the Soul Shop Art Guild Library, many donated by members. The historic location serves as a creative hub for members of the Soul Shop Art Guild and as a local art museum for the general public. Once a week, the Soul Shop Art Guild headquarters is open to tour by the public.

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