Published 4:54 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 THOMASVILLE — Last week, the Georgia Downtown Association awarded Thomasville Center for the Arts the 2026 Outstanding Downtown Promotion Award in the state of Georgia for the Thomasville Art Walk. Funded by a generous grant from the Thomasville Area Board of REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS®, the Art Walk invites visitors to explore a curated route of over 40 works of art, including murals, sculptures, and installations that reflect Thomasville’s culture, history, and creative spirit. In partnership with the City of Thomasville, MainStreet, and the Downtown Merchants Association, this experience brings our downtown’s public art to life and gives a potential home buyer a feeling that we are a community of creatives. I was attending a conference in Rome, Georgia when the award was presented, and it not only made me extremely proud, but it got me thinking about why an art walk matters to a downtown like ours. The Thomasville Art Walk is self-guided, and although it connects public art throughout downtown, that is not all that it’s good for. What is happening between each piece of art is just as interesting and important. To get from one piece to another, you walk past our retail shops, restaurants, and businesses. You will hopefully notice an architectural detail, a beautifully painted storefront you’ve probably driven by a hundred times or run into a good friend that you haven’t seen in a while. Maybe you…
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