Find your people.
The Etowah Arts guild brings North Georgia’s artists, makers, and art lovers together four times a year to learn, connect, and move the local arts forward.
Membership is $50 for one year from your join date. Beginning in 2027, new and renewing memberships will be $60. Next meeting: Monday, November 2, 2026, with speaker Sabrina Kaylor, owner of Bizarre Coffee and artist.
Built for anyone who makes, loves, or champions art
When artists and the people who support them are in the same room, good things happen. Ideas cross-pollinate, collaborations start, and the whole community gets stronger.
Become a member of the Etowah Arts guild and support local arts, meet fellow artists and patrons, access exhibits, and receive professional development at meetings. Join the movement!
Working artists
Grow your network, your skills, and your audience.
Emerging artists and hobbyists
Find mentors, inspiration, and a place to belong.
Art lovers and collectors
Meet the artists behind the work you love.
Community and business leaders
Help shape a more creative North Georgia.
What you get as a member
Quarterly guild meetings
Four evenings a year of speakers, conversation, and connection.
Learn from working creatives
Featured speakers share how they built their practice.
Real connections
Meet artists, gallery owners, patrons, and civic leaders who can open doors.
Member discounts
Save on show submissions, including our annual exhibition, and on Etowah Arts merchandise.
A voice and a platform
Share your news during community announcements, or join a committee.
Your dues do good
Membership supports grants and scholarships for local artists.
What happens at a meeting
Guild meetings are relaxed, social, and worth a Monday night. Here’s a typical evening:
- 7:00 pm · Welcome and networkingGrab a seat, meet someone new, and join a quick icebreaker.
- 7:15 pm · State of the ArtsUpdates on exhibitions, grants and scholarships, and the local arts scene, followed by open Q&A.
- 7:30 pm · Featured speakerA working creative shares their story and process.
- 8:00 pm · Community announcementsHave a show, class, or project coming up? Share it with the room.
- 8:15 pm · Wrap upAnd usually, more conversation.
Who you’ll learn from
Brent Zaffino
Filmmaker and Director of the Peaberry Film Festival in Canton. His feature Lost Cause was shot right here in Canton.
Sean Mills
Atlanta painter and art advocate known for oil portraits painted on recycled materials, including pizza boxes.
Sabrina Kaylor
Owner of Bizarre Coffee and artist.
Upcoming guild meetings
Mondays · 7:00–8:15 pm
Upstairs in Event Central at Thrive at The Mill on Etowah
225 Reformation Parkway, Canton, GA
- Monday, November 2, 2026Next
- Monday, February 1, 2027
- Monday, May 3, 2027
- Monday, August 2, 2027
- Monday, November 1, 2027
Joining takes about two minutes
- 1 · Join onlineCheck out securely through Zeffy. $50 for one year from your join date ($60 beginning in 2027).
- 2 · Get your confirmationYour receipt and welcome email arrive right away.
- 3 · Come to a meetingSee you Monday, November 2. Just come upstairs and say hi.
Questions
How much does membership cost?
Membership is $50 for one year from your join date. Beginning in 2027, new and renewing memberships will be $60.
Do I have to be an artist to join?
Not at all. The guild is for artists, makers, art lovers, collectors, and anyone who wants to support the arts in North Georgia.
What discounts do members get?
Savings on show submissions (including our annual exhibition) and Etowah Arts merchandise.
Is my membership tax-deductible?
Because membership includes benefits, only the portion of your dues above the value of those benefits may be deductible. Please check with your tax advisor.
How do I join a committee?
Email Etowahartsga@gmail.com and tell us what interests you.
Your seat is saved for November 2.
Join the artists, makers, and art lovers building a more creative North Georgia.
Join the Guild