Celebrating Black History and Artistry

An exhibit honoring and celebrating Black History and Artistry with local artwork created by SCAA Member artists.

Now open and on display at the Vinings Cobb County Library from February 4 to April 26, 2019.

A Reception will be held on April 6 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm  where you will meet the SCAA Artists who contributed their artwork to this exhibit.

Do not miss this one of kind of eclectic exhibit by 24 artists.  The April 6 reception features a blend of interaction with SCAA Artists and the music of Ollie Patterson.

At the age of 16, Ollie Patterson toured Germany with the top dance band and was the youngest military dependent to do so.  In college, he played alongside sax legend Art Pepper & Jazz trumpet legend Don Ellis.   Ollie has toured the US with the Sammy Kaye orchestra on sax & clarinet for 1.5 years.   (Sammy Kaye & Lawrence Welk were the two wealthiest big band owners of all time).    Locally, Ollie has been the number one choice for music for the Southeast Emmy Awards VIP reception for the past 2 years.  Among his other accomplishments, he has written several Jazz Gospel songs, with one of them reaching the top 10 on the radio.  More information on Ollie is available at Musical entertainment by Ollie Patterson http://olliepattersonmusic.com/

Admission to the exhibit as well as the reception is free and open to the public.