Downtown Macon, GA

Mix, mingle, and see exciting new art on the First Friday of every month! The galleries stay open late for browsing, and many offer refreshments, live music, or activities. Check back here to find out the complete art crawl schedule for every First Friday.

Friday, June 5:

Macon Arts Alliance (486 1st Street), 4-7 pm
Macon Arts Alliance is happy to present their June exhibit, “Embodiment”, featuring works by mixed media artist Courtenay Puckett. This mixed media body of work explores the banana tree as a metaphor for the human life cycle, its rhythms of growth, fruiting, decay, and renewal reflecting our own processes of becoming.

The 567 Center for Renewal (456 1st St), 5-8 pm
Join us for the opening reception of "See the Children," featuring work by Black artists telling the truth with color, pressure, joy, and memories. See the new exhibit, meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments.

McEachern Art Center (332 2nd St), 4-8 pm
The MAC will celebrate the opening reception of the Summer 2026 Georgia Artist Exhibition at 6pm, but gallery doors open at 4pm!

The Bohemian Den (502 Cherry St), 5-7 pm
First Friday is for art, community, and liberation. Join at The Bohemian Den for UNRESTRICTED, an art exhibition by Rhonda Sunshine Miller celebrating freedom, vision, and resilience.

Gallery West (447 3rd St), 5-8 pm
Gallery West offers a 50% off sale on Kirk West blues photography and sale pricing on original paintings by the late, great Lynn Tate, some of which appear here for the first time. Also on display, the entire Kirk West music photo collection and paintings by John Mollica.

Bonus event:

The Rose Room (378 2nd St), 5 pm-midnight
Join us at The Rose Room for “What We Grow Through,” a solo showcase by local artist & owner of Artspace Macon, Casie Trace. This collection explores womanhood, growth, and the experiences that shape us. Opening night is also Casie’s birthday celebration! Artist talk will begin at 5:30PM, followed by cake from Berserk Desserts and light snacks from Porchlight Baking Co.

 

456 First Street, Macon, GA  ~ (478) 238-6051

 
 
 

The 567 Center for Renewal is supported in part by Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia Council for the Arts also receives support from its partner agency – the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how NEA grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

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