42nd Annual Judge Ben Smith Art Competition UPDATE!

The Okefenokee Heritage Center is proud to host the 42nd annual Judge Ben Smith Art Competition. Contestants can enter 2 pieces in the categories of Painting, Graphic Design, 3-Dimensional, and Photography. This year artists of every age, professional or amateur, are welcome to attend.

OHC Yoga Classes

The Okefenokee Heritage Center is proud to host a yoga class focused on healing. Teacher Mary Lewis, a registered teacher with the yoga alliance, will begin teaching Saturday, September 8th, from 11 am – 12 pm. “I want to take away some of the stigma of yoga. This...

Paint & Sip

Muralist and teacher, Angela Carstens, will be teaching an art class at the Okefenokee Heritage Center September 8th. From 2 pm – 4 pm students can be introduced to the world of art and leave with a masterpiece. “We really wanted to bring art to everyone,...

Summer of the Arts

The Okefenokee Heritage Center has been proud to host two summer camps featuring dramatic and visual arts. Both camps were sponsored by grants from Georgia Council of the Arts, the National Endowments for the Arts, and South Arts, Inc. In June a dozen students came...

Okee Arts Fest UPDATE!

SEPT 22, 2018
This is the second annual Festival of the Arts and will be held from 9:00 – 2:00 on September 22, at the City Hall, Downtown Waycross. Our Okee Arts Fest is all about celebrating the different and numerous artists we have in the Okefenokee area.