Arts & Humanities

Brunswick is not just home to the history of the area but to a vibrant arts and entertainment scene.  Theatre, film, music, visual arts and a variety of events offer something for everyone throughout the year.  Every month, First Friday draws hundreds downtown for art exhibit openings, live music and street performers.

Take in a live performance at the Historic Ritz Theatre or Brunswick Actors Theatre; stroll through specialty shops and galleries or create your own painting or pottery piece; hear great local musicians play; and keep an eye out for an Elvis or two when the Georgia Elvis Festival comes to town.  Cultural arts and unique entertainment is a hallmark of our historic downtown.

Arts & Humanities Resources

Rise Risley Mural Project

Rise Risely, an initiative started by the Coastal Georgia Area Community Action Authority, focuses on creating a community resource center located at the Historic Risley School. The Risley School is one of the oldest public schools in Brunswick and located at the heart of one of the most impoverished areas in Coastal Georgia. The goal of the Rise Risley initiative, which received "State of Hope" approval from the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services, is to increase educational attainment, provide mental health resources, develop life-skills, foster self-sufficiency and economic security, while also revitalizing the community in and around Risley.

Glynn Visual Arts is spearheading the Rise Risley Project's Arts Sub-Committee, which focuses on two main areas:

• Community building through public art.
• Provide arts programming for the Risley Center.

One of the community building initiatives the Arts Sub-Committee created is the Brunswick Mural Project. As the Glynn Visual Arts describes it "Art ignites change that can uplift all people, and Brunswick is ripe for this type of change and community building." 

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