Student art:
Daffodil Farm by Jeff Hyde
History
The Georgia Fine Arts Academy (GFAA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational institution, was founded in 1980 "to encourage and
stimulate the development of the arts and humanities in Georgia." Since its first Talent Identification Project in 1981, hundreds
of high school students have attended its summer educational programs at the Daffodil Farm in north Georgia. In the 1990s, the GFAA
began providing programs in the arts to enrich the lives of inner city youth in Atlanta, and for emotionally and behaviorally challenged
students in the public schools’ North Georgia Educational Program. By the end of the 1990s, more than 1,000 students had participated
in and benefited from GFAA programs. Graduates of the program went on to study at art schools around the country including Parsons
School of Design in New York, Pratt Institute, Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University, Rhode Island School of Design, Art Institute
of Chicago, Atlanta College of Art, Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, the Georgia Tech College of Architecture, and the
Ernest G. Welch School of Art at Georgia State University.
GFAA Now
The Georgia Fine Arts Academy now operates The Art Spot in Atlanta in cooperation with the Asolare Fine Arts Academy of
North Carolina. The Art Spot at the Peachtree Branch of the Atlanta Public Library features exhibitions of artists, photographers,
and programs by filmmakers from Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, and Macedonia.
Georgia Fine Arts Academy
About the Academy
promoting the arts and humanities in Georgia since 1980