DeKalb County cultural summary Regional Arts and Culture Forums Research Initiative The development of ARC’s Fifty Forward Plan and Plan 2040 places emphasis on the value of arts & culture to the region It includes a call for “systematic annual data collection and analysis regarding the development of the creative economy in Georgia” and Industries the development of a 2011 The Creative in regional cultural master plan DeKalb County, GA DeKalb County Summary This Creative Industries report offers a research-based approach to understanding the scope and economic importance of the arts in DeKalb County, GA The creative industries are composed of arts Few precedents exist of comprehensive regional cooperation to foster arts and culture To that businesses that range from non-profit museums, symphonies, and theaters to for-profit film, architecture, and advertising companies Arts businesses and the creative people they employ stimulate innovation in end, the Atlanta Regional Commission contracted with the Metro Atlanta Arts & Culture Coalition todays global marketplace from July to December of 2011 to conduct research contained in thisin the document Theof following Nationally,the there are 756,007 businesses in the U.S involved creation or distribution the arts They employ 2.99 million people, representing 4.14 percent of all businesses and 2.17 percent of all information is a summary of the dataemployees, collected on DeKalb County respectively The source for these data is Dun & Bradstreet, the most comprehensive and trusted source for business information in the U.S For additional information on DeKalbAsCounty andDeKalb theCounty, rest of the Metro Atlanta counties see of January 2011, GA is home10 to 2,868 arts-related businesses that employ 10,743 people These arts-centric businesses play an important role in building and sustaining economic the full report, which available upon request from the ARC vibrancy They employ a creative workforce, spend money locally, generate government revenue, and are a cornerstone of tourism and economic development The map below provides a clear picture of the creative industries in DeKalb County, GA, with each dot representing an arts-centric business The creative industries account for 5.87 percent of the 48,843 total businesses located in DeKalb County, GA and 3.33 percent of the 322,601 total people they employ Cultural Inventory DeKalb County has 2,868 Arts Related Businesses 2,868 Arts-Related Businesses in DeKalb County, GA that employ 10,743 people Employ 10,743 People Based on the Americans for the Arts Creative Industries report as of January 2011, DeKalb County is home to 2,868 arts-related businesses that employ 10,743 people Of the 100 most populated counties in the country, DeKalb ranks 13th in arts-related businesses per capita, and 20th out of 100 in arts-related jobs per capita © iMapData, Inc 2000-2011 305 Cultural Nonprofits in DeKalb County www.AmericansForTheArts.org/sc/CreativeIndustries Cultural Nonprofits represent over $91 Million in Annual Revenue Based on NTEE codes and using data from the most recently completed 990s tax returns, cultural non-profits in DeKalb County total generated revenues of $91,065,858, with those organizations representing assets of $165,983,506 Number of Non-Profit Organizations Registered: 305 Recent Revenue of Non-Profit Organizations: $91,065,858 Total Assets of Non-Profit Organizations: $165,983,506 Of the 140 cultural facilities inventoried in DeKalb County these organizations perform in, 72 are facilities whose primary use is for cultural programming, with 68 facilities allowing for cultural programming as a secondary use map of cultural nonprofits in DeKalb County | METRO ATLANTA CULTURAL ASSESSMENT - DeKalb County Summary Where Audiences Originate A sampling of the originating zip code of ticket purchases was completed for tickets from eleven of the largest cultural institutions in Metro Atlanta according to budget size A total of 1,732,673 ticket transactions were mapped • Over 12% of ticket sales originated outside Georgia • Of the Georgia ticket Sales, approximately 17% came from outside the 10 county Metro Atlanta region • Patrons came from all 10 metro counties and from across Georgia to attend programming in DeKalb County The majority of ticket buyers to events in DeKalb County came from outside DeKalb County density map of where audiences come from to attend largeLegend institutions Metro Atlanta Counties Regional Ticket Sales by Zip Code DeKalb County Cultural Forums: Key/ Findings, Issues & Opportunities Tickets 1-1000 1001-2800 2801-5000 5001-8500 8501-14500 46,000 92,000 Feet 184,000 14501-29000 29001-50000 In order to develop an understanding of the state of arts and culture at the regional and subregional levels MAACC, in collaboration with staff from the ARC, organized county-based conversations between locally elected officials and the arts and culture communities Key findings, issues and opportunities from the DeKalb County cultural forum included: county support: There is an immediate need for greater access to resources to sustain the arts and cultural community Groups called for the reinstatement of the DeKalb Council for the Arts as a funding body with sufficient funding to support the needs of cultural groups in DeKalb sustaining resources: In addition to funding, DeKalb groups called for affordable cultural facilities with a flexible pricing policy based on operating budgets, affordable housing for artists, and affordable temporary housing for visiting cultural workers economic development: The arts community fosters a competitive advantage for the region Economic Development Directors that participated in the cultural forums recognized the value of a strong cultural sector in attracting and retaining high level businesses workforce competitiveness: Children and young adults need access to the arts to engender creative thinking (a top criteria in hiring among 60 Fortune 500 CEO’s in a recent IBM study) in order to prepare students to be competitive in the workforce regional community: Arts patrons not recognize geographic boundaries when attending events Greater cooperation is needed at all levels (organizations, cities, counties, regional) to make existing cultural opportunities both more visible and more accessible awareness: Media coverage for arts and culture programming in the region is disappearing Creating awareness of programming is made more difficult by unaffordable advertising rate Affordable solutions for marketing and media coverage are needed METRO ATLANTA CULTURAL ASSESSMENT - DeKalb County Summary | Nonprofit Cultural Organizations The following is a list of non-profit cultural organizations in DeKalb County, based on the most commonly used framework of codes used to define cultural nonprofit organizations according to the category they use when filing for tax exempt status The following list includes the city the organization uses when filing with the IRS A complete list of organizations with additional data is available upon request 3Rd Eye Films Inc - Avondale Est Atlanta Radio Theatre Company - Atlanta Ups Inc - Atlanta Atlanta Sacred Chorale Inc - Atlanta A Dancers Heart Inc - Tucker Atlanta Schola Cantorum - Decatur A David Dance Company - Lithonia Atlanta School of Service Arts, Inc - Lithonia A R T Station Inc - Stone Mtn Atlanta School Of The Performing Arts Inc - Stone Mtn Academy Theatre Company, Inc - Avondale Estates ATLANTA YOUNG SINGERS of Callanwolde - Atlanta Accesss Community Resource Center Inc - Lithonia Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony Foundation Inc - Atlanta Adagio Productions - Atlanta Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony Inc - Atlanta African Childrens Art Project Inc - Atlanta Atlantas Rising Theatre Stars Inc - Tucker African Performing Arts Association Gine Nyi Ra Inc - Atlanta Avondale Estates Arts Alliance Inc - Avondale Est African-American Association Of Georgia Inc - Lithonia Beacon Dance Company - Decatur Agnes Scott College - Decatur Bengali Association Of Greater Atlanta - Atlanta Alex Bealer Blacksmith Association Of Georgia Inc - Doraville Bestt For U S Inc - Atlanta Alliance For Health In The African Diaspora Inc - Lithonia Beulah Enrichment & Resource Center Inc - Decatur American Harp Society Inc - Atlanta Black Music Month Foundation - Atlanta American Ranger Memorial Association Inc - Doraville Blacks In Government - Atlanta Amici Ditalia - Atlanta Blacks In Government - Decatur Antebellum Plantation, Stone Mountain Park - Stone Mountain Bolo Tenate Afrikan Artsorganization Inc - Stone Mtn Art Institute of Atlanta, The - Atlanta Born Again Dance Minsitry/Dance - Decatur ART Station Contemporary Art Center - Stone Mountain Broadcast Academy - Atlanta Arts at Emory - Atlanta Brookhaven Arts Alliance Inc - Atlanta Arts Leadership League of Georgia - Decatur Callanwolde Concert Band - Dunwoody Asian Pacific American Council Of Georgia Inc - Atlanta Callanwolde Fine Arts Center (aka Callanwolde Foundation, Inc.) - Atholl Highlanders Pipes And Drums Usa Inc - Stone Mtn Atlanta Atlanta Area Friends Of Folk Music Inc - Doraville Callanwolde Guild Inc - Atlanta Atlanta Arts International Inc - Tucker Camaga Carnatic Music Association Of Georgia - Tucker Atlanta Bach Consort - Atlanta Camega Carnatic Music Associatio - Tucker Atlanta Black Film Festival, Inc - Decatur Camp Cathedral School Of The Arts Inc - Atlanta Atlanta Camerata Inc - Decatur Canada Lee Heritage Foundation Inc - Atlanta Atlanta Early Music Alliance Inc - Decatur Capitol City Opera Company Inc - Atlanta Atlanta Hip-Hop Film Festival - Lithonia Carlton-Carew Ep Foundation Inc - Lithonia Atlanta Jazz Theatre, Inc - Dunwoody Carriage House Review - Decatur Atlanta Lawyers Orchestra - Atlanta Carter-Mcfarlin Ministries Inc - Ellenwood Atlanta Mandolin Society Inc - Atlanta Cartooning For Peace - America Inc - Tucker Atlanta Music Club Inc - Atlanta Castle Wood Terrace Inc - Atlanta Atlanta Opera Guild Inc - Atlanta Castlewood Ii Corporation - Atlanta Atlanta Photography Exhibit Inc - Tucker Cbaa Cultural Foundation Inc - Doraville Atlanta Pop Concerts Inc - Atlanta Center For Pan Asian Community Services Inc - Atlanta | METRO ATLANTA CULTURAL ASSESSMENT - DeKalb County Summary Center Theatre at the MJCCA - Dunwoody Dinka Bor Community Of Georgia - Stone Mtn Chamblee Antique Row Ltd - Chamblee Discovering Stone Mountain Museum - Stone Mountain Chamblee Arts Alliance Ltd - Chamblee Dobbins Chapel Foundation Inc - Dunwoody Channel Of Hope Inc - Lithonia Duende Dance Theater Inc - Stone Mtn Chattahoochee Country Dancers (Contra Dancing in Atlanta) - Decatur Dunwoody Fine Arts Association, In - Dunwoody Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild - Atlanta Dunwoody Preservation Tr Inc - Atlanta Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild Incorporated - Atlanta Dunwoody Stage Door Players Inc - Atlanta Chinese Community Center Inc - Atlanta Dynamic Dance Festival, Inc - Decatur Chinese Community Federation In Atlanta Inc - Chamblee Eastside Players Incorporated - Stone Mtn Chinese-American Cultural Institute - Tucker Educational Access Inc - Lithonia Chosen Abilities Resource Center Inc - Stone Mtn Elysium Chamber Orchestra And Chorus - Atlanta City of Pine Lake - Pine Lake Emerson Drummers - Decatur Clan Lindsay Association U S A Inc - Decatur Emory University, Creativity & Arts - Atlanta Clarkston Child Develpment & Family Resource Center Inc - Clarkston Esmail Khoi Foundation Inc - Atlanta Cobb Christian Ministries Inc - Atlanta Essential Theatre - Atlanta Collectible & Antique Chair Gallery - Stone Mountain Eternal Quest Inc - Tucker Collective Renaissance Guild - Atlanta Ex Somnium Inc - Decatur Collegium Vocale Inc - Atlanta Express Yourself School Of The Artsinc - Decatur Colored People Tyme Troop - Avondale Es Eyeball Productions Inc - Decatur Community Concert Band Inc - Dunwoody Fernbank Museum of Natural History - Atlanta CORE dance - Decatur Fernbank Science Center - Atlanta Cornbred Gallery - Atlanta First Stage Inc - Decatur Cosaan Foundation Inc - Ellenwood Flat Rock Archive - Lithonia Country Dance & Song Society - Decatur Foundation for Community Arts - Doraville Country Dance & Song Society Inc - Atlanta Four Reel Films Inc - Decatur Cultural Training Center, Inc - Decatur Friends Of Georgia Music Festival Inc - Tucker Cultures Across Borders - Stone Mtn Fringe Atlanta Inc - Atlanta Dahlia Society Of Georgia Inc - Tucker G & H Visual And Performing Arts Educational Center - Atlanta Dancing For The Dream Inc - Atlanta Gardenhouse Dance Company - Decatur Decatur Arts Alliance Inc - Decatur Genesis Stage & Screen - Atlanta Decatur Book Festival Inc - Decatur Georgia Alliance for Arts Education: - Avondale Es Decatur City Dance Inc - Decatur Georgia Artists With Disabilities Inc - Decatur Decatur Civic Chorus Inc - Decatur Georgia Caribbean Carnival - Lithonia Decatur Library, DeKalb County Public Library - Decatur Georgia Center for the Book - Decatur Decatur Market & Gallery - Decatur Georgia Chapter Of The American Chestnut Foundation - Dunwoody Decatur Preservation Alliance - Decatur Georgia Hosta Society Inc - Ellenwood Decatur School of Ballet - Decatur Georgia International Cultural Center - Redan Dekalb Choral Guild Inc - Decatur Georgia Latino Alliance For Human Rights Inc - Atlanta Dekalb Council For The Arts Inc - Stone Mtn Georgia Legacy Foundation Inc - Stone Mtn DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs - Georgia Museum Of Transportation & Industry Inc - Decatur Decatur Georgia Network For Nonviolent Communication Inc - Tucker DeKalb County Public Libraries - Decatur Georgia Perimeter College Department of Fine Arts - Clarkston Dekalb Historicial Society Inc - Decatur Georgia Perimeter College Jazz Ensemble - Dunwoody DeKalb School of the Arts - Avondale Estates Georgia Press Educational Foundation Inc - Atlanta Department of Film Studies, Emory University (Arts at Emory) - Atlanta Georgia Shakespeare Festival Inc - Atlanta Dhs Orchestra Boosters Inc - Dunwoody Georgia Society of the Dames of the Court of Honor - Decatur METRO ATLANTA CULTURAL ASSESSMENT - DeKalb County Summary | Georgia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (GASSAR) - MudFire Clayworks - Decatur Decatur Museum Of Music Inc - Atlanta Georgia Veterans Day Parade Association Of Atlanta Inc - Atlanta Museum School Parent Teacher Organization - Avondale Est Georgie Porgie Kids & Company Project Inc - Decatur Musica Da Camera Inc - Tucker Goldfire Productions, LLC - Stone Mountain National Association Of Asian American Professionals-Atlanta Inc - Gone With The Windmill Inc - Atlanta Atlanta Gorgeous Ladies of Comedy - Decatur National Association Of Chinese Americans - Dunwoody Granny Smith Productions - Decatur National Association Of Chinese Americans - Dunwoody Griffith Theological Research Foundation Inc - Decatur National Black Golf Hall Of Fame Inc - Atlanta Gujarti Samaj Inc - Tucker National Football Foundation And College Hall Of Fame Inc - Atlanta Gwinnett Quilters Guild (GQG) - Decatur National Society Colonial Dames Xvii Century - Decatur Historic Brookhaven Foundation Inc - Atlanta National Society Of The Daughters Of The American Revolution - HomeGrown Decatur - Decatur Decatur Ica Institute Inc - Decatur National Society Of The Sons Of The American Revolution - Decatur IKAM Productions - Decatur Neighborhood Gallery Arts Center Inc - Atlanta Imhotep Architectural Youth Society Inc - Decatur Nepalese Association Of Georgia Nag Usa Inc - Atlanta In Touch Ministries Inc - Atlanta Nigerian Nurses Association Of Georgia Us Inc - Decatur Indian Classical Music Society Of G Reater Atlanta - Stone Mtn North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Association Inc - Atlanta Indian Creek New Testament - Stone Mtn Oakhurst Community Garden Project Inc - Decatur Innovative Media Inc - Atlanta Oglethorpe University Museum of Art - Atlanta Inquest Christian Ministries Inc - Stone Mountain Oglethorpe University Theatre - Atlanta International Training In Communication - Chamblee Omare Health Wellness & Resource Center Ii Inc - Atlanta Jans Legacy Fund Inc - Decatur Onima Institute For Tradition Usa Inc - Ellenwood Jazz Orchestra Atlanta Inc - Atlanta OnStage Atlanta - Decatur Jewish Theatre of the South (MJCCA) - Dunwoody Out On Film Inc - Avondale Est Johns Creek Community Arts Center - Atlanta Peniel Family Resource Center Inc - Lithonia Journal Of Pastoral Care Publications Inc - Decatur Phoenix Theatre Academy - Avondale Estates Ken Ford Foundation Inc - Lithonia Phusion Performing Arts Alliance Inc - Stone Mtn Kidds Dance Project Inc - Lithonia Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center - Decatur Kids Video Connection Inc - Decatur Predicate Gallery - Decatur Kingdomwood Christian Film Festival Inc - Lithonia PushPush Theater - decatur Kinshi-Okani, Inc - Decatur Red Wall Studio & Gallery - Atlanta Korean American - Atlanta Renaissance Project Inc - Decatur KTM Performing Arts Foundation, In - Lithonia Restoration Concepts Group Inc - Decatur Lakeside Band Association Inc - Atlanta Rico Love Music Foundation Inc - Redan Lakeside High School Orchestraassociation Incorporated - Decatur Sagal Radio Services Inc - Decatur Laotian American Society Inc - Atlanta Salt Films Inc - Chamblee Lauda Musicam Of Atlanta Inc - Decatur Samford Studio - Avondale Es Lee-Stelzer Heritage Research Museum Inc - Atlanta Sclc S Peoples Survival Theater Inc Term - Lithonia Lfr Ministries Inc - Atlanta Seen Gallery, The - Decatur Louise Runyon Performance Company Inc - Decatur Shen Yun Society Of Atlanta - Atlanta Main Street Stone Mountain - Stone Mountain Sights & Sounds Black Cultural Expo Inc - Stone Mtn Memorial Hall Museum, Stone Mountain Park - Stone Mountain Sketchworks Theatre Inc - Scottdale Michael C Carlos Museum - Atlanta Society Of Biblical Literature - Atlanta Ministry In Motion Inc - Decatur Society Of Georgia Archivists Inc - Atlanta MJCCA - Dunwoody Sophie Hirsh Srochi Jewish Discovery Museum - Dunwoody | METRO ATLANTA CULTURAL ASSESSMENT - DeKalb County Summary South Dekalb Art Consortium Inc - Decatur Theater Emory (Emory) - Atlanta Southeastern Arts Media & Education - Pine Lake Theatre Arts Guild at Georgia Perim - Clarkston Southern Newspaper Publishers Assn Foundation Inc - Atlanta Theatre Decatur (formerly Neighborhood Playhouse) - Decatur Southwest Dekalb High School Orchestra Booster Club Inc - Decatur Theatre On The Prowl Inc - Decatur Spruill Center For The Arts Inc - Atlanta Troop Support 360 - Dunwoody Stage Door Players - Dunwoody Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation - Stone Mtn Stone Mountain Highland Games Inc - Chamblee Turkish American Cultural Assn Of Georgia Inc - Atlanta Stone Mountain Historic Society Inc - Stone Mtn Turkish-American Opthalmic Society Inc - Tucker Stone Mountain Park - Stone Mountain Park Twin Kittens Inc - Decatur Sugar Canes - Lithonia Twinhead Theatre Inc - Decatur Sycamore Place Gallery - Decatur United Daughters Of The Confederacy - Atlanta Thamyris, Inc - Decatur United Daughters Of The Confederacy - Atlanta The Arab-American Fund Of Georgia Inc - Atlanta United Daughters Of The Confederacy - Atlanta The Arts Academy, Inc - Lithonia Urban Youth Media Training Center - Stone Mount The Atlanta Seventeen Inc - Atlanta Vinson Art - Atlanta The Chattahoochee Review Magazi - Dunwoody Virtuous Woman Enterprises Inc - Decatur The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta - Atlanta Water Tree Arts Inc - Tucker The Conservatory of Dance & Fine - Decatur Whedon Studies Association Incorporated - Decatur The Friends of Georgia Music.(Festi - Tucker Wild Heart Theatre Company - Decatur The Philosophical Institute Of Religious Inquiry Inc - Decatur Wings Of Glory Inc - Lithonia The Potters House Community Development Corp - Decatur Woodlands Garden Of Decatur Inc - Decatur The Quilt Youth Transitional Services Inc - Lithonia Working Title Playwrights Inc - Atlanta The Renaissance Project - Decatur Yeats Drama Foundation - Atlanta The Village Communicator Inc - Stone Mtn Youth Media Minds Of America - Avondale Est The@Arts Academy Inc - Lithonia Theater Emory - Atlanta Cultural Facilities Of the 140 cultural facilities inventoried in DeKalb County, 72 are facilities whose primary use (indicated below with “p”) is for cultural programming, with 68 facilities allowing for cultural programming as a secondary use (indicated below with “s”) Facilities indexed include, but not necessarily are limited to, visual and performing arts facilities as well as cultural facilities that provide service to the public, including museums, galleries, libraries, arts performance venues, cultural centers and interpretive sites Additional data on the physical location of facilities is available upon request Academy Theatre - Avondale Estates (p) Agnes Scott - Winter Theatre - Decatur (p) Academy Theatre - Samford Studio - Avondale Estates (p) ART Station - Stone Mountain (p) Agnes Scott - Alston Campus Center - Decatur (s) Atlanta School Of The Performing Arts Inc - Stone Mtn (p) Agnes Scott - Bradley Observatory - Decatur (s) Au Rendez-vous - Atlanta (s) Agnes Scott - Dalton Gallery - Decatur (p) Bandstand on the Square - Decatur - Decatur (p) Agnes Scott - Gaines Chapel - Decatur (s) Beacon Dance Studio Theatre - Atlanta (p) Agnes Scott - Julia Thompson Smith Chapel - Decatur (s) Beacon Hill Center Theatre - Decatur (p) Agnes Scott - Presser Hall - Decatur (p) Beulah Missionary Baptist Church - Decatur (s) Agnes Scott - Presser Hall’s Maclean Auditorium - Decatur (p) Brook Run Theater - Dunwoody (p) METRO ATLANTA CULTURAL ASSESSMENT - DeKalb County Summary | Brookhaven Library - Atlanta (p) Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts - Main Stage - Atlanta Callanwolde Fine Arts Center - Atlanta (p) (p) Cathedral of the Holy Spirit - Decatur (s) Fernbank Museum of Natural History - Atlanta (p) Cator Woolford Gardens at The Frazer Center - Atlanta (p) Fernbank Science Center - Atlanta (p) Center Town Gallery - Stone Mountain (p) First Baptist Church of Decatur - Decatur (s) Central Congregational United Church of Christ - Atlanta (s) Flat Shoals Library - Decatur (s) Chamblee Library - Chamblee (s) Friends School of Atlanta, The - Decatur (p) Clairmont Presbyterian Church - Decatur (s) Georgia Perimeter College - Cherry Gallery - Clarkston (p) Clarkston Library - Clarkston (s) Georgia Perimeter College - Dunwoody Campus - Dunwoody (s) Cole Auditorium, Clarkston Campus of GA Perimeter - Clarkston (p) Georgia Perimeter College - Fine Arts Gallery - Clarkston (p) Collectible & Antique Chair Gallery - Stone Mountain (p) Georgia Perimeter College - Marvin Cole Auditorium - Clarkston (p) Conant Performing Arts Center - Atlanta (p) Georgia Perimeter College - Studio Theatre - Clarkston (p) CORE Studios - Decatur (p) Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church - Atlanta (s) Cornbred Gallery - Atlanta (p) Graveyard Tavern, The - Atlanta (s) Covington Library - Decatur (s) Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation - Atlanta (s) David J Sencer CDC Museum - Atlanta (p) Gresham Library - Atlanta (s) Decatur First United Methodist Church - Decatur (s) Gymnasium - Clarkston Campus of GA Perimeter - Clarkston (s) Decatur Library - Decatur (s) Hairston Crossing Library - Stone Mountain (s) Decatur Market & Gallery - Decatur (p) Holiday Inn Conference Center (Decatur) - Decatur (s) Decatur School of Ballet - Decatur (p) Holy Cross Catholic Church - Atlanta (s) Decatur Square - Decatur (s) Holy Trinity Parish - Decatur (s) DeKalb Event Center (Atlanta Live) - Atlanta (p) HomeGrown Decatur - Decatur (p) DeKalb History Center Historic Complex, The - Decatur (p) Java Monkey Coffeehouse - Decatur (s) DeKalb History Center, The - Decatur (p) Jill Celeste Gallery - Decatur (p) DeKalb School of the Arts - Avondale Estates (p) Johns Creek Community Arts Center - Atlanta (p) Doraville Library - Doraville (s) Kingswood United Methodist Church - Dunwoody (s) Dorsey Theatre - Atlanta (p) Korean First Presbyterian Church - Tucker (s) Dresden Park - Atlanta (s) Lawrenceville Road United Methodist Church - Tucker (s) Dunwoody Community Church - Atlanta (s) Lithonia-Davidson Library - Lithonia (s) Dunwoody Library - Dunwoody (s) Manuel Maloof Auditorium - Decatur (p) Dunwoody United Methodist Church - Dunwoody (s) Marcus Autism Center - Atlanta (s) Eagle Eye Book Shop - Decatur (p) Mercer University - Atlanta Campus - Atlanta (s) Eddie’s Attic - Decatur (p) Michael C Carlos Museum - Atlanta (p) Embry Hills Library - Chamblee (s) MJCCA - Dunwoody (p) Embry Hills United Methodist Church - Atlanta (s) Morris and Rae Frank Theatre - Dunwoody (p) Emory University’s White Hall - Atlanta (p) Mt Carmel Christian Church - Stone Mountain (s) Emory Visual Arts Gallery - Atlanta (p) MudFire Clayworks & Gallery - Decatur (p) Emory’s Callaway Center - Atlanta (s) Neighborhood Gallery Arts Center Inc - Atlanta (p) Emory’s Cannon Chapel - Atlanta (s) New Covenant Community Church - Atlanta (s) Emory’s Glenn Memorial Auditorium - Atlanta (p) North Town Gallery & East Town Gallery - Stone Mountain (p) Emory’s Munroe Theatre, Dobbs University Center - Atlanta (s) Northlake-Barbara Loar Library - Tucker (s) Emory’s Performing Arts Studio - Atlanta (p) Oak Grove United Methodist Church - Decatur (s) Emory’s Rich Memorial Building - Atlanta (p) Oakhurst Baptist Church - Decatur (s) Emory’s Robert W Woodruff Library - Atlanta (s) Oglethorpe Presbyterian Church - Atlanta (s) Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts - Black Box - Atlanta Oglethorpe University - Atlanta (s) (p) Oglethorpe University Museum of Art - Atlanta (p) | METRO ATLANTA CULTURAL ASSESSMENT - DeKalb County Summary Old Decatur Courthouse - Decatur (s) OnStage Atlanta - MainStage - Atlanta (p) OnStage Atlanta - O2 Stage - Atlanta (p) OnStage Atlanta - StudioStage - Decatur (p) Petite Auberge - Atlanta (s) Phoenix Theatre Academy - Avondale Estates (p) Pine Lake Park - Pine Lake (s) PushPush Theater - Decatur (p) Redan-Trotti Library - Lithonia (s) Salem-Panola Library - Lithonia (s) Scott Candler Library - Decatur (s) Scottdale-Tobie Grant Library - Scottdale (s) Seen Gallery, The - Decatur (p) Sketchworks Theatre - Scottdale (p) Sophie Hirsh Srochi Jewish Discovery Museum - Dunwoody (p) South Town Gallery - Stone Mountain (p) Spruill Education Center - Atlanta (p) Spruill Gallery and Gift Shop - Atlanta (p) St Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church - Atlanta (s) Stage Door Players - Dunwoody (p) Star Bar - Atlanta (s) Stewart Amphitheatre - Lithonia (p) Stone Mountain Park - Stone Mountain (s) Stone Mountain Village - Stone Mountain (p) Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library - Stone Mountain (s) Sycamore Place Gallery - Decatur (p) Toco Hill-Avis G Williams Library - Decatur (p) Tucker-Reid H Cofer Library - Tucker (s) Uhry Theater at Druid Hills High School - Atlanta (s) Wesley Chapel-William C Brown Library - Decatur (s) Winters Chapel United Methodist Church - Atlanta (s) Woodlands Garden - Decatur (s) METRO ATLANTA CULTURAL ASSESSMENT - DeKalb County Summary | Front Cover Images (top row from left): Fernbank Museum of Natural History; Arts @ Emory; CORE Performance Company; (bottom row from left) Atlanta Young Singers of Callanwolde; Agnes Scott College; Art Station The full Metro Atlanta Cultural Assessment Report is available on the ARC website at: http://atlantaregional.com/about-us/public-involvement/investing-in-the-creative-economy