ABOUT SPRUILL

Who We Are

The Spruill Center for the Arts is a community art center located in Dunwoody, GA that provides access to the arts through classes and workshops, events, and fine art exhibitions.

Spruill Education: The Spruill Center for the Arts provides over 800 visual arts classes annually to more than 5,000 students of all ages and skill levels in mediums such as ceramics, painting, photography, mosaics, blacksmithing, and more. Our Education Center offers state-of-the-art, advanced equipment and stellar instruction by top artists from metro Atlanta and beyond.

Spruill Gallery: Located in a historic 1867-1905 home on Ashford Dunwoody Road, the Spruill Gallery mounts four to six exhibitions each year in a variety of mediums, promoting both emerging and established artists. The gallery is also home to a gift shop that features handcrafted items and artwork created by local Georgia artists.

Our Mission

Spruill Center for the Arts fosters creativity and social connections through the arts by:

Offering a diverse visual arts program to students of all ages and skill levels
Providing a platform for artists to share their talents through exhibitions, sales, and instructional opportunities
Enriching community through programs designed to inspire the artist in everyone

Our Vision

Spruill Center for the Arts will be a beacon for the community by providing access and opportunities for all to create and enjoy the arts.

Support the Spruill Center

Class fees, gallery sales, and grants cover about 75% of Spruill Center’s operating costs. Your support through fundraisers and the Annual Campaign helps close the gap and ensures we can continue bringing outstanding arts programming to our community.

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HISTORY

For 45 years, the Spruill Center for the Arts has been devoted to providing arts education and enrichment to the metro Atlanta community. That legacy began in 1975, when a group of women began meeting in the Dunwoody United Methodist Church for painting classes.

When that space was outgrown, the art instruction moved to the Dunwoody Park on Roberts Drive as the North Arts Center. It was in this space where the Center flourished, developed a Ceramics program, began bringing new artists and created the Summer Camp program.

By 1993, more space was needed and the Education Center moved to the current location within the North DeKalb Cultural Center on Chamblee Dunwoody Road. The Spruill Homeplace and five surrounding acres were donated to the North Arts Center by the Spruill Family. The name was then changed to the Spruill Center for the Arts to serve as a place to foster the arts, and as a remembrance of one of Dunwoody’s first families.

Today, the Spruill Center for the Arts is known around metro Atlanta and beyond as a premier community arts center. Because of a supportive community and strong leadership, the Spruill Center for the Arts survived a difficult economic climate in the late 2000’s. In 2015, the Spruill Center celebrated its 40^th anniversary and looks forward to serving the community for many years to come.