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How Art Shapes the People of North Augusta

Art is subjective, and puts beauty in the eyes of the beholder. It has shaped people for centuries and has acted as a form of hope in times of crisis. It can express the feelings unheard by those around us and can be a form of deep form of personal expression. Art values both emotion and intellect, balancing out the two through interpretation and thought regarding the pieces of work.

Local artists, like Grace Gill, use this timeless form of work to further their life experience and mold their emotions into something more readable.

Gill says, “Growing up, I was always really interested in art. I was always drawing and creating things.”

Many artists are exposed to art via the media and other means of communication. Some visit museums like the Morris Museum of Art in Downtown Augusta and some are even exposed to art through their parents or mentors.

Gill said that she is driven to create art because “it allows (her) to express (herself) and allows others to feel their own interpretation of what (she) made.” How people see her art and how they empathize with it shapes Gill, and gives her a reason to keep creating.

Even for those who don’t value art as much as others, Gill states that “art often has the ability to leave its meaning up to perspective, which allows people to take away whatever they want from it. This causes people to relate it to their own experiences, thus bringing us together in some small way.”

Local art, like at the Municipal center, the Morris Museum of Art, Art on Broad, and even some of the graffiti around North Augusta unite and bring people together as a community. Furthermore, it gives a sense of togetherness by acting as a language everyone can read and understand.


Contributed by NA Arts and Heritage Center Website


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