"Gimmie Shelter - Redefining and Reimagining the Place We Call 'Home'"

Opening Reception for the First Annual HOME Exhibition, presented by the Decatur Arts Alliance Decatur Land Trust, and the Georgia Center for the Book

The exhibition, which will be installed in the Fourth Floor Gallery of the Decatur Library, will be open July 10 - August 16, 2025. Join us for an opening reception on the evening of July 10, 2025. Gallery Hours will be Thursday - Saturday, from 1 - 5 p.m., beginning on July 11th.

About the Exhibition:

Housing is a fundamental human right, the cornerstone of stability and opportunity. It's where families grow, dreams take root, and futures are built. But for many, the dream of a stable home in Decatur is slipping away.  A stark reality faces our community: housing costs are skyrocketing while wages struggle to keep pace.

The Decatur Arts Alliance and the Decatur Land Trust are partnering with the Georgia Center for the Book and the Decatur Library to present a powerful art show, “Gimme Shelter: Redefining and Reimagining the Place we call 'Home.'”  We invite professional and student artists of all mediums – painters, sculptors, photographers, mixed media artists, and more – to lend their creative voices to this important cause.

What does "home" mean to you? Is it a shelter, or a sanctuary? Is it a place on a map, or an internalized feeling of community? Does it feel further away as times and landscapes change, or is it suspended in time the farther you travel?

We ask artists to look beyond brick and mortar, beyond place and community, to let creativity illuminate the diverse ways we experience and define “Home."

The HOME Exhibition is a juried multimedia showcase presented in collaboration with the Decatur Land Trust. The exhibition will be shown in the Fourth Floor Gallery of the Decatur Library, home to the Georgia Center for the Book.