Gwinnett Council for the Arts
Duluth
The Hudgens Center is devoted to showcasing artwork in its permanent collection and collaborate with local, national artists and curators to develop a range of exhibitions for its galleries. To achieve its mission to further education, the center offers an array of classes in a variety of mediums.
The dedicated staff of the Hudgens Center provides our community with the best exhibitions and educational opportunities.
The Gwinnett Council for the Arts was formed in 1981 and renamed the Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for Arts and Learning in 2016. The organization’s first home was the 2,000-square foot Williams House in Lawrenceville. It moved to the 7,000-square foot historic Lawrenceville Post Office and remained there until 1993, when it moved to its current location and renamed the Jaqueline Casey Hudgens Center for the Arts in 2016.
The center is named in honor of the wife of Scott Hudgens, one of the most influential businessmen in the history of Gwinnett County.
A native of Atlanta, Mr. Hudgens began his career by developing single-family moves and graduated to constructing apartments, medical centers, nursing homes and office parks. He is best known for developing shopping centers in the Atlanta area, starting with Greenbriar Mall and Towne Center before building Gwinnett Place Mall, the first major shopping complex in Gwinnett County. He completed the Mall of Georgia in Buford on his 75th birthday.
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