Alpharetta Arts Center Contract Approved By City Leaders

ALPHARETTA, GA -- The city of Alpharetta is moving forward with plans to bring a dedicated arts center for its residents to enjoy.

Council members at the Aug. 7 meeting voted to award a contract for construction to Macallan Construction in an amount not to exceed 3.1 million, a change order to Houser Walker Architecture for an amount not to exceed $250,000 and for Mayor David Belle Isle to execute all necessary documents.

The measures passed with a 6-1 vote, with Belle Isle voting in opposition.

Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard said no estimated timeline for the project has been outlined, but that should be finalized within the next couple of weeks.

"I do know that our arts staff is working their programming plans around a spring/summer launch," he added.

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The project calls for renovating the former Alpharetta branch of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System at 238 Canton Street to be used for classes, programs, exhibits and performances.

According to the master plan adopted by the city, the facility would have three flex studios (each about 600 square feet) that could be used for painting classes; a heavy arts studio designed for uses such as ceramics; media studio with technology upgrades; small black box theater with a flexible wall system that could open to the gallery; and flex space that could be used for exhibits, performances, artist lectures and auctions, to name a few possibilities.

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