Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art
Founded in 1937, the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art serves as the Central Savannah River Area's only independent nonprofit visual art school and contemporary art gallery.
Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art is located in Augusta, Georgia, in the home of former Augusta Mayor and United States Senator Nicholas Ware. Olivia Herbert founded the Institute in 1937. The original name for the Institute was the Augusta Art Club, it was later renamed in memorial to Olivia Herbert's daughter, Gertrude Herbert Dunn.
The two primary missions of the Institute are art education and visual arts exhibition.
Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art offers visual art education opportunities for students of all ages and interests. Quarterly studio classes and workshops are available in a wide range of media, from drawing and painting to photography, weaving, clay, and sculpture, for children, youth, and adults.