ARA gets Positive Reaction from Cotton Gin Festival Visitors

The annual Cotton Gin Festival in Bostwick, GA has increased tremendously in size over the past few years. Even though the festival was postponed from its regular 1st Saturday in November date to Nov. 14th, it was very well attended. The ARA exhibit has become part of the festival since November, 2013 and through the gracious support of the Bostwick community leaders, the ARA exhibit is allowed inside the historic Susie Agnes Hotel. Here is a link to the history of the Hotel: http://www.bostwickga.com/history.html

We have received many very positive reviews of the exhibit by local residents and traveling visitors alike. Many viewers are pleased that the ARA members chose to help preserve the memory of our region's and America's small farms that have been rapidly disappearing from the nation. It is a nostalgic visual, and through the ARA video, musical and informative trip through the rural farming countryside.

ARA exhibiting members include 14 artists, photographers, and potters; 14 writers who have contributed poetry, short stories, and narratives to our book as well as wall hangings, 3 musicians ranging from traditional rural music to specialty songs written expressly for the ARA exhibit series.

Here are a few photos from the Nov. 14 event: