VALDOSTA – The Turner Center for the Arts was recently named as a Blue Star Museum for support active-duty military and their families.

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The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts is proud to be identified nationally as a Blue Star Museum. Through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, and in collaboration with the Department of Defense and museums across America, the Turner Center continues to offer free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including the National Guard and Reserve. 

The 2025 Blue Star Museums program begins on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 17, 2025, and runs through Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2025. For a list of participating museums, visit arts.gov/BlueStarMuseums.

“While many museums and art galleries throughout the U.S. offer free admission into their facilities between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the Turner Center is proud to offer free gallery admission throughout the entire year, thanks to our generous donors and members,” said Turner Center for the Arts Executive Director Sementha Mathews, Ph.D. “With a campus full of other options such as the Glass Studio, Pottery Studio, and the Art Park, coupled with our neighboring Valdosta Main Street which offers great food and shopping pleasures, we welcome our military family members to the Valdosta City Center Arts District year-round.”

The Center also offers military discounts on a variety of art classes and experiences. For more information, visit turnercenter.org, call 229.247.2787, or visit in person at 527 N. Patterson Street, in Valdosta, Ga.

About the National Endowment for the Arts

Established by Congress, the National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency that is the largest funder of the arts and arts education in communities nationwide and a catalyst of public and private support for the arts. By advancing opportunities for arts participation and practice, the NEA fosters and sustains an environment in which the arts benefit everyone in the United States.