Callanwolde looks to nearby church for expansion plan

ATLANTA, Ga. - Ask folks around Callanwolde Fine Arts Center about the need to expand their facilities, and you’ll get some quick answers.

"We at Callanwolde are bursting at the seams," says program director Nikita Raper. "I’ve made jokes that we could fit a couple more classes up in the attic…and I’m not sure that I’m actually kidding."

"We have a 200-person waiting list for our ceramics classes alone," adds executive director Andrew Keenan.

That’s why the nonprofit DeKalb County arts center initially launched a capital campaign called Build. Inspire. Grow. As previously reported by Good Day Atlanta , the original plan was to raise money to construct two new buildings on the Callanwolde campus: a pottery studio and flex arts building. But then, the church across the street at 9