Friends Of Historic Downtown Louisville Inc

FRIENDS OF HISTORIC DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE, INC.IS A COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING APPRECIATION, PRESERVATION, AND CULTURAL REVITILIZATION OF THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN AREA OF LOUISVILLE, GEORGIA. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDE OPERATION OF THE FIREHOUSE GALLERY, WHICH PROVIDES A VENUE WHERE LOCAL AND REGIONAL ARTISTS MAY EXHIBIT THEIR WORKS. MONTHLY EXHIBITIONS PROVIDE LOCAL AND AREA RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE THE WORK OF ARTISTS THAT WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE IN THE AREA OTHERWISE. THE GALLERY PROVIDES OUTREACH TO THE YOUTH OF THE AREA, AS WELL AS SENIOR CITIZENS AND MINORITIES IN THE FORM OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT VARIOUS OUTLETS IN THE AREA. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE AREA TO PROVIDE AN OUTLET WHERE STUDENTS MAY DISPLAY THEIR WORKS. THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTS IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF SEASONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE AREA, AND HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A PROGRAM THAT RECOGNIZES THE MANY HISTORIC BUILDINGS LOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.