BACKSTREET NEWS

Art Saves Lives at Local Community Studio

On the edge of downtown Newnan sits one of the most colorful and welcoming places in Coweta County. Open the door to Backstreet Community Arts and enter a haven of creativity. Founder and Executive Director Kim Ramey opened her doors six years ago and has kept the...

Nonprofit Art Studio Changes Lives

“We believe that art saves lives… because it saved mine,” says Backstreet Community Arts Executive Director Kim Ramey. Her personal journey of coping with depression and grief by practicing the arts led to the founding of Backstreet, a nonprofit providing free art...

Backstreet Community Arts by the Newnan Times-Herald

Free to all clients, Backstreet Community Arts is an open art studio focusing on the benets art has on mental health. “Backstreet is an inclusive makerspace,” says Founder/Director Kim Ramey. The nonprot’s mission statement is:...

Small Arts Nonprofits Face Uncertainty as NEA Cuts “Challenge America” Grant

For Backstreet Community Arts, a nonprofit in Newnan, Georgia, that provides free art workshops and studio access for individuals grappling with trauma, grief, and other mental health struggles, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) helps to fill a gap in...

Nonprofit Art Studio Changes Lives

“We believe that art saves lives… because it saved mine,” says Backstreet Community Arts Executive Director Kim Ramey. Her personal journey of coping with depression and grief by...

Nonprofit Art Studio Changes Lives

Nonprofit Art Studio Changes Lives

“We believe that art saves lives… because it saved mine,” says Backstreet Community Arts Executive Director Kim Ramey. Her personal journey of coping with...