TIFTON – Syd Blackmarr, founder of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College’s arts series and a recognized statewide champion of the arts, passed away Tuesday.
Blackmarr promoted the arts in Tift County for nearly 50 years, beginning in 1976 when she founded the Arts Experiment Station at ABAC. Its mission was to study what arts opportunities were available in south Georgia. She was retained by Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College to create an arts series to increase those opportunities. That effort, which later became known as the ABAC Arts Connection, is about to kick off the 2023-2024 season of concerts, plays and lectures.
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