SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARTS
Jump on the Tiny Door Tour
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n March 3rd, tiny doors were installed around LaGrange’s Downtown District by members of LaGrange Academy’s National Honor Society as part of a public art installation.
The project was modeled by Tiny Doors ATL, an installation of 20 tiny doors with a map throughout Atlanta. The Atlanta project is “designed to reflect the spirit” of each institution or neighborhood in which the doors are placed. The LaGrange Academy students, led by teacher Tiffany Ackerman, aimed to provide a connection between public art, tourism, imagination and activity downtown. The objective of the project is to bring more people to Downtown LaGrange, be they tourists or locals, and to encourage more public art to be displayed throughout the downtown district. The seven installation locations include the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce, Sweet Roast, Charlie Joseph’s, LSPA, The LaGrange Art Museum, Pretty Good Used Books and Sweetland Amphitheatre. Each door has a theme coordinated with its location: think paints and a palette for the LaGrange Art Museum and a view of the Marquis de Lafayette at the Chamber of Commerce. The tour of all seven locations takes under an hour and would give a local or a visitor a good look around Downtown LaGrange. For the most direct route, we recommend parking at LSPA, traveling up Bull Street, making stops at Charlie Joseph’s, Sweet Roast Café, and the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce, taking a right on to Vernon to the LaGrange Art Museum, then head back toward LaFayette Square and take a right onto Ridley Avenue, take a left onto Haralson Street to stop off at Pretty Good books, and then taking a last right onto Church Street to Sweetland Amphitheatre. To head back to the starting point simply take Church Street back down until it turns into Bull Street and LSPA will be on the right. “Tiny-Door-Tourists” are encouraged to take pictures along their route and use the hashtag #lagrangetinydoortour on social media. 18
May 2022
