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Callanwolde Fine Arts Center

Tourist attraction Historical landmark Event venue Art gallery Non profit organization Art center

One of the Best Places To Visits in Druid Hills


Address

980 Briarcliff Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30306, United States

Website

www.callanwolde.org

Contact

+1 404-872-5338

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (545 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 12 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 12 pm
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 9 am to 5 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: beautiful (14) wedding (13) venue (12) great (8) nice (8) staff (8) parking (7) Callanwolde (7)
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  • 5/5 Minh H. 1 year ago on Google • 460 reviews
    This is a beautiful place with a lot of history. I attended a wedding here and it was magnificent. Love the gardens, the architecture and the classic styling. Opportunities: The air conditioning could have been a little stronger and the water tasted like the worst of a lot of water. Overall a great place to host a nice event. I would do something here. Highly recommend it. I am attaching some pictures so you can see.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ritika v. 1 year ago on Google
    Huge mansion converted into art galary. Can have a look if you are around the corner.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dorin M. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice and beautiful place, excellent for weddings and parties! My daughter Diana will have her's wedding in that place!
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nelson W. 4 months ago on Google • 403 reviews
    It is an absolutely beautiful space for arts and crafts. It's also a unique and elegant venue for weddings and other gatherings. Ample parking. Manicured grounds. My charming bride and I enjoyed a recent art sale here. Her daughter takes pottery classes here. It's a jewel for the citizens of Atlanta.

  • 4/5 Ankit P. 3 years ago on Google
    Throughout the year the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center presents a series of art exhibitions within its gallery space. It also hosts classes and workshops for all ages in a vast array of artistic disciplines. Built in 1917, its mansion-like Late Gothic or Mock Tudor architecture is almost as impressive. It was constructed as the home of Charles Howard Candler, President of the Coca-Cola Company in the 1920s and son of the drink’s formulator. Used as a location for several Hollywood films, in its recent history it has hosted Prince Albert of Monaco and famous operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Anthony S. 3 years ago on Google
    Love this place. I take art lessons there.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kimberly D. 4 years ago on Google
    Such a unique, gorgeous venue. So happy we had our wedding here! Beautiful traditional setting but still plenty of space for everyone to move around. Also loved that there were plenty of great photo spots for ourselves and our guests.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lyuda 5 months ago on Google • 156 reviews
    Went here for a wedding. What a beautiful venue! Free parking, though I recommend driving slowly through there as lots of people can cross the street around there. This location has a lot of charm

  • 4/5 Nikki P. 9 months ago on Google • 154 reviews
    Beautiful venue. I was here for my cousins wedding. It was a very hot day so the walk fro the parking lot to the building was hell. Valet parking would’ve been great. The building itself wasn’t as cool as I thought it would be. I was sweating the majority of the time, I arrived with nice straightened silky hair and left with puffy hair. 🤣.

  • 5/5 Cara O. 3 years ago on Google
    This place is magic, pure and simple and beautiful. Gorgeous grounds and gardens. Beautiful main house. Adorable cottage buildings. Expert staffing. AND incredible, diverse, nurturing arts programs for both children and adults. Atlanta is lucky to have this very special place and all of the miracle workers who teach and work there!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Online Life Coaching A. 3 months ago on Google • 121 reviews New
    Amazing! Loved learning more about the history of family and the architecture for that time was astonishing.

  • 5/5 Sheila R. 7 months ago on Google • 104 reviews
    Callanwolde Jazz was really nice! My first time! Love the intimate outdoor set up and stage. Grass area is nice. Treated amazingly by the staff! Bob Baldwin and friends were amazing! 🎶🎹

  • 5/5 Seth M. 6 months ago on Google • 85 reviews
    An excellent space for artists to exhibit there works. The grounds around the facility are very nice.

  • 5/5 Matt S. 1 year ago on Google
    A great venue for spring and fall concerts in a small and intimate amphitheater setting. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy an evening of great music. Beverages are available, but you can bring a picnic basket. The people are friendly and the bands are unique.

  • 5/5 Elena B. 2 years ago on Google
    Jazz on the Lawn has an amazing ambience! Callanwolde was opened during remission and it felt enchanting visiting the building at night.

  • 5/5 Terra S. 5 months ago on Google
    Not only is this venue stunning and feels like a small biltmore, the staff is beyond incredible. I was here for a wedding and had lost something very important to me and the entire staff was helping me search for it. They let me come back the next morning to search more for it and I had no luck. About an hour after I left, Ambrocio texted me saying he had found what I was looking for. HIGHLY recommend this venue to anyone, the staff is so helpful and friendly, and of course the venue is beautiful!

  • 5/5 Atta J. 6 months ago on Google • 26 reviews
    Callanwolde had always been a dream wedding location for me as a wedding photographer, and I'm excited that I had the opportunity to make it a reality. This venue's stunning beauty and numerous photo-worthy spots truly inspired my creativity, resulting in some incredible photos. I will be looking forward to working there again in the future.

  • 5/5 Heather S. 8 months ago on Google
    Love Callanwode - stunning event space. The staff is always so friendly and easy to work with. The gardens are beautiful as well.

  • 5/5 Jon - Limpio S. 7 months ago on Google
    I had the pleasure of shooting a wedding video here and absolutely loved it! It was absolutely stunning!

  • 5/5 Ben P. 1 year ago on Google
    We really enjoy the concerts here and recently went to the Spring Concert series to hear Dwayne Shivers. The show was great, and the Callanwolde staff was very nice to upgrade us from lawn seats to a VIP table when they had a cancelation for free. Such a nice gesture and my wife was thrilled.

  • 5/5 Socorro D. 2 years ago on Google
    Went to open house. Decorated with Christmas trees. Many decorated by children. Each was was beautiful. Beverages are available by purchasing tickets. There is a fireplace with logs burning. And Santa Claus too is there greeting the visitors. I enjoyed it all.

  • 5/5 Nadia B. 1 year ago on Google
    What a amazing venue! Short walk to everything yet nothing seemed crowded. The views and gardens are spectacular. It was so beautiful for our outdoor wedding, and then an easy transition upstairs to the reception. I have photographed a wedding here, I would have never known this place existed but I’m happy that I do. I hope to be back very soon! Contact me 📷 @photographybynadezhda to be a part of your big day!

  • 4/5 J J. 2 years ago on Google
    Great place for Any event. Very helpful staff that make the Guest feel special.

  • 5/5 Jona D. 2 years ago on Google
    Very beautiful place.

  • 5/5 Ashlee H. 1 year ago on Google
    We were here for a wedding. The place was a beautiful setting for a wedding. grounds and inside are beautiful

  • 5/5 Julia A. 1 year ago on Google
    We saw Samara Joy at Callanwolde, gorgeous night, gorgeous music, great venue.

  • 5/5 Jazmine M. 1 year ago on Google
    Callanwolde is so beautiful, especially as an event venue. I had a great experience but with took it over the top was Khala. She's outstanding, n timely. I highly recommend

  • 5/5 Sarah W. 2 years ago on Google
    Gorgeous building full of amazingly kind and talented people. Love my raku pieces!

  • 5/5 paul r. 2 years ago on Google
    Classic venue for weddings. Beautiful, grand hall, will leave your guests very impressed. Ample parking on-site for either self parking or valet parking. Can't go wrong with booking an event here.

  • 5/5 G E. 2 years ago on Google
    What a nice historic cultural arts center and until a month ago or so, I had no idea it existed. As of now I am looking into blacksmithing for myself and stain glass classes for my 76 year old father. Also a little bird told me that she thinks they may have the most kilns in the State. Anyways, check out the web site, the campus is beautiful and and the staff so far have been lovely.


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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