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PaintFests - Ongoing Programs

Operation Lovejoy-Volunteer Information

Atlanta Union Mission's Shepherd's Inn Cafeteria
156 Mill Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30313

Every Saturday since 1993, community volunteers join forces with the men in The Atlanta Union Mission's homelessness rehabilitation program to create paintings for hospitals around the globe. Come paint with us!

Important Notes For Volunteers:

  • The PaintFest times are 8:30 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. every Saturday.
  • Children must be at least 12 years old to enter the building.
  • No shorts allowed.
  • A $5 per person donation is suggested to help cover the cost of art supplies. Please send checks, payable to the "Foundation for Hospital Art," to our office, located at: 4238 Highborne Drive, Marietta, GA 30066.
    No cash is accepted at Operation Lovejoy.
  • Due to limited space, GROUPS of more than 5 people must call the Foundation for Hospital Art in advance to reserve a date: 678.324.1705. Please mail the $5 per person donation in advance of your reserved date. Thank you!

Map and Directions to Operation LoveJoy:

From I-75/85 South to 156 Mill Street, Atlanta, GA 30313:
Going south on I75/I85, take Exit 249C, Williams Street. Take first right on Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. Take next right on Centennial Olympic Park Drive. The Shepherd's Inn is on your left. Visitor Parking is on your right. Continue to light at Mills Street. Turn right into parking lot. Park in the middle of the lot, and use the access gate to cross Centennial Olympic Park Drive. You will enter the Shepherd's Inn through the back of the cafeteria. Signs are posted.

Click here to download a PDF map.

 

"This is a great idea. I fell in love with it the first time I saw it. Anybody could paint."

Polly Caudle
Volunteer
Winston-Salem, NC