GivingTuesday 2025 is December 2nd!

Why donate to The Patch Works? Because…

IT IS TIME…

The Patch Works is Ready for a New Home!

We have narrowed down the candidates…*

…But we need YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT!

Whether owning or renting, property in Cabbagetown is neither cheap nor plentiful, and The Patch Works needs to be ready to move quickly when a decision is made.

For the past few years, Executive Director Jacob Elsas and Curator Nina Elsas have researched the options, hired an architect, brought on board a realtor, and designed a robust Business Plan that will not only set The Patch Works on a path to great success but will ensure that it will be a pioneer in community-based art and history centers.

There has never been anything like us…

We Focus on Collaboration.

Who are Our Partners?

Artists
Preservationsists
Historians
Educators
Cabbagetown
Communities around Atlanta
You

Who are We?

Louis Jacob Elsas, Executive Director

Nina Jean Elsas, Curator

The Board of Directors:

Katie Butler, EPA Region 4 Water Director, and Musician
Dr. Erich Nunn, Associate Professor of English at Auburn University, Musicologist, and Musician
John Dirga (Secretary), Executive Director of the Cabbagetown Initiative Community Development Corporation, Artist, and Musician
Margie Elsas Hartley, Science Teacher, retired, 30 years working in the DeKalb and Gwinnett County school systems
David Mitchell, Executive Director of the Atlanta Preservation Center
Erica Hardy (Treasurer), Professional Account Manager/Bookkeeper
Jeff Brannon, Construction Manager at Essayon Construction Group
Nina Elsas, Curator of The Patch Works Art & History Center

We do not work to compete. We work to UPLIFT.

The Patch Works… WORKS! With and for others!

Supporting and/or hosting Cabbagetown events, including: Forward Warrior, The Cabbagetown Tour of Homes, Chomp & Stomp, the Cabbagetown Concert Series, the Cabbagetown O-Games, and the Cabbagetown Reunion Day Festival.
Supporting and collaborating with students, educators, and historical institutions, including: Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, SCAD Atlanta, Columbia University Masters of Architecture and Urban Design Program, the Atlanta Preservation Center, Easements Atlanta, Historic Oakland Foundation, NPU-N, Cabbagetown Neighborhood Improvement Association, The Stacks Condominium Owners Association, and the Fulton Cotton Mill Lofts.

Preservation Succeeds Only if People Know Their History

The Patch Works Art & History Center strongly believes that effective preservation must start at the local level. Communities must take action to keep their stories alive.

We Need Community-Based Museums Across Atlanta.

When enough localized museums are developed, they can tell the city’s broader story by connecting as an educational network. And The Patch Works will assist any neighborhood that wishes to make this happen.

For more information on the projects currently in development, please contact us at The Patch Works!

Your generosity will assist The Patch Works in its pursuit of a new Cabbagetown-based art and history center!

The Patch Works Art & History Center is a US 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization and a 509(a)(2) Public Charity. Donors can deduct contributions made to The Patch Works under IRC Section 170.

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