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WEB5 days ago · ARTS ATL offers comprehensive coverage of Atlanta's arts scene, including music, film and TV, books, theater, dance and the visual arts. Our events calendar includes every concert, gallery opening, festival and more. As a nonprofit, ARTS ATL supports the arts in Atlanta through independent journalism and programs.
Remembering when rock was young, Craig A. Meyer brings Elton …
WEBMay 4, 2022 · Craig A. Meyer ’s path as a triple-threat performer has taken him down many different roads — from Disney to Broadway, and a lot of points in between — but he never imagined he would end up as an Elton John tribute artist.. Now 17 years after moving to Atlanta, his concert, Remember When Rock Was Young, has him on the road all over the world as “Almost Elton John,” backed by the ...
Basil Watson on public art, his family’s connection to MLK
WEBFeb 24, 2021 · For sculptor Basil Barrington Watson, the opportunity to create a 12-foot-tall bronze monument to mark the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s long fight for civil rights was more than a simple commission.It also was about family legacy. His father, painter Barrington Watson, was a visiting professor at Spelman College in 1970 when the school asked that he paint a portrait of King.
Events - ARTS ATL
WEBHerndon Plaza 142-148 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, United States. "ICONoclasts" is a powerful new installation that spotlights six influential Black Atlantans who have shaped our city's artistic and social landscape. Created by Atlanta-based artist Marryam Moma, the installation features stunning collage portraits of Ricci de Forest, Mtamanika ...
Doraville facility to bring more “Immersive Experiences ... - ARTS ATL
WEBAug 11, 2022 · The company whose Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience digital art attraction drew 425,000 people over seven months to Kirkwood’s Pullman Yards in 2021 is planning more immersions for Atlanta. A lot more. Exhibition Hub is announcing on Thursday morning that it is opening the 50,000-square-foot Immersive Arts Center in Doraville, near where I-85 and I-285 intersect.
John Portman’s designs reshaped his hometown of Atlanta, and …
WEBJan 8, 2018 · On Friday afternoon, nearly 1,000 Atlantans — among them a “who’s who” of politicians, CEOs and cultural leaders — came together in the atrium of the AmericasMart in downtown to remember the life of John Portman, Jr., FAIA. Portman, the man who shaped downtown Atlanta, passed away December 29 at age 93, leaving a towering legacy behind.
Remembrance: Radcliffe Bailey focused on Black life, memories …
WEBFloyd Hall. November 16, 2023. Radcliffe Bailey, the acclaimed visual artist whose paintings, sculptures and mixed media highlighted the memories and narratives of Black life in dazzling imagination and detail, has died after a battle with brain cancer, according to reports. He was 54.
ASO announces 2021-22 season, plans for return of audiences
WEBMay 6, 2021. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra plans to host audiences at Symphony Hall for the 2021–22 season and will also continue to provide virtual broadcasts of subscription concerts. The season was announced as the ASO searches for a permanent music director to replace Robert Spano, who will retire at the end of this season after 20 years ...
An in-depth conversation with “The Color Purple” author Alice …
WEBJul 17, 2019 · Walker, whose actual birthday is February 9, was born in Eatonton to parents who worked as sharecroppers. She is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the novel The Color Purple and close to 40 other books. Over the course of her 50-year career, she has worked as an artist, activist and educator, and she was a contributor to the feminist ...
Mike Geier and the origins of Puddles Pity Party - ARTS ATL
WEBEditor’s note: In the summer of 2013, when ArtsATL’s Jeff Stafford sat down to chat with singer Mike Geier, he was preparing for a club performance with the Kingsized Jazz Trio and had just developed the alternate character of a clown named Puddles who had a cabaret act called Puddles Pity Party.By 2017, Puddles was being cheered in living rooms across America due to Geier’s performances ...