Art
Alliance Theatre
1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-733-4650
Since 2003 the Midtown theater’s Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition has identified some of the freshest young voices in American theater
Website: http://alliancetheatre.org/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Museums
Atlanta Botanical Garden
1345 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-876-5859
This urban arcadia has augmented its plant collections with the gorgeous Kendeda Canopy Walk, an edible garden, and outdoor kitchen.
Website: http://atlantabotanicalgarden.org/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Parks & Beaches
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center
535 Means Street, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-688-1970
A recent Andy Warhol Foundation grant is boosting the mission of this non-collecting institution, which also offers educational programs and subsidized studios for fourteen resident artists.
Website: http://thecontemporary.org
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Best of Atlanta 2013
Carol Thompson
1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-733-4444
As the High’s Fred and Rita Richman Curator of African Art, Carol Thompson has invested in exhibitions that garner national acclaim.
Website: http://www.high.org/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Museums, Personalities, Professionals
Catlanta
Euclid Avenue at McLendon Avenue*, Atlanta, GA, 30307
The anonymous artist Catlanta engages fans in scavenger hunt–as–art intrigue. He sends out clues for “kitten drops” via social media, then followers try to grab one before they run out.
Website: http://twitter.com/cat_lanta
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Little Five Points
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Personalities, Professionals
Eyedrum
115 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite 225, Atlanta, GA, 30303
Hosted by Burnaway arts critic Ed Hall, the Eyedrum Writers Exchange forum allows writers to get feedback on works in progress, or share writing that has influenced them.
Website: http://eyedrum.org
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Downtown
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events
Fay Gold
760 Tenth Street, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-625-9094
Gold closed her gallery in 2009 but returned this summer with a new space in the Westside Cultural Arts Center, the exterior of which showcases a commissioned mural by HENSE and the 3,000-square-foot interior of which carries a mix of established and emerging talents.
Website: http://faygoldgallery.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Best of Atlanta 2013
Living Walls: The City Speaks
Boulevard at Memorial Drive*, Atlanta, GA, 30312
Monica Campana presided over this city-as-gallery concept, bringing artists from around the world to create their art throughout Atlanta.
Website: http://livingwallsconference.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Grant Park
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events
Museum of Design Atlanta
1315 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-979-6455
With its March 2011 move to Midtown, MODA upped its game to create a twenty-first-century venue—as much social hub as design nexus.
Website: http://www.museumofdesign.org/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Local Attractions, Museums
Poem 88
1100 Howell Mill Road, Suite A04, Atlanta, GA, 30318
While many still think of the contemporary art gallery as a place to view new work and sip free wine, Poem 88 has moved beyond such a limited interpretation to embrace a variety of creatively augmented events.
Website: http://poem88.net/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events
The Goat Farm Arts Center
1200 Foster Street, Atlanta, GA, 30318
A twelve-acre visual and performing arts studio nestled among the ruins of an old cotton gin factory.
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Local Attractions, Performing Arts
WonderRoot
982 Memorial Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30316
404-254-5955
Since opening in 2004, this inspirational nonprofit committed to advocating for arts, artists, and social change has hosted more than 1,000 music shows and 700-plus classes for artists.
Website: http://www.wonderroot.org/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Reynoldstown
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Musicians, Non-Profit Organizations, Professionals, Writers
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