Tag: arts

In this edition of ARTlanta, you’ll find a list of events where artists are reflecting on freedom, justice, liberty, and all the ideas that form our nation. They know that you get further when you affirm what you want rather than denounce what you don’t.

All five of the city’s major arts Institutions have brought in new leadership that has changed how Atlanta experiences the arts. Meet Rand Suffolk of the High Museum of Art, Tomer Zvulun of The Atlanta Opera, Nathalie Stutzmann of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Nedvigin of the Atlanta Ballet, and Tinashe Kajese-Bolden and Christopher Moses of the Alliance Theatre.

Here are 5 artists you need to keep an eye on: Jason Ikeem Rodgers, Shuler Hensley, Alex Acosta, Paul Conroy, and Najee Dorsey.

Whoever invented the trope of the starving artist must have been in the real estate business. With rents rapidly rising across the U.S., many cities have seen an exodus of artists who can no longer afford to live and create there. It’s a growing concern that drove local arts incubator PushPush Arts to become the creative partner of ION Arts College Park, a community for artists to find support and inspiration, all in one cohesive, public transportation–accessible location.

I'm not sure who created the term artrepreneur, but it characterizes the Atlanta art scene very well. I am declaring 2024 year the rise of the independent, self-producing artist. 

These are Atlanta's 500 most powerful leaders. We spent months consulting experts and sorting through nominations to get a list of the city's most influential people—from artists to chefs to philanthropists to sports coaches and corporate CEOs. In this section, we focus on arts, film, music, entertainment, and sports.

Cam Kirk has been working out of Cam Kirk Studios on Forsyth Street for six years, using it as his personal photography studio for shooting celebrities like Lil Baby, Gucci Mane, and Latto, to name a few. But from day one, it’s always been more than just “his” space. The goal of his studio was always to be collaborative. “Anyone can come here and work and use these resources,” he says.

When Liz Roberts saw that Shannon Mulkey and Christie Petterson, who founded the popular Indie Craft Experience in 2005, were selling the business, her interest piqued. "I literally said to my husband that moment, ‘This is amazing, we have to keep it going,’” says Roberts. “It's just too important to the community. We couldn't let it die.”

Atlanta’s long-neglected subterranean corridor is having yet another renaissance, this time as a DIY arts destination. But as redevelopment looms, the creative community wonders: how long can it last?

We teamed up with ArtsATL to create a must-do arts calendar for this fall.