SATURDAY: Claude Monet comes to the High Museum!
Curious about the GATHER ATLANTA panel discussion? Click here to download the brochure! The talk starts Saturday at 6PM—so be sure to arrive early to get your seat, and feel free to stay afterwards for extended Q&A! (In between the rest of the art events this weekend … see below for more!)
[NOTE] This week’s To Do List was coauthored by our new BurnAway summer intern, Victoria Munoz. Everyone please welcome Victoria!
FRIDAY: Sergio Garzon's new drawings at Barry Sons Art Gallery. Photo by Ben Grad.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
Local SCAD-Atlantan Sergio Garzon presents his series of complex and colorful drawings on paper at Barry Sons Art Gallery, located at TULA. The original opening was Thursday at 5:30, but Garzon designated another day for a second “casual Friday” reception—no fancy shirts, just viewing of good art in comfort. (Yay for the power of artistic license!
New photography by Steve Shapiro opens at Jackson Fine Art tonight. The exhibition documents the filming of The Godfather and has some pretty cool behind the scenes footage worth checking out. The show runs through August 22.
And three other events of interest, partly since I know little about them … any clues out there?
- U*Space Gallery opens a new solo exhibition by Stephen A. Webber titled Thanks Fa Lettin Me Share.
- Kai Lin Art (800 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta) presents Pop Circus, featuring artists Marcelo Gavelo, Sir Fred Gear, Matt Maloney, and Marcelo Sgarbi. The collection focuses on detailed craftsmanship within boxes and books.
- Local photographer Kate Crosby is opening her newest show at Jill Celeste Gallery (321 W. Hill St., Decatur) in Oakhurst titled Boulevard: Exploring Atlanta’s Most Violent Street. Her work draws a wavy line between creepy and fun, adding to the message of her photography.
SATURDAY: Kelly McKernan and more at the Artlantis art & music festival, hosted by Beep Beep Gallery! Drop by before GATHER ATLANTA!
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
Featuring the sounds of local bands including Book of Colors and artists R Land, Baxter Crane, and Lucha to name a few, the Artlantis festival is a must see! Organized by Beep Beep Gallery, the festival location is actually Druid Hills Baptist Church at the corner of Ponce and Highland (1085 Ponce De Leon Ave NE). With a variety of artists and sounds for your ears, Artlantis will delight the artist and music-lover alike from 10AM-8PM. (And there will be food.) Check the Artlantis site for concert showtimes and more!
Though it might be a hyperbole, I’ve always wanted to write: Claude Monet takes Atlanta by storm! True, Impressionism isn’t for everyone, but it’s still worth a look. More from the High Museum profile:
The highlight of the exhibition is a breathtaking 42-foot painting that inspires a sense of serenity, meditation, and the infinite. Painted at the end of his life, this series became Monet’s ‘obsession,’ as he wrote in 1908.
But don’t let Monet’s paintings overshadow Richard Misrach’s photography solo On the Beach, which also opens at the High on Saturday. (See also this video over at the ACP Now! blog.)
GATHER ATLANTA—a quest for new ideas, artistic diversity, and collaboration amongst organizations around Atlanta—offers inspiration and a breath of fresh air. MINT, BurnAway.org, WonderRoot, and Thoughtmarker present the first annual “emerging creatives conference.” Click the image at right for more information about our discussion panel, moderated by Cinqué Hicks of Creative Loafing and including speakers Louise Shaw (CDC, Nexus), Matt Haffner (artist), Michael David Murphy (ACP), Rachael Spiewak (Sopo), and Stephanie Dowda!
Youngblood is following in the footsteps of Beep Beep Gallery’s, Southern Comfort exhibition. The exhibition is a traveling show of works on paper from ten artist’s from [5] art gallery in Tampa, FL. After a stint at Youngblood, the exhibition will move to Nashville’s Twist Gallery, which was the gallery which swapped artists with Beep Beep for their exhibition. The opening will be from 7-11PM.
If you missed the opening for the Sunday Southern Art Revival and George Long’s new show, then you have to stop by the cook out at Marcia Wood Gallery this Saturday from 3-9PM. SSAR members George Long, Jesse Cregar, Mario Schambon, John Tindel, and Michi will be hosting the southern food and art spectacular. Bonus to getting there early: the first 30 guests will get a limited edition handmade print.
