Atlanta artists and poets will present their work at the Decatur Book Festival this weekend during the inaugural Experimental Writers Asylum. Flyer courtesy Eyedrum and OpenFaceSandwich.org.

Our To Do List can now be accessed from our homepage by clicking the permanent link above, “TO DO LIST: EVENTS THIS WEEK.”

See below for arts events beginning Thursday, September 2.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Metaphysical Materiality / Group show
Ernest G. Welch Gallery, Georgia State University / 5-8PM

Alien Encounters: The Evolution of Black Science Fiction Writers
Hammonds House Museum / 6:30-8:30PM

Mission Accomplished / Gallery talk
Athens Institute for Contemporary Art / 7-8PM

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

Alien Encounters: Black Science Fiction of the Diaspora
Auburn Avenue Research Library / 6:30-9PM

Dirty Sunshine / Johnny Waggener
Cornbred Gallery / 7-8PM

Mystic Mountains / Stenvic Mostrom & Jason Kelly
Aurora Coffee L5P / 7-10PM

Decatur Book Festival: Experimental Writers Asylum / Jessica Blinkhorn (adults only)
Seen Gallery / 10-11PM

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

Decatur Book Festival: Experimental Writers Asylum
Seen Gallery / Various events below

Showcase of local independent publishers
Seen Gallery / 3-5PM

Performance by James Sanders
Seen Gallery / 5-6PM

Angel of History presentation by John Otte
Seen Gallery / 6-7PM

Publication party for The Open Face Sandwich, Volume 2
Seen Gallery / 8-11PM

Alien Encounters: Africana Culture in Comic Books, Graphic Novel & Animation
Auburn Avenue Research Library / 4-6PM

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

Decatur Book Festival: Experimental Writers Asylum
Seen Gallery / Various events below

Reading by Blake Butler
Seen Gallery / 1-2PM

Reading by Michael Martone
Seen Gallery / 2-3PM

Alien Encounters: Black Masculinity in Comic Books
Auburn Avenue Research Library / 4-6PM

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

New: Half-price tickets every weekday from 11AM-2PM
High Museum of Art / Walk-up visitors only

MODA's new exhibition, The Art of Ichiyo Ikebana, opens to the public this Sunday. Flyer courtesy the Museum of Design-Atlanta.

Our To Do List can now be accessed from our homepage by clicking the permanent link above, “TO DO LIST: EVENTS THIS WEEK.”

See below for arts events beginning Wednesday, August 25.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25

Artist presentations featuring six MOCA GA artists
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia / Reception 6:30PM / Talk 7-8:30PM

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26

Oraien Catledge / Book signing
Lumière Gallery / 6-7:30PM

Extraordinary Machine Two / Corinne Stevie and Kendrick Daye
Wm Turner Gallery / 7-10PM

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27

Atlanta Underground Film Festival
Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery / $8 door (weekend passes also available) / 6:30PM-12Midnight

Homegrown Nightmares to Haunt the Old 4th Ward / Dreamer Boy Dan collective
MINT Gallery / 7-11PM

Laserbeam Kitty / Featuring Lucha Rodriquez and Metatron Meson
Highland Ballroom / 9PM-3AM

Best of Animation Attack
The Goat Farm, 1200 Foster Street / $5 / 9:30-11PM

SATURDAY, AUGUST 28

Last day to view Summer Salon / Group show
Saltworks Gallery / 12Noon-5PM

Dwayne Bass / Artist talk
Emerging Art Scene, 321 Nelson Street / 2-4PM

Animation Draw 15 / ASIFA-Atlanta
WonderRoot Community Art Center / 3-7PM

Atlanta Underground Film Festival
Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery / $8 door (weekend passes also available) / 3PM-12Midnight

MJ: In Blue Terms / Amalia Amaki / Reception and birthday celebration
Sandler Hudson Gallery / 4-7PM

Less Pin-up, More Pin-down / Jenn Alexander / Book release party
Lucky Starr Boutique, 5 Powder Springs Street, Marietta / 5-8PM

Glitter and Ghouls / Sean Abrahams and Erin McCammant / Closing reception
Kibbee Gallery / 6-9PM

Dali’s American Friends / Skeleton Dance and Duck Soup / Film screenings
High Museum of Art, Rich Theater / 8-10PM

SUNDAY, AUGUST 29

Last day to view European Design Since 1985: Shaping the New Century
High Museum of Art / 12Noon-5PM regular hours

Atlanta Underground Film Festival
Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery / $8 door (weekend passes also available) / 4-11PM

The Art of Ichiyo Ikebana: Japanese Floral Design
Museum of Design Atlanta / $10 suggested donation / 5-7PM

Greased Lighting and Ben Spivey / Book release
Beep Beep Gallery / 7-9PM

TUESDAY, AUGUST 31

Half-price tickets for Salvador Dali: The Late Work
High Museum of Art / $9 for adults / 10AM-5PM regular hours

The Sartorialist
Hagedorn Foundation Gallery / 10AM-5PM regular hours

Rock and Roll: Lynne Goldsmith
Hagedorn Foundation Gallery / 10AM-5PM regular hours

Denton Crawford's exhibition opening Saturday at Twin Kittens gallery is one of several events during the Westside Art Walk, held this month in conjunction with Atlanta Gallery Association's Citywide Gallery Opening. Flyer courtesy Twin Kittens

Our To Do List can now be accessed from our homepage by clicking the permanent link above, “TO DO LIST: EVENTS THIS WEEK.”

See below for arts events beginning Wednesday, August 18.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18

Couples / Karen Shacham
Dewberry Gallery of SCAD / 6-8PM

THURSDAY, AUGUST 19

[Just added] ALL FOLK / Group show
Barbara Archer Gallery / 11AM-6PM

Video Screening and Commentary: On William Pope. L.
The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center / 6:30-7:30PM

FRIDAY, AUGUST 20

[Just added] ALL FOLK / Group show
Barbara Archer Gallery / 11AM-6PM

Slotin Folk Fest
North Atlanta Trade Center / 5-10PM

Friday Jazz / Mace Hibbard
High Musuem of Art / Free with museum admission / 5-10PM

A MiniArtVideo Festival / Presented by YEAH
Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery / 5PM-12Midnight

Short Stacks / David Hale and Kim
Achor Gallery, Athens / 6-10PM

A Lapse of Memory / Morgan Alexander / Closing reception
Archetype Gallery / 6-10:30PM

New group show featuring Steven Poster, Lucinda Bunnen, Oliver Smith, Kevin Sipp & more
Mason Murer Fine Art / 7-10PM

SATURDAY, AUGUST 21

Atlanta Gallery Association’s Citywide Gallery Opening
Various places and events / 10AM-10PM

Slotin Folk Fest
North Atlanta Trade Center / 10AM-7PM

[Just added] ALL FOLK / Group show
Barbara Archer Gallery / 11AM-5PM

Westside Arts District 3rd Saturday Art Walk
Various places and events / 11AM-5PM

Curator Talk / Stuart Horodner
The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center / 11AM-12PM

MJ: In Blue Terms / Amalia Amaki / Artist talk
Sandler Hudson Gallery / 2PM

This is a Momentary Spectacle / Denton Crawford
Twin Kittens / 7-10PM

Not Biodegradable / Curator talk / Leslie Kneisel
Whitespace / 3PM

Mission Accomplished / Cecelia Kane, Jim Buonaccorsi & Blaine Whisenhunt
Athens Institute for Contemporary Art / 7-9PM

No Limits: Celebrating Georgia Artists with Disabilities
Mason Murer Fine Art / 7-10PM

[Just added] Doctor Photography / Four physician photographers
Jennifer Schwartz Gallery / 7-10PM

Sirens of the South / Burlesque anniversary show
Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery / $15 / 7PM-12Midnight

Dalí: The Filmmaker / Talk and screening with Elliott King
High Museum of Art / 8-10PM

SUNDAY, AUGUST 22

Slotin Folk Fest
North Atlanta Trade Center / 10AM-5PM

Show and Tell / Portfolio review by Eyedrum’s art committee
Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery / 1-6PM

DALI: THE LATE WORK opens this SATURDAY during normal High Museum hours 10AM-5PM. After that, from 8PM-12Midnight, there will be a Surreal Soiree and "wearable art fashion show" featuring the talents of LOCAL ARTISTS Sister Louisa, R. Land, Courtney McClellan, Andy Moon Wilson, Lucha Rodriguez, Tracy Wagner, Cooper Sanchez, Jessica Swift, Kelly Teasley, HC Warner, and Kenn Twofour with creative direction provided by Shannon Mulkey, co-founder of the Indie Craft Experience. Image courtesy High.org.

See below for visual arts events beginning Thursday, August 5.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5

First Thursdays Buckhead Gallery Walks
Various places and events / 7-10PM

Spiritual Bonds of Nature / Larry Gray & Jean Larson
Alan Avery Art Company / 7-10PM

FRIDAY, AUGUST 6

Not Biodegradable / Group show curated by Leslie Kneisel
Whitespace Gallery / 7-10PM

SATURDAY, AUGUST 7

Lecture: Dali: The Late Work / Elliot King
High Musem, Rich Theater / 2-3PM

Porcelain / Group show
MudFire Gallery / 5-9PM

Glitter and Ghouls / Sean Abrahams & Erin McCamant
Kibbee Gallery / 6-10PM

Harlequin and the Hare / Ruth Marks & Sarah Watts
Young Blood Gallery / 7-10PM

Surreal Soiree / Salvador Dali inspired Art Party
High Museum / $15, or $10 for museum members / 8PM-12Midnight

GATHER ATLANTA opens at 6PM this Saturday at Trees Atlanta with a panel discussion at 6:30PM on "Art and the Public Sphere" featuring Lauri Stallings, Fahamu Pecou, Dorian McDuffie, and HENSE.

Our To Do List can now be accessed from our homepage by clicking the permanent link above, “TO DO LIST: EVENTS THIS WEEK.”

See below for visual arts events beginning Tuesday, July 27.

TUESDAY, JULY 27

Grounded by Reality / Film by the SHED Collective / As It Is Written / Performance by Jessica E. Blinkhorn
Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery / 8-9:30PM

THURSDAY, JULY 29

My Mother’s Clothes / Jeanette Montgomery Barron
Jackson Fine Art Gallery / 6-8PM

Generally Local, Mostly Independent Filmmakers Night / Featuring live video performance by Bean Summer and more
Plaza Theatre / $6 / 9:15PM

FRIDAY, JULY 30

Cause For Wonder / Troy Crisswell
Dogwood Gallery / 6:30-9:30PM

Laserbeam Kitty / Indie-electro Dance Rock Art Party
Highland Inn Ballroom / 9PM-3AM

SATURDAY, JULY 31

The Dawson Forest with Georgia Conservancy / Workshop with Kathryn Kolb
Serenbe Photography Center / 9AM-5PM

Last day to see WORD: Language and Contemporary Art / Group show
Peters Street Gallery / 10AM-5PM

Last day to see See Pages / Group show
Whitespace / 11AM-5PM

Last day to see Pivots of Moment and the Structure of Accumulation / Dayna Thacker
Barbara Archer Gallery 11AM-5PM

Last day to see work by Kim Anno, Aida Gamez & Carrie Lederer
Marcia Wood Gallery / 11AM-6PM

Last day to see Red Dawn / Brandon Sadler
Wm Turner Gallery / 1-8PM

Winsome Want / Group show / Closing reception
Kibbee Gallery / 6-9PM

Gather Atlanta / Second Annual Emerging Creatives Conference
Trees Atlanta / 6-10:30PM

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1

Purge ATL Launch Party
The Earl / $10 / 7PM

gloATL's latest performance debuts this Friday and Saturday at 8PM, featuring music by Tom Sherwood and Sonic Generator. Flyer courtesy the Woodruff Arts Center.

Our To Do List can now be accessed from our homepage by clicking the permanent link above, “TO DO LIST: EVENTS THIS WEEK.”

See below for visual arts events beginning Wednesday, July 21.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 21

Beyond the Truth / MFA thesis show by Sojung Yu
Dewberry Gallery / 6-8PM

THURSDAY, JULY 22

Film Screening and Commentary: On Marina Abramović
The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center / 6:30-7:30PM

FRIDAY, JULY 23

Village-2-Go / Performances in conjunction with the National Black Arts Festival
International Preparatory Institute, 1100 Cascade Road / 10AM-12Noon

Roem / New performance by gloATL
Woodruff Arts Center, Sifly Piazza / 8PM

Uncertainty Performance Night / Steve Piazza & Jimmy DeRoth
Athens Institute for Contemporary Art / 8-8:30PM

Flyer courtesy MINT Gallery; click image to zoom.

SATURDAY, JULY 24

Pressure Luck / Harrison Keys
Get This! Gallery / 6-11PM

Murmurs / Kimberly Dean & Denise Wellenstein
The Seen Gallery / 7-10PM

Roem / New performance by gloATL
Woodruff Arts Center, Sifly Piazza / 8PM

MINT Gallery’s Benefit Concert & Art Show
WonderRoot Community Art Center / 8PM

Fresh Meat: Filets, Strips and other Marbled Delights / Group show curated by Dashboard Co-op
The Goat Farm / 8PM-12Midnight

SUNDAY, JULY 25

Artist & Curator Panel Discussion / Steve Piazza & Jimmy DeRoth
Athens Institute of Contemporary Art / 4:30-5:30PM

Sheela Pree Bright leads a panel discussion during Saturday's Westside Art Walk. Her exhibition, Girls, Grillz, and Guns, is one of several on the calendar this month for the National Black Arts Festival. Photo courtesy Sandler Hudson Gallery.

See below for visual arts events beginning Wednesday, July 14.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 14

May the Light Affect / Documentary on Le Flash by Blake Williams
The Plaza Theatre / 7:30-9PM

Brandon Sadler's new solo, Red Dawn, opens this Thursday. Photo courtesy Wm Turner Gallery.

THURSDAY, JULY 15

Red Dawn / Brandon Sadler
Wm Turner Gallery / 6-9PM

Curator talk / Stuart Horodner
The Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center / 6:30-7:30PM

Walk & Talk: Athica Emerges IV: Uncertainty / Group show
Athens Institute for Contemporary Art / 7-8PM

European Design Since 1985: Shaping The New Century / Gallery talks
High Museum of Art / 7-9PM

[Updated] Sustain / Artist talk and reception / Chakaia Booker and Carrie Mae Weems
Rich Auditorium, Woodruff Arts Center / 5-6PM, followed by artist reception

FRIDAY, JULY 16

Two-day Summer Clearance Sale
Michael C. Carlos Museum Bookshop, Emory University / 10AM-4PM

Mapping The Present Just Went By / Group show curated by Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier
Madison-Morgan Cultural Center / 5-8PM

Represent: Imaging African American Culture in Contemporary Art / Group show
Hagedorn Foundation Gallery / 5-8PM

Friday Jazz / Melvin Jones
High Museum of Art / 5-10PM

Sustain / Opening reception / Chakaia Booker
ACA Gallery of SCAD, Woodruff Arts Center / 6-8PM

Arizona (SB 1070) License To Ill / Group show
Archetype Gallery / 6-10:30PM

MOCA GA Collects: Height x Width x Depth / Group show
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia / 6:30-8:30PM

SATURDAY, JULY 17

Two-day Summer Clearance Sale
Michael C. Carlos Museum Bookshop, Emory University / 10AM-4PM

Artist talk / Shana Robbins
The Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center / 11AM-12Noon

Westside Arts District 3rd Saturday Art Walk
Various events and locations / 11AM-5PM

Thousand Kisses, In My Living Room / All-day performance by Gyun Hur
Get This! Gallery / 10AM-5PM

In Significance / Artist talk by Pandra Williams
Kiang Gallery / 1PM

Girls, Grillz & Guns / Panel discussion with Sheila Pree Bright and special guests
Sandler Hudson Gallery / 2PM

Cornbred Gallery Launch Party and Fundraiser
Saturday, July 17, 6-8PM

Pipeline / Daniel Finch
Twin Kittens / 7-10PM

Click the video above to see excerpts of Shana Robbins’s performance of Supernatural Conductor from Friday’s opening at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center.

My favorite moment is near the beginning when she first enters the space; the men right in front of her look absolutely terrified.

The Contemporary will host a curator talk with Stuart Horodner this Thursday, July 15, 6:30-7:30PM, and an artist talk with Shana Robbins this Saturday, July 17, 11AM–12PM.

Friday's double opening at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center will feature a performance by Shana Robbins beginning at 8:30PM. Image courtesy the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center.

Please note that our weekly To Do Lists will now be published Tuesdays instead of Thursdays.

See below for visual arts events beginning Thursday, July 8.

THURSDAY, JULY 8

Big Muse / Linda Mitchell
Chastain Arts Center Gallery / 5:30-7:30PM

FRIDAY, JULY 9

Two-Woman Show / April Harrison & Zoya Taylor
Avisca Fine Art Gallery / 6-10PM

NBAF in the Community / Mausiki Scales and the Common Ground Collective
Abernathy Arts Center / 7-8PM

Castleberry Hill Arts Stroll
Various events and locations / 7-10PM

Supernatural Conductor & Feminine Space / Shana Robbins & Amy Myers
The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center / 8-10PM

SATURDAY, JULY 10

The Ware Collection / Meshu Mokitimi
Studio Clout Fine Art Gallery (upper gallery) / 6-9PM

Winsome Want / Karen Cleveland, Allen Taylor & Joe Tsambiras
Kibbee Gallery / 6-9PM

Hurricane Story / Jennifer Shaw
Jennifer Schwartz Gallery / 7-10PM

It Came From Left Field / Ming Donkey, Jason Baldwin & Herb Joseph Rieth III
Young Blood Gallery & Boutique / 7-10PM

Solemn Sounds of Silence: A New Orleans Metaphor / Group Show
Mason Murer Fine Art / 7-10PM

Solo Show / Brent Harris
Studio Clout / 7-10PM

Watercycles / Group show
Alcove Gallery / 7PM-12AM

Pure/Surrender / Born & Michi Meko
Beep Beep Gallery / 8-10PM

MONDAY, JULY 12

Art Mondays / Group show
Apache Café / 7-9PM

TUESDAY, JULY 13

Girls, Grills & Guns / Shelia Pree Bright
Sandler Hudson Gallery / 7-9PM

WEDNESDAY, JULY 14

May the Light Affect / Blake Williams
The Plaza Theatre / 7:30-9PM