The artists included in Spruill Gallery’s current exhibition, LATinGA, are nominally bound by their Latin American identity. Not all the art, however, showcases that identity. Since the work is diverse in style and content, LATinGA is closer to a musical playlist arranged by iPod shuffle than a mix tape. But the effect is not...
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Tags: Arizona immigration law, Downtown Connector, Esteban Patino, LATinGA, Lisa Iglesias, Maria Raquel Cochez, Mayan heiroglyphs, Myrtha Vega, Spruill Gallery
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In civilian speak, an “about face” can mean a sudden change in attitude or principle. But the term originated as a military command for directing soldiers to turn 180 degrees from the point of attention, causing a literal change in viewpoint. About Face, the current exhibition at Spruill Gallery, presents alternative perspectives on war, challenging...
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Tags: Bryan Meltz, Neil Jones, photography, Sandy Hooper, Spruill Gallery
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For over half a century after recorded music began to be marketed, music was simply delivered on a labeled disk in a blank paper sleeve. It wasn’t much to look at, but it sounded (relatively) good.
Then in 1939 designer Alex Steinweiss developed a cardboard sleeve with a picture on it called an “album cover,”...
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Tags: album cover covers art, Alex Steinweiss, Andy Warhol, Flournoy Holmes, Hope Cohn, Horses, Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe, Rolling Stones, Run for Cover, Spruill Gallery, Sticky Fingers, The Velvet Underground and Nico, vinyl records, Warhol banana, Warhol grid
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Note: We are now publishing our weekly To Do Lists every Thursday. Now you have an extra day to plan ahead!
See below for visual arts events beginning Thursday, January 14. Please feel free to contact us about any corrections, updates, and new events to include in our lists!
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Tags: ACA Gallery, Apache Cafe, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Bobbe Gillis Gallery, Cao Fei, Edward Morris, Erick Swenson, Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, Hoang Van Bui, Kiang Gallery, Map Office, MINT Gallery, Paul Hagedorn, Rialto Center, Richard Flood, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Sarah Hobbs, SCAD-Atlanta, solomon projects, Spruill Gallery, Susan Robert, Susannah Sayler, Swan Coach House Gallery, Tanner Hill Gallery, Thornton Dial, Tommy Taylor, Trois Gallery, Welch Gallery, Westside Arts District, Whitespace Gallery
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Tags: 1000 faces, Ann Marie Manker, Aurora Coffee, Beep Beep Gallery, Cecelia Kane, Dorothy O'Connor, Emilee Heath, Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, Heather McPherson, Katie Murphy, Mary Anne Mitchell, Red Bird Ink, Spruill Gallery, Swan Coach House, Travis Smith, Vacation Gallery and Boutique, Whitespace, WonderRoot, Young Blood Gallery
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Between a series of drawings at Saltworks Gallery loosely themed after Kung Fu training manuals and the Avant Garden discussion panel on journalism and blogging at the Contemporary, there’s plenty of variety in the week ahead. Atlanta Celebrates Photography may be winding to a close, but life continues for the visual arts in...
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Tags: ACP 11, Agnes Scott University, Alex Feliciano, Alex Kvares, Annual Atlanta Artists Holiday Studio Tour, Art Department Gallery, Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta Photography Group, Cabbagetown photographs, Castleberry Art Stroll, Dalton Gallery, Dawolu Jabari Anderson, Fahamu Pecou, Get This! Gallery, HENSE, John Tindel, Krause Gallery, Little Five Points Community Center, Michi, Niche, Oh So Fail, Opal Gallery, Oraien Catledge, Picaflor Studio, public art dedication, Reading the Water, Saltworks Gallery, See Through Souls, Southern Photographers juried show, Spruill Gallery, Studioplex, The Mattress Factory, The Rail Yard, West End Remembers mural
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Don’t worry. If you’re not interested in seeing more photography, there’s still plenty of artwork in other media on view this weekend. (Take for instance the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit.) But if you are one of those camera-obsessed maniacs, prepare yourself for a total system shock.
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Tags: art strolls, atlanta botanical gardens, Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Barbara Archer Gallery, Besharat Gallery, Beth Lilly, Communion, Corey Daniels, Emily Amy Gallery, Emory Visual Arts Gallery, Gallery Stokes, Gifted Public Art Project, Hollis Hildebrand-Mills, Jorge Colombo, Julie Maritek, Kiang Gallery, lectures, Lucha Rodriguez, Marcia Wood Gallery, Mary Virginia Swanson, MINT Gallery, MOCA GA, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Parish Kohanim, Photo Book Fair, Photography Center of Atlanta, piedmont park, Sally Heller, Saltworks Gallery, Sarah Hinckley, SCAD-Atlanta Photo Exhibition, Seen Gallery, Society of Photographic Education Crossroads Conference, Spruill Gallery, Steve McCurry, Susan Harbage Page, Susan Rosmarin, The Stacks, Traci Browning, Westside Arts District, Whitespace Gallery, workshops
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Not surprisingly, there’s a lot you don’t know about Michael David Murphy. The enigmatic persona he has maintained since arriving in Atlanta is undoubtedly a major reason he has quickly become the city’s #1 art crush. When I sat down with Michael and his lovely fiancée, Alyson, after the opening of his exhibit on...
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Tags: Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Michael David Murphy, Spruill Gallery
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BurnAway.org returns from hiatus on Monday with full reviews, artist interviews, and studio visits. Until then, enjoy a busy weekend of art!
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Tags: Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Cherrylion Gallery, Get This! Gallery, Mason Murer Fine Art, Saltworks Gallery, Spruill Gallery, Westside Arts District
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Spruill Gallery’s Emerging Artists 2009: Artists on the Up and Up features the art of Susan Ryles, Erin McIntosh, Jonathan Bouknight, Ting Ying Han, Rylan Steele, Rory Golden, Meg Aubrey, Jason Kofke, and Danny Paulete. Below are some of the works that caught my eye.
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Tags: Jason Kofke, Meg Aubrey, Rylan Steele, Spruill Gallery, Susan Ryles, Ting Ying Han
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