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  • ATLANTAVERSE ART PARTY 2025

    Atlanta Contemporary 535 Means St. N.W., Atlanta, GA, United States

    ART PARTY 2025! It's that time of year again! The night will transform the campus with programming, special performances, and, of course, Open Studios featuring our artists in the Studio Artist Program. THEME: AtlantaVerse This year's ART PARTY theme is ATLANTAVERSE, which explores the concept of Atlanta's heritage and various boroughs as distinct, interconnected universes....

    $50
  • Contemporary Kids

    Atlanta Contemporary 535 Means St. N.W., Atlanta, GA, United States

    Join us for a family-friendly art workshop as part of the Contemporary Kidsprogram, where kids of all ages can explore their creativity and engage with the themes of contemporary art! Event Details... Drop-in format: Doors open at 12 PM, and visitors can start their project any time until 2 PM. Time to complete: Most participants...

  • Crown Connections: A Braiding Workshop Inspired by “This Crown Belongs to US”

    Atlanta Contemporary 535 Means St. N.W., Atlanta, GA, United States

    JOIN US FOR "CROWN CONNECTIONS," AN EMPOWERING AND HANDS-ON WORKSHOP INSPIRED BY COURTNEY BROOKS' POWERFUL FIBER ART INSTALLATION, "THIS CROWN BELONGS TO US." This special event, presented by Journey of a Black Girl, you to connect, share, and celebrate the artistry and cultural significance of Black hair braiding. Just as the oversized braids in the...

  • Contemporary Kids With Guest Artist Kristan Woolford

    Atlanta Contemporary 535 Means St. N.W., Atlanta, GA, United States

    Join us for a family-friendly art workshop as part of the Contemporary Kidsprogram, where kids of all ages can explore their creativity and engage with the themes of contemporary art! This drop-in event is inspired by Free the Land (2023), the stunning work by Atlanta-born artist Kristan Woolford. During this workshop, artist Makiko Maekawa, along...

  • Let Light Perpetual – Film Screening

    Atlanta Contemporary 535 Means St. N.W., Atlanta, GA, United States

    Let Light Perpetual – A Special Screening, Featured Film: Let Light Perpetual (2023) By Micah and Whitney Stansell Written by John Harkey Musical Score by Blake Williams About the Film: “An ode to Atlanta’s historic Old 4th Ward, Let Light Perpetual commemorates the neighborhood's history while contemplating the toll of progress. The story weaves through...

  • Pop-Up Record Store With Stokely’s Records

    Atlanta Contemporary 535 Means St. N.W., Atlanta, GA, United States

    Join us Saturday, April 26, from 12 pm- 5 pm for an exclusive pop-up record store with Stokely’s Records! Swing by, put a record on, and browse the collection for sale, curated by Le’Shawn Taylor.

  • Artist Talk: Kristan Woolford and Greg Zinman

    Atlanta Contemporary 535 Means St. N.W., Atlanta, GA, United States

    Join us for an engaging artist talk with Kristan Woolford, the visionary behind "Free the Land" (2023). This striking HD video confronts gentrification, historical displacement, and the fight against colonization, alongside curator Greg Zinman. With a vibrant collage style, Woolford weaves together themes from Brazilian martial arts (capoeira), the tragic Indian Removal Act of 1830,...

  • Let Light Perpetual

    Atlanta Contemporary 535 Means St. N.W., Atlanta, GA, United States

    Let Light Perpetual – A Special Screening, Featured Film: Let Light Perpetual (2023) By Micah and Whitney Stansell Written by John Harkey Musical Score by Blake Williams About the Film: “An ode to Atlanta’s historic Old 4th Ward, Let Light Perpetual commemorates the neighborhood's history while contemplating the toll of progress. The story weaves through...

    $25
  • Let Light Perpetual – Opening Night

    Atlanta Contemporary 535 Means St. N.W., Atlanta, GA, United States

    Let Light Perpetual – A Special Screening + Artist & Curator Q&A with Micah and Whitney Stansell + Curator Gregory Zinman Featured Film: Let Light Perpetual (2023) By Micah and Whitney Stansell Written by John Harkey Musical Score by Blake Williams About the Film: “An ode to Atlanta’s historic Old 4th Ward, Let Light Perpetual...

    Free
  • Christian Walker: The Profane and The Poignant

    Atlanta Contemporary 535 Means St. N.W., Atlanta, GA, United States

    Christian Walker: The Profane and the Poignant surveys the work of artist, critic, and curator Christian Walker (1953–2003). Walker was a path-making photographer who made compelling and experimental work about queer sexuality, race, and their intersections from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. In the mid-1980s, his artistic practice shifted from documentary photography and portraiture to...

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