From now until October 16, Midtown’s Atlanta Botanical Garden will be the home not only to a sea of blooming and thriving flora, but also a new outdoor art exhibit featuring large, metal origami-inspired sculptures. ...
When taking a walk through Zoo Atlanta this summer, visitors will notice some animals that weren’t there before. But unlike their furry and feathered neighbors, these animals are crafted from tens of thousands of LEGO ...
Instead of your usual walk or run with music blaring, what if you listened to the birds chirping and the leaves rustling? What else would help you be more present and integrated with nature? That’s ...
By Hannah E. Jones Highly intelligent, always curious, a voracious reader and a lover of all things art — this is how family and friends describe Bill Lowe. For three decades, he spearheaded the Bill ...
Forty-nine years ago this week, Andrew Young was elected as Georgia’s second-ever Black congressman and ultimately served three terms, according to Today in Georgia History. But his story doesn’t stop there. He was appointed as ...
Stone Mountain’s role in the culture of the South is to be explored at the High Museum of Art in photographs that are part of the upcoming exhibition, “Picturing the South: 25 Years.” A future ...
A living tribute to Stephanie Wilson, the pioneering Black astronaut who may walk on the moon in 2024, is to be officially unveiled Monday by earthworks artist Stan Herd, who in January created the image ...
Who is Banksy? For most of us, Banksy isn’t a person but an idea. Each art piece urges us to go against the status quo, and by separating themselves from the constraints of fame, Banksy ...
Meet Emmanuel Rivas, also known as Nomadic Manny, the artist behind “A Relationship Truth,” a mural that looks over the Decatur Square like the watchful eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg in “The Great Gatsby.” ...
As of today, June 17, Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday. President Joe Biden signed a bill into law declaring Juneteenth as the nation’s 12th federal holiday, the newest one in 38 years. “Juneteenth marks ...
The legacy of disconnect between the region’s BIPOC community and arts institutions with a legacy of white influence is addressed in an initiative that unveils its first product July 2 – a film of dance ...
Georgia on My Mind … In 1930, musicians Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell wrote the now-classic song. Many artists recorded the song over the years, but Ray Charles put it on the map. After Charles ...
As the artist wrote of her newly unveiled work at Blue Heron Nature Preserve: “My piece speaks to the need for people to find a way back home to grounded safe space.”
Local artist Gregor Turk wants to use his latest project to start a discussion, and it’s all about Blandtown. His newest project, titled “Red, White, and Black” hangs along the Atlanta Watershed Reservoir chain link ...
The pandemic hasn’t stopped the T-shirt Art Contest that’s part of Georgia’s planned 16th annual Youth Birding Competition. The statewide art contest was won last year by an eighth-grader from Duluth.
The life stories of wood carvers can be as curious as their artworks. Such is the case with 114 woodcarvings now in the permanent collection of Atlanta’s High Museum of Art.
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