The Atlanta Dogwood Festival will return to Piedmont Park from April 14 to 16. The city’s longest-running festival and the country’s third oldest fine arts festival rings in Spring every year with an artist market, local food, cold beverages, and live music, easily making it the favorite child amongst Atlanta locals. In an article by Maria Saporta from 2022, […]
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow…
By GREG MIKEWill we run out of walls? Will urban artwork go out of style? Will city ordinances change the future of murals? As an artist, creative entrepreneur, and co-founder of mural arts festival Outerspace Project, these are all questions that are constantly running through my head. Atlanta has become a global destination for street […]
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The New Normal – Niche Organizations Creating Macro Impact
Tiffany LaTrice, Executive Director, TILA StudiosAccording to Forbes, “one of the biggest media trends of 2018 is going to be the growth of niche content…rather than pursuing a traditional strategy.” Just like major brands target small, niche communities, the art community is pivoting to do the same. The truth is that creatives, art historians, critics, […]
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The Arts as Community Builders
By Lara Smith, Managing Director, Dad’s Garage If you have a parent who dies, would your co-workers show up to their funeral (even if they’ve never met your parent) simply to support you emotionally? If you have to leave town for a last-minute business trip, do you know who will feed your cat and water […]
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Art enhancing Atlanta's MARTA Stations
By Matt Terrell, Dad’s Garage Major praise deserves to go to Midtown Alliance for their latest public art collaboration with MARTA’s Midtown Station. The work is focused on a new mural, “Confluence: Burst Forth with A Terrific Noise,” created by Atlanta based artist Andrew Catanese. The mural features Catanese’s signature style of brightly colored organic […]
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Art enhancing Atlanta’s MARTA Stations
By Matt Terrell, Dad’s Garage Major praise deserves to go to Midtown Alliance for their latest public art collaboration with MARTA’s Midtown Station. The work is focused on a new mural, “Confluence: Burst Forth with A Terrific Noise,” created by Atlanta based artist Andrew Catanese. The mural features Catanese’s signature style of brightly colored organic […]
