By Claudia Einecke – Frances B. Bunzl Family Curator of European Art, High Museum of Art Among a curator’s many responsibilities, installing exhibitions is my favorite. It is the most creative aspect of my job, as my decisions about how paintings and sculptures are arranged in a gallery shape how our visitors experience and understand […]
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Bringing the Arts to our Nation’s Heroes
By Courtney Blount, The Home Depot Foundation Deep-rooted culture. It is one of the many similarities between The Home Depot and its beloved hometown, Atlanta. That’s why when it came time for the home improvement retailer to connect with its hometown in another meaningful way, they merged two of its Foundation’s passions (serving veterans and […]
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The Realm of Movement Research
By Lori Teague, Director of Emory Dance and Movement Studies ProgramMovement is a language that captures connections between the realm of the body and the world. It is a manifestation of how we see, relate, act, and communicate. And through our own movement, we come to know ourselves; we learn to articulate emotion, reveal curiosities, […]
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Nourishing Atlanta’s Arts and Education Community
By Liz Davis and Rebecca Pogue, Alliance Theatre On Behalf of the Woodruff Arts Center Educator Conference Team Imagine that you are a seventh-grade teacher, and you have just completed your fifth year in the classroom. On the first Tuesday in June — the first Tuesday that you are not contractually obliged to be anywhere […]
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Arts Leaders Come in All Sizes
by Boyd Baker, Founder of Community Arts Live and Good Gracious Show When you think of an “arts leader,” what comes to mind? Do you see a museum director, a city council member, or a movie star?Well, I am definitely none of those, but I am a long-time Atlantan who does his level best to promote […]
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Are the arts lost in translation?
by Carlton Keith Taylor, Jr. I am the eldest of two boys. My baby brother, a junior at Southwest DeKalb High School, is no longer half my size. He has grown into a respectable, observant, and well-informed young man with a passion for video games and making people smile. As we approach his high school […]
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Opera for young audiences: Inspiring the next generation of arts lovers
By: Jessica Kiger, Audience Development & Education Manager, The Atlanta OperaThere’s nothing quite like the roar of thousands of cheering teenagers, but they weren’t at a Friday night football game – instead, it was a Friday afternoon at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, where 1,600 students attended the final dress rehearsal of The Atlanta Opera’s […]
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Life is an Eight Count
By Angelica Pugh, Program Director for NBAF NextGen Artist Program The best way I describe who I am is to compare my career journey to that of a series of eight counts. You know, “1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8” or preparing a routine presentation with a countdown AND “5,6,7,8.” In dance, I have three ways I teach my students and […]
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What Happens When Women Don’t Tell Their Own Stories? Wikipedia’s Massive Gender Gap and How to Change It.
By Eva Berlin, Digital Content Specialist, High Museum of Art Wikipedia is the world’s largest and most popular online research tool. The web-based encyclopedia offers a wealth of well-cited information contributed by people like you and me. And it’s all available for free. So, what’s the problem? Women’s voices and stories are too often […]
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A year of Artist in Residency at Anne O Art Gallery
By Diana Toma Spring 2018 arrives and I’ve been dreaming about creating large-sized paintings for quite a while. Problem is: my home studio is not adequate for painting and storing multiple large pieces. It must be my lucky day – as I scroll through my Facebook feed I notice a friend’s post. It says gallery […]
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Art, America and People of Color
By Lewinale HavetteForeign children of color often shoulder the burden of success of their parents.As a Liberian female visual artist, I know that this truth permeates my culture.The prevailing fact is that artists of color are unequally represented in the art world, despite the heavy influence , in art, of African, South American and Asian […]
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ART is the heART in Education
Yes – the role of the arts in our Atlanta community is multifaceted! It relates to its value; its economic impact; its role in economic, community and neighborhood development and redevelopment; its strength in enhancing the human connection and its legacy for generations to come! Many people still see the arts as frills and fluff; […]
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Accessibility Starts By Listening to What Your Patrons Need
By Lara Smith, managing director of Dad’s Garage Accessibility. This is a word that comes up so often in the nonprofit art world. We are asked in grant applications how “accessible” we are. We tout accessibility as a way to bring in new audiences. But what the heck does this word even mean. The first […]
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Entrepreneurship in the Arts: Dance Canvas’ path to startup, growth, and finding a place in the community
By Angela HarrisI wrote a retrospective blog in 2014, looking back on why I founded Dance Canvas and how as a young artist, I discovered the value of entrepreneurship. In thinking about the SaportaReport blog and offering insight on my experience as an entrepreneur in the arts, I look back on my experiences founding an arts […]
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Inspiring those who inspire us
By Alvin Townley“When you’re in a combat zone, you exist in two worlds,” explained Colonel Randy F. Rizor. “You’re in a world of constant diligence, struggle and hurt whenever you’re on duty. Then you retreat to another world when your day’s mission ends. You create your own home, a place of escape – a place of peace, […]
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The Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre – a new stage for Atlanta
By Susan V. Booth, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, Alliance TheatreArthur Schopenhauer, speaking of Leonardo Da Vinci, said that while “talent hits a target no one else can hit, genius hits a target no one else can see.”I love that.I love that because hitting a target that no one else can see – yet – is […]
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Podcasts are on the rise, and for great reason
Two years ago, if I mentioned podcasting to a friend – even a Millennial – I was commonly met with a blank stare or a passing mention of “Serial,” the first-ever podcast to reach mainstream audiences. Now, when I mention I own podcast production company FRQNCY Media and host The Cultured Podcast, the response is […]
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In Atlanta, Working as an Actress Provides Satisfied and Stable Life
By Whittney Millsap How does an actor in Atlanta make a living? While we may think of “actors” as people who move here from Hollywood to work in our film industry, there are many home-grown talents working smaller gigs that keep Atlantans entertained. My name is Whittney Millsap and I am an actor, an ensemble […]
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Moving Past ‘Six White Men and One White Woman’ to Arts that Represent our Community
by Travis Sharp, PlaywrightFor me, writing a play isn’t that hard. The hard part is figuring out what to write about, which is probably why I’ve written, and co-written, plays about some pretty stupid things. Zombies. Hormonal teenage werewolves. Singing Ewoks. A woman who hates musicals whose life becomes a musical.The first play I ever […]
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Moving Past 'Six White Men and One White Woman' to Arts that Represent our Community
by Travis Sharp, PlaywrightFor me, writing a play isn’t that hard. The hard part is figuring out what to write about, which is probably why I’ve written, and co-written, plays about some pretty stupid things. Zombies. Hormonal teenage werewolves. Singing Ewoks. A woman who hates musicals whose life becomes a musical.The first play I ever […]
