Atlanta Art Week from September 30 to October 6, 2024, celebrates visual arts in one of the fastest-growing art hubs in the United States. Founded by Art Advisor Kendra Walker in 2022, AAW aims to create a dynamic environment for galleries, artists, collectors, and art enthusiasts. The event promotes cultural exchange, education, and economic development, highlighting contemporary art with pop ups, gallery exhibitions and event program.
As the Atlanta art scene is still in its development phase there is an interesting combination of new galleries, local university spaces, corporate collections and museums which is quickly mapping out a diverse community of artists, students, community groups, and collectors- but compared to other international cities with art weeks its still has a way to go.
ATLANTA GALLERIES / EXHIBITIONS TO WATCH:
whitespace
Whitespace is a contemporary gallery active in Atlanta and across the southeast that seeks to foster an immersive environment of free-expression, intimacy, and dialogue. Under the direction of owner Susan Bridges, the gallery has housed numerous exhibitions across all mediums promoting artistic innovation and inquiries into the relationships that define who we are, both collectively and as individuals. As a respected institution in Atlanta’s art community, whitespace and the artists it houses continue to inspire all who attend through thoughtful examinations of the world around us, allowing viewers a new mode of seeing beyond meaning. Ironically 'whitespace' is fair from your typical white cube, the gallery is located in an old house on a tree line street in the Inman Park neighborhood on the Eastside of Atlanta.
image below: View of Whitespace (Atlanta)
POP-UP Galleries during Atlanta Art Week
OCHI Gallery
LA-based gallery will present Hana Ward from Sept 9- Oct 6, 2024
image below: Hana Ward (courtesy: Ochi Gallery)
POP-UP
Mariane Ibrahim Gallery (Chicago, Paris, CDMX) will present a conversation with Atlanta-based artist Patrick Eugène on Wednesday, October 2nd at 6:30 pm
contact gallery for details:
image below: Patrick Eugène, Solitude, 2024.
Installation view in Mariane Ibrahim Paris. Photo by Aurélien Mole.
Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim (Chicago, Paris, Mexico City)
POP-UP
THE TEMPORARY ART CENTER
...an Atlanta Biennial...
contact TAC for details:
Location: Old Fourth Ward- Atlanta
Date: Oct. 3rd (public opening) through Nov. 3rd, 2024
participating artists: Paul Stephen Benjamin, Fredrik Brauer, Shawn Campbell, Krista Clark, Alfred Conteh, Antonio Darden, William Downs, Craig Drennen, Jane Foley, John Folsom, Jill Frank, Myra Greene, Lonnie Holley, Scott Ingram, Sonya Yong James, Wihro Kim, Maria Korol, Lynx, Jackson Markovic, Michi Meko, Curtis Patterson, Fahamu Pecou, Joe Peragine, Visakha Jane Phillips, Sheila Pree Bright, Hasani Sahlehe, Micah & Whitney Stansell, Sergio Suarez, Adana Tillman, Tori Tinsley, Aineki Traverso, and Mark Wentzel
image below: The Temporary Art Center
This year also marks the inaugural Atlanta Art Fair, organized by AMP Events, which also manages fairs in NYC, SF, and Seattle, further validating Atlanta’s art scene. AMP Events has a proven track record of successful art fairs, raising high expectations for Atlanta's debut event. AAF recently announced the list of particiapting galleries with an interesting mix of new and emerging spaces in Atlanta and in the region, including galleries from Memphis, Nashville and Birmingham. This region has already had some important museums and private collections but building a community of local contemporary art galleries is often a slow process.
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