Aaron Dworkin has led an extraordinary life. From his beginnings as a prodigious child violin player in Hershey, Pennsylvania, to a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship and a seat on the National […]
On the “City Lights” series “Speaking of Music,” local musicians share their work and stories in their own voices. In today’s segment, we feature Atlanta musician Tron Austin. Austin describes […]
Since launching her movement platform, glo, in 2009, choreographer Lauri Stallings’ work has evolved to include civic action in rural communities such as Palmetto, a small town in Georgia’s South Fulton County. Lauri Stallings is welcoming guests to her 120-year-old home in Palmetto for an event she calls the “Fete.” It’s a hot, humid Friday...
A gathering of community leaders, artists, public health advocates, and healthcare professionals, is filling Atlanta with art, conversation and suggestions for action from Oct. 7 through 11. Healing Arts Atlanta […]
An expedition through the outermost creative possibilities of wood greets visitors to the Mable House Arts Center in Mableton through Nov. 15. Master woodworker Doug Pisik showcases a collection of […]
The Southern landscapes that serve as the backdrop for José Ibarra Rizo’s photographs — scrubby fields, railroad tracks, kudzu vines, massive oaks, intense light and deep shade — are familiar subjects in art. However, the presence of contemporary migrant communities within that landscape imbues such depictions with new energy and significance. Rizo’s latest exhibition, Cultivate...
Zoo Atlanta is throwing a final farewell party to say goodbye to four giant pandas before they head off to China later this month. Panda enthusiasts can see Lun Lun, […]
NETFLIX: Kaos Though he believes his powers to be limitless and lives in a gilded estate only the most money and the worst taste can buy, Zeus (Jeff Goldblum) is petty, paranoid and a sucker for easy flattery. In other words, the king of the gods resembles not only the fallible, infantile figure of Greek...
The curators of Hold the Line at ArtsXchange in East Point gave 35 Black male artists the chance to do something unusual — be anything they want. :: “I’m a 6-foot-7, dark-skinned, Black male. I’m, quote-unquote, imposing,” artist Ralph “rEN” Dillard says, describing his experience as a Black man and how this shaped the exhibition...
The Atlanta band Catfight! has been perfecting their unique blend of punk and garage rock since the ’90s. This Saturday, they’re hosting (cat)FIGHT! FOR YOUR RIGHTS, a benefit concert at Eyedrum Art […]
ART+DESIGN Call it Atlanta’s Artpocolypse or Artmaggedon or Artopia, this week sees a confluence of major visual art and design events rarely seen in any city. Events include Atlanta Art Fair, Atlanta Art Week, Atlanta Design Festival and Elevate. Throw in Atlanta Fashion Week and the offerings can make even the most stalwart art warrior...
The South is in Malone’s blood, and her new album, Southern Comfort, honors both her Georgia-based family and the importance of friends like fellow musicians Rick Richards, Charlie Starr and the late Billy Pitts. Michelle Malone is a hybrid creature: equal parts clean-cut, radio-ready country and dirty, swaggering blues rock. It’s a signature sound that...