Exhibition: Mon, Sep 28 to Fri, Oct 30 2009

Blues Roots and Branches: Photography by Jim Alexander

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System - Central Library
1 Margaret Mitchell Square
Atlanta, GA 30303  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 9am - 9pm
Fri, Sat: 9am - 6pm
Sun: 2pm - 6pm
p: (404) 730-1700

Exhibition: Thu, Oct 1 to Fri, Oct 30 2009

Connections: Roots and Blues, juried photography competition

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System - Roswell Branch
115 Norcross St.
Roswell, GA 30075  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed: 10am - 8pm
Fri: 10am - 6pm
Sat: 2am - 6pm
Sun: 2pm - 6pm
p: (770) 640-3075

Exhibition: Thu, Oct 1 to Fri, Oct 30 2009

Photographic Work of Lily E. Smernou, PhD, Aaron Fink, MD and Yen Ly

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System - Sandy Springs Branch
395 Mount Vernon Hwy NE
Atlanta, GA 30328  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed: 10am - 8pm
Thu, Fri, Sat: 10am - 6pm
Sun: 2pm - 6pm
p: (404) 303-6130

Exhibition: Thu, Oct 1 to Fri, Oct 30 2009

Through His Eyes: Hip-Hop Culture with Photojournalist Shannon McCollum

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System - Southwest Branch
3665 Cascade Road SW
Atlanta, GA 30331  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue: 10am - 8pm
Wed: 10pm - 8pm
Thu, Fri, Sat: 10am - 6pm
Sun: 2pm - 6pm
p: (404) 699-6363

: Thu, Oct 1, 6pm - 8pm

First Thursday Art Walk Opening Reception for Blues Roots and Branches

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System - Central Library
1 Margaret Mitchell Square
Atlanta, GA 30303  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 9am - 9pm
Fri, Sat: 9am - 6pm
Sun: 2pm - 6pm
p: (404) 730-1700

: Thu, Oct 1, 6pm - 8pm

Through His Eyes: Reception and Artist's Talk

There will be music and food. Shannon will start his artist talk at 7pm.

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System - Southwest Branch
3665 Cascade Road SW
Atlanta, GA 30331  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue: 10am - 8pm
Wed: 10pm - 8pm
Thu, Fri, Sat: 10am - 6pm
Sun: 2pm - 6pm
p: (404) 699-6363

Exhibition: Fri, Oct 2 to Thu, Nov 5 2009

The Fifth Atlanta Artists Center Photography Exhibit

A new group exhibition, featuring Atlanta Artists Center Photography Salon, & Vestiges of New Orleans. For more info about this exhibition, see Fifth Annual Photography Exhibit at the Buckhead Library & Vestiges of New Orleans.

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System - Buckhead Branch
269 Buckhead Avenue NE
Atlanta, GA 30305  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 814-3500

Workshop: Sat, Oct 3, 12pm - 2pm

Turn Your Photography Skills into Income, Digital Camera – Compose Great Photos by Jim Alexander

Jim Alexander is a professional photographer with over 30 years of experience and operates a studio in Atlanta, and whose work in on display at the Central Library. This workshop will provide training and hands-on practice in photography: learn how to use your digital camera like a pro; photography techniques; how to take portrait photos; bring your camera, disc and charged battery.

Targeted audience: Adults and Teens

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System - Mechanicsville Branch
400 Formwalt St.
Atlanta, GA 30312  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 730-4779

: Sat, Oct 3, 11:30am - 1pm

Fifth Atlanta Artists Center Photography Exhibit Opening & Artist's Talk

Exhibit Opening & Artist's Talk. For more information about this event, please see Atlanta Artists Center Fifth Annual Photography Exhibit at the Buckhead Library & Vestiges of New Orleans.

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System - Buckhead Branch
269 Buckhead Avenue NE
Atlanta, GA 30305  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 814-3500

Artist Lecture: Sun, Oct 4, 2:30pm - 4pm

Encounters 1986-2006

The Atlanta-based freelance photographer Kirk Kingsbury will lecture and take questions on a series of portraits that span the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia to the Coca Growers of Colombia.

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System - Central Library
1 Margaret Mitchell Square
Atlanta, GA 30303  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 9am - 9pm
Fri, Sat: 9am - 6pm
Sun: 2pm - 6pm
p: (404) 730-1700

Workshop: Sat, Oct 10, 2:30pm - 4pm

Photography Business for the Beginner by Sean Drakes

Sean Drakes is a professional photographer whose work appears in various travel guide magazines and in Black Enterprise magazines. This workshop will provide information on how to turn your amateur skills into income: photography techniques that sell; how to Start your photography business; learn about tools of the trade in photography.

Targeted audience: Adults and Teens

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System - Mechanicsville Branch
400 Formwalt St.
Atlanta, GA 30312  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 730-4779

Artist Lecture: Sat, Oct 17, 2pm - 3pm

Jim Alexander discusses his Photography and the exhibition Blues Roots and Branches

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System - Central Library
1 Margaret Mitchell Square
Atlanta, GA 30303  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 9am - 9pm
Fri, Sat: 9am - 6pm
Sun: 2pm - 6pm
p: (404) 730-1700