© Rachel Evans

CONTEMPORARY WOMEN: Self Reflections

Featuring work by: Talia Azure, Jessica Elaine Blinkhorn, Emily Elkind, Rachel Evans, Katharine Hartwig Dahl, Erin Palovick

Exhibition: Tue, Aug 18 to Fri, Oct 23 2009

What defines a woman of the twenty-first century? Rachel Evans is an Atlanta based artist and a SCAD-Atlanta graduate student who has explored such questions in her collaborative and community-oriented art endeavors during the past five years. Within our diverse society one common thread all people share is the impulse for creative expression. Working in collaboration with a variety of women with mental and physical disabilities, Ms. Evans’ goal is to share the stories of women who face the challenge of living with disability, and to raise public awareness in the community. Each participating artist creates a collaborative, mixed-media self-portrait, utilizing acrylics on canvas in combination with photographic processes. Each artist will also have the opportunity to create a statement to accompany her completed piece. This exhibit will challenge viewers to investigate their personal views and beliefs concerning women in American society, and the definition of disability in our culture. Art patrons will be offered insight into the lives, struggles and achievements of women with disabilities. The individual artists will have an opportunity to share their stories and creativity.

: Thu, Oct 1, 5pm - 8pm

Arts for All Gallery at VSA arts of Georgia
57 Forsyth St. NW
Suite R1
Atlanta, GA 30303  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10am - 4pm
p: (404) 221-1270
web: http://vsaartsga.org
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/245
ACP Listing #: 021

© Bill Boley

Classic Silver Photography

Featuring work by: Bill Boley

Exhibition: Fri, Aug 28 to Fri, Oct 2 2009

Traditional large and medium format, black and white, silver gelatin, landscapes and still lifes. The work is positioned in a heritage extending from Edward Weston to Michael Kenna.

Artist Lecture: Sat, Sep 26, 12:30pm - 2pm

Buckhead Library
269 Buckhead Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA 30305  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 814-3500
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/89
ACP Listing #: 022

© Perry Julien

The Music Seen

Featuring work by: Perry Julien

Exhibition: Tue, Sep 15 to Wed, Nov 4 2009

Perry Julien's passion for music and photography came together for the first time as a teenager photographing Led Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden. He now photographs for Creative Loafing Magazine and Stomp and Stammer Magazine as their contributing music photographer.

When not photographing music, Julien is often photographing to music, focusing his camera on intriguing people and shooting alternative fashion. His images reflect the creative interaction with the people he photographs. His work has been described as "a perspective leaving the viewer with unanswered questions and wanting to see more". He is continually seeking ways to push the boundaries of his photography and explore new ways to capture unique and compelling images.

You can see more of his work at www.julienphotography.com

Apres Diem
931 Monroe Drive
C-103
Atlanta, GA 30308  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 11:30am - 12am
Fri: 11:30am - 2am
Sat: 11am - 2am
Sun: 11am - 12am
p: (404) 872-3333
web: http://www.apresdiem.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/192
ACP Listing #: 035

© Sarah Dorio

Business or Pleasure:
Photographs by Sarah Dorio

Featuring work by: Sarah Dorio

Exhibition: Thu, Sep 24 to Tue, Dec 1 2009

Officials ask every international traveler, “Is your trip for business or pleasure?” Since childhood, Sarah Dorio has dreamed of traveling to historic places around the world. Her fascination with the mystery and romance of old world hotels and historic landmarks is evident in this dream-like series from Cairo, Giza, Sharm el-Sheikh, Rome, Milan, Bellagio and Petra, made over three years. Working with a vintage camera found on eBay, Dorio uses a vivid color film called Kodak Portra. She focuses her old camera on abstract segments of famous places that seem to fit together like puzzle pieces and ancient memories. The end result feels more like rich watercolors with softened edges, evoking moods that are both contemporary and timeless. Each image is a pure representation of the original negative and none have been manipulated digitally.

: Thu, Sep 24, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Art Party for Business or Pleasure

Meet artist Sarah Dorio.

Sunrise Bank of Atlanta
600 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30308  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10am - 4pm
p: (404) 249-6500
web: http://www.sunrisebankofatlanta.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/248
ACP Listing #: 046

© Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System Celebrates Photography

Featuring work by: Aleta Aaron, Jim Alexander, Gay Allen, Bill Boley, Chet Burgess, W.A. Chamberlain, Cheryl D'Amato, Paul D'Amato, Sean Drakes, Aaron Fink, Linda Foltz, Ruth Gogel, Olga Gorenshteyn, Valerie Gruner, Kirk Kingsbury, Yen Ly, Shannon McCollum, Dennis Miller, Lily E. Smernou, Saul Torres

Other: Mon, Sep 28 to Sun, Nov 1 2009

At six separate locations across Atlanta, the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System's network of branches are participating in Atlanta Celebrates Photography with a month of fantastic programming. With artist's lectures, exhibitions, juried shows, and workshops, your local libraries bring photography to you.

Various Locations

Atlanta, GA 30324  [map: Google Maps]
web: http://afpls.org
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/199
ACP Listing #: 051

© Tom Meyer

Tom Meyer: SurFACES

Featuring work by: Tom Meyer

Exhibition: Thu, Oct 1 to Fri, Nov 13 2009

Portraits and storylines.

Rialto Center for the Arts
80 Forsyth St. NW
atlanta, GA 30308  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10am - 4pm
web: http://www.rialtocenter.org
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/93
ACP Listing #: 056

© Kirk Kingsbury

Encounters 1986-2006

Featuring work by: Kirk Kingsbury

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

The Atlanta-based freelance photographer will lecture and take questions on a series of portraits that span the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia to the Coca Growers of Colombia. Presented in conjunction with The Atlanta Fulton County Library System and Atlanta Celebrates Photography.

Fulton County Library - Central Branch
One 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
web: http://www.afplweb.com/
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/324
ACP Listing #: 083

© Brian Finke

Obsession
Mary Stanley Studio

Featuring work by: Joshua Bienko, Mehmet Dogu, Sarah Dorio, Brian Finke, Ting Ying Han, Andrew Huang, Leslie Kneisel, Christopher Lowell, Joni Mabe, Laura Noel, Michelle Sanchez, Cooper Sanchez, Sage Sohier

Exhibition: Wed, Oct 7 to Sun, Nov 8 2009

Creative people possess certain characteristics that contribute to successful implementation of their ideas. Obsession, an exhibition of photography and video work curated by Mary Stanley, examines the artists’ use of their obsessions and those of their subjects, to create fascinating visual images. Exhibition presented at Eno Restaurant. [enorestaurant.com]

Photograph from 2-4-6-8, American Cheerleaders and Football Players, Brian Finke, 2003

: Sun, Oct 11, 4pm - 8pm

Video Screening, Wine Tasting & Artist Talk

Update: This opening reception has been postponed.

Eno Restaurant
800 Peachtree St., NE #A
Atlanta, GA 30309  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 11am - 11pm
Sat: 5pm - 11pm
p: (404) 892-3211
web: http://www.marystanleystudio.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/347
ACP Listing #: 088

© Jerry Mucklow

Four Photographers

Featuring work by: Rigsby Barnes, Maggie Meroney, Dennis Miller, Jerry Mucklow

Exhibition: Fri, Oct 9 to Sat, Oct 24 2009

Please join us for an exhibit of four regional photographers at the Kudzu Art Zone Gallery. Located five miles outside the perimeter in Historic Norcross. While in town experience exquisitely restored brick buildings. Beautiful old residences. Sidewalks illuminated by old-fashioned street lamps and a variety of shops and restaurants.

Kudzu Art Zone
116 Carlyle Street
Norcross, GA 30071  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 4pm - 7pm
Sat: 12pm - 6pm
Sun: 1pm - 4pm
p: (770) 713-6917
web: http://www.kudzuartzone.org/
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/211
ACP Listing #: 096

© SPE

Society for Photographic Education
Southeast Regional Conference

Other: Thu, Oct 15 to Sun, Oct 18 2009

The SPE Southeast Regional conference features artist image-maker presentations, industry trade innovations, and academic lectures that address educational issues. There will be approximately 16 presentations over the three day period. Highlights include keynote speaker Gregory Crewdson speaking Thursday night at the Rialto Theatre, Honored Educator George Blakely from Florida State University speaking Friday evening at SCAD Atlanta, and photographer advocate Mary Virginia Swanson speaking Sunday morning at SCAD Atlanta. The conference also features a member show at the MOCA-GA Annex space and casual portfolio sharing throughout the event. Attendees can register for the entire event or by the day. Information regarding fees, speaker bios, forms, parking, and more can be found at www.spese09.blogspot.com.

SCAD - Atlanta
1600 Peachtree St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30309  [map: Google Maps]
web: http://www.spese09.blogspot.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/352
ACP Listing #: 115

© Gregory Crewdson

ACP 11 Lecture Series Presents Gregory Crewdson

Featuring work by: Gregory Crewdson

Artist Lecture: Thu, Oct 15, 7pm - 9pm

Gregory Crewdson received a B.A. from the State University of New York at Purchase in 1985, and an M.F.A. in photography from Yale in 1988. Crewdson's work has been included in many public collections, most notably the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He has received numerous awards including the Skowhegan Medal for Photography, the National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowship and the Aaron Siskind Fellowship.

Crewdson has published several books of his photographs including Hover with ArtSpace Books, Dream of Life with the University of Salamanca, Spain, and Twilight with Abram. Most recently, Hatje Cantz published a book of his work entitled Gregory Crewdson from 1985 to 2005.� Crewdson is Senior Critic in Graduate Photography at the Yale University School of Art.
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Presented in conjunction with the Society for Photographic Education’s Southeast Regional Conference (SPE se), and GSU’s Rialto Center for the Arts.
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This event is free and open to the public.

Georgia State University's Rialto Center for the Arts
80 Forsyth St., NW
Atlanta, GA 30303  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 413-9800
web: http://www.rialtocenter.org
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/363
ACP Listing #: 006

© Traci Estes Browning

GreenShot: Environmental Awareness Through Art

Featuring work by: Traci Browning, Julie Marateck

Exhibition: Fri, Oct 16 to Mon, Nov 30 2009

Work by Traci Browning: Much of my life has been spent in nature--walking the beach, swimming the ocean, horseback rides deep into the woods, and countless hikes in national parks across the entire US. The call of the outdoors has taken me on the road for six months of the last two years. One constant has always been a camera to document my adventures and share them with others. The intention of my work is first to preserve an image of a real place before it is ravaged with global warming and misuse, and second, to share these places with people that aren't aware of them yet. With GreenShot we are hoping to raise awareness and the desire to change our daily habits to lessen the impact on these precious places.

: Fri, Oct 16, 7pm - 9pm

GreenShot: Environmental Awareness Through Art Opening Reception

Come meet the artists, view the work, eat some food and drink some wine.

Emerging Art Scene at The Stacks
170 Boulevard Avenue, E119
Atlanta, GA 30312  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Sat: 10am - 5pm
p: (678) 595-7309
web: http://www.tracibrowning.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/316
ACP Listing #: 124

© ACP

ACP 11 My Atlanta - Photo Book Fair

Exhibition: Sat, Oct 17, 9am - 1pm

One of the many effects of photography’s rising popularity has been a boom in photographic publishing.� Photo-books, and ways to make them, are proliferating, now that the tools to make your own have moved to the desktop (or laptop!)� ACP thought it would be great to provide an opportunity for photographers who have published books (on their own, or with publishers) to present their books for sale at a small photo book fair at Piedmont Park’s Community Center, in conjunction with the My Atlanta Exhibit.� A portion of the proceeds of this event will go to the Piedmont Park Conservancy.

If you'd like to participate in the My Atlanta Book Fair, please sign-up!

Piedmont Park Communty Center
1071 Piedmont Ave
(Park Entrance at 12th St.)
Atlanta, GA 30309  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 876-4024
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/368
ACP Listing #: 011

© Tiffany Weigel

WIF XVI

Featuring work by: Various Artists

Exhibition: Fri, Oct 23 to Fri, Nov 20 2009

Women In Focus is a artist-initiated organization of women photographers who have joined together to support and promote the photographic arts of Atlanta. This Women in Focus exhibit is juried by Julian Cox. [www.womeninfocus.us]

: Fri, Oct 23, 7pm - 11pm

Kai Lin Art
800 Peachtree Street N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30308  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 580-8430
web: http://www.kailinart.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/234
ACP Listing #: 138

© Willie Wilson

Automated Darkroom Presents
Photos of Our Youth

Featuring work by: Joseph Reshower DeCasseres, Willie Wilson

: Mon, Oct 26, 6pm - 9pm

Celebrating photographs taken 20+ years ago, strategically arranged to communicate a powerful message designed to encourage and inspire others to identify their purpose, walk in their destiny, and never stop pursuing their passions, hopes, and dreams.

Exhibition: Fri, Oct 23 to Mon, Oct 26 2009

Fulton County Library Peachtree Branch
1315 Peachtree St.
Atlanta, GA 30309  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon: 12pm - 9pm
Fri, Sat: 12pm - 6pm
p: (404) 932-4715
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/337
ACP Listing #: 140

© Harry Shearer

ACP 11 Collaborations Presents Harry Shearer

Featuring work by: Harry Shearer

Artist Lecture: Fri, Nov 20, 7pm - 8:30pm

Artists Talk and Panel Discussion with Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer is one of America's most prominent satirists, and during a stint as a writer and cast member on Saturday Night Live in the 1980s, he discovered satellite news feeds. His The Silent Echo Chamber videos feature media and political personalities in the awkward moments before "going live," prompting dialogue about trust, privacy, celebrity, and technology.

Please join Harry in a discussion about his work. Also joining in the discussion are panelists Jim Clancy, Anchor/Correspondent, CNN International, and Michael David Murphy, Program Manager for Atlanta Celebrates Photography. The panel will be moderated by Stuart Horodner, Curator for the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center.

This event will coincide with an ongoing exhibition of Mr. Shearer's work at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center and is collaboration between ACP, The Contemporary and the High Museum of Art.

This program is free, however seating is limited and must be reserved. Tickets are available through the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office at 404-733-5000 and online at www.high.org. Tickets to the Museum are sold separately.

High Museum of Art - Hill Auditorium
1280 Peachtree St.
Atlanta, GA 30309  [map: Google Maps]
web: http://www.acpinfo.org/programs/collaborations.shtml
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/373
ACP Listing #: 016