© 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

© Nandipha Mntambo

Undercover: Performing and Transforming Black Female Identities

Featuring work by: Mequitta Ahuja, Emma Amos, Sheila Pree Bright, Nick Cave, Renée Cox, Lalla Essaydi, Ellen Gallagher, Myra Greene, Lyle Ashton Harris, Lauren Kelly, Marcia Kure, Deana Lawson, Kalup Linzy, Kalup Linzy, Beverly McIver, Nandipha Mntambo, Zanele Muholi, Wangechi Mutu, Lorraine O'Grady, Magdalene Odundo, Gordon Parks, Jessica Ann Peavy, Jessica Ann Peavy, Etiye Dimma Poulsen, Berni Searle, Cindy Sherman, Coreen Simpson, Lorna Simpson, Renée Stout, Mickalene Thomas, Sheila Turner, Iké Udé, Doris Ulmann, James VanDerZee, Pat Ward Williams

: Wed, Sep 9, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

This exhibition explores the complicated practice of black women disguising themselves as well as the historic trend of others camouflaging themselves as black women. It is based on the premise that people manipulate their outward appearance for many reasons including: to gain access that they would not otherwise have, mimic, deflect attention, or garner confidential information. The project also surmises that artists incorporate the practice of disguise as a critical strategy to carry out or debunk cultural traditions, confront or reinforce stereotypes, explore fetishes, and challenge sociocultural norms.

"Undercover" considers the reasons and ramifications of disguise and the multiple implications it has on race and gender. It examines seemingly disparate types of disguise including, self-portraiture, cross-dressing, and blackface performance. Featuring a range of media including painting, video, and photography, "Undercover" investigates the multi-layered strategies for and outcomes of disguise. While it includes works by well-known artists including Lorraine O'Grady, Cindy Sherman, Lorna Simpson, Doris Ulmann, and James VanDerZee, it also introduces promising emerging and mid-career artists such as Renée Cox, Lalla Essaydi, Ellen Gallagher, Myra Greene, Lyle Ashton Harris, Lauren Kelley, Kalup Linzy, Nandipha Mntambo, Magdalene Odundo, Berni Searle, and many others.

For a corresponding lecture from participating artist Renée Cox, please see ACP 11 Collaborations.

Exhibition: Thu, Sep 10 to Sat, Dec 5 2009

Spelman College Museum of Fine Art
Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed.D. Academic Center
350 Spelman Lane, SW
Atlanta, GA 30314  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10am - 4pm
Sat: 12pm - 4pm
web: http://www.spelman.edu/museum
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/172
ACP Listing #: 028

© Duncan/Fried

Palimpsest Portraits Neil Fried and Monica Duncan

Featuring work by: Monica Duncan, Neil Fried

Exhibition: Thu, Sep 10 to Sat, Oct 17 2009

Neil Fried (Atlanta) and Monica Duncan (San Diego) present Palimpsest Portraits, a video project using a technique the artists have termed ‘encaustic video’. The traditionally linear format of the video process is altered by Duncan and Fried as they use a process wherein real-time image processing siphons off portions of the video stream into a reservoir of computer memory that either fades of fixes, according to degrees of luminosity in the scene. Like the palimpsest, some areas must be rubbed out to admit the new, but are never totally lost. The video portraits to be presented in Palimpsest Portraits are the initial stage of larger project that will culminate in a video piece wherein the characters inhabit architectural forms in site-specific, interactive performance in a city that resembles Atlanta.

: Thu, Sep 10, 7pm - 9pm

Other: Fri, Oct 2, 7pm - 12am

Le Flash / Palimpsest Portraits

A site specific indoor/outdoor video project at Marcia Wood Gallery presented by Neil Fried and Monica Duncan for Le Flash. A one night only event, Le Flash is an evening of dozens of artists projects held throughout Castleberry Hill.

Artist Lecture: Sat, Oct 3, 11am - 12:30pm

Palimpsest Portraits Monica Duncan and Neil Fried

In conjunction with Atlanta Celebrates Photography month, Fried and Duncan will give a multi-media presentation on the process and concept of their video exhibition Palimpsest Portraits...

Marcia Wood Gallery
263 Walker Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30313  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 11am - 6pm
p: (404) 827-0030
web: http://www.marciawoodgallery.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/188
ACP Listing #: 029

© Lucinda Bunnen

Lucinda Bunnen: Reflections on Water, Earth & Sky

Featuring work by: Lucinda Bunnen

Exhibition: Fri, Sep 11 to Sat, Oct 31 2009

The Madison-Morgan Cultural Center is proud to host this large and exciting exhibit by Atlanta photographer, philanthropist, and collector Lucinda Bunnen.�

Bunnen's work adorns the collections of the Museum of Modern Art; The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; Pushkin Museum in Moscow, Russia; the Smithsonian in Washington D.C.; and the High Museum in Atlanta.

Filling three galleries at the Cultural Center, this exhibit will feature photographs from the Galapagos Islands as well as other world locations.

: Fri, Sep 11, 6pm - 8pm

Opening Reception

Please join us for the opening reception of Lucinda Bunnen: Reflections on Water, Earth & Sky. As part of the reception, Ms. Bunnen will give a gallery talk about the exhibition.

Madison-Morgan Cultural Center
434 S. Main St.
Madison, GA 30650  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10am - 5pm
Sun: 2pm - 5pm
p: (706) 342-4743
web: http://www.mmcc-arts.org/
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/345
ACP Listing #: 030

© Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer: The Silent Echo Chamber

Featuring work by: Harry Shearer

Exhibition: Sat, Sep 12 to Sun, Nov 22 2009

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.”

In addition to this exhibition, there will be an Artist Lecture & Panel Discussion with Mr. Shearer at the High Museum on November 20th.

Above image:
Harry Shearer, James Carville: The Silent Echo Chamber (video still), 2008, Video, 14:53 minutes, Courtesy of I.C. Editions, Inc.

For information about exhibitions and events see www.thecontemporary.org.

Exhibition: Sat, Sep 12 to Sun, Nov 22 2009

Corin Hewitt: Seed Stage

Exhibition: Sat, Sep 12 to Sun, Nov 22 2009

Will Rogan: Remnant World

Atlanta Contemporary Art Center
535 Means Street
Atlanta, GA 30318  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat: 11am - 5pm
Thu: 11am - 8pm
Sun: 12pm - 5pm
p: (404) 688-1970
web: http://www.thecontemporary.org
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/323
ACP Listing #: 032

© Demetrius Freeman

Portfolio Show

Exhibition: Sat, Sep 12 to Sat, Oct 31 2009

Photography Portfolios by the Graduating Seniors, Gwinnett Technical College. For more info, see http://www.gtcphoto.com

: Sat, Sep 12, 6:30pm - 9:30pm

ART Station
5384 Manor Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30083  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10am - 5pm
Sat: 10am - 3pm
p: (770) 469-1105
web: http://www.artstation.org
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/257
ACP Listing #: 033

© Don Hale

To See My World: Photography by Don Hale

Featuring work by: Don Hale

Exhibition: Sat, Sep 12 to Sat, Oct 31 2009

A native of upstate New York, Don Hale is a seasoned international traveler and photographer with a unique eye for perspective, contrast and content. His subjects vary from the whimsical, to the sublime to the most thought provoking images exploring the human condition. His photography is taken digitally, but never manipulated by computer. This is Don’s first exhibition in the Atlanta area. Image title is "Cat Nap in Hydra".

ART Station
5384 Manor Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30083  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10am - 5pm
Sat: 10am - 3pm
p: (770) 469-1105
web: http://artstation.org
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/269
ACP Listing #: 031

© 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

© Teri Darnell

Nature Photography

Featuring work by: Teri Darnell

Exhibition: Tue, Sep 15 to Sun, Nov 1 2009

Artist Lecture: Sat, Oct 3, 11am - 12pm

REI
Customer Service Area
1165 Perimeter Ctr W Ste 200
Atlanta, GA 30338  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10am - 9pm
Sun: 11am - 6pm
p: (770) 901-9200
web: http://rei.com/stores/54
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/195
ACP Listing #: 034

© Dorothea Lange

ACP 11 Collaborations - Great Women In Photography

Featuring work by: Dorothea Lange

Artist Lecture: Thu, Sep 17, 7pm - 9pm

Film and Panel Discussion - Great Women In Photography: Dorothea Lange...The Person and Her Impact

The program features a "sneak preview" from "Child of Giants," a new documentary by noted filmmaker, Tom Ropelewski. The film centers on Dorothea Lange and her impact on American Society, as seen through the eyes of her son, Daniel Dixon. Segments also include photographers Rondal Partridge and Christina Gardner. Ropelewski will introduce the film and offer insights on Daniel Dixon's relationship with this icon of photography.

A panel discussion will follow with John Dixon (Lange's son), Meg Partridge (Partridge's daughter) and Tom Ropelewski.

This event is a collaboration between ACP, Lumiere and the High Museum of Art and is in conjunction with an exhibition of the work of Dorothea Lange at Lumière that opens on Friday September 18th from 6:30 - 8:30pm.

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/372
ACP Listing #: 015

© Jane Robbins Kerr

A New Slant on the South

Featuring work by: Jane Robbins Kerr

Exhibition: Fri, Sep 18 to Fri, Oct 30 2009

We all know the South is home to much oldness – signs, buildings, and a way of life. With this show, I wanted to show a new slant on the South – the music, the reflections, the people, and an almost Elvis sighting.

: Fri, Sep 18, 7pm - 9pm

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
980 Briarcliff Rd, NE
Atlanta, GA 30306  [map: Google Maps]
web: http://www.JaneKerr.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/138
ACP Listing #: 038

© Michael West

Fay Gold Selects

Featuring work by: Various Artists

Exhibition: Fri, Sep 18 to Fri, Oct 30 2009

Juror Fay Gold is one of the most respected contemporary art experts in the country. Ms. Gold selects outstanding images from submissions entered by APG members. Deadline for entries is Sept. 5th. This show represents diverse works of over thirty photographers. The Atlanta Photography Group is a non-profit arts organization whose goal is to provide a resource center for photographers, to support and advance creative photography, and promote photography as a fine art. APG hosts critiques, discussions and meetings every month at the gallery. These monthly meetings provide members with opportunities to receive valuable feedback on their work, discuss photography with their peers, and increase their knowledge of the photographic medium.

: Fri, Sep 18, 7:30pm - 10pm

Exhibition: Fri, Nov 13 to Fri, Jan 15

Southern Photographers

Call for Entries: Southern Photographers
Juror: Lisa Hostetler, Curator of Photographs, Milwaukee Art Museum. Ms. Hostetler received her BA in Art History from New York University and holds a PhD in the History of Art from Princeton University. Exhibit will feature 4-6 photographers residing in the Southeastern United States. APG is seeking to identify exceptional photographers living in the region. Open to any style, subject or method.
Entry Deadline: October 3, 2009
Exhibit Opening: Friday, November 13, 7:30PM
See atlantaphotographygroup.org for details.

: Fri, Nov 13, 7:30pm - 10pm

Other: Sat, Nov 14, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Southern Photographers

Juror Talk with Lisa Hostetler. Ms. Hostetler is the curator of photographs at the Milwaukee Art Museum. She received her BA in Art History from New York University and holds a PhD in the History of Art from Princeton University.

Atlanta Photography Group Gallery
75 Bennett Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30309  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 12pm - 4pm
p: (404) 605-0605
web: http://atlantaphotographygroup.org
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/254
ACP Listing #: 040

© Bill Daniel

Ground Score

Featuring work by: Bill Daniel

Exhibition: Fri, Sep 18 to Sat, Oct 31 2009

Ground Score traces the unpredictable course of a self-taught artist who was originally turned on to the practice of documentation while participating in the skate/punk scene of Austin in the early 1980s. Included in this trip are records from a 20-year obsession with traditional rail graffiti, a bike messenger’s eye view of San Francisco’s graffiti that presaged a movement called “The Mission School”, and a range of large-format work resulting from a science and myth-based appetite for apocalyptic landscapes.

Bill Daniel’s work is traditional silver-based and represents his conviction and dedication to pre/post digital photography. He is also known for his filmmaking, “Who is Bozo Texino?” and is the author of a book on rail graffiti, “Mostly True.”

: Fri, Sep 18, 7pm - 10:30pm

Artist Lecture: Sat, Sep 19, 2pm - 3pm

Ground Score

Artist talk with Bill Daniel about his exhibition, Ground Score. Free admission

Film Screening: Sat, Sep 19, 7pm - 9:30pm

Who's Bozo Texino?

Doors at 7PM
Film at 8PM
@ Get This! Gallery

Get This! Gallery
662 11th Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30318  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 11am - 6pm
p: (678) 596-4451
web: http://getthisgallery.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/272
ACP Listing #: 039

© Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange and Her Influence

Featuring work by: Ruth-Marion Baruch, Dorothea Lange, Rondal Partridge

Exhibition: Fri, Sep 18 to Sat, Nov 14 2009

Lumière is pleased to announce an exhibition of photography by Dorothea Lange. The exhibition will feature many of her iconic photographs as well as other equally important, but less frequently shown ones, including a series from the Far East. Lange’s influence will be reflected in the work of her former assistant and long time advocate, Rondal Partridge. It will also be shown through the work of Ruth-Marion Baruch, whom she mentored.

: Fri, Sep 18, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Lumière
425 Peachtree Hills Ave
Suite 29B
Atlanta, GA 30305  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10am - 4pm
p: (404) 261-6100
web: http://www.lumieregallery.net/
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/287
ACP Listing #: 037

© Owen Jones

SlowExposures 2009

Featuring work by: Various Artists

Exhibition: Fri, Sep 18 to Sun, Sep 27 2009

Now in its seventh year, SlowExposures presents images from over 40 photographers that underscore the contradictions and complexity of the Rural South. 2009 jurors are Tim Barnwell of Asheville, NC and Annette Cone-Skelton of MOCA-GA. This year the main show and Jurors Talk are presented at the Candler Field Museum in Williamson, Georgia. Satellite shows, workshops, and other events are located throughout Pike County in historic venues. A Visitor's Map is available at the Candler Field Museum.

Other: Sun, Sep 20, 1pm - 2pm

Jurors Talk

Master photographer Tim Barnwell of Asheville, NC and Annette Cone-Skelton of MOCA-GA will discuss the process of selecting the 2009 show.

Candler Field Museum
349 Jonathan's Roost Road
Williamson, GA 30292  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Fri: 12pm - 7pm
Sat: 10am - 7pm
Sun: 1pm - 5pm
p: (770) 567-3600
web: http://www.slowexposures.org
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/308
ACP Listing #: 041

© Jefferson Pinder

Jefferson Pinder's "Lazarus"

Featuring work by: Alejandro Aguilera, Kojo Griffin, Jefferson Pinder

Exhibition: Fri, Sep 18 to Sat, Oct 31 2009

Washington DC-based video artist Jefferson Pinder exhibits his newest performance video, “Lazarus”. Pinder presents visually engaging video work as a form of quiet activism. The human experience is revealed as a poetic journey and beauty is often found in the mudane. Pinder’s work was most recently featured in the “After 1968” exhibition at the High Museum of Art in 2008.

In “Lazarus”, a huddled mass of pedestrians spring into action to collectively move a seemingly immobile vehicle. This impromptu tribe of activists forms an intense juggernaut as Pinder guides the force from the seat of the rusty powdered blue car.

This video piece is his latest installment of the Inertia Cycle series in which Pinder documents intense physical tasks as an abstract metaphor for social struggle.

: Fri, Sep 18, 6pm - 8pm

Other: Sat, Oct 17, 3pm - 5pm

LRLL RLRR drumming performance by Harrison Haynes

Harison Haynes, photographer / performance artist / drummer for the band Les Savy Fav, presents LRLL RLRR, in which he and a collaborator play the same drum beat continuously for two hours. The performance investigates where the production of music overlaps and/or is reciprocated by the production of art as well as the iconographic role of the drum set and the drummer in film, literature, pop culture and art.

SALTWORKS
664 11th St NW
Atlanta, GA 30318  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Wed, Thu, Fri: 12pm - 6pm
Sat: 11am - 5am
p: (404) 881-0411
web: http://www.saltworksgallery.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/338
ACP Listing #: 036

© Christian Bradley-West

What's Happening Now: A Cell Phone Photography Project

Featuring work by: Steve Aishman, Danielle Assef, John Bohannon, William Boling, Jonathon Bouknight, Christian Bradley-West, Gary Coleman, Ande Cook, Elizabeth D'Amato, Stephanie Dalton, Melanie Davis, Dave Dennard, Meg Dreyer, Jan Fields, Nancy Floyd, Lance Foster, Crystal Genes, Sari Goodfriend, Jenni Grant, Matt Haffner, Jefferson Hayman, Joyce Hethcox, Kim Hoeckele, Tracey Hogan, Ashley Hope-Waldron, Judy Kuniansky, Beth Lilly, Sean McCormick, Michael David Murphy, Michael Murphy, Laura Noel, Dorothy O'Connor, Katy Olmstead, Jeffrey Perri, Amira Price, Greg Schmigel, Jerry Siegel, Teresa Sims, Brett Smith, Mical Stansel, Whitney Stansel, Terry Stephens, Karen Tauches, Corinne Vionnet, Ansley West, Whitney Wood, Rick Wright

Exhibition: Sat, Sep 19 to Fri, Oct 16 2009

With the development of blogs, Facebook, and Twitter, people are recording information at an extremely rapid pace, and the cell phone is the primary tool for approaching life with such immediacy. Combined with the power of the cell phone's instant abilities, this project, co-produced by Christian Bradley-West and Susan Todd-Raque, gives a forum for artists to speak visually in a way people have never been able to do so until now. The artistic process for these living diaries began in June 2009 and continued for 8 weeks. Participating artists are from across the U.S. and Europe.

: Sat, Sep 19, 5pm - 10pm

Cherrylion Studios
889 Morris Street
Atlanta, GA 30318  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10am - 6pm
p: (404) 273-5103
web: http://www.christianbwest.com/cellphoneproject
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/270
ACP Listing #: 042

© David Foster

Recipes from the Natural World

Featuring work by: David Foster

: Sun, Sep 20, 11am - 1pm

Artist's Reception and Brunch

Exhibition: Tue, Sep 1 to Wed, Sep 30 2009

Recipes from the Natural World

Nature photographer David Foster mixes and matches sunlight, color, shape, and texture in delectable images of the natural world. Returning to the same places over time he captures small and large changes in season and flora and fauna. Show hangs in conjunction with Pike County's SlowExposures 2009.

A Novel Experience Gallery and Bookstore
426 Thomaston Street
Zebulon, GA 30295  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon: 10am - 5pm
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10am - 7pm
web: http://www.anovelexperience.net
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/170
ACP Listing #: 025

© Wendy Phillips

Ephemeral Musings: Work from and Inspired by the Afromestizo Communities of LaCosta Chica, Mexico

Featuring work by: Wendy Phillips

Artist Lecture: Sun, Sep 20, 2pm - 5pm

Opening from 2pm-5pm, artist's talk at 3pm.

Exhibition: Sun, Sep 20 to Sun, Nov 15 2009

Ephemeral Musings: Work from and Inspired by the Afromestizo Communities of LaCosta Chica, Mexico

Wendy Phillips' conceptual work is informed and inspired by the ethnographic research project she has been doing with women of African and North American indigenous descent in the communities of the coastal states of Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico.

La Limpia Project was inspired by what she learned about Afromestizo women’s conceptualization of illness and their rituals related to healing. In this series, her body is the location of the rituals, and her photographs include the ritual objects and symbols the women use in their traditional practices.

La Sombra Series refers to the traditional Afromestizo belief that illnesses and instances of spiritual disharmony and disequilibrium occur when an aspect of an individual called La Sombra, (also known as the soul, or shadow) becomes lost or endangered. The images also represent her musings about the symbols that represent the feminine archetype.

La Costa Chica Series includes images made in the Afromestizo community of Juchitan, in the state of Guerrero, Mexico.

Hammonds House Museum
503 Peeples St., SW
Atlanta, GA 30310  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10am - 6pm
Sat, Sun: 1pm - 5pm
p: (404) 612-0482
web: http://www.hammondshouse.org
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/334
ACP Listing #: 043