© 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

© 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

© 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

© 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

© 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

© Marti Griffin

A Time to Dance

Featuring work by: Marti Griffin

: Wed, Sep 23, 5pm - 7pm

Inspiration for the title of this dual exhibit comes from a classic and widely quoted passage.

"…A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance..." - Ecclesiastes 3:1.

What better way to depict certain aspects of life? People or places... doesn't seem to make any difference. It is all a matter of time. We become, have our time, then we are gone. One side of the gallery shows Backstreet, a former Atlanta nightspot, while the other side highlights some of my favorite funerary art images that have attracted my eye during brief travels. The nightclub Backstreet took on a life of its own and what an exciting life it was! Open twenty-four hours seven days a week for almost thirty years, there was never a dull moment. It was a place where much laughing and dancing was enjoyed by all its many patrons! Funerary art, on the other side, is a passion of mine. Cemeteries fascinate me with all the magnificent art, each piece created to honor someone. Of course, they are renowned places of weeping and mourning. After all, it is the final dance.

Exhibition: Mon, Sep 21 to Fri, Oct 30 2009

Georgia Perimeter College
Fine Arts Gallery Building F
555 North Indian Creek Drive
Clarkston, GA 30021  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 8am - 10pm
Fri: 8am - 5pm
p: (678) 891-3556
web: http://gpc.edu/~clafa
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/322
ACP Listing #: 044

© Andrew Eccles

Andrew Eccles: Photography

Featuring work by: Andrew Eccles

Exhibition: Thu, Sep 24 to Thu, Oct 22 2009

Photographs by New York artist Andrew Eccles. Find out details about reception and presentation at www.ngcsu.edu/eventsguide/

NGCSU, Bob Owens Art Gallery
Hoag Student Center
North Georgia College & State University
Dahlonega, GA 30597  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 8am - 11pm
Sat: 10am - 7pm
Sun: 3pm - 11pm
p: (706) 867-2832
web: http://www.ngcsu.edu/eventsguide/
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/209
ACP Listing #: 045

© 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

© LaToya Ruby Frazier

Artist Lecture by LaToya Ruby Frazier

Featuring work by: LaToya Ruby Frazier

Artist Lecture: Thu, Sep 24, 7pm - 8pm

The Notion of Family, Work by LaToya Ruby Frazier (b. 1983). Frazier's art explores her relationship with her family, similar to artists Doug Dubois and Leigh Ledare. The content, style, and immediacy of her work lead the viewer to assume she is documenting from the outside. In reality, Frazier is in front of the lens exposing her family and herself. Frazier is both content and photographer. Her work blurs the line between self-portraiture and social documentary. LaToya Ruby Frazier has been an artist in residence at Art Omi, The Center for Photography at Woodstock and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Her works have been exhibited at the National Academy Museum, The New Museum, Higher Pictures, Rush Arts Gallery and Schroeder Romero Gallery. She is currently exhibiting works at the Bronx Museum. Frazier is represented by Higher Pictures.

Showing concurrently with Frazier in the Documents: City Life exhibit are: Dawoud Bey, Paul D'Amato, Wayne Miller, and Malick Sidibe.

Exhibition: Fri, Jul 31 to Mon, Sep 28 2009

Hagedorn Foundation Gallery
425 Peachtree Hills Avenue
Number 25
Atlanta, GA 30305  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10am - 5pm
Sat: 11am - 4pm
p: (404) 492-7718
web: http://hfgallery.org
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/259
ACP Listing #: 048

© Spruill Gallery

on the flip side

Featuring work by: Lucinda Bunnen, Jorge Colombo, Michael David Murphy, Shawn Rocco, Gil Weinberg

Exhibition: Thu, Sep 24 to Sat, Nov 7 2009

on the flip side examines the influence of cell phone technology on art. Technology has historically been a revolutionary catalyst in the growth and development of significant artistic movements. These advances impact the creative process, enabling artists to expand and explore their own artistic vocabulary. The cell phone is exactly this type of catalytic technology and its influence on society as a whole is widespread. on the flip side explores the impact of this burgeoning technology on art and presents a range of work that includes drawing, musical composition, photography and sculpture. We look forward to taking your call.

: Thu, Sep 24, 6pm - 9pm

Artist Lecture: Thu, Oct 22, 6pm - 9pm

Lecture from Jorge Colombo and Artist's Reception

Artist lecture from Jorge Colombo at Emory at 1:30pm, followed by an artist's reception at Spruill at 6pm. More info here.

Spruill Gallery
4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30338  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 11am - 5pm
p: (770) 394-4019
web: http://www.spruillgallery.blogspot
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/314
ACP Listing #: 047

© Danny Clinch

ACP’s 4th Annual Photography Auction Gala Fundraiser

Featuring work by: Peter Bahouth, Christopher Bucklow, Lucinda Bunnen, Danny Clinch, Susan Derges, Jody Fausett, Birney Imes, Bob Kolbrener, Danny Lyon, Todd Murphy, Richard Pare, Chip Simone, Vee Speers, Angela West

Exhibition: Fri, Sep 25, 6:30pm - 10pm

Continuing our overwhelmingly successful tradition, ACP proudly presents our 4th annual photography auction. Denise Bethel, Director of the Photographs Department of Sotheby’s New York, will return as our delightful auctioneer. The evening will begin with a reception and silent auction, followed by a seated dinner and live auction. The silent auction will be filled with great photography books and other small treasures. The live auction will feature� a dazzling array of photographers including Danny Lyon, Christopher Bucklow, Angela West, Susan Derges, Birney Imes, Vee Speers, Danny Clinch, Lucinda Bunnen, Chip Simone, Todd Murphy, Richard Pare, Peter Bahouth, Bob Kolbrener, Jody Fausett and others. The quality of photography available at this auction is unprecedented, as many internationally known photographers have donated work to benefit ACP.� Atlanta’s premier fine art framer Myott studios has donated the framing. The event will be held at King Plow Arts Center and will be catered by Bold American Catering.
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Purchase tickets and preview a PDF of the auction catalog.

King Plow Arts Center
877 W. Marietta St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30318  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 815-1178
web: http://acpinfo.org/programs/photography_auction.shtml
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/358
ACP Listing #: 001

© Tom Meiss

The Fatal Facility of Tommyboy's Camera

Featuring work by: Tom Meiss

Exhibition: Sat, Sep 26 to Sat, Oct 31 2009

SEE the photographic art of Tom Meiss! TASTE the doughnutastic artistry of Kamal Grant! A splendid time is guaranteed for all!

Sublime Doughnuts
535 Tenth Street, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 897-1801
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/228
ACP Listing #: 049

© The B Complex

ME*MY*SELF*EYE

Featuring work by: Various Artists

Exhibition: Sat, Sep 26 to Sat, Oct 17 2009

QUINQUENNIAL SELF PORTRAIT SHOW - View the artists behind the art featured in exhibitions throughout the city. The B COMPLEX, one of Atlanta's premiere co-operatively owned alternative art spaces returns with this highly acclaimed event, challenging photographers and artists in all mediums to turn the focus on themselves. ACP participating photographers and others have been invited to envision ME*MY*SELF through their own mind's eye. All work provocatively intersecting the photographic realm has been considered for the second installment of this quinquennial exhibition, first staged in 2004.

: Sat, Sep 26, 7pm - 11pm

The B Complex Gallery
1272 Murphy Avenue, SW
(Open also by appointment)
Atlanta, GA 30310  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Fri: 11am - 4pm
Sat: 12pm - 5pm
p: (404) 521-0957
web: http://www.thebcomplex.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/296
ACP Listing #: 050

© 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

© Benjamin Rusnak

Dreams & Tempests: Photographs by Benjamin Rusnak

Featuring work by: Benjamin Rusnak

Exhibition: Tue, Sep 29 to Sat, Oct 31 2009

Geography and weather, drought and flash flood, oppressive heat and oppressive poverty govern the lives of the poor in the tropics. The postcard landscapes that tourists may think of as an idyllic paradise can become deadly for families in mud-and-stick homes clinging precariously to steep hillsides. Benjamin Rusnak’s photographs show the inner strength of people caught between the forces of nature and economics whose faith and hope transcend the daily struggle to secure the necessities of life. His use of panoramic photography, showing close and distant views simultaneously, creates not only landscapes but intimate “peoplescapes,” a shared experience between subject and viewer.

Benjamin Rusnak has documented poverty in the Caribbean and Latin America for Food For The Poor, an international relief and development agency, for the past nine years. Previously, he spent 10 years as a newspaper and wire photojournalist with Agence France-Presse, the Indianapolis Star, the Fort Myers News-Press and the Ann Arbor News. His work has won numerous awards, including Pictures of the Year International, Best of Photojournalism, New York Photo Awards, International Photography Awards, Photo District News, the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, and the Gordon Parks Award.

Artist Lecture: Thu, Oct 29, 5:30pm - 9pm

Visiting Artist Lecture: Benjamin Rusnak

Benjamin Rusnak has documented poverty in the Caribbean and Latin America for Food For The Poor, an international relief and development agency, for the past nine years. Previously, he was a newspaper and wire photojournalist for 10 years, working for Agence France-Presse, the Indianapolis Star, the Fort Myers News-Press and the Ann Arbor News.

His work has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International, Best of Photojournalism, New York Photo Awards, International Photography Awards, Photo District News, Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, Alexia Foundation and the China International Press Photo Contest. In 2008, Rusnak tied himself for first place to win the prestigious Gordon Parks Award. In 2005, the Palm Beach Photographic Centre in Delray Beach (FL) featured a solo exhibition of his work.

Zuma Press represents his work, and zReportage.com and DOUBLEtruck Magazine often feature his essays.

Rusnak grew up in suburban Washington, D.C., where he developed an interest in topics beyond American borders and a passion for the plight of those less fortunate. He graduated from George Mason University in 1992, with a degree in communication. He lives in Boca Raton, Fla., with his wife and fellow newspaper refugee, Susan Bryant.

Art Institute of Atlanta Gallery
6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
100 Embassy Row
Atlanta, GA 30328  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 9am - 9pm
Fri: 9am - 5pm
Sat: 9pm - 3pm
web: http://www.artinstitutes.edu/atlanta
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/176
ACP Listing #: 052

© Snapdragon Photography

Fresh Perspectives

Featuring work by: Various Artists

Exhibition: Thu, Oct 1 to Mon, Nov 30 2009

A group show featuring a selection of work from some of Atlanta's most talented emerging photographers. Located in the city's newest photography gallery and juried by Amy Miller, executive director of ACP, this is a show you won't want to miss! (Hours Thurs. & Fri. 11-5, and by appointment.)

: Thu, Oct 1, 6pm - 9pm

Artist Lecture: Thu, Nov 5, 6pm - 8pm

Artist's Talk and Photography Sale

An artist's talk and reception featuring Kisa Kavass, Dorothy O'Connor, Payton Adams, & Amy Miller.

Snapdragon Photography
TULA Arts Center
75 Bennett Street, Suite K2
Atlanta, GA 30309  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 12pm - 5pm
web: http://www.snapdragonphoto.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/126
ACP Listing #: 063

© 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

© Sistagraphy

Online Exhibition

Featuring work by: Sistagraphy

Online Exhibition: Thu, Oct 1 to Sat, Oct 31 2009

http://www.sistagraphy.org/

p: (404) 775-6220
web: http://www.sistagraphy.org/
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/142
ACP Listing #: 068

© Huang Fu

Images of Shaanxi:
Recent Photographs of Chinese Photographer Huang Fu

Featuring work by: Huang Fu

Exhibition: Thu, Oct 1 to Sun, Oct 25 2009

Teacher & ethnographer Huang Fu captures the landscapes of Huang He River valley and its traditional peoples in his collages and photographs.

: Thu, Oct 1, 6pm - 8pm

Artist Lecture: Sun, Oct 4, 3pm - 5pm

Cultural Arts Center
8652 Campbellton Street
Douglasville, GA 30134  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 9am - 5pm
web: http://www.artsdouglas.org
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/152
ACP Listing #: 064