© Zhou Ning

Water - A Photographic Exhibition
Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston

Featuring work by: Zhou Ning

Exhibition Opening Reception: Fri, Oct 16, 5pm - 7pm

Since ancient time, water has served as an inspiration for philosophers and artists and as the source of creative expression:

"women are like water, which can dissolve any ideology of man...water can restrain fire and can eliminate the fire-like disaster...water that carries the boat, can also overturn the boat."

The word water is mysterious. Its movement or calmness creates endless opportunities to create emotionally charged images. The artist Zhou Ning grew up in a traditional Chinese culture, and his understanding and interpretation of water are founded in the interpretation of traditional Chinese literature and philosophy. The "waters" in his images were captured in countries around the world, and are of a magic coincidence and discovery.

The expression of his images are abstract, reflect the complexity of the manifestations of human nature, and allow you to sense a context of an eastern philosophy which interflows with western abstract images of the likes of Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse...

As you view the images of Zhou Ning, look, contemplate, and internalize the photographs as it flows from his interpretation of the world to yours.

Exhibition: Wed, Oct 14 to Tue, Dec 8

Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston
Jim Cherry Learning Resource Center Gallery, Library Building L
555 North Indian Creek Drive
Clarkston, GA 30021  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Sun: 2pm - 6pm
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 8am - 10pm
Fri: 8am - 4:30pm
Sat: 10am - 3pm
p: (678) 891-3556
web: http://www.gpc.edu/~clafa
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/332
ACP Listing #: 122

© Julie Marateck

GreenShot: Environmental Awareness Through Art
Emerging Art Scene at The Stacks

Featuring work by: Traci Browning, Julie Marateck

Exhibition: Fri, Oct 16 to Mon, Nov 30

Work By Julie Marateck: Over a two week period, I drove from California to Wyoming, crossing through Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho. The “Road Trip” is as an American tradition that symbolizes youth and adventure. I had so many artists and dreamers stuck in my mind during the journey, such as Jack Kerouac and Christopher McCandless from Into The Wild. It is the ultimate test of the journey being greater than the destination. My camera was the perfect companion.

GreenShot is a special photography series inspired by the call to action to live a Green life. It’s what I like to call “Eco-tography.” Nine stunning photographs inspired by this series. Each photograph has been printed in the highest quality on a bigger-than-life 30X50 canvas. We each must do our part to preserve the planet. Environmental awareness through Art. The ultimate Win/Win.

Exhibition Opening Reception: 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 Ave., E-119
(By Appointment M-F)
Atlanta, GA 30312  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Sat: 10am - 5pm
p: (678) 595-7309
web: http://www.emergingartscene.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/294
ACP Listing #: 123

© Traci Estes Browning

GreenShot: Environmental Awareness Through Art
Emerging Art Scene at The Stacks

Featuring work by: Traci Browning, Julie Marateck

Exhibition: Fri, Oct 16 to Mon, Nov 30

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.

Exhibition Opening Reception: 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

© Sally Heller

IN THE THICKET OF IT
whitespace

Featuring work by: Sally Heller

Exhibition: Fri, Oct 16 to Sat, Nov 21

Installation artist and photographer, Sally Heller, will create a landscape based on a thicket of trees. Made out of consumer detritus, low end products we use and discard, this landscape will examine the idea of density and how it relates to mass market culture. The thicket, composed of synthetic materials, reveals the glut of consumer waste while emptier spaces reveal nature's lingering frailty and impermanence.

With this installation is a series of photographs based on previous installations. Resembling abstract paintings, these works capture the energy of the installations yet have their own identities; the images are taken in mirrored mylar which distorts and alters their reality.

Exhibition in conjunction with i45: The Galleries of Inman Park, Old Fourth Ward, and Little Five.

Exhibition Opening Reception: Fri, Oct 16, 7pm - 10pm

whitespace
814 Edgewood Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30307  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 688-1892
web: http://www.whitespace814.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/216
ACP Listing #: 125

© Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel: Images from the Black Belt of the American South
Barbara Archer Gallery

Featuring work by: Jerry Siegel

Exhibition Opening Reception: Fri, Oct 16, 7pm - 10pm

Please join us for a reception with the artist on Friday, October 16, 7-10pm. Jerry Siegel: Images from the Black Belt of the American South

Exhibition: Fri, Sep 11 to Thu, Dec 31

Jerry Siegel: Images from the Black Belt of the American South

Photographer Jerry Siegel documents the Black Belt region of the American South with an unflinching gaze. From decaying urban areas to backwater diners and pool halls, Siegel exposes the cultural values of a region characterized by extreme poverty, rural exodus, and community pride. His determined eye reveals unexpected depths in his subjects, inviting viewers to ‘come and set a spell’ in the company of his images. With compassion and without haste, he captures the essence and extremes of the American South.

Exhibition in conjunction with i45: The Galleries of Inman Park, Old Fourth Ward, and Little Five.

Artist Lecture: Sat, Oct 17, 11am - 12pm

Gallery Talk with Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel discusses Images from the Black Belt of the American South.

Barbara Archer Gallery
280 Elizabeth Street
Suite A012
Atlanta, GA 30307  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 523-1845
web: http://www.barbaraarcher.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/212
ACP Listing #: 126

© Susan Rosmarin

Making Strides With Photography
The Seen Gallery

Featuring work by: Susan Rosmarin

Exhibition: Fri, Oct 16 to Wed, Oct 28

Breast cancer is a fate too many women are forced to realize. But there is hope! Increased awareness and early detection have saved millions of lives! Award winning photographer Susan Rosmarin has captured the images and inspirational messages of everyday women, in the form of a modern day 1940's Pin-up calendar. A picture is worth more than a thousand words, especially if it can raise awareness and save lives. Meet the photographer, the calendar girls, and purchase a calendar while enjoying wine and light snacks. Proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society's "Making Strides for Breast Cancer".

Photos will be on exhibit through Wednesday, October 28 and calendars will be available at The Seen Gallery and other venues throughout the year.

Exhibition Opening Reception: Fri, Oct 16, 7pm - 10pm

The Seen Gallery
415 Church Street
Decatur, GA 30030  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu: 11am - 6pm
Fri, Sat: 11am - 8pm
p: (404) 377-0733
web: http://www.theseengallery.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/315
ACP Listing #: 127

© Greg Strelecki

A Mad Art Road Trip
The Steffen Thomas Museum of Art

Featuring work by: Various Artists

Studio Open House: Sat, Oct 17 to Sun, Oct 18

Twenty artists including photographers, painters, fabric artists, sculptors, and potters open their studios for this tour being presented by the Madison Artists Guild and which runs through beautiful downtown Madison, GA and rural Morgan County. Some of the studios are Thomas Prochnow, Tim Reilly, Peg Harvard, Mary Leslie, Molly Lesnikowski, Peter Muzyka, Martha Lower, Dan and Linda Thoman, Karen and Greg Strelecki, Lindy Burnett, Eugene Swain, The Madison Artists Guild and The Steffen Thomas Museum.

Maps to the studios will be available at the Madison Artists Cottage at 248 West Jefferson St., Madison, GA 30650, and at The Steffen Thomas Museum of Art at 4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead, GA 30625. This is a driving tour with some studios being located in the town of Madison and others scattered throughout Morgan County. There are many restaurants and accommodations available, go to the Madison Morgan Chamber website, www.madisonga.org for lodging. Please visit the guild website, www.madisonartistsguild.org for more tour info, or www.steffenthomas.org for a map to the museum.

Artist Lecture: Sat, Oct 17, 9am - 12pm

Coffee and Creative Conversation

Coffee and Creative Conversation is an informal morning presentation by photographers Dorothy O'Connor, Louis Cahill, and Anderson Scott who will give a digital presentation of their work and discuss their motivation, inspiration, and creative process. This casual artist talk is presented by the Madison Artists Guild and is the kick off event for A Mad Art Road Trip. It is hosted by The Steffen Thomas Museum of Art, one of the studios on tour. For more information and to reserve a seat please call Karen Strelecki at 706-752-0137. You can visit the guild website at www.madisonartistsguild.org or the museum at
www.steffenthomas.org.

The Steffen Thomas Museum of Art
4200 Bethany Rd.
Buckhead, GA 30625  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Sun: 10am - 5pm
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 11am - 4pm
Sat: 9am - 5pm
p: (706) 752-0137
web: http://www.steffenthomas.org
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/221
ACP Listing #: 128

© C.A. Rothman

Collecting Photography 102: Trends and Gallery Crawl with Susan Todd-Raque
Susan Todd-Raque, L.L.C.

Other: Sat, Oct 17, 11am - 2pm

Come join me in looking at who's "hot," what ideas are emerging and who to keep an eye on in contemporary photography. We will then go on a gallery crawl to see and discuss what is showing in Atlanta. $110 holds your place and includes a brown bag lunch with a copy of The Photography Collector's Primer. Please provide own transportation to galleries. Directions will be provided. Limit is 10 people. Please go to www.SusanTodd-Raque.com to reserve your place!

Susan Todd-Raque, L.L.C.
11 B Lenox Pointe, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30324  [map: Google Maps]
web: http://www.SusanTodd-Raque.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/156
ACP Listing #: 129

© Judith Pishnery

SCAD-Atlanta Photo Exhibition
Atlantic Station Shopping District

Featuring work by: Various Artists

Exhibition: Sat, Oct 17, 6pm - 10pm

A one-day only, juried exhibition of photographic-based works by Savannah College of Art and Design students, faculty, staff and alumni will be presented as an ArtWalk at the Atlantic Station shopping district bordered by 17th
and 19th Streets, Market Street and State Street in midtown Atlanta. A
variety of spaces, including storefronts, restaurants and unfinished,
alternative spaces will provide a unique viewing experience. Directional
maps and signage will guide visitors to the exhibits at various
locations within the district. Parking is free for the first two hours.
Additional information, locations and a list of participating artists is
available at www.scadatlantaphoto.blogspot.com.

Atlantic Station Shopping District
17th & Market Street
Atlanta, GA 30363  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Sat: 6pm - 10pm
web: http://scadatlantaphoto.blogspot.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/340
ACP Listing #: 130

© SPE

SPE Crossroads
MOCA GA

Featuring work by: Various Artists

Exhibition Opening Reception: Sat, Oct 17, 6pm - 9pm

Exhibition: Mon, Oct 12 to Fri, Oct 23

SPE Crossroads

As part of the Society of Photographic Education Southeast Regional Conference, this exhibition will be held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia. The juror is Anna Walker Skillman. This exhibition will represent a wide range of photographic media and agendas, from faculty and students of the Southeast Region; Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Virgin Islands, and beyond.

MOCA GA
75 Bennett St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30309  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 367-4542
web: http://www.mocaga.org
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/357
ACP Listing #: 131

© Gary Gruby

A Walk on the Wild Side
Dogwood Gallery & Framer

Featuring work by: Gary Gruby

Exhibition: Sat, Oct 17 to Sat, Nov 7

Strange, odd and beautiful images spanning several decades of walking to a different beat. A retrospective of work by Gary Gruby.

Exhibition Opening Reception: Sat, Oct 17, 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Dogwood Gallery & Framer
1175 Senoia Road N
Suite N
Tyrone, GA 30290  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10am - 5pm
Sat: 11am - 4pm
web: http://www.dogwoodgallery.net
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/154
ACP Listing #: 132

©

Communion: A Found Photo Show
Composition Gallery

Featuring work by: Adam Farrington, Aubrey Pope, Christian Bradley West

Exhibition: Sat, Oct 17 to Sun, Nov 29

Featuring found photographs and original artwork by Adam Farrington, Aubrey Pope, and Christian Bradley West.

Exhibition Opening Reception: Sat, Oct 17, 7pm - 10pm

Composition Gallery
1388 McLendon Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30307  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Sun, Sat: 12pm - 7pm
Fri: 12pm - 4pm
p: (678) 982-9764
web: http://www.compositiongallery.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/351
ACP Listing #: 133

© SCAA

Photography '09
Mable House Arts Center

Featuring work by: John Clemmer, Damien A. Guarnieri, Tom Kells, Tom Kettles, Manuel Llaneras, Ron Moon

Exhibition Opening Reception: Sat, Oct 17, 7pm - 9pm

Exhibition: Sat, Oct 10 to Wed, Nov 11

Photography '09

Please join us for Photography '09, an exhibition of 22 participating photographers.

Mable House Arts Center
5239 Floyd Rd.
Mableton, GA 30126  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10am - 5pm
p: (770) 819-3285
web: http://www.mablehouse.org/arts-center.html
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/356
ACP Listing #: 134

© Westside Arts District

Westside Arts District
Art Walk
Various Locations

Other: Sat, Oct 17, 11am - 5pm

The Westside Arts District will host their monthly "3rd Saturday Art Walk" from 11am to 5pm.  For ACP and other art-related programming including special exhibitions and performances, visit the Westside Arts District website at www.wadatlanta.org.  The Westside Arts District is comprised of the following 9 art venues:  

The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center
535 Means St., NW
thecontemporary.org

Emily Amy Gallery
1000 Marietta St., Suite 208
emilyamygallery.com

GET THIS! Gallery
662 11th St., NW
getthisgallery.com

Kiang Gallery
1011-A Marietta St., NW
kiang-gallery.com

The Paper Museum at Georgia Tech
500 10th St., NW
www.ipst.gatech.edu/amp

Saltworks Gallery
664 11th St., NW
saltworksgallery.com

Bobbe Gillis Gallery
1000 Marietta St. NW, Ste. 108
www.gillisgallery.com

Octane Coffee Bar
1009-B Marietta St., NW
www.octanecoffee.com

The Westside Arts District is an alliance of fine art galleries and arts institutions who promote active experience with, and understanding of contemporary art.  The Westside Art Walks are held the third Saturday of every month and include free arts programming, lectures and special events.

Various Locations
Westside Arts District
Atlanta, GA 30332  [map: Google Maps]
web: http://www.wadatlanta.org
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/344
ACP Listing #: 135

© Judith Pishnery

Judith Pishnery: City Nights - Beyond the Glass
Pisconeri Studio

Featuring work by: Judith Pishnery

Online Exhibition: Tue, Oct 20 to Mon, Nov 30

Judith Pishnery's newest project City Nights – Beyond the Glass captures the elusive, quiet mystery of the night, while peering into other lives, secretly wishing for something more to happen. The cover of night and the illumination from within breaks down the barriers, allowing us to intrude into the mystery beyond the glass. The graphic nature of the architecture compartmentalizes and isolates the individual scenes. This project begins to explore human nature to look, to observe, to be a voyeur, when no one is watching us, in the anonymity of the city night.

[pisconeri.com]

p: (770) 737-2699
web: http://www.pisconeri.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/299
ACP Listing #: 136

© Howardena Pindell

Howardena Pindell: Autobiography: Strips, Dots, and Video Drawings, 1974-2009
Sandler Hudson Gallery

Featuring work by: Howardena Pindell

Exhibition: Fri, Oct 23 to Sat, Nov 28

Known for the wide variety of techniques and materials used in her artwork, Howardena Pindell has created abstract paintings, collages, "video drawings," and "process art." Her work explores texture, color, structures, and the process of making art; it is often political, addressing the issues of racism, feminism, violence, slavery, and exploitation. She has exhibited her work almost constantly since the 1970s and has held fellowships and appointments at several major institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art. Her work is included in the collections of The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Guggenheim Foundation and The High Museum.
The show will include mixed media works featuring Pindell's dot pieces, split photographs, and video drawings from 1974-2009.

Exhibition Opening Reception: Fri, Oct 23, 7pm - 9pm

Artist Lecture: Sat, Oct 24, 2pm - 3:30pm

Sandler Hudson Gallery
1009 A Marietta Street
Atlanta, GA 30318  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10am - 5pm
Sat: 12pm - 5pm
p: (404) 817-3300
web: http://www.sandlerhudson.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/284
ACP Listing #: 137

© Tiffany Weigel

WIF XVI
Kai Lin Art

Featuring work by: Various Artists

Exhibition: Fri, Oct 23 to Fri, Nov 20

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]

Exhibition Opening Reception: 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

© Dorothy O'Connor

Tableau
Dorothy O'Connor's studio

Featuring work by: Dorothy O'Connor

Exhibition: Sat, Oct 24, 7pm - 9:30pm

O'Connor is an Atlanta photographer who constructs magical dreamscapes in her
garage out of found materials retrieved from thrift stores, eBay, her own front
porch, and what the wind blows in. Her ongoing series of color photographs
documents these fabricated scenes that are both autobiographical and
fantastical. This installation of "kin" marks the second time O'Connor has
invited her audience to enter one of her worlds. There will be a 20 minute performance at 8pm and another one at 8:45pm.

Dorothy O'Connor's studio
1371 Fairbanks Street
Atlanta, GA 30310  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 307-8692
web: http://www.dorothyoconnor.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/319
ACP Listing #: 139

© Willie Wilson

Automated Darkroom Presents
Photos of Our Youth
Fulton County Library Peachtree Branch

Featuring work by: Joseph Reshower DeCasseres, Willie Wilson

Exhibition Closing Reception: 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

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

© Corinne Adams

Corinne Adams:
Photography...and Then Some
Wing & A Prayer Studio

Featuring work by: Corinne Adams

Studio Open House: Thu, Oct 29 to Sat, Oct 31

Corinne's Buckhead studio -- a quaint old schoolhouse tucked behind historic Sardis Church -- is a discovery place. Loose prints. Framed art. Recycled treasures. Mixed media. Small gifts. Stuff that sparks the imagination. Come for sensory stimulation, treasure trekking and photo fun. It is photography...and then some.

Starts with a wine party on Thu, Oct 29th. Also meet Corinne's fellow studio artists -- and see what's brewing at Gregg Irby Fine Art in the cottage next door.

Exhibition Opening Reception: Thu, Oct 29, 6pm - 9pm

Wing & A Prayer Studio
3725 Powers Ferry Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30327  [map: Google Maps]
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/149
ACP Listing #: 141