© Spruill Gallery

on the flip side
Spruill Gallery

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

Exhibition: Thu, Sep 24 to Sat, Nov 7

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.

Exhibition Opening Reception: 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

© 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

© ACP 11 Public Art

ACP 11 Spotlight on Local Talent Presents Beth Lilly
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia

Featuring work by: Beth Lilly

Artist Lecture: Wed, Oct 21, 6:30pm - 8pm

ACP's Public Art Project "Gifted" will engage the public and transform Atlanta through the gift of 1,200 limited-edition, fine art photographs which will be distributed for free to the public during the month of October. Beth Lilly, the project's curator and organizer will discuss the project "Gifted", and how this project is infusing Atlanta with photography in an exciting, unpredictable way that directly impacts Atlantans within the flow of their daily lives. Lilly will discuss how exchange promotes local photographers while encouraging a rich dialogue about the act of giving valuable art for free as well as an oblique commentary on the current economy.

Beth will be joined by some of Gifted's participating photographers in this discussion:
Corinne Adams
David Walter Banks
William Boling
John Bohannon
Christian Bradley West
Diane Kirkland
Kathryn Kolb
Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier
Pam Moxley
Laura Noel
Dorothy O' Connor
Michael West

This event is free and open to the public.

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia
75 Bennett St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30309  [map: Google Maps]
web: http://www.acpinfo.org/programs/public_art.shtml
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/370
ACP Listing #: 013

© Renée Cox

ACP 11 Collaborations Presents Renée Cox
High Museum of Art - Hill Auditorium

Featuring work by: Renée Cox

Artist Lecture: Thu, Oct 22, 7pm - 8:30pm

Renée Cox (b. 1960), a Jamaica-born, New York-based artist, is widely acclaimed for her photographic series that provoke, question, and challenge the multi-layered impact of sexism and racial prejudice. Cox, who was initially a fashion photographer, began garnering international attention in the mid-1990s when she began using her own body as the central figure in her work. Her large-format series often feature one of her alter-egos: Rajé, the larger than life superhero wearing a skintight costume with the colors of the Jamaican flag, or Mama, the nude central figure in the Yo Mama series. Through these bold protagonists she heightens the multiple dimensions of black womanhood. Additionally, she articulates her disdain for the ways that black people have traditionally been written out of art history and articulates her deep concern and sometimes outrage for societal injustices.

This program is organized by the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art in partnership with Atlanta Celebrates Photography, the Spelman College Women’s Research and Resource Center, and the High Museum of Art. It coincides with an ongoing exhibition "Undercover" at the Spelman College Museum of Art that includes the work of Renée Cox (through Dec. 5, 2009).

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 high.org. Tickets to the Museum are sold separately.

An ACP Collaboration with Spelman College Museum of Art and the High Museum of Art.

High Museum of Art - Hill Auditorium
1280 Peachtree St.
Atlanta, GA 30309  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 733-4400
web: http://www.acpinfo.org/programs/collaborations.shtml
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/374
ACP Listing #: 017

© 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

© 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

© Chantal Akerman

ACP 11 Film Series Presents Jeanne Dielman
Emory University - White Hall, Room 205

Featuring work by: Chantal Akerman

Film Screening: Fri, Oct 23, 7pm - 9:30pm

Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (directed by Chantal Akerman, 1975), 35mm, 201 minutes Curated by Andy Ditzler

Jeanne Dielman has long been recognized as a landmark work. Yet three decades after its release it has only now become available on DVD in America, and screenings in its original film format have been rare. As part of ACP 11, the Film Love series is proud to present a new 35mm print of this classic film that continues to surprise and haunt audiences today.

Brussels, 1975: a twenty-five-year-old director, a legendary actress, and a mostly female film crew produce a movie in five weeks at a miniscule cost. Its title consists only of the protagonist’s name and street address. Almost every scene breaks cardinal rules of commercial cinema. Yet the enigmatic film has a powerful effect on audiences, and the rarity of its screenings only add to its mystique. Three decades later, Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles is considered by many to be a masterpiece of world cinema and is voted one of the top twenty films of the twentieth century by the Village Voice.

Rarely has there been a movie harder to describe than Jeanne Dielman, for the film’s emotional power and psychological depth are ingeniously achieved through minimal onscreen action. For almost the entirety of this three-hour movie, a middle-aged housewife goes about her daily routine: shopping, cooking, cleaning, and once each afternoon meeting her daily client for sex. All of these activities take place in real time – in one notorious scene, the camera stays with Jeanne for many minutes as she peels potatoes for her son’s dinner.
 
Over the course of three days, as the details of Jeanne’s routines accumulate, the film draws us into an intense examination of her inner life – helped along by the brilliant cinematography of Babette Mangolte, the subtle clues in director Chantal Akerman’s script, and a mesmerizing lead performance by Delphine Seyrig. But gradually, we see Jeanne’s compulsively regular routine begin to break down, leading to a shocking conclusion.
 
JEANNE DIELMAN is a Film Love event. The Film Love series provides access to rare but important films, and seeks to increase awareness of the rich history of experimental and avant-garde film. The series is curated and hosted by Andy Ditzler for Frequent Small Meals.
 
Presented with Frequent Small Meals and the Departments of Film Studies and Women’s Studies at Emory University.

This event is free and open to the public.

Emory University - White Hall, Room 205
208 Dowman Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322  [map: Google Maps]
web: http://www.acpinfo.org/programs/film_series.shtml
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/371
ACP Listing #: 014

© 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