© Benjamin Rusnak

Dreams & Tempests: Photographs by Benjamin Rusnak
Art Institute of Atlanta Gallery

Featuring work by: Benjamin Rusnak

Exhibition: Tue, Sep 29 to Sat, Oct 31

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

© Terry Scopelliti

ICONS by Terry Scopelliti
Apache Cafe

Featuring work by: Terry Scopelliti

Exhibition: Mon, Oct 5 to Fri, Oct 30

Apache Cafe's Art Mondays invites photographers and artists to indulge in available light figure photography and drawing with live models.Every Monday starting at 7:00 pm. Also enjoy the works of artist Terry Scopelliti throughout the month of October. Plan to attend the exciting closing event with a second chance to hear our artist speak about his works plus experience "iCreate Sessions", the once a month free form improvisational jam session October 26th. Doors open at 7:00 pm Jam at 10:00pm

Artist Lecture: Mon, Oct 5, 8:30pm - 10pm

Artist's Talk

Artist talk followed by a Q&A session with the artist.

Exhibition Closing Reception: Mon, Oct 26, 7pm - 10pm

iCreate Sessions

Plan to attend the exciting closing event with a second chance to hear our artist speak about his works plus experience "iCreate Sessions", the once a month free form improvisational jam session, October 26th. Doors open at 7pm, Jam at 10pm.

Apache Cafe
64 3rd St, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30308-  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 876-5436
web: http://www.apachecafe.info
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/305
ACP Listing #: 085

© Stephanie Dowda

This Time
Kibbee Gallery

Featuring work by: Stephanie Dowda

Exhibition: Sat, Oct 10 to Sat, Oct 31

Every moment is an attempt. All our experiences are a hope propelled by the possibility of being. This Time is a photography installation exploring the chances contained in the moments of our lives. These moments are real and fictitious and This Time explores those relationships through mixed media and photography.

Exhibition Opening Reception: Sat, Oct 10, 6pm - 9am

Exhibition Closing Reception: Sat, Oct 31, 12:30pm - 3:30pm

This Time, Artist Talk and Closing Reception

Join Stephanie Dowda is a discussion about memory and permanence at Kibbee Gallery.

Kibbee Gallery
688 Linwood Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30306  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 839-0331
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/348
ACP Listing #: 104

© 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

© Tierney Gearon

ACP 11 Lecture Series Presents Tierney Gearon
High Museum of Art - Hill Auditorium

Featuring work by: Tierney Gearon

Artist Lecture: Thu, Oct 29, 7pm - 9pm

As part of Atlanta Celebrates Photography’s annual lecture series, The High Museum presents a lecture by acclaimed, native Atlantan photographer, Tierney Gearon, in The Hill Auditorium on Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 PM. Tierney’s lecture will encompass the entire span of her career as a photographer - beginning with her first portraits of her family, her early commercial work as a fashion photographer in Europe, her discovery by Charles Saatchi, subsequent shows at The Gagosian Gallery, The Mother Project, and her newest series, EXPLOSURE.

Tierney Gearon was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1963 and attended the University of Utah. Gearon is best known for her highly acclaimed and publicized work I am a Camera, shown at the Saatchi Gallery in 2001, followed by an early summer show at The Gagosian Gallery in New York. In 2006, her second major body of work, The Mother Project became the subject of a documentary film. A book of the exhibition, Daddy, where are you? was published later that year.

This lecture, presented with the High Museum of Art,  is in conjunction with an exhibition of Ms. Gearon’s work on view at Jackson Fine Art, which opens Friday October 30th at 6pm.

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., NE
Atlanta, GA 30309  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 733-4200
web: http://high.org
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/364
ACP Listing #: 007

© Todd Murphy

Todd Murphy
Jackson Fine Art

Featuring work by: Todd Murphy

Exhibition: Fri, Oct 30 to Sat, Jan 16

Jackson Fine Art will be debuting Atlanta-based artist, Todd Murphy’s new large-scale photographs from his series titled Sovereign Tree. Mostly known for his paintings, in this series Murphy is using photography and digital technology to seamlessly piece together elements of nature to create colorful vignettes of our natural environment.

Exhibition Opening Reception: Fri, Oct 30, 6pm - 8pm

Jackson Fine Art
3115 East Shadowlawn Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30305  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10am - 5pm
p: (404) 233-3739
web: http://www.jacksonfineart.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/280
ACP Listing #: 144

© Tierney Gearon

Tierney Gearon
Jackson Fine Art

Featuring work by: Tierney Gearon

Exhibition: Fri, Oct 30 to Sat, Jan 16

Tierney Gearon is best known for her highly acclaimed and publicized work I am a Camera, shown at the Saatchi gallery in 2001, followed by an early summer show at The Gagosian Gallery in New York. In 2006, her second major body of work, The Mother Project became the subject of a documentary film. A book of the exhibition, Daddy, where are you? was published later that year. Gearon's newest work is titled EXPLOSURE.

Exhibition Opening Reception: Fri, Oct 30, 6pm - 8pm

Opening Reception for Tierney Gearon

In addition to this opening reception, Tierney Gearon will be holding a lecture at The High Museum on Thursday, October 29th at 7 PM in the Hill Auditorium. The subject of her lecture will encompass the span of her career as a photographer.

Jackson Fine Art
3115 East Shadowlawn Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30305  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10am - 5pm
p: (404) 233-3739
web: http://www.jacksonfineart.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/283
ACP Listing #: 143

© Chip Simone

The Silence and the Dance
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Featuring work by: Chip Simone

Artist Lecture: Fri, Oct 30, 5:30pm - 7pm

Chip Simone will discuss his new color photographs.

Exhibition: Fri, Sep 25 to Fri, Jan 8

The Silence and the Dance

Chip Simone presents new color photographs.

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
171 17th Street NW
Suite 2100
Atlanta, GA 30363  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 545-1766
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/292
ACP Listing #: 142