EVENT SCHEDULE

For this year’s ELEVATE, the City of Atlanta’s Public Art Program is launching a temporary sculpture program that will place artwork in Freedom Park. These artworks will be rotated annually to allow new work to be shown for the ELEVATE Atlanta Public Art Festival. This year visitors to the park will enjoy beautiful works by artists Andrew Crawford, David Landis, Gabi Madrid, Sara Santamaria, Tony Loadholt, Julia Hill, and Phil Proctor.

Atlanta Fashion Week (ATLFW) is highlighting future designers in 2022 who are committed to creating their own rules and setting new trends.

From curated innovative experiences, through runway shows, fashion presentations. fashionable art exhibits, talks, and live performances, ATLFW is elevating the future voices of innovators of style and culture. Fashion shows from Tracy Nicole, Urban Legend, Si Tu Veux by Billy Jean, KERENCIA by Natasha Valencia, Honor Roll, LXXV, Ennyluap, Zayden Drape De Luxe. More information HERE.

Tickets available HERE. 

Join us for the unveiling of "azul ritmo" from french muralist, Difuz, produced in partnership with France-Atlanta and Villa Albertine. In "azul ritmo," the characters are weightless, linked through the cultural movements represented. The composition is rhythmic, mimicking a line of musical notes. The 5 characters represent the street, pop, and hip hop culture. A dynamic composition meant to give rhythm to this street piece! The title “azul ritmo” symbolizes the rhythm of music, the artist’s South American origins, and the colors of the Mediterranean.

https://www.instagram.com/mr.difuz/?hl=en

In partnership with DIGATL and ELEVATE, “Museum of the Moon” will be presented at Underground Atlanta from Oct 7-9, 2022.   All events are free and open to the public.

• The weekend will kickoff with a "Moon Bounce" party on Friday, Oct 7 from 7-11 pm featuring Flight of Swallows, a group of musicians and performance artists.

• Displayed at the fountain plaza will be the ‘Museum of the Moon’ lunar installation by Luke Jerram. This spherical model of the moon highlights the latest in moon science. It measures seven meters in diameter, features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface, at an approximate scale of 1:500,000 – meaning each centimeter of the internally lit sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s surface.

• Step into a SPACE ODYSSEY. This immersive installation by acclaimed French visual artist Etienne Rey is presented in association with France-Atlanta. It allows guests to explore the components of light, sound, and space. A stroboscopic journey to the heart of light as a material, SPACE ODYSSEY is a reference to the Stanley KUBRICK film.

• A new mural by French street artist DIFUZ will be located on Pryor Street, near the Kenny’s Alley entrance. The artwork features characters that are weightless, linked through cultural movements representing street, pop, and hip hop culture. 

In addition to the party on Oct 7 the installations will be open on Oct 8 and 9 from 11 am to 11 pm. 

In his larger-than-life curio cabinet, the Seeker is convinced that there exists a hidden, invisible world – a place where the craziest ideas and the grandest dreams lie waiting. A collection of otherworldly characters suddenly steps into his makeshift mechanical world. When the outlandish, benevolent characters turn his world upside down with a touch of poetry and humour in an attempt to ignite the Seeker’s imagination, his curios jump to life one by one before his very eyes. What if by engaging our imagination and opening our minds we could unlock the door to a world of wonders?

Tickets available HERE.

A fantastical flock takes flight in Cascade Springs Nature Preserve. Taking its name from a grouping of Cardinals, A Radiance, a site-specific installation created by artist Dorothy O’Connor, features life-sized handmade wood veneer birds, adorned with found natural objects and embodying physical characteristics of a Crane, Hawk, and Cardinal, chosen for their symbolic associations.  The flock will promote appreciation and preservation of natural places in Atlanta and the world. *Bring your binoculars!

Please RSVP HERE.

The Festival on Ponce is an Atlanta arts and crafts festival set in the historic park, Olmsted Linear Park. Visitors will enjoy the gorgeous landscape designed by one of America’s most celebrated landscape architects, Fredrick Olmsted Sr. along with over 125 displays of fine arts and crafts, folk and “outsider art”. In addition to the fine arts, there will be a children’s area and local food and beverage. Attendance is Free. 

Join us for the Largest Pride event in the United States South East Region, with over 300,000 individual attendees over the weekend. There's a lot that goes on during those two days (and the days leading into it)! Are you aware of everything that's happening during The Festival? Check out Atlanta Pride's website for an event schedule.

Now in its 12th year, ONE Musicfest has become known for its eclectic mashup of urban artists that have included Pharrell, 2 Chainz, Miguel, Outkast, Gucci Mane, Kendrick Lamar, Usher, Gary Clark Jr, Raphael Saadiq, Lauryn Hill, SZA, Nas, Kelis, Summer Walker, Anderson Paak, Erykah Badu, DVSN, Damian Marley, Ari Lennox, A$AP Rocky, T.I, Santigold, Jill Scott, Teedra Moses, The Roots, 8 Ball & MJG, Jhene Aiko, BJ the Chicago Kid, Janelle Monae, and many more!

Get your tickets HERE.

In connection with the exhibition about the history and legacy of Black Mountain College, eyedrum is presenting special programming. Artist, scholar, and SCAD professor emerita Marcia Cohen will speak about the shape of Bauhaus color theory based on the studies of Josef Albers at 2 pm.  Then enjoy a conversation between curator and artist Hilde Helphenstein, aka Jerry Gogosian on Instagram, and Art Paper’s Sarah Higgins at 3 pm. In between talks there will be music by DJs and guests can check out the exhibition.

For the first time in Atlanta, exhibits from Black Mountain College will be on view at eyedrum. The college was founded by John Andrew Rice in 1933 in Asheville, North Carolina. Notable faculty and students included Josef and Anni Albers, Walter Gropius, Robert Motherwell, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Merce Cunningham, John Cage, and Buckminster Fuller.  

This is the premier performance of HydroCartography which takes its inspiration from Cook Park, designed specifically to process excess storm water runoff as the water makes its journey from the clouds to the sea. Inspiration also comes from the community members who regularly inhabit the park, and their stories of how it has transformed the community. Through story sharing and movement, HydroCartography will meld geography and personal events into an entertaining and evocative experience for audience and performers.

The Games We Dance are dance and music performances on public playgrounds. The performers of Bautanzt Here will merge dance and theatre to reimagine popular games through the lens of dance to create a dynamic, fun, and engaging spectacle for audiences of all ages. Musicians Dan Carey Bailey, Quinn Mason and Chris Suárez will play live to accompany the performers and create a playful soundscape. Nadya Zeitlin is the Artistic Director.

This free livestream of Nathalie Stutzmann’s debut concert as Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Music Director will be projected on the wall of the Anne Cox Chambers Wing on the High Museum’s Carroll Slater Sifly Piazza. Join us for what promises to be a magical musical experience under the stars! Guests are encouraged to arrive early to secure a spot and are invited to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

*The performance will also be livestreamed online at aso.org/livestreams and the Symphony Orchestra’s YouTube channel.

Celebrate influential music composer and theorist John Cage at this inaugural festival in his honor, curated by Atlanta’s own Stuart Gerber. The festival will feature a performance by dance ensemble Fly on a Wall inspired by legendary innovator Merce Cunningham.

While you’re at eyedrum check out the wide assortment of historical media, photos, and scrapbooks from the collection of the Black Mountain College Museum. Cage and Cunningham were Black Mountain College alumni. 

Welcome to the art city of PRAXIS – meaning “in practice.” During this one-day economic performance art experiment, PRAXIS Mayor Mike Stasny will give away $10,000 USD in PRAXIS currency. Visiting patrons will be given 100.00 P.C. (PRAXIS Currency) while the funds last. The currency is only spendable within the micro city of PRAXIS, located at Underground Atlanta. 

In PRAXIS there will be art vendors, games, performance artists, and other creative surprises. These will be curated by Art Entrepreneurs who are artists/arts organizations in residence at Underground Atlanta, including George Long/Itch, Maria McDowell/EEMCDEE, Priscilla Smith/No Tomorrow, Carl Janes/The Inner Space, EuGene V Byrd III/Future, and the Mayor, Mike Stasny/Mom Said It’s Fine. 

Patrons can use P.C. to fund/support any Art Entrepreneur and to purchase from vendors. They can spend more than their P.C, in additional USD currency, but are asked to spend all the P.C. they receive. At the end of the event, Art Entrepreneurs only can cash in P.C. for USD currency via Mayor Mike Stasny. 

ELEVATE, Good As Burgers restaurant, and several community partners will dedicate a mural by Dan Stone to 4x Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum music group TLC during this free public event. The event will highlight Atlanta’s music scene and art culture while bringing awareness to significant issues affecting our community. Attendees can register for VIP at www.GoodAsBurgers.com.

The Games We Dance are dance and music performances on public playgrounds. The performers of Bautanzt Here will merge dance and theatre to reimagine popular games through the lens of dance to create a dynamic, fun, and engaging spectacle for audiences of all ages. Nadya Zeitlin is the Artistic Director. ***This performance will be part of Music In The Park.

With musical performances on four blocks of historic Peeples Street, a dance event, drum line competition, and a concert in Rose Circle Park, Music in the Park ATL continues to engage the West End community with music, movement, and art. 

Performing artists for this year’s celebration include: Mausiki Scales & The Common Ground Collective, Atlanta Improv Orchestra, Preston Stephens Group, PBR Trio, Llewon Noel, Dashill Smith & Omega Level, Vici & The Early Show, SpoTé, Atlanta Music Project Choir, Each One Teach One,  Rasheeda Ali , Sun Son Trio with Julie Dexter, Mikai Johnson &  Kebbi Williams, DJ EZ$, DJ Stefan Ringer, Capoeira Angola, Djoli Kelen African Dance Class, gloATL, FunkLordz, Tyler Neal, ShowAbility, and Black Gold Orchestra. For details: musicintheparkatl.org

ELEVATE Atlanta Public Art Festival is presenting a Wreath Laying Ceremony and Rededication Service in honor of the former Black residents of Buckhead who are buried at Mt. Olive Cemetery. Special guests include Pastor David F. Richards III of New Hope AME Church; Camille Russell Love, Executive Director, Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs; Pearl Cleage, author, playwright, and Atlanta’s Poet Laureate; Charlotte Margolin, Buckhead Heritage Board President; and Elon Butts Osby, Granddaughter of William and Ida Bagley. Okorie “OkCelllo” Johnson and members of the Atlanta Music Project will perform.

This project is a collaboration between ELEVATE, the City of Atlanta, Buckhead Heritage Society, Atlanta History Center, Fulton County Library System – Buckhead Location, and others.