Neighborhood Guide To Atlanta’s Awe-Inspiring Art Galleries

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Neighborhood Guide To Atlanta’s Awe-Inspiring

Art Galleries

INTRODUCTION

There’s nowhere better in the world to take in the art than Atlanta, especially for those who want to feed their minds with thought-provoking paintings and sculptures. Although Midtown is known as the “heart of the arts,” there are fine art sites all throughout Atlanta, from Buckhead to Castleberry Hill, that have inspiring pieces to satisfy every kind of visual appetite. Fabulous art can be found in these galleries and event locations, no matter where you live.

Atlanta Contemporary

The Atrium Wall is one of Atlanta Contemporary’s features. The wall, which is 20 feet long and 14 feet high, advances an artist’s work by allowing them to create an installation that is unique to the location. Every mural project is visible for a full year. These installations serve as transient one-person shows. (2) Sliver Space. Local artists use the small space of the walls to construct on-site installations in this actual slice of a gallery. (3) The Chutes. The old coal chute is where Chute Space is situated. It gives artists the chance to produce and exhibit immersive installations that are tailored to a particular location. Atlanta Contemporary always offers free

High Museum of Art

The High Museum of Art, which is situated in the centre of Atlanta, Georgia, engages audiences from all over the Southeast and the globe with its outstanding collection, exciting line-up of special exhibitions, and community- focused programming. The High is home to a collection of over 17,000 works of art, housed in buildings designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architects Richard Meier and Renzo Piano. Major holdings of photography and folk and self-taught art, particularly by artists from the American South, are among the collection’s highlights, as are burgeoning collections of modern and contemporary art, which include paintings, sculpture, new media, and design; an expanding collection of African art, which spans prehistory to the present; and notable holdings of European paintings.

Museum of Design

Atlanta

The only museum in the Southeast dedicated only to the study and enjoyment of all things design is the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA). As a participating member of the Smithsonian Affiliate program, MODA (formerly the Atlanta International Museum of Art & Design) explores how design influences our everyday lives through thoughtprovoking exhibitions, community outreach, and special events meant to spark discussion.

World of Puppetry Museum

The sole puppetry-focused centre in the United States, the Centre for Puppetry Arts, is home to the Worlds of Puppetry Museum. The Jim Henson Gallery, which houses the world’s biggest collection of Henson

Muppets, is one of the museum’s attractions.

International and contemporary puppetry is on display at other galleries. Puppets, sets, and costumes from a variety of television shows and films, such as Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and Sesame Street, can be found in the Jim Henson Gallery.

Gallery 72

Gallery 72 is located at 72 Marietta St., first floor of the historic Atlanta Journal and Constitution Building.

Stanley Beaman and Sears created a city- run art gallery that is integrated into the lobby of the building. Three zones comprise the 3,400-squarefoot lobby renovation: the entry lobby, the north gallery, and the south gallery. While the north gallery specializes in digital artwork, the south gallery showcases a range of artistic mediums.

Conclusion

Are you looking to visit all major art galleries in Atlanta,

GA? Don’t forget to visit Connect Contemporary, a leading fine art gallery in Atlanta dedicated to promote contemporary artists both locally and globally. Explore the artworks of numerous artists including Joao Paulo

Parish Kohanim, and others.

Phone: 404-350-7193 Address: 1616 Huber St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30318, United States Website: www.connectcontemporary.com
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