2+ week, 3+ day ago   (275+ words) And Epps is on a mission to change that. Every canvas in the series starts with the same yellow-ochre wash background, a shade similar to what Crayola called “Flesh,” until 1962. For Epps, using the color is a rejection of the…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (331+ words) This drawing of Old Buck appeared along with Willanita Cook’s article in the July 3, 1969 DeKalb Neighbor newspaper. Before the Civil War, the King family of Roswell Manufacturing Company determined that a railroad to carry goods produced at their mills to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (641+ words) No journey in Georgia to discover historic sites from the American Revolutionary War would be complete without a trek to Wilkes County and the city of Washington. The historic battle took place about 9 miles outside what would become the city…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (493+ words) Now in its fourth year, the Midtown Mutt Gala is a playful riff on the stylish Met Gala, featuring music, vendors, and costumed dogs strutting their stuff down the red carpet with Pawpurazzi. Here’s a video that describes the fun:…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (777+ words) Alpharetta resident Ana Ansari views a painting by Alexi Torres at the Alpharetta Arts Center April 10. ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alexi Torres schedules his painting around the cycles of the moon. “I start each painting when the moon is waning,” Torres said....

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (406+ words) Deborah Dancy has taught, exhibited, and built a body of abstract painting work spanning decades. And yet, almost 50 years into her career, she decided to put down her brushes. That choice centers “Pivot,” Dancy’s new solo exhibition opening at Buckhead’s…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago   (232+ words) Atlanta nonprofit Moving in the Spirit announced that it has taken full ownership of its arts and youth development facility at the Edgewood/Candler Park MARTA station. The ownership transfer completes a multi-year partnership the organization had with MARTA, Columbia…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (222+ words) SUBSCRIBE: Our daily newsletter >> Four Atlanta-area museums have officially joined Bank of America’s “Museums on Us” initiative, the financial institution announced this week. The Bartow History Museum, Booth Western Art Museum, Savoy Automobile Museum and Tellus Science Museum (all based…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (437+ words) SUBSCRIBE: Our daily newsletter >> For Daniel Fuller, NCCHR’s director of curation, “Reclaiming History,” reflects a way of working he has refined over more than two decades. “The throughline has always been a belief that art is most powerful when it’s…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (739+ words) Ric Skees stands by one of his watercolor paintings at his exhibit at the Johns Creek Arts Center Jan. 23. JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Twenty years ago, Ric Skees was captivated by the color of the rising sun. “It’s hard to explain,…...