Since meeting in Athens, Georgia, in 2019, drag artists Taylor Alxndr (they/she) and Mr. Elle Aye (he/him) have become Atlanta’s drag power couple. Taylor founded the artist and activist collective Southern Fried Queer Pride and organizes its annual events. She also founded the House of Alxndr, a family of drag artists and a queer events…
A bevy of talented drag queens took the stage at this year’s Southern Fried Queer Pride Festival and first ever Peach Pit All Stars competition. “What I love so much about the drag scene in Atlanta is that it offers a space for every type of drag artist to shine,” says drag artist and…
This spring, Atlanta’s Voices of Note choruses — the Atlanta Women’s Chorus and the Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus — will use the power of song to tell stories about the rights of women and to celebrate the lives of queer and transgender individuals. The Atlanta Women’s Chorus’ “Sugar and Spice” show is a revamping of…
Dozens of the city’s most influential graffiti artists created new installations on the Atlanta BeltLine last weekend as part of ATL JAM. The event celebrated Atlanta’s history and legacy of style writing and how it developed as part of hip-hop culture. Hosted by Art on the Atlanta BeltLine, the event took place at multiple locations…
For over a decade, art educator Arshaad Norwood has adorned Atlanta with murals, but his journey to becoming the muralist he is today was far from easy. His newest mural project reflects his journey from a teen in foster care to a successful artist and art educator at Westlake High School. The mural’s theme is…
Painted on the front of the 97 Estoria bar in Cabbagetown, next to the Krog Street Tunnel, is the striking image of a man’s face, with one eye covered behind his hair and the other eye staring piercingly ahead. The man in the mural is Preston Townsend, a local poet and the artist who conceptualized…
It’s a safe bet that most locals know about the BeltLine; after all, it is Atlanta’s largest urban redevelopment project. Perhaps the most enthralling part of the BeltLine project is the public art that can be seen along its trail. Since 2010, murals have manifested all along the trail as a part of Art on…
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