Podcast: Cabbagetown ’76, ColorPath and Comic-Con on this week’s ATL Arts Collective

Featured contributor Shanita Miller joins us as we explore a landmark photography exhibition documenting historic Cabbagetown, discover a new wayfinding platform connecting people with Downtown Atlanta, meet an Atlanta comic creator and share ArtsATL’s Best Bets.

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Meet This Week’s Featured Contributor

Our featured contributor is Shanita Miller, founder of Black Girls Guide to Atlanta. Shanita first joined us in May to share the story behind Black Girls Guide to Atlanta. This week she returns to introduce ColorPath and share a few of her favorite local discoveries in Beats, Bites & Sights.

Beats

Catching live music and DJs at Westside Motor Lounge 

Bites (and bevs)

Craft cocktails at El Ponce 

Sites 

Contemporary art at ZuCot Gallery in Castleberry Hill

Cabbagetown Through Barbara McKenzie’s Lens

Fifty years after photographer Barbara McKenzie documented daily life in Cabbagetown, her images are being exhibited publicly for the first time in Cabbagetown ’76: The Photographs of Barbara McKenzie. ArtsATL reporter Doug DeLoach explores the exhibition, the neighborhood’s transformation from mill town to creative hub and the musicians, artists and preservationists keeping its story alive.

Finding Downtown with ColorPath

Shanita introduces us to ColorPath, a new wayfinding platform created by Dionna Collins and Jereme D. Sharpe that helps residents and visitors discover locally owned businesses, cultural attractions and neighborhood experiences throughout Downtown Atlanta. Blending digital maps, public art and community recommendations, ColorPath is designed to make exploring the city more connected and more colorful.

From Atlanta to San Diego Comic-Con

ArtsATL reporter Sally Fuller talks with Atlanta illustrator and comic creator Anderson Carman, whose new sci-fi sports series Cyber League Baseball will debut at San Diego Comic-Con through publisher 247 Comics, with distribution by Penguin Random House. Carman discusses building a world of cybernetic athletes, the surprising parallels between science fiction and real-world conversations about artificial intelligence and why Dragon Con remains one of his favorite creative communities.

ArtsATL Best Bets 

Executive Editor Shane Harrison rounds out the episode with his weekly recommendations for arts and culture events happening across metro Atlanta. This week, his mix includes the Buford Highway Arts Festival, the 16th Atlanta Ice Cream & Wellness Festival and the Double Trouble Double Vision Tour.

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