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Poet Jericho Brown: Third book “makes me feel like a grown-up”

TK SmithJuly 3, 2019

During a brief reprieve from a nationwide book tour, Atlanta poet Jericho Brown spoke to ARTS ATL about The Tradition (Copper Canyon Press, 110 pages), his rece...

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Art + Design Best Bets: June 18–24

Kathy JanichJune 18, 2019

Every Tuesday, we give you our top picks for the week, from installations and sculptures to paintings, drawings, street art, photography, artist talks, openings...

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Fascinating “Framing Shadows” endeavors to uproot the mythology of black nannies

Gail O'NeillJune 10, 2019

Based on some of the most enduring depictions of female African American caregivers and white children in literature, popular culture and advertising, it appear...

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Art + Design Best Bets: May 14–20

Kathy JanichMay 14, 2019

Every Tuesday, we give you our top picks for the week, from installations and sculptures to paintings, drawings, street art, photography, artist talks, openings...

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Q&A: Dream, Create, Inspire connects the hip-hop community through songwriting

artlessBrandonMay 2, 2019

Wayne Watts, founder of Dream, Create, Inspire, is the epitome of optimism and dedication. Founded in 2016, the organization brings together the music community...

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Carlos names Greek and Roman art curator

ARTS ATL StaffApril 26, 2019

Curator Ruth Allen The Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University has hired scholar Ruth Allen as its next curator of Greek and Roman art. She begins wo...

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Emory’s Carlos Museum gifted 1,500-piece ancient art collection

ARTS ATL StaffApril 18, 2019

A large and rare collection of ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern art is coming to the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University. It's here, actually, but mus...

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Season two of Buried Truths continues to spark important conversations about race

Gail O'NeillFebruary 19, 2019

When professor Brett Gadsden and professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hank Klibanoff established the Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project at Emory Uni...

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Q&A: ARTS ATL catches up with bestselling novelist and Atlanta native Tayari Jones

Gail O'NeillFebruary 4, 2019

It was a chance conversation overheard at a mall that would help Atlanta native and novelist Tayari Jones begin to build the characters that would skyrocket An ...

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Q&A: The next generation of classical musicians look forward to working with Ray Chen

Stephanie AdrianJanuary 24, 2019

With an online presence of more than 113,000 followers on Instagram, Ray Chen is not your grandmother’s violin virtuoso. Chen arrives in Atlanta this week to pl...

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