Augusta multimedia artist Marianna Dixon Williams will represent Georgia at the National Museum of Women in Arts’ spring 2024 exhibition in Washington D.C. Williams is one of five women who were selected as finalists by the national organization’s Georgia Committee. Their work can currently be seen in the exhibit New Worlds: Georgia Women to Watch…
Dana Haugaard’s exhibition is one part of the annual award made by the Forward Arts Foundation to an early-career or under-recognized Atlanta artist sponsored by Betty and Bob Edge. The winning artist receives $10,000, a two-week residency at the Hambidge Center in Rabun Gap and a solo exhibition at Swan Coach House Gallery (through May…
The Forward Arts Foundation has named painter María Korol, a visiting professor at Agnes Scott College, as the winner of its inaugural Edge Award. The award, formerly the Emerging Artist Award, includes a $10,000 cash prize, a two-week residency at the Hambidge Center and a solo exhibition at the Swan Coach House Gallery in April…
Since 1999, the Forward Arts Foundation has supported metro Atlanta artists with its Emerging Artist Award. Winners of the juried competition, who receive $10,000 and a solo show at the Swan Coach House Gallery, are evaluated on three criteria: where they’ve been, where they are and where they’re going in their artistic practice. This year’s…
The Emerging Artist Award, given annually by the Forward Arts Foundation, gets a new name this year and new perks. It’s now the Edge Award, named in honor of Betty and Robert “Bob” Edge, who have supported metro Atlanta’s visual artists since 1999. A $10,000 grant for one early- to mid-career visual artist includes a…
It’s surprising to arrive in a photographer’s studio to find the artist seated at a sewing machine making a quilt, with no camera, photo equipment or darkroom in sight. But that’s exactly how we arrived to find Spelman photography professor Myra Greene in her studio at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. ArtsATL: You moved to Atlanta…
The Forward Arts Foundation has announced Atlanta artist Curtis Ames as the winner of its 2018–19 Emerging Artist Award. The annual award, now in its 20th year, is presented to an emerging Atlanta artist who has had no major solo show and is not connected with a commercial gallery. The award this year grants $10,000 for…
The first thing that catches my eye in Jill Frank’s studio in the front room of her Grant Park bungalow is the print of a familiar photograph, her strangely haunting image of a young woman with flowing red hair and an intense, anxious gaze. ArtsATL: I was so curious about this girl when I saw…
It’s cold in Michi Meko’s studio when we arrive, but it’s cold everywhere. The bomb cyclone has just hit, rushing 2018 in with swirling arms of freezing air. But Meko fires up a big kerosene heater, and the place slowly begins to warm up. ArtsATL: How long have you been in this space? Michi Meko: Maybe…
Wihro Kim is an emerging Atlanta artist who creates immersive visual experiences through installation and painting. He received his BFA from Georgia State University, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2015. Most recently his work has shown in a solo exhibition, Nothing Lasts Forever, Until It Does, at Mammal Gallery. He was also recently awarded a residency at…
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