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News Briefs: Mobile art experiences; mural unveiling; High Museum Wine Auction relocates; traveling butterfly exhibit lands at Fernbank; FUTURE GALLERY & RAILROAD leaves Underground Atlanta
FUTURE GALLERY & RAILROAD recently announced that it will be leaving Underground Atlanta as of January 31, 2026. The gallery has been headquartered there since 2022, and founder EuGene V Byrd III shared a post on Instagram citing a lack of alignment with Underground’s ambitions to be community-focused. “I tried to stick it out; even…
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NBAF in turmoil as leaders resign amid ‘destructive’ board
The National Black Arts Festival, one of the nation’s premier Black arts organizations, fights for its life as top leadership resigns and board dysfunction erupts into public view. :: When reached by telephone on Sunday, National Black Arts Festival (NBAF) Artistic Director Oronike Odeleye spoke in a voice raw not only from a cold but…
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To the left now! Your complete guide to line dancing in Atlanta
If you think line dancing went out of style after its big moment in movies and TV in the 1980s and ’90s, think again. From soul line and zydeco-backed dances to the classic Electric Slide, line dancing is alive and kicking in Atlanta. :: Whether at cookouts or clubs, churches or community centers, line dancing,…
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Camille Russell Love is set to retire from Cultural Affairs
Camille Russell Love has spent 25 years as executive director of the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. When she retires later this year, she will leave behind a rich cultural legacy. When Camille Russell Love started her job as the executive director of the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs in 1998, no…
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City of Atlanta awarded $1 million by Bloomberg Public Art Challenge
The City of Atlanta is one of only eight cities nationwide to receive a grant of up to $1 million from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge, an initiative that supports temporary public art addressing urgent civic concerns. According to Bloomberg Philanthropies, 150 cities applied. Stephanie Dockery, program officer and manager of the Public Art…
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Artistic Director Oronike Odeleye has a vision for the National Black Arts Festival
Oronike Odeleye moved to Atlanta with her family at the age of 3 and — as she recalls — practically grew up with the National Black Arts Festival. At first, her parents attended, and later, she eagerly did as well. Little did she realize at the time she would eventually grow up to be the…
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TILA Studios’ founder Tiffany LaTrice leaving Atlanta for museum job in Seattle
Tiffany LaTrice, founder and executive director of TILA Studios and artistic director of National Black Arts (NBAF) since January 2020, will relocate to Seattle in June to join the Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) as marketing director. She will oversee marketing, public relations, communications, media relations and retail operations. The Northwest African American Museum is…
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ArtsATL, NBAF partner for fellowship to mentor aspiring arts writers of color
Simona Lucchi, a recent graduate of Kennesaw State University, has been named as the inaugural ArtsATL Fellow, a new program designed to mentor aspiring arts writers of color. Lucchi, who graduated with bachelor’s degrees in dance and in journalism, interned with ArtsATL over the summer. She is now part of the ImmerseATL artist program. Executive editor Scott Freeman said…
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