The Woodruff Arts Center will mark the 60th anniversary of the air crash at Orly Airport in Paris that took the life of 130 patrons and friends of the Atlanta Art Association.
The loss of the city’s most dedicated and influential arts supporters galvanized Atlanta to create the Memorial Arts Building at the Woodruff Arts Center to carry on their legacy of making our city a premier destination for culture and arts education.
The Woodruff campus is now home to the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO), and High Museum of Art, the only arts center in the nation that hosts three different types of art forms.
Coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the Orly crash, is the Woodruff Arts Center’s ninth annual Educator Conference, hosted by all three of the art partners—the Alliance, ASO, and High.
“As we continue to increase access to arts education and impact our community’s cultural growth, we remember that our work and our campus embodies the passion, legacy, and mission of our founders,” said Hala Moddelmog, CEO of the Woodruff Arts Center. “They would be proud of how far the Arts Center has come and what it has achieved in the past 60 years.”
Also on June 3, the space around Auguste Rodin’s sculpture “The Shade” – presented to the city by France to honor the air crash victims – in front of the High will be surrounded by flowers
And on June 6 at 1 p.m., the Atlanta City Council will present a proclamation in honor of the 60th anniversary during its meeting.
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