Art in Atlanta supports creativity with grants

Galaxies and grants

June 4 — Art in Atlanta doesn’t need permission, but it does need support.

This week, Idea Capital announced its 2025 grantees – eight local artists and collectives working outside the margins and across genres. From a site-specific “living archive” to a zine about infrastructure, the projects reflect a creative ecosystem where the experimental is deeply embedded.

That exploratory spirit also pulses through “The Sky Was Never the Limit,” Grace Kisa’s Afrofuturist solo show closing this weekend at the Emma Darnell Aviation Museum. Kisa’s richly textured paintings and sculptural “portals” reimagine space travel through a lens of Kenyan cosmology, 1970s sci-fi, and the spiritual weight of the color indigo. Don’t miss her artist talk Saturday at noon.

Together, these stories offer a reminder: the future of art in Atlanta is cool, not cold.

Stay cool.
—Sherri

Idea Capital Awards Eight Creatives

💡 Idea Capital just awarded its 2025 microgrants to eight Atlanta creative projects. This year’s cohort includes a dancefloor photographer, a gender-inclusive fight doc, and a living archive that critiques medical exploitation.

➡️ Meet the 2025 Idea Capital grantees here.

Data meets art at the High Museum!

SPONSORED BY THE HIGH MUSEUM

✨ Ready for a sensory journey? Immerse yourself in the data-verse and get ready for a mind-bending experience – Ryoji Ikeda’s captivating light and sound installations are a must-see.

➞ On view now at the High Museum.

The Sky Was Never the Limit

🌌 In her latest solo show, Atlanta artist Grace Kisa reimagines space and migration through Afrofuturist sculptures and cosmic paintings. The exhibition is on view at the Emma Darnell Aviation Museum through June 7 and includes an artist talk this Saturday.