Come together
March 11 — Collaboration isn’t the exception in Atlanta’s creative culture. It’s common practice.
This week’s Sketchbook looks at two recent moments when artists working together produced creative experiences neither could have crafted alone.
At Spruill Gallery, Shannon Morris paired two artists with disparate but complementary styles for a deep dive into memory in “Night Swim.” The result is an exhibition that brings viewers into a creative conversation that is both personal and communal.
Along the Atlanta Beltline, the Business Façade pARTnership Grant continues to transform storefronts from Southwest Atlanta to Inman Park into vibrant public art projects in collaboration with local businesses and artists.
These stories are just a snapshot of the artistic ethos that makes Atlanta art uniquely accessible. We believe in creating alongside one another.
Who are you bringing together?
—Sherri Daye Scott
Into the deep
🌑 At Spruill Gallery, “Night Swim” asks us to wade through the dark to find meaning. Textile artist Hannah Ehrlich and painter Thomas Flynn II guide viewers inside their memories, color choices, and chosen materials.
➡️ Read more on what brought the two together.
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Art at work
👷♂️Through its Business Façade pARTnership Grant, the Atlanta Beltline is remaking what it looks like to do business along its trails – one storefront and mural at a time – in collaboration with the communities it touches.
➡️ See the transformed Beltline storefronts.
🌿 Reflections is Dunwoody’s newest public art installation at Two Bridges Park, 50 Perimeter Center East, created by Huelani Mei and designed by Andrea Perez. Visitors are encouraged to “take a photo, create a moment, and let Dunwoody be a part of your story.” Learn more! SPONSOR MESSAGE
Art Happenings
🌸 Opening Reception: Unlike a Virgin | 5-9 p.m., March 12 | The Pollinator Art Space.
🖼️ Artist Talk: Steven Charles “Maybe you’ve already told me” | 11 a.m.-12 p.m., March 14 | Marcia Wood Gallery.
🦢 Artist Talk: “Field Notes” with Heather Bird Harris & Joel Silverman | 3 p.m., March 14 | Swan House Gallery. (Pictured)
💟 Midtown Heart of the Arts Open Studio Crawl | 4-8 p.m., March 14 | 31 North Avenue.
🚂Opening: Freight Train Glyphs Exhibit | 5:30-7:30 p.m., March 14 | Hapeville Depot Museum.
Post of the Week
📸 American portraits
Atlanta-based photographer @lnweatherspoon’s “I See Myself in You” series explores how Blackness and queerness intersect in the story of America. Her work is featured this week by @apparentlyinamerica, an online photography platform investigating “American-ness.”
🖋️ Today’s Sketchbook was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.