Collective works
Wednesday, Oct. 28 — Nine artists in one gallery. More than 30 arts leaders and funders at one table. This edition of Sketchbook is about what it looks like when Atlanta’s arts community comes together.
☀️ At The Sun ATL, “What We Carry Forward” features artists rooted in Africa and Latin America – and Atlanta. Curator Eric Bomba-Ire built the exhibition around a question he has carried since arriving here in 1997: What happens to what we inherit when we move? The show anchors MENTAL 2.0, Inceptr’s monthlong initiative on mental health and well-being.
💵 Arts Capital | Atlanta (AC|A) is putting money where the need is. The collaborative has pooled more than $1 million for its first Redistribution Fund. Every eligible nonprofit that applies by tomorrow gets an equal share of unrestricted dollars.
Bomba-Ire’s show came together with the help of a co-curator, two partner galleries and an assistant to sort through the work. AC|A’s fund was built on the cooperation of arts organizations from across Metro Atlanta that were willing to work together.
In a region where public arts funding comes to about $1.96 a person, well below the national average of $5.44, collaboration isn’t sentimental. It’s strategy.
What part of Atlanta’s culture are you helping carry forward?
—Sherri Daye Scott
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A community loop
🌀 At The Sun ATL, curator Eric Bomba-Ire has arranged a group exhibition of nine artists so that “every ending carries the beginning of something else.” The show, “What We Carry Forward,” anchors a monthlong initiative on mental health by looking at what shapes our sense of self.
➡️ Step inside “What We Carry Forward.”
A Thanksgiving Salt Tasting & Blending with Beautiful Briny Sea
SPONSORED BY MUSEUM OF DESIGN ATLANTA
🧂On Nov. 10, MODA’s Food x Design series looks at the small design choices that make a meal memorable—starting with salt.
Suzi Sheffield, founder of Atlanta’s Beautiful Briny Sea, will guide you through a tasting of her salt blends. Then mix herbs and spices to design a salt blend for the dishes on your holiday table.
→ Bring a friend and leave with a jar of salt that will brighten your table.
No essay required
💰 Metro Atlanta arts nonprofits can still apply for a share of more than $1 million in no-strings funding. Ahead of tomorrow’s deadline, facilitator Laura Hennighausen explains who qualifies for the 2026 Arts Capital | Atlanta Redistribution Fund and what the money can cover.
➡️ What to know before applying.
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Art Happenings
🗣️ “Ritual, Process, Becoming” Conversation with Susan Cofer, Arthur Liou & Morgan Bennett | 11 a.m., Oct. 29 | Zuckerman Museum of Art.
🧂 Shake Things Up: Salt & Pepper Show Pop-Up | 5:30-7:30 p.m., Oct. 29 | MODA.
🛍️ Chastain Gallery Annual Holiday Show & Sale, opening reception | 5:30-8 p.m., Oct. 29 | Chastain Art Center and Gallery (pictured).
PULLING PRINTS: Juried Printmaking Exhibition, opening reception | 7-10 p.m., Oct. 30 | Kai Lin Art.
🎃 A Haunting at 100: Halloween Party | 6-10 p.m., Oct. 30 | High Museum.
Post of the Week
👋 Hi, Abbie
@artistcollectives introduced Abbie Blauser, its new gallery assistant. She’s in the gallery from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Pop in and see what’s new.
➡️ See the post.
🖋️ Today’s Sketchbook was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.
