Westside Arts District

Saturday, February 20, 2010, The Westside Arts District will hold their monthly “3rd Saturday” art walk from 11am to 5pm.
Sign up for your email list by contacting us at wadatlanta@gmail.com.

Schedule of Events for the February 20th Westside Arts 3^rd Saturday Art Walk:

Gyun Hur: repose @ Get This! Gallery

GET THIS! GALLERY— event 1pm – 1:45pm, open 11am to 5pm

662 11th St. NW www.getthisgallery.com

Artist talk: Gyun Hur

Get This! Gallery is pleased to present Atlanta-based artist Gyun Hur’s solo exhibition repose. For the exhibition Gyun Hur has constructed a poignant, visual landscape with layers of hand-shredded silk flowers that has been executed on an ambitious scale. Collected silk flowers are carefully disassembled and hand-shredded by the artist and a community of people around her. The pattern produced by this labor-intensive installation references the artist’s mother’s wedding blanket, beckoning memories of the past and inherent ephemeral comfort. The artist’s methodical destruction and reassembly of the silk flowers creates an introspective site, transforming the gallery into a place where internal memories lie in repose.

SALTWORKS— event starts approx. 1:45pm  (follows artist talk @ Get This!  Gallery), open 11am – 5pm

664 11th St. NW www.saltworksgallery.com

Artist talk: Jiha Moon

Jiha Moon:  Blue Peony and Impure Thoughts. SALTWORKS is pleased to present Blue Peony and Impure Thoughts, featuring new works on paper and an installation by Atlanta-based artist Jiha Moon, on view through March 6.  Ms. Moon’s works abound in color, melding landscapes of varying perspectives.  Guston-like gestures and glimpses of Western iconography intermingle with traditional Asian calligraphy and brushwork creating an enchanting labyrinth of east meeting west.  *FUNDRED Collection location.

SANDLER HUDSON GALLERY– event 3pm – 4pm, open 11am-5pm, FREE
1009-A Marietta Street, NW, www.sandlerhudson.com

Artist talk:  Susan Robert

Atlanta artist, Susan Robert will do a presentation discussing her new body of work  from her current exhibition, Reductions, involving an investigation of art history icons.  In these new paintings, Robert considers different aspects of various masterpieces, focusing her inquiry upon deconstruction, color field arrangement, and formatting the paintings into a modern grid like context.

*FUNDRED Collection Stations

Bobbe Gillis Gallery, Kiang Gallery, Octane Coffee and Saltworks Gallery will each host artist Mel Chin’s FUNDRED Dollar Bill Project during the Westside 3^rd Saturday art walk on February 20. Everyone is invited to demonstrate that Atlanta cares about a solution to lead poisoning in New Orleans by drawing a FUNDRED Dollar Bill, an original, hand-drawn interpretation of a U.S. $100 bill, at one of the FUNDRED stations set up at each participating locating.  This nationwide project is raising awareness about the lead poisoned soil in New Orleans, one of the most lead polluted cities in the U.S., and seeks to collect at least 3 million FUNDREDS, the equivalent of $300 million, the estimated cost of making the soil in New Orleans lead-safe. To learn more or to make a FUNDRED in advance visit, www.fundred.org. The FUNDRED Dollar Bill Project continues at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center through March 18. 

Additional galleries open for viewing:

BOBBE GILLIS GALLERY—11:30am– 12:00pm, open 10am – 4pm, FREE
1000 Marietta Street, Suite 108 www.gillisgallery.com

*FUNDRED Collection location.

EMILY AMY GALLERY–open 11 am – 5 pm, FREE

1000 Marietta Street, Suite 208, www.emilyamygallery.com

The Feminine in Abstract Painting: New works by Cora Cohen, Melanie Parke, Kiki Slaughter and Margie Stewart

Although the “feminine” can no longer be defined as a strictly female trait, artwork is often seen as inherently feminine or masculine in nature.  By delving into the oeuvres of four female abstract painters from different regions, backgrounds, and generations the notion of the “feminine” will be simultaneously challenged and embraced.  By exploring the style and context of each artists’ work in relation to qualities that are often associated with femininity (such as sensuality and sensitivity) the consideration of a “feminine” in abstract painting will manifest itself.

KIANG GALLERY— open 11am – 5pm, FREE

1011-A Marietta Street, NW www.kiang-gallery.com

Kiang Gallery is pleased to present an installation of new prints, sculpture, and installation works by Vietnamese born American artist, Hoang Van Bui. This will be his fourth solo show at the gallery, his first since 2004.  Homefronts III:  Born-Again explores complex issues of culture and identity, combining traditional sculpting materials and gathered objects. Van-Bui coaxes meaning out of exquisitely rendered materials, based on culturally specific symbols, such as the navel, which to Vietnamese is the physical center of human emotion, much like the heart to Westerners, searching for the emotional ground he calls home.  His process often forces incompatible materials into elegant harmonious compositions, reminding us that this is a poignant self –portrait.  *FUNDRED Collection location.

OCTANE COFFEE– open 8am – 10pm
1009-B Marietta Street NW www.octanecoffee.com

*FUNDRED Collection location.

ATLANTA CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER – Closed for installation

535 Means Street, NW www.thecontemporary.org

Closed for installation.  Our next exhibition Substitute Teacher , opens March 5.

*Alternate FUNDRED Collection locations at Bobbe Gillis Gallery, Kiang Gallery, Octane Coffee and SALTWORKS.

Westside Arts District 3rd Saturday Art Walk

Saturday, January 16, 2010, 11am-5pm

ATLANTA – Saturday, January 16, 2010, The Westside Arts District will hold their monthly “3rd Saturday” art walk from 11am to 5pm.

Visit our website www.wadatlanta.org or contact us by email at wadatlanta@gmail.com.

Schedule of Events for the January Westside 3rd Saturday Art Walk:

ATLANTA CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER – Event 11am – 12pm, open 11am – 5 pm
Members, Free; General admission, $5; Students/Seniors, $3; Kids under 12, Free
535 Means Street, NW www.thecontemporary.org
Guest Lecture: Richard Flood
Richard Flood, Chief Curator at the New Museum in New York, discusses his projects at the New Museum and Walker Art Center, including solo exhibitions with Jeremy Deller, Matthew Barney, Robert Gober, and Sigmar Polke. This will be Flood’s first talk in Atlanta. This event is part of our Artist Survival Skills series.

BOBBE GILLIS GALLERY— Event @ 12:30pm – 1pm, open 10am – 4pm, FREE
1000 Marietta Street, Suite 108 www.gillisgallery.com
On January 16th, Bobbe Gillis Gallery will host the first in a series of lectures entitled, “Start with Art.”  Bobbe Gillis, BFA in Interior Design, will lead a discussion through the process of finding a piece of art that you absolutely love and designing an entire room around it.  This month’s featured artist will be Alisa Coffey.  Alisa is a “green” artist.  She uses found materials and repurposes them to create a modern masterpiece.  The discussion will begin at 12:30pm and last approximately 20 minutes.

SANDLER HUDSON GALLERY– Event @ 1pm, open 11am-5pm, FREE
1009-A Marietta Street, NW, www.sandlerhudson.com
Susan Robert -Reductions, January 15 – February 20
Atlanta artist, Susan Robert will discuss her new body of work involving an investigation of art history icons.  In these new paintings, Robert considers different aspects of various masterpieces, focusing her inquiry upon deconstruction, color field arrangement, and formatting the paintings into a modern grid like context.

KIANG GALLERY— Event 2pm – 3pm, open 11am – 5pm, FREE
1011-A Marietta Street, NW www.kiang-gallery.com
Artist talk: Hoang Van Bui
Kiang Gallery is pleased to present an installation of new prints, sculpture, and installation works by Vietnamese born American artist, Hoang Van Bui,. This will be his fourth solo show at the gallery, his first since 2004.  Homefronts III:  Born-Again, explores complex issues of culture and identity, combining traditional sculpting materials and gathered objects.  Van-Bui coaxes meaning out of exquisitely rendered materials, based on culturally specific symbols, such as the navel, which to Vietnamese is the physical center of human emotion, much like the heart to Westerners, searching for the emotional ground he calls home.  His process often forces incompatible materials into elegant harmonious compositions, reminding us that this is a poignant self –portrait.

Additional galleries open for viewing:

EMILY AMY GALLERY—open 11am – 5pm, FREE.
1000 Marietta Street, Suite 208 www.emilyamygallery.com
Winter Salon: Studies, Sketches, and Selections from the Flat Files
Emily Amy Gallery is pleased to present our winter salon featuring new small works, studies and works on paper from the current stable of gallery artists.

OCTANE COFFEE– open 8am – 10pm, FREE.
1009-B Marietta Street NW www.octanecoffee.com
Local Atlanta artist Kombo Chapfika showcases his unique perspective on ordinary life through colorful bricolages of abstracted backgrounds and figures resulting a modern, eclectic peices.

GET THIS! GALLERY— Closed for installation.
662 11th St. NW www.getthisgallery.com
“repose” new work and installation by Gyun Hur, opens January 23.

SALTWORKS— Closed for installation.
664 11th St. NW www.saltworksgallery.com
“Blue Peony and Impure Thoughts, new work by Jiha Moon” opens January 23.

ABOUT THE WESTSIDE ART WALK
The Westside Art Walk is a presentation of the Westside Arts District and occurs on the third Saturday of every month from 11am to 5pm, unless otherwise noted.  This art-centric event is intended to encourage public interaction and education of visual art in the emerging art district in Atlanta’s Westside neighborhood.  There is plenty of free parking at each venue, however, the public is encouraged to walk the approximately 1 mile route between member locations to view the exhibitions and, in many cases, attend a lecture or tour given by the art space.  Events are free unless otherwise noted.  Maps and exhibition information will be available at each location the day of the event.  To join our email list please send an email to wadatlanta@gmail.com.

The Westside Arts District’s “3rd Saturday” Art Walk
Saturday, December 19, 2009
11am to 5pm

The galleries of the Westside Arts District wish you and yours a joyous holiday season!

Still searching for that special gift?
Give the gift of original artwork from any of our member galleries
or purchase a gift membership at the Contemporary
and support quality art programming.

Schedule of Events for Saturday, Dec 19:

ATLANTA CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER – event 11am – 12pm, open 11am – 5 pm
Members, Free;
General admission, $5; Students/Seniors, $3;
Kids under 12, Free

535 Means Street, NW www.thecontemporary.org
Curator Talk: Stuart Horodner, 11am – 12 noon
Artistic Director Stuart Horodner leads a tour through More Mergers & Acquisitions, on view Dec 10 – Feb 14. More Mergers & Acquisitions is a dynamic exhibition featuring several Atlanta artists in combination with modern master works borrowed from area collections. Last winter’s version was noted as one of the most memorable group shows of 2009 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and won a “Best of Atlanta” accolade from Creative Loafing. Works by Heidi Aishman, Steve Aishman, Leah Busch, Joe Gibbons, Sam Gilliam, Golden Blizzard, Ron Gorchov, Curtis Mitchell, Jiha Moon and Rachel Hayes, Joe Peragine, Arnulf Rainer, Scott Reeder, Frank Stella, Team SHaG, Brad Tucker, William Wegman, Richard Wentworth, Joel-Peter Witkin.

Katherine Mitchell, The Veil (Blue), 2009, acrylic, graphite and chine colle on paper, 22" x 22"

SANDLER HUDSON GALLERY– event 2pm – 3pm, open 11am – 5pm, FREE
1009-A Marietta Street, NW, www.sandlerhudson.com

Atlanta artist, Katherine Mitchell, will discuss her recent exhibition at Sandler Hudson Gallery entitled, Correspondences, Conversations and Texts.  She will discuss the origin of these drawings and paintings which involves text and forms a departure from her past more purely geometric and abstract works. Katherine Mitchell is recently retired from Emory Visual Arts Department having taught there for almost 30 years.

Additional galleries open for viewing:

EMILY AMY GALLERY—open 11am – 5pm, FREE
1000 Marietta Street, Suite 208 www.emilyamygallery.com

Winter Salon: Studies, Sketches, and Selections from the Flat Files
Emily Amy Gallery is pleased to present our winter salon featuring new small works, studies and works on paper from the current stable of gallery artists.
Give the gift of art this holiday season!

BOBBE GILLIS GALLERY—open 10am – 4pm, FREE
1000 Marietta Street, Suite 108 www.gillisgallery.com

Representing the work of 20 local artists.

GET THIS! GALLERY— open 11am – 5pm, FREE
662 11th St. NW www.getthisgallery.com

“WHIRL TRADE” is a new suite of NEOPOP paintings by Atlanta artist Fahamu Pecou. Inspired by his travels, these new paintings address the impressions, interpretations and misconceptions of blackness that African descended communities perform for each other. “WHIRL TRADE” re-presents, questions and plays with the global representations reflected in popular media and entertainment.

KIANG GALLERY— open 11am – 5pm, FREE
1011-A Marietta Street, NW www.kiang-gallery.com

Chi Peng (Beijing), an internationally recognized artist, is known for his surrealistic staged photographs.  His recent work, “The Journey to the West” blends a magical Monkey King with monsters and Buddhas and modern settings into formats reminiscent of ancient scroll paintings, made magical in content by the artist’s phenomenal use of digital media, his primary tool, bringing the ancient story to life.

OCTANE COFFEE– open 8am – 10pm,
1009-B Marietta Street NW www.octanecoffee.com

Atlanta artist Emily Norman displays her colorful and creative work using a variety of media including acrylics, collage, photo transfers, and giclee prints to capture her unique subject matter.

SALTWORKS— open 11am -5pm, FREE
664 11th St. NW www.saltworksgallery.com

“Ten Tigers of Kwangtung” Featuring new works on paper and sculpture by Houston-based artist Dawolu Jabari Anderson will be on view through January 9, 2010. The artist’s first solo exhibition in Atlanta, “Ten Tigers of Kwangtung” takes it name from a Shaw Brothers film of the same title released in 1979. The Shaw Brothers Studio was the Hong Kong-based Hollywood-styled film studio responsible for the large U.S. import of English-dubbed Kung Fu movies during the early 80’s. Through drawings and sculpture, Anderson has created a hybrid alternative reality full of irony and humor where the shared experience occurs simultaneously and cross-culturally, highlighting the parallels of experience and the abstraction of heroic figures.

To join the Westside Art District email list please send an email to wadatlanta@gmail.com.

Works by Chi Peng at Kiang Gallery.  Photo Credit:  Erik S. Lesser.

Westside Art District in Sunday’s New York Times Travel Section

November 22, 2009
Surfacing
An Upstart Art Scene, on Atlanta’s West Side

By SHAILA DEWAN
THE warehouses and industrial buildings to the west of downtown Atlanta have not had the benefit of a concerted attempt by the city at urban revitalization. Instead, the West Side has lately given rise to a sort of ad hoc group of contemporary art galleries that have styled themselves as a more intellectual alternative to the city’s designated downtown art district, Castleberry Hill.

“We do our art walks on Saturday during the day because we don’t want to have that party atmosphere,” said Christina Caudill, the associate director of Saltworks Gallery, which relocated to the area in 2008. (The Westside Arts District walks are on the third Saturday of each month; www.wadatlanta.org.)

Saltworks (664 11th Street SW; 404-881-0411; www.saltworksgallery.com) shows art by locals like Kojo Griffin, a Whitney Biennial alumnus, and Brian Dettmer, who carves old books and other media into three-dimensional sculptures, as well as international artists.

With its furniture showrooms and salvage companies, the neighborhood can feel less than welcoming. Even the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center (535 Means Street NW; 404-688-1970; thecontemporary.org), a pioneer that moved to the West Side in 1989, is on a side street in a former truck repair facility. In response to the increased foot traffic, though, the Contemporary recently opened a shop that sells art books, jewelry and recordings.

Other galleries have also responded to the shift, including Get This! (662 11th Street; 678-596-4451; www.getthisgallery.com), which has stretched beyond its original skate-punk aesthetic since moving to the neighborhood, and Kiang Gallery (1011-A Marietta Street NW; 404-892-5477; www.kiang-gallery.com), which shows American and Chinese artists.

The West Side’s transformation isn’t limited to galleries. The coffee shop Octane (1009-B Marietta Street NW; 404-815-9886; www.octanecoffee.com) serves as the meeting place for the Atlanta chapter of Pecha Kucha (from the Japanese phrase meaning chitchat; www.atlantapechakucha.com), where once a month or so members of the city’s creative class present their work.

Visit our ABOUT section for a full list of member galleries!

Fahamu Pecou: WHIRL TRADE @Get This! Gallery

Schedule of Events for the November Westside Arts District 3rd Saturday Art Walk:

BOBBE GILLIS GALLERY—event 11:30am – 12:30, open 11am – 4pm, FREE
1000 Marietta Street, Suite 108 www.gillisgallery.com
Art lecture, 11:30 – 12:30pm
Bobbe Gillis Gallery will host Gary Hughes, consultant for the “Audubon Centennial Edition” collection. Gary will discuss the “Life and Art of John James Audubon” at 11:30 am. A 40- minute video presentation will be ongoing throughout the course of the day and selections from this limited edition folio will be on display and available for acquisition.

GET THIS! GALLERY—event 1pm – 2pm, open 11am-5pm, FREE
662 11th St. NW www.getthisgallery.com
Artist talk, 1 – 2pm
Fahamu Pecou will give an artist talk about his solo exhibition, WHIRL TRADE.
“WHIRL TRADE” is a new suite of NEOPOP paintings by Atlanta artist Fahamu Pecou. Inspired by his travels, these new paintings address the impressions, interpretations and misconceptions of blackness that African descended communities perform for each other. “WHIRL TRADE” re-presents, questions and plays with the global representations reflected in popular media and entertainment.

ATLANTA CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER – event 1 – 4pm, open 11am – 5 pm
General admission, $5; Students/Seniors, $3; Members, Free; Children under 12, Free
535 Means Street, NW www.thecontemporary.org
Family Day, 1 – 4pm
Kids of all ages can participate in artist Mel Chin’s nation-wide FUNDRED DOLLAR BILL Project, and help support OPERATION PAYDIRT’S solution to lead-related pollution in New Orleans. Final weekend to view exhibitions, Harry Shearer: The Silent Echo Chamber, Corin Hewitt: Seed Stage, and Will Rogan: Remnant World. FUNDRED activities are free; admission fees apply to view the exhibitions.

Additional galleries open for viewing:

EMILY AMY GALLERY—event, open 11am – 5pm, FREE
1000 Marietta Street, Suite 208 www.emilyamygallery.com
Emily Amy Gallery is pleased to present our fall exhibition of new works by Sarah Hinckley, Color Logic. Drawing inspiration from a spring show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Pierre Bonnard: The Late Interiors, Hinckley began further exploration of multi-color relationships. Painting from memory and through emotion, Hinckley’s process is grounded in her appreciation of line, her automatic response to gesture, and most importantly, the logic of color.

KIANG GALLERY—event, open 11am – 5pm, FREE
1011-A Marietta Street, NW www.kiang-gallery.com
Chi Peng (Beijing), an internationally recognized artist, is known for his surrealistic staged photographs. His recent work, “The Journey to the West” blends a magical Monkey King with monsters and Buddhas and modern settings into formats reminiscent of ancient scroll paintings, made magical in content by the artist’s phenomenal use of digital media, his primary tool, bringing the ancient story to life.

OCTANE COFFEE– open 8am – 10pm
1009-B Marietta Street NW www.octanecoffee.com
Octane presents its annual staff art show, an eclectic show featuring various Octane staff, former employees, and close friends.

SALTWORKS—event, open 11am -5pm, FREE
664 11th St. NW www.saltworksgallery.com
“Ten Tigers of Kwangtung” Featuring new works on paper and sculpture by Houston-based artist Dawolu Jabari Anderson will be on view through January 9, 2010. The artist’s first solo exhibition in Atlanta, “Ten Tigers of Kwangtung” takes it name from a Shaw Brothers film of the same title released in 1979. The Shaw Brothers Studio was the Hong Kong-based Hollywood-styled film studio responsible for the large U.S. import of English-dubbed Kung Fu movies during the early 80’s. Through drawings and sculpture, Anderson has created a hybrid alternative reality full of irony and humor where the shared experience occurs simultaneously and cross-culturally, highlighting the parallels of experience and the abstraction of heroic figures.

SANDLER HUDSON GALLERY– open 11am-5pm, FREE
1009-A Marietta Street, NW www.sandlerhudson.com
Know for a wide variety of techniques and materials used in her artwork, Howardena Pindell’s exhibit will include abstract paintings, collages, “video drawings,” and “process art.” Her work explores texture, color, structures, and the process of making art; it is often political, addressing the issues of racism, feminism, violence, slavery, and exploitation. The show includes mixed media works featuring Pindell’s dot pieces, split photographs, and video drawings from 1974-2009 and is in conjunction with Atlanta Celebrates Photography.

ABOUT THE WESTSIDE ART WALK

The Westside Art Walk is a presentation of the Westside Arts District and occurs on the third Saturday of every month from 11am to 5pm, unless otherwise noted. This art-centric event is intended to encourage public interaction and education of visual art in the emerging art district in Atlanta’s Westside neighborhood. There is plenty of free parking at each venue, however, the public is encouraged to walk the approximately 1 mile route between member locations to view the exhibitions and, in many cases, attend a lecture or tour given by the art space. Events are free unless otherwise noted. Maps and exhibition information will be available at each location the day of the event. Information can be found on the website www.wadatlanta.org. To join our email list please send an email to wadatlanta@gmail.com.

Guest Lecturer: Dan Cameron at The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center

ATLANTA – Saturday, October 17, 2009, The Westside Arts District will
hold their monthly “3rd Saturday” art walk from 11am to 5pm. Several events will be in conjunction with Atlanta Celebrates Photography.

Schedule of Events:

ATLANTA CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER — event 11am – 12pm, open 11am – 5 pm
General admission, $5; Students/Seniors, $3; Members, Free; Children
under 12, Free
535 Means Street, NW www.thecontemporary.org
Guest Lecture: Dan Cameron, 11am – 12 noon
Curator Dan Cameron discusses his numerous curatorial projects
including Prospect.1 New Orleans, the largest biennial of
international art ever organized in the United States. Exhibitions on
view through November 22, Harry Shearer: The Silent Echo Chamber,
Corin Hewitt: Seed Stage, and Will Rogan: Remnant World.

EMILY AMY GALLERY—event 12pm – 1pm, open 11am – 5pm, FREE
1000 Marietta Street, Suite 208, www.emilyamygallery.com
Sarah Hinckley will discuss her recent exhibition currently on view:
12pm – 1pm
Emily Amy Gallery is pleased to present our fall exhibition of new works by
Sarah Hinckley, Color Logic. Drawing inspiration from a spring show at
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Pierre Bonnard: The Late Interiors,
Hinckley began further exploration of multi-color relationships.
Painting from memory and through emotion, Hinckley’s process is
grounded in her appreciation of line, her automatic response to
gesture, and most importantly, the logic of color.

KIANG GALLERY—event 2pm – 3pm, open 11am – 5pm, FREE
1011-A Marietta Street, NW, www.kiang-gallery.com
Gallery Talk: 2pm – 3pm
Chi Peng (Beijing), an internationally recognized artist, is known for
his surrealistic staged photographs. His recent work, “The Journey to
the West” blends a magical Monkey King with monsters and Buddhas and
modern settings into formats reminiscent of ancient scroll paintings,
made magical in content by the artist’s phenomenal use of digital
media, his primary tool, bringing the ancient story to life.

SALTWORKS—event 3pm – 5pm, open 11am -5pm, FREE
664 11th St. NW, www.saltworksgallery.com
LRLL RLRR drumming performance by Harrison Haynes: 3pm – 5pm **Atlanta
Celebrates Photography (ACP) Event**
Harison Haynes, photographer / performance artist / drummer for the
band Les Savy Fav, presents LRLL RLRR, in which he and a collaborator
play the same drum beat continuously for two hours. The performance
investigates where the production of music overlaps and/or is
reciprocated by the production of art as well as the iconographic role
of the drum set and the drummer in film, literature, pop culture and
art.
Currently on view in gallery:
Everything In-Between, Featuring new works by Alejandro Aguilera, Kojo
Griffin, and Jefferson Pinder.

Additional galleries open for viewing:

BOBBE GILLIS GALLERY—open 11am – 4pm, FREE
1000 Marietta Street, Suite 108, www.gillisgallery.com
Currently on view, the exhibition Common Ground.

GET THIS! GALLERY– open 11am-5pm, FREE
662 11th St. NW, www.getthisgallery.com
Bill Daniel’s solo exhibition Ground Score is currently on view
through October 31st. (In conjunction with Atlanta Celebrates
Photography). Ground Score traces the course of a self-taught artist who was
initially turned on to photography while participating in the
skate/punk scene of Austin in the early 1980s. Included in this trip
are records from a 20-year obsession with hobo folklore, graffiti,
street culture, and post-oil survivalism.

SANDLER HUDSON GALLERY-event 2pm, open 11am-5pm, FREE
1009-A Marietta Street, NW, www.sandlerhudson.com
Well-known Atlanta artists, painter, Holle Black and sculptor, Mario
Petrirena will exhibit their recent works exploring both flora and
fauna.

OCTANE COFFEE– open 8am – 10pm,
1009-B Marietta Street NW, www.octanecoffee.com
Octane Coffee Bar & Lounge will be participating in Atlanta Celebrates
Photography during October. The show will feature various Atlanta
photographers and mixed media artists working with photographic
prints. Featured photographers and artists include: Nate Dorn, Peter
Ogilvie, Usha Menard, Shannon Jenkins, and Troy Stains.

Robert C Williams Paper Museum at Georgia Tech – open 1pm -3pm
500 10th Street NW, http://www.ipst.gatech.edu/amp/index.htm
In 1978, Sukey Hughes published Washi: the World of Japanese Paper, a
meticulously researched and beautifully written volume that explores,
through text and illustration, this revered and ancient Japanese
craft. The museum is pleased to present an exhibition based on this
landmark publication and images that Ms Hughes collected as she
traveled through Japan in the early 70’s.

Jefferson Pinder, Lazarus, 2009, video, 5 minutes, edition of 3, dimensions variable

SALTWORKS is pleased to present Everything In-Between, an exhibition featuring new works by artists Alejandro Aguilera, Kojo Griffin and Jefferson Pinder.

Everything In-Between investigates the connections that exist between the individual and the community. The artists in the exhibition approach this subject with varied manifestations of the often elusive bindings that link personal identity to the surrounding world.

Opening reception:
Friday, September 18, 2009, 6-8pm.

Exhibition runs September 18 – October 31, 2009

SALTWORKS
664 11TH ST NW ATLANTA GA 30318
T 404.881.0411. WED-FRI 12-6, SAT 11-5
INFO@SALTWORKSGALLERY.COM
WWW.SALTWORKSGALLERY.COM

Sailvan, Arizona // Bill Daniel - Get This! Gallery

Westside Arts District 3rd Saturday Art Walk Schedule of Events

Saturday, September 19th, 2009, 11am-5pm

Schedule of Events for the September Westside Art Walk

ATLANTA CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER — event 11 am – 12pm, open 11am – 5 pm
535 Means Street, NW
www.thecontemporary.org
Curator Talk: Stuart Horodner, 11am – 12 noon
Artistic Director Stuart Horodner leads a tour through the current
exhibitions. New exhibitions, opened September 12 and on view through
November 22, include Harry Shearer: The Silent Echo Chamber, Corin
Hewitt: Seed Stage, and Will Rogan: Remnant World.

KIANG GALLERY-event—1pm, open 12pm-5pm
1011-A Marietta Street, NW,  www.kiang-gallery.com, www.artwantsnewhome.com
ART WANTS NEW HOME, an exhibition and sale of  privately owned work
from private collections, curated by Anne Lambert Tracht, Jane Cofer,
Marianne Lambert, Marilyn Kiang at Kiang Gallery. A discussion will be
lead on why a secondary marketplace is important.

SANDLER HUDSON GALLERY-event 2pm, open 11am-5pm, FREE
1009-A Marietta Street, NW, www.sandlerhudson.com
Well-known Atlanta artists, painter, Holle Black and sculptor, Mario
Petrirena will discuss their recent works exploring both flora and
fauna.

GET THIS! GALLERY-event 2:00pm and again at 3pm, open 11am-5pm, FREE
662 11th St. NW, www.getthisgallery.com
Bill Daniel will discuss his recent exhibition, Ground Score currently
on view at Get This! (in conjunction with ACP 11/Atlanta Celebrates Photography)
Ground Score traces the unpredictable course of a self-taught artist who was originally turned on to the practice of documentation while participating in the skate/punk scene of Austin in the early 1980s. Included in this trip are records from a 20-year obsession with traditional rail graffiti, a bike messenger’s eye view of San Francisco’s graffiti that presaged a movement called “The Mission School”, and a range of large-format work resulting from a science and myth-based appetite for apocalyptic landscapes.

EMILY AMY GALLERY–open 11 am – 5 pm, FREE
1000 Marietta Street, Suite 208, http://www.emilyamygallery.com/
Contemporary Collage for Kids! Bring your kids in to create their own
collages while viewing the current exhibition.
Emily Amy Gallery is pleased to present our fall exhibition,
Contemporary Collage: Paper’s Many Forms, featuring gallery artists
Paul Rousso and Cecil Touchon and first hand selections from the
permanent collection of the International Museum of Collage,
Assemblage and Construction. By utilizing recycled printed matter,
both the distant and not-so-distant past are recalled with words,
icons, fonts, and colors that could only be of a certain time. In
their newfound form, these materials come to life and are forever
immortalized by the artists who seek to revive them.

Open for viewing:

BOBBE GILLIS GALLERY–open 11 am – 5 pm, FREE
1000 Marietta Street, Suite 108, www.bobbegillisgallery.com

OCTANE COFFEE– open 8am – 1 am
1009-B Marietta Street NW, www.octanecoffee.com
Octane will show work by Gates Luck, a local Atlanta artist working
and living in midtown. Gates’ artwork is narrative in nature, and his
classical approach to the human form is due to the intense influence
of Baroque and Romantic painters.

SALTWORKS- open 11am -5pm, FREE
664 11th St. NW,  www.saltworksgallery.com
EVERYTHING IN-BETWEEN currently on view at SALTWORKS
Featuring new works by Alejandro Aguilera, Kojo Griffin, and Jefferson Pinder.
Everything In-Between deals with the connections that exist between
the individual and the community. The artists in the exhibition
approach this subject with different manifestations of the often
elusive bindings that link our identity to the surrounding world.
Alejandro Aguilera and Kojo Griffin presents new works on paper and
Jefferson Pinder showcases his new video project titled “Lazarus”.

Not Participating in the September Art Walk

Robert C Williams Paper Museum at Georgia Tech
http://www.ipst.gatech.edu/amp/index.htm

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ABOUT THE WESTSIDE ART WALK

The Westside Art Walk is presented by the Westside Arts District.
This art-centric event is intended to encourage public interaction and
education of visual art in the emerging art district in Atlanta’s
Westside neighborhood.

The public is encouraged to walk the approximately 1 mile route
between member locations to view the exhibitions and, in many cases,
attend a lecture or tour given by the art space.  Events are free
unless otherwise noted.  Maps and exhibition information will be
available at each location the day of the event.

Currently, WAD is comprised of 9 members including the Atlanta
Contemporary Art Center, Bobbe Gillis Gallery, Emily Amy Gallery, Get
This! Gallery, Kiang Gallery, The Robert C. Williams Paper Museum at
Georgia Tech, SALTWORKS, Sandler Hudson Gallery and Octane Coffee Bar.
 Our mission is to increase awareness of Westside Atlanta as an
emerging, dynamic area for high-quality visual art.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Visit www.wadatlanta.org or contact us by email at wadatlanta@gmail.com

Westside Arts District 3rd Saturday Art Walk Schedule of Events

Saturday August 15th, 2009, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Scheduled programming:

ATLANTA CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER–event 1 – 4 pm, open 11am – 5 pm

General admission, $5; Students/Seniors, $3; Members, Free;

Children under 12, Free.

535 Means Street, NW, www.thecontemporary.org

Jazz into Drawing Family Day, 1 – 4 pm Join us for a listening and drawing session featuring classic jazz recordings by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and others. We’ll provide the markers, crayons, pencils, and paper; you provide the improvisational gestures.

Exhibitions on view include Jennie C. Jones: Red, Bird, Blue; Alexi Brown-Schmidt and Rose Marcus: Cavepainting; Charles Huntley Nelson: Alphaville (Preview). Drawing activities are free; regular Gallery Admission applies to view the exhibitions.

Open for viewing:

EMILY AMY GALLERY–open from 11 am – 5 pm, FREE

1000 Marietta Street, Suite 208, http://www.emilyamygallery.com/

Buy Local: A Group Show Celebrating Atlanta’s Emerging Talent

“Buy Local” is a group show featuring 6 young rising stars of the Atlanta arts scene: Kristina Bailey, Holly Golson Bryan, Meta Gary, Will Kay, Whitney Stansell and Zuzka Vaclavik.  Working in a variety of media, these talented emerging artists represent some of the best Atlanta has to offer.

BOBBE GILLIS GALLERY–open 11 am – 4 pm, FREE

1000 Marietta Street, Suite 108, www.bobbegillisgallery.com

Bobbe Gillis Gallery will feature a summer exhibit entitled “Splash”. Warm, colorful  and     thoughtful artworks by 20 of Atlanta’s most talented artists.

OCTANE COFFEE– open 8am – 1 am,

1009-B Marietta Street NW, www.octanecoffee.com

Octane will show work by Anna-Liisa Benston – Abstract modern metal, wood, and canvas inspired by the human form with a personal story.

THE ROBERT C. WILLIAMS PAPER MUSEUM AT GEORGIA TECH

500 Tenth Street, NW, www.ipst.gatech.edu/amp

The South in Black and White, The Works of James E. Routh Jr., 1939-1946 Organized by the Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, this landmark exhibition of  James Routh’s work contains prints and drawings of images gathered on his travels throughout the South during the Depression

Not Participating in the August Art Walk – will resume in September:

SANDLER HUDSON GALLERY

1009-A Marietta Street, NW, www.sandlerhudson.com

KIANG GALLERY

1011-A Marietta Street, NW,  www.kiang-gallery.com

SALTWORKS

664 11th St. NW,  www.saltworksgallery.com

GET THIS! GALLERY

662 11th St. NW, www.getthisgallery.com