Winners Announced at Opening Reception on April 16
Nature Undisturbed 2010 juried photography exhibit scheduled at Dogwood Gallery for April. The schedule of events for the second annual nature-themed photography show is set. In 2009 the inaugural show drew nearly 200 photographs from 43 photographers. This time the show attracted much more attention in Georgia and nationally. Over 300 photos were submitted by 75 photographers representing 10 states including two west coast entrants. Of these entries, 61 photos by 49 photographers from 8 states, including Georgia, were selected for 2010. Fayette County photographers represented total 14 and there are 7 photographers from Coweta. Twenty-one other Georgia photographers have work in the show. Photography in this collection ranges from brilliant landscapes, awesome macro shots and artistic abstracts showcasing the beauty of the natural world.
Nature Undisturbed will hang at Dogwood Gallery in Tyrone from April 9 through April 25. Opening reception for this event is Friday April 16 at 6pm. “We are expecting a packed gallery, more than last year,” said Greg Blair, co-director of the show and owner of Dogwood Gallery. Saturday April 17 at 6pm begins with a wine tasting event followed by a talk by Susan Todd-Raque, one of the founders of Atlanta Celebrates Photography and an art consultant specializing in 20th century photography. On April 22, at 7pm, juror Lucinda Bunnen speaks about her choices for the winning photos. Saturday April 24 is Family Day at the show. Southern Conservation Trust will be on hand to talk about their group, have some creatures, and fun for the whole family. Closing day, April 25 at 2pm Kathryn Kolb, director of the new Serenbe Photography Center will present “The Beauty of Trees.”
Nature Undisturbed is a celebration of the natural world. The show brings together a diverse collection of photography showcasing the wonders of nature that many don’t take the time to see. It is the hope of the show creators that after viewing the photography, you are inspired to get out on the not-so-beaten path. Perhaps you happen to take along a camera to capture the light through the leaves and continue to enjoy that day each time you view the photo. This is the show that brings the outside in for all to enjoy. Come, see the show and look through our windows on the world around us.
Donna Rosser, director of the show, said “We had more entries from the local Trust properties this time. That tells me that the event is raising awareness in our community and in Georgia about Southern Conservation Trust and the work that they do.”
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Friday, March 26, 2010
Young Audiences Accepting Applications for Professional Learning Seminar
April 2 Deadline Approaching for Assembly Performance Artists to Participate in Five-Day Training
WHAT: “Performing for Understanding” Professional Learning Seminar – Atlanta, Ga.
Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center (YAWAC) is excited to invite performing artists to the Woodruff Arts Center campus for “Performing for Understanding” – a five-day professional learning seminar developed by Young Audiences with support from the Goizueta Foundation. Professional artists who have been performing in schools and/or professional artists who are interested in developing effective arts-based assembly performance demonstration programs for young people are encouraged to apply.
Artists will explore the components of effective assembly programs and will learn to create programs that encompass these essential criteria: 1) Presents student-centered activities; 2) Delivers measurable outcomes; 3) Offers authentic examples of the art form; 4) Connects understandings of those art form elements to the creative process and other student learning.
WHEN: Application Deadline – April 2, 2010
Professional Learning Seminar – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following dates:
· April 22, 23 and 24
· May 6 and 7
WHERE: Woodruff Arts Center
1280 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
WHO: Professional artists who are currently performing in schools and/or professional artists who are interested in developing educational arts performance demonstrations for Pre-K- 12 students.
HOW: For more information about the professional learning seminar and instructions on how to apply, visit http://www.yawac.org/en/What-We-Do/Our-Artists/Professional-Learning.aspx.
ABOUT YOUNG AUDIENCES, WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER
Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center (YAWAC) is Georgia’s leading provider of arts-in-education programming. Part of the prestigious 31 chapter national Young Audiences organization, YAWAC brings the power of live arts experiences to Georgia students from pre-school to high school. From a small organization of nine artists in 1983, YAWAC is celebrating more than 25 years of service and has grown into a force in arts education, now comprised of more than 65 professional artists and ensembles that reach nearly 640,000 students each year in over 50 counties statewide. We fulfill our mission – to transform the lives and learning of young people through the arts – by providing a dazzling and culturally diverse array of curriculum-based assemblies, workshops and residencies in music, dance, theatre, literary and visual arts. For more information, please visit www.yawac.org.
ABOUT WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER
The Woodruff Arts Center is the largest arts center in the Southeast as well as one of the four largest in the nation. The Woodruff is unique in that it combines five visual and performing arts divisions on one campus as one not-for-profit organization. Opening in 1968, the Woodruff Arts Center is home to the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the High Museum of Art, Young Audiences and the 14th Street Playhouse.
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WHAT: “Performing for Understanding” Professional Learning Seminar – Atlanta, Ga.
Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center (YAWAC) is excited to invite performing artists to the Woodruff Arts Center campus for “Performing for Understanding” – a five-day professional learning seminar developed by Young Audiences with support from the Goizueta Foundation. Professional artists who have been performing in schools and/or professional artists who are interested in developing effective arts-based assembly performance demonstration programs for young people are encouraged to apply.
Artists will explore the components of effective assembly programs and will learn to create programs that encompass these essential criteria: 1) Presents student-centered activities; 2) Delivers measurable outcomes; 3) Offers authentic examples of the art form; 4) Connects understandings of those art form elements to the creative process and other student learning.
WHEN: Application Deadline – April 2, 2010
Professional Learning Seminar – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following dates:
· April 22, 23 and 24
· May 6 and 7
WHERE: Woodruff Arts Center
1280 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
WHO: Professional artists who are currently performing in schools and/or professional artists who are interested in developing educational arts performance demonstrations for Pre-K- 12 students.
HOW: For more information about the professional learning seminar and instructions on how to apply, visit http://www.yawac.org/en/What-We-Do/Our-Artists/Professional-Learning.aspx.
ABOUT YOUNG AUDIENCES, WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER
Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center (YAWAC) is Georgia’s leading provider of arts-in-education programming. Part of the prestigious 31 chapter national Young Audiences organization, YAWAC brings the power of live arts experiences to Georgia students from pre-school to high school. From a small organization of nine artists in 1983, YAWAC is celebrating more than 25 years of service and has grown into a force in arts education, now comprised of more than 65 professional artists and ensembles that reach nearly 640,000 students each year in over 50 counties statewide. We fulfill our mission – to transform the lives and learning of young people through the arts – by providing a dazzling and culturally diverse array of curriculum-based assemblies, workshops and residencies in music, dance, theatre, literary and visual arts. For more information, please visit www.yawac.org.
ABOUT WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER
The Woodruff Arts Center is the largest arts center in the Southeast as well as one of the four largest in the nation. The Woodruff is unique in that it combines five visual and performing arts divisions on one campus as one not-for-profit organization. Opening in 1968, the Woodruff Arts Center is home to the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the High Museum of Art, Young Audiences and the 14th Street Playhouse.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Fayette: After-Work Mixer, Art Stroll and Art Spring Fever Sale
Please Join Us - Tuesday, March 30TH, 5:00p - 8:00p
The Hurricane by Le'Rav
Date: 3/30/2010
Venue: ArtWorks On The Square
107 Stonewall Ave., Fayetteville, GA 30214
Time: 5:00p - 8:00p
Contact Info: 678-545-0275
Web site: artworksonthesquare.com
Please join us on Tuesday, March 30Th, 2010, 5:00p - 8:000p for an After-Work Mixer, Art Stroll and Spring Fever Sale at south metro's newest art center and gallery, ArtWorks On The Square. Music, art, mixing, mingling, networking, strolling, shopping, exploring and experiencing new art!
Come stroll and treasure hunt your way through over 20 spectacularly well-appointed artists studios, main and student galleries. Please dress comfortably and plan to have a great time!
Experience the "Unforgettably Le'Rav" exhibition which ends on March 31st. Bold acrylics and watercolors in abstract and surreal by celebrated artist, Le'Rav. Come meet Le'Rav. Spring fever pricing on newly released Le'Rav art wear and limited edition prints of "The Fedora."
ArtWorks On The Square is a unique art gallery featuring art exhibitions by national, regional, local and emerging artists. Located on the square in downtown Fayetteville, GA, across from the clock tower, 107 Stonewall Ave., Fayetteville, GA 30214. ArtPerks Cafe, gourmet treats, now open for your dining pleasure. Massage Therapist and a Tax Accountant also on site. Free parking. Free admission.
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The Hurricane by Le'Rav
Date: 3/30/2010
Venue: ArtWorks On The Square
107 Stonewall Ave., Fayetteville, GA 30214
Time: 5:00p - 8:00p
Contact Info: 678-545-0275
Web site: artworksonthesquare.com
Please join us on Tuesday, March 30Th, 2010, 5:00p - 8:000p for an After-Work Mixer, Art Stroll and Spring Fever Sale at south metro's newest art center and gallery, ArtWorks On The Square. Music, art, mixing, mingling, networking, strolling, shopping, exploring and experiencing new art!
Come stroll and treasure hunt your way through over 20 spectacularly well-appointed artists studios, main and student galleries. Please dress comfortably and plan to have a great time!
Experience the "Unforgettably Le'Rav" exhibition which ends on March 31st. Bold acrylics and watercolors in abstract and surreal by celebrated artist, Le'Rav. Come meet Le'Rav. Spring fever pricing on newly released Le'Rav art wear and limited edition prints of "The Fedora."
ArtWorks On The Square is a unique art gallery featuring art exhibitions by national, regional, local and emerging artists. Located on the square in downtown Fayetteville, GA, across from the clock tower, 107 Stonewall Ave., Fayetteville, GA 30214. ArtPerks Cafe, gourmet treats, now open for your dining pleasure. Massage Therapist and a Tax Accountant also on site. Free parking. Free admission.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Simple Pleasures Photography Competition Seeks Entries
The Veranda Historic Bed & Breakfast Inn and Gallery hosts "Simple Pleasures," a juried photography competition. Opening reception for the event is Friday, June 11th followed by an Awards Dinner on Saturday, June 12th, at which winners will be revealed.
Professional and amateur photographers 18 and over are invited to compete in three categories: Simple Pleasures: Life in Senoia, Life in Georgia, and Life in The World at Large.
Call for Entry forms may be obtained by contacting The Veranda 770.599.3905, www.verandabandbinn.com or by emailing simplepleasuresfotos@yahoo.com. Deadline for receipt of entry form, fees and CD with images no larger than 2 MB each is Saturday, May 1, 2010. Black and white, sepia, color and manipulated images may be entered in any category.
Cash prizes. Photographer Jeremy Harwell, who served as Creative Director for Ralph Lauren in New York before moving with his family to the slower pace of the Georgia countryside, is acting judge for the competition. Mr. Harwell has a photography studio on Main Street in historic downtown Senoia.
The Barefoot Photographer, Donna Rosser, will lecture on Saturday, June 12th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Photographer Gary Gruby who has studios both in Atlanta and Senoia, will lecture on Sunday, June 13th from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
All events are free to the public with the exception of the Awards Dinner. Tickets for the Awards Dinner Saturday, June 12th are $40 per person. Selected photographs will be exhibited at The Veranda Inn Gallery, 252 Seavy Street, Senoia, Georgia from June 11th through the closing reception on July 16th, at which time the People's Choice Award will be revealed.
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Professional and amateur photographers 18 and over are invited to compete in three categories: Simple Pleasures: Life in Senoia, Life in Georgia, and Life in The World at Large.
Call for Entry forms may be obtained by contacting The Veranda 770.599.3905, www.verandabandbinn.com or by emailing simplepleasuresfotos@yahoo.com. Deadline for receipt of entry form, fees and CD with images no larger than 2 MB each is Saturday, May 1, 2010. Black and white, sepia, color and manipulated images may be entered in any category.
Cash prizes. Photographer Jeremy Harwell, who served as Creative Director for Ralph Lauren in New York before moving with his family to the slower pace of the Georgia countryside, is acting judge for the competition. Mr. Harwell has a photography studio on Main Street in historic downtown Senoia.
The Barefoot Photographer, Donna Rosser, will lecture on Saturday, June 12th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Photographer Gary Gruby who has studios both in Atlanta and Senoia, will lecture on Sunday, June 13th from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
All events are free to the public with the exception of the Awards Dinner. Tickets for the Awards Dinner Saturday, June 12th are $40 per person. Selected photographs will be exhibited at The Veranda Inn Gallery, 252 Seavy Street, Senoia, Georgia from June 11th through the closing reception on July 16th, at which time the People's Choice Award will be revealed.
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Southern Arts Federation Becomes South Arts
Introducing a New Identity and Strategic Plan
On March 9, 2010, Gerri Combs, executive director of South Arts (formerly Southern Arts Federation) unveiled the organization's new identity during a webcast. Reflecting South Arts’ vision of community, connections, inspiration and global reach, the new identity reinforces the organization’s commitment to creating and sharing knowledge about the arts in the South and the role of a regional arts organization. South Arts’ Strategic Planning Committee, in collaboration with consultants Marmillion & Co., has spent the last year redefining their organizational strategy, positioning, and branding. Research with South Arts constituents, key thought leaders, in the form of individual and group interviews, were conducted. Their feedback signaled the need for South Arts' to respond to the arts environment and cultural trends with a regional perspective, address arts-related issues important to our region, and to link the South with the nation and the world through the arts.
“The history of the former Southern Arts Federation, now South Arts, has been that we had a strong partnership with our nine states as well as the National Endowment for the Arts and other partners,” said Todd P. Lowe, chair of the South Arts board of directors. “And we feel confident that those relationships are not going to change because of this plan but will, in fact, probably deepen and we hope to expand them in more meaningful ways.”
“I think as you look at our revised mission, vision and identity, you’ll see a real commitment to thinking deeply about who we are in the South,” said Margaret S. Mertz, Ph.D., South Arts board executive vice chair and leader of the planning committee. “We want South Arts to fly at the 30,000 foot level. We will land in strategic spots to make our work happen but we are committed to this broader vision, this upper level view, of what the issues are that face the South.”
These changes are being implemented as the organization celebrates its 35th anniversary. South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization, was founded in 1975 to build on the South's unique heritage and enhance the public value of the arts. The organization works in partnership with the nine state arts agencies of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. South Arts is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, foundations, corporations, individuals and member states.
The strategic plan summary document and a recording of the webcast in its entirety can be viewed at www.southarts.org/publications.
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On March 9, 2010, Gerri Combs, executive director of South Arts (formerly Southern Arts Federation) unveiled the organization's new identity during a webcast. Reflecting South Arts’ vision of community, connections, inspiration and global reach, the new identity reinforces the organization’s commitment to creating and sharing knowledge about the arts in the South and the role of a regional arts organization. South Arts’ Strategic Planning Committee, in collaboration with consultants Marmillion & Co., has spent the last year redefining their organizational strategy, positioning, and branding. Research with South Arts constituents, key thought leaders, in the form of individual and group interviews, were conducted. Their feedback signaled the need for South Arts' to respond to the arts environment and cultural trends with a regional perspective, address arts-related issues important to our region, and to link the South with the nation and the world through the arts.
“The history of the former Southern Arts Federation, now South Arts, has been that we had a strong partnership with our nine states as well as the National Endowment for the Arts and other partners,” said Todd P. Lowe, chair of the South Arts board of directors. “And we feel confident that those relationships are not going to change because of this plan but will, in fact, probably deepen and we hope to expand them in more meaningful ways.”
“I think as you look at our revised mission, vision and identity, you’ll see a real commitment to thinking deeply about who we are in the South,” said Margaret S. Mertz, Ph.D., South Arts board executive vice chair and leader of the planning committee. “We want South Arts to fly at the 30,000 foot level. We will land in strategic spots to make our work happen but we are committed to this broader vision, this upper level view, of what the issues are that face the South.”
These changes are being implemented as the organization celebrates its 35th anniversary. South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization, was founded in 1975 to build on the South's unique heritage and enhance the public value of the arts. The organization works in partnership with the nine state arts agencies of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. South Arts is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, foundations, corporations, individuals and member states.
The strategic plan summary document and a recording of the webcast in its entirety can be viewed at www.southarts.org/publications.
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Monday, March 1, 2010
40th Annual Decorators' Show House and Gardens Opening Night Preview Party
It's going to be a great event, as always. Here is the information: Do you ever drive by an exquisite home and wish you could take a peek inside? Atlanta Symphony Associates invite you to do just that, at “Fleurs de Giverny,” the preview party for the stunning 40th Annual Decorators’ Show House and Gardens on Friday, April 16 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The black tie optional affair will feature the Opening Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting in a magnificent Buckhead estate, which showcases the work of 29 of Atlanta’s top interior and landscape designers. Guests are invited to mingle with these gifted designers while sipping champagne, sampling delectable French-inspired fare and dancing to live music in an elegant tent amidst the beautifully landscaped gardens. Tickets are $150 and all proceeds directly benefit the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Learning Community. The Decorators’ Show House & Gardens is located at 3639 Tuxedo Rd., Atlanta, GA 30305. For more information, please visit www.decoratorsshowhouse.org.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
High Museum Wine Auction to Offer First Ever Dine Around Dinners
The 18TH Annual High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction, celebrating “The Allure of Wine: Uncork a Journey,” will present a new offering to its line up this March – Dine Around Dinners. These first-ever, in-restaurant dinners will take place on Thursday, March 25. The pre-fixed dinners will pair twenty-three of Atlanta’s most prestigious restaurants with experts and winemaker friends from the High’s Wine Auction.
For in-restaurant Dine Around Dinners details and reservations, please contact restaurants directly. Payment will be made directly to the restaurant, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction. Visit http://www.atlanta-wineauction.org/events/dine-around-dinners/ for pricing and additional information.
The twenty-three restaurants and participating wineries are as follows:
BLT Steak at the W Atlanta Downtown (Peay, Relic)
Canoe (Casa Lapostolle, Ladera)
Craft Atlanta (Cliff Lede, Jennifer Desmond Skipstone, Brook Drummond)
Dantanna’s Downtown at the CNN Center (R. Stuart & Co., Patricia Rogers Ridgeway)
Floataway Café (B.R. Cohn, Dan Cohn)
Livingston at The Georgian Terrace Hotel (Lambert Bridge, Andy Wilcox Reynolds, Steve Reynolds)
Market at the W Atlanta Buckhead (Gundlach Bundschu, Jeff Bundschu and Tommy Howard Hidden Ridge, Casidy Ward)
Miller Union (Paul Hobbs, Jenifer Freebairn and Michael Riel)
Muss & Turner’s (Au Bon Climat, Jim Clendenen Eberle, Gary and Marcy Eberle)
Paces 88 at The St. Regis Atlanta (C. Donatiello, Chris Donatiello)
Pacci Ristorante (Antinori, Alessia Antinori)
Parish (Domaine Serene, Michelle Farkas Gemstone, Molly Roberts)
Park 75 at Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta (Revana Family Vineyards, Dr. Madaiah Revana)
Portofino (Cass, Lisa and Ted Plemons Alexander Valley, Kevin Hall)
Quinones at Bacchanalia (Pride Mountain Vineyards, Stuart and Suzanne Bryan)
Rosebud (Stuhlmuller Vineyards, Fritz Stuhlmuller)
Serpas (Persimmon Creek. Mary Ann and Sonny Hardman, Caroline Higgenboom Tiger Mountain, Martha and John Ezzard, John and Marilyn McMullan)
Sotto Sotto (Soléna, Doug Cohen Bure Family, Val Bure)
Spice Market at the W Atlanta Midtown (Vina Morande, Bruce Stewart Matanzas Creek, Francois Cordesse and Joe Cicero)
Terra Terroir (Rodney Strong, Robert Larsen)
The Melting Pot Midtown (Fisher Vineyards, Scotti Stark)
TOP FLR (Terra Valentine, Sam Baxter)
Toulouse (Niner, Dick Niner Lancaster Estate, Chris Vyenielo)
High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction
Founded in 1993, the High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction is the largest fundraising event for the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the southeastern United States. The Wine Auction is the top charity fundraising event in Atlanta, the fourth largest charity wine auction in the United States by “Wine Spectator” and the number-one charity wine auction benefiting the arts. The funds generated by the Wine Auction, which amount to more than $15 million over the last 17 years, are a significant contribution to the Museum’s acquisitions, exhibitions and educational programming. Proceeds help to make possible special exhibitions and partnerships such as the upcoming multi-year, multi-exhibition partnership between the High and The Museum of Modern Art, and it also provides funds for dynamic youth education programs that draw thousands of schoolchildren to the High each year.
High Museum of Art
The High Museum of Art, founded in 1905 as the Atlanta Art Association, is the leading art museum in the southeastern United States. With more than 12,000 works of art in its permanent collection, the High Museum of Art has an extensive anthology of 19th- and 20th-century American and decorative art; significant holdings of European paintings; a growing collection of African American art; and burgeoning collections of modern and contemporary art, photography and African art. The High is also dedicated to supporting and collecting works by Southern artists and is distinguished as the only major museum in North America to have a curatorial department specifically devoted to the field of folk and self-taught art. The High’s Media Arts department produces acclaimed annual film series and festivals of foreign, independent and classic cinema. In November 2005, the High opened three new buildings by architect Renzo Piano that more than doubled the Museum’s size, creating a vibrant “village for the arts” at the Woodruff Arts Center in Midtown Atlanta. For more information about the High, please visit www.High.org.
The Woodruff Arts Center
The Woodruff Arts Center is ranked among the top four arts centers in the nation. The Woodruff is unique in that it combines four visual and performing arts divisions on one campus as one not-for-profit organization. Opened in 1968, the Woodruff Arts Center is home to the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the High Museum of Art and Young Audiences. To learn more about the Woodruff Arts Center, please visit www.woodruffcenter.org.
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For in-restaurant Dine Around Dinners details and reservations, please contact restaurants directly. Payment will be made directly to the restaurant, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction. Visit http://www.atlanta-wineauction.org/events/dine-around-dinners/ for pricing and additional information.
The twenty-three restaurants and participating wineries are as follows:
BLT Steak at the W Atlanta Downtown (Peay, Relic)
Canoe (Casa Lapostolle, Ladera)
Craft Atlanta (Cliff Lede, Jennifer Desmond Skipstone, Brook Drummond)
Dantanna’s Downtown at the CNN Center (R. Stuart & Co., Patricia Rogers Ridgeway)
Floataway Café (B.R. Cohn, Dan Cohn)
Livingston at The Georgian Terrace Hotel (Lambert Bridge, Andy Wilcox Reynolds, Steve Reynolds)
Market at the W Atlanta Buckhead (Gundlach Bundschu, Jeff Bundschu and Tommy Howard Hidden Ridge, Casidy Ward)
Miller Union (Paul Hobbs, Jenifer Freebairn and Michael Riel)
Muss & Turner’s (Au Bon Climat, Jim Clendenen Eberle, Gary and Marcy Eberle)
Paces 88 at The St. Regis Atlanta (C. Donatiello, Chris Donatiello)
Pacci Ristorante (Antinori, Alessia Antinori)
Parish (Domaine Serene, Michelle Farkas Gemstone, Molly Roberts)
Park 75 at Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta (Revana Family Vineyards, Dr. Madaiah Revana)
Portofino (Cass, Lisa and Ted Plemons Alexander Valley, Kevin Hall)
Quinones at Bacchanalia (Pride Mountain Vineyards, Stuart and Suzanne Bryan)
Rosebud (Stuhlmuller Vineyards, Fritz Stuhlmuller)
Serpas (Persimmon Creek. Mary Ann and Sonny Hardman, Caroline Higgenboom Tiger Mountain, Martha and John Ezzard, John and Marilyn McMullan)
Sotto Sotto (Soléna, Doug Cohen Bure Family, Val Bure)
Spice Market at the W Atlanta Midtown (Vina Morande, Bruce Stewart Matanzas Creek, Francois Cordesse and Joe Cicero)
Terra Terroir (Rodney Strong, Robert Larsen)
The Melting Pot Midtown (Fisher Vineyards, Scotti Stark)
TOP FLR (Terra Valentine, Sam Baxter)
Toulouse (Niner, Dick Niner Lancaster Estate, Chris Vyenielo)
High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction
Founded in 1993, the High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction is the largest fundraising event for the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the southeastern United States. The Wine Auction is the top charity fundraising event in Atlanta, the fourth largest charity wine auction in the United States by “Wine Spectator” and the number-one charity wine auction benefiting the arts. The funds generated by the Wine Auction, which amount to more than $15 million over the last 17 years, are a significant contribution to the Museum’s acquisitions, exhibitions and educational programming. Proceeds help to make possible special exhibitions and partnerships such as the upcoming multi-year, multi-exhibition partnership between the High and The Museum of Modern Art, and it also provides funds for dynamic youth education programs that draw thousands of schoolchildren to the High each year.
High Museum of Art
The High Museum of Art, founded in 1905 as the Atlanta Art Association, is the leading art museum in the southeastern United States. With more than 12,000 works of art in its permanent collection, the High Museum of Art has an extensive anthology of 19th- and 20th-century American and decorative art; significant holdings of European paintings; a growing collection of African American art; and burgeoning collections of modern and contemporary art, photography and African art. The High is also dedicated to supporting and collecting works by Southern artists and is distinguished as the only major museum in North America to have a curatorial department specifically devoted to the field of folk and self-taught art. The High’s Media Arts department produces acclaimed annual film series and festivals of foreign, independent and classic cinema. In November 2005, the High opened three new buildings by architect Renzo Piano that more than doubled the Museum’s size, creating a vibrant “village for the arts” at the Woodruff Arts Center in Midtown Atlanta. For more information about the High, please visit www.High.org.
The Woodruff Arts Center
The Woodruff Arts Center is ranked among the top four arts centers in the nation. The Woodruff is unique in that it combines four visual and performing arts divisions on one campus as one not-for-profit organization. Opened in 1968, the Woodruff Arts Center is home to the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the High Museum of Art and Young Audiences. To learn more about the Woodruff Arts Center, please visit www.woodruffcenter.org.
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Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative Scheduled for Atlanta
Local Organizations Unite to CoSponsor Event
ATLANTA – Several major Atlantabased arts funding organizations have partnered with the Kennedy Center to present critical information specifically of interest to the arts community.
Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative will be presented 10:00 a.m., February 24, 2010 at Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center for the Arts. Michael Kaiser, Kennedy Center president, will be interviewed by Georgia Council for the Arts’ executive director Susan S. Weiner during a conversation that aims to stimulate audience dialogue and present solutions to the challenges that many arts organizations are facing. Kaiser will address the issues of fundraising, board development, budgeting and effective marketing. Attendees of the Atlanta event will be encouraged to submit questions for a response during the program. There is no charge to attend the Atlanta Arts In Crisis event but advance registration is required. Seating reservations can be made at the website for Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center for the Arts.
About the Initiative
To date, Kaiser has extended his arts management knowledge, gained through decades of experience, to audiences in more than twentyfive states. Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative is a response to the current state of emergency facing the unique business model of arts organizations. Unlike the typical business, however, arts organizations have a high percentage of community involvement that is dependent upon volunteers, advocates and, most significantly, donors. Raising funds is always a delicate twostep, but given the financial uncertainty surrounding most donors, corporate as well as individual, the fundraising “dance” is in danger of becoming a solo performance. Arts are, in fact, in crisis.
“This event is particularly important for arts organizations who feel as though they have tried everything and are still facing imminent failure,” offers Weiner. “Mr. Kaiser has practical advice and timetested solutions to offer that resonate on a local, state and regional level for small, midsize and large organizations.”
In addition to the February event, the Kennedy Center also provides free and confidential planning assistance to nonprofit arts organizations in areas relevant to maintaining vitality and longevity in a troubled economy. More than fourhundred organizations in forty states have received assistance as a result of the initiative.
“Each community is dealing with its own unique and specific challenges,” says Kaiser. “Communicating in person allows us to be more effective in advising those organizations in need.” Organizations with representatives attending the event can receive information on additional components of the Arts in Crisis Initiative that enables senior arts managers across the United States to volunteer as mentors to other arts organizations.
The Kennedy Center will quickly match organizations in need with an executive staff member or a volunteer mentor in the local area.
About the Kennedy Center
Since 2001, Michael M. Kaiser and his executive staff have shaped numerous arts leaders through the Kennedy Center Institute for Arts Management. The Institute provides a wide variety of training and support for arts management, including a capacity building program for culturally specific arts organizations; a program to train board members of arts organizations in the U.S.; international capacity building programs for arts organizations in sixty nations; and artsmanager.org, an interactive web resource for arts management professionals. The Kennedy Center also offers internship and fellowship programs, exposing arts professionals to various aspects of arts management.
About the Partner Organizations
Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative is presented in Atlanta with the support of the following organizations: Atlanta Performs, City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech, Foundation Center Atlanta, Fulton County Arts Council, Georgia Assembly of Community Arts Agencies, Georgia Council for the Arts, Metropolitan Atlanta Arts and Culture Coalition, Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund, Nonprofit Issues Forum, the Nonprofit Studies Program of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, Robert R. Woodruff Arts Center and the Southern Arts Federation.
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ATLANTA – Several major Atlantabased arts funding organizations have partnered with the Kennedy Center to present critical information specifically of interest to the arts community.
Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative will be presented 10:00 a.m., February 24, 2010 at Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center for the Arts. Michael Kaiser, Kennedy Center president, will be interviewed by Georgia Council for the Arts’ executive director Susan S. Weiner during a conversation that aims to stimulate audience dialogue and present solutions to the challenges that many arts organizations are facing. Kaiser will address the issues of fundraising, board development, budgeting and effective marketing. Attendees of the Atlanta event will be encouraged to submit questions for a response during the program. There is no charge to attend the Atlanta Arts In Crisis event but advance registration is required. Seating reservations can be made at the website for Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center for the Arts.
About the Initiative
To date, Kaiser has extended his arts management knowledge, gained through decades of experience, to audiences in more than twentyfive states. Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative is a response to the current state of emergency facing the unique business model of arts organizations. Unlike the typical business, however, arts organizations have a high percentage of community involvement that is dependent upon volunteers, advocates and, most significantly, donors. Raising funds is always a delicate twostep, but given the financial uncertainty surrounding most donors, corporate as well as individual, the fundraising “dance” is in danger of becoming a solo performance. Arts are, in fact, in crisis.
“This event is particularly important for arts organizations who feel as though they have tried everything and are still facing imminent failure,” offers Weiner. “Mr. Kaiser has practical advice and timetested solutions to offer that resonate on a local, state and regional level for small, midsize and large organizations.”
In addition to the February event, the Kennedy Center also provides free and confidential planning assistance to nonprofit arts organizations in areas relevant to maintaining vitality and longevity in a troubled economy. More than fourhundred organizations in forty states have received assistance as a result of the initiative.
“Each community is dealing with its own unique and specific challenges,” says Kaiser. “Communicating in person allows us to be more effective in advising those organizations in need.” Organizations with representatives attending the event can receive information on additional components of the Arts in Crisis Initiative that enables senior arts managers across the United States to volunteer as mentors to other arts organizations.
The Kennedy Center will quickly match organizations in need with an executive staff member or a volunteer mentor in the local area.
About the Kennedy Center
Since 2001, Michael M. Kaiser and his executive staff have shaped numerous arts leaders through the Kennedy Center Institute for Arts Management. The Institute provides a wide variety of training and support for arts management, including a capacity building program for culturally specific arts organizations; a program to train board members of arts organizations in the U.S.; international capacity building programs for arts organizations in sixty nations; and artsmanager.org, an interactive web resource for arts management professionals. The Kennedy Center also offers internship and fellowship programs, exposing arts professionals to various aspects of arts management.
About the Partner Organizations
Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative is presented in Atlanta with the support of the following organizations: Atlanta Performs, City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech, Foundation Center Atlanta, Fulton County Arts Council, Georgia Assembly of Community Arts Agencies, Georgia Council for the Arts, Metropolitan Atlanta Arts and Culture Coalition, Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund, Nonprofit Issues Forum, the Nonprofit Studies Program of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, Robert R. Woodruff Arts Center and the Southern Arts Federation.
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Speakeasy Raises Funds for the Georgia Museum of Art
Speakeasy, a major fundraising event for the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art (GMOA), was held Saturday, February 6, 2010, at the home of C.L. Morehead Jr., who also served as the largest sponsor of the event.
This rare opportunity to view Mr. Morehead’s home and extensive art collection included dinner, tours of the collection conducted by GMOA curators, a wonderful jazz performance by Faith and an exclusive silent auction.
About 100 guests attended, and the auction brought in nearly $5,000, which will be used to fund the museum’s educational programs and services. The top selling lots at the auction were a framed oil painting by Mary Hardman titled “Transition” and Jim Fiscus’ photograph “Doll Cabinet.” In all, 11 lots were donated and auctioned.
Speakeasy was sponsored by C.L. Morehead Jr., Blount Photo, Walton Media Services and Interactive Attractions.
For more information see the GMOA Web site at http://www.uga.edu/gamuseum or call 706.542.4662.
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This rare opportunity to view Mr. Morehead’s home and extensive art collection included dinner, tours of the collection conducted by GMOA curators, a wonderful jazz performance by Faith and an exclusive silent auction.
About 100 guests attended, and the auction brought in nearly $5,000, which will be used to fund the museum’s educational programs and services. The top selling lots at the auction were a framed oil painting by Mary Hardman titled “Transition” and Jim Fiscus’ photograph “Doll Cabinet.” In all, 11 lots were donated and auctioned.
Speakeasy was sponsored by C.L. Morehead Jr., Blount Photo, Walton Media Services and Interactive Attractions.
For more information see the GMOA Web site at http://www.uga.edu/gamuseum or call 706.542.4662.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Georgia Museum of Art to Host Exhibition as Part of UGA's Upcoming 225th Anniversary
The Georgia Museum of Art (GMOA) is organizing “University of Georgia Turns 225,” an exhibition beginning March 19, 2010, that will celebrate UGA’s 225th anniversary.
The exhibition will display visual art that reflects both the history and the current state of UGA and its campus life.
Paintings by Lamar Dodd, the founder of the University’s art school, will be on display, including “The Arch” (1939) and “North Campus,” as will works by such other notable artists as George Cooke, Charles Frederick Naegle and Howard Thomas. Current art students and professors, including those in the department of ceramics, will also have a role in the anniversary exhibition.
The combination of historic and recent objects reflects the purpose of the anniversary, which is to honor the past and the present while looking forward to the future.The exhibition will take place from March 19 to April 30 in the galleries of the Visual Arts Building on Jackson Street, which is also home to the temporary offices of the museum while it undergoes expansion and renovation.
Visit our Web site at www.uga.edu/gamuseum or call 706.542.GMOA (4662)
Museum Information
Partial support for the exhibitions and programs at the Georgia Museum of Art is provided by the Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. The council is a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Individuals, foundations and corporations provide additional museum support through their gifts to the Arch Foundation and the University of Georgia Foundation. The Georgia Museum of Art is located in the Performing and Visual Arts Complex on the East Campus of the University of Georgia. The address is 90 Carlton Street, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602. The museum’s galleries and shop are now closed for construction of the museum’s expansion. Events and programming are continuing while the museum is under construction as part of “GMOA on the Move,” a series of off-site events and exhibitions. For more information and event times and locations, see www.uga.edu/gamuseum or call 706/542.GMOA.
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The exhibition will display visual art that reflects both the history and the current state of UGA and its campus life.
Paintings by Lamar Dodd, the founder of the University’s art school, will be on display, including “The Arch” (1939) and “North Campus,” as will works by such other notable artists as George Cooke, Charles Frederick Naegle and Howard Thomas. Current art students and professors, including those in the department of ceramics, will also have a role in the anniversary exhibition.
The combination of historic and recent objects reflects the purpose of the anniversary, which is to honor the past and the present while looking forward to the future.The exhibition will take place from March 19 to April 30 in the galleries of the Visual Arts Building on Jackson Street, which is also home to the temporary offices of the museum while it undergoes expansion and renovation.
Visit our Web site at www.uga.edu/gamuseum or call 706.542.GMOA (4662)
Museum Information
Partial support for the exhibitions and programs at the Georgia Museum of Art is provided by the Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. The council is a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Individuals, foundations and corporations provide additional museum support through their gifts to the Arch Foundation and the University of Georgia Foundation. The Georgia Museum of Art is located in the Performing and Visual Arts Complex on the East Campus of the University of Georgia. The address is 90 Carlton Street, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602. The museum’s galleries and shop are now closed for construction of the museum’s expansion. Events and programming are continuing while the museum is under construction as part of “GMOA on the Move,” a series of off-site events and exhibitions. For more information and event times and locations, see www.uga.edu/gamuseum or call 706/542.GMOA.
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