Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Investigators were following up on complaints from artists on how their work was being sold.
Investigators with the Atlanta Police Major Fraud Unit served a search warrant at Midtown’s Bill Lowe Gallery on Tuesday. Atlanta Police Officer John Chafee said the investigators were following up on complaints from artists on how their work was being sold. WSB-TV reported that investigators were seen removing computers, files and some pieces of work from the gallery that is located at 1555 Peachtree St. in north Midtown. The news outlet interviewed a New York City-based artist who said the gallery had neglected paying him thousands of dollars despite selling his works. No arrests have been made, nor charges filed in the open case according to the police. A message left by Patch with the gallery has not been returned. Bill Lowe sent WSB …
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Lots to culturally experience this weekend in Midtown.
Another weekend is almost upon us and as usual, it will be another arts-filled one in Midtown Atlanta. Want to have your arts event featured at Midtown Patch? See this easy-to-follow video tutorial here that shows users of any Patch site how to post an announcement and/or events, including full press releases, by using the tools available to all users on the Patch. And it’s FREE! _______ The Atlanta Opera’s 24-Hour Opera Project Showcase is this weekend as selected composers, lyricists, stage directors and opera singers – randomly put into teams – will have 24 hours to compose, stage and rehearse a 7-10-minute opera. The composers and lyricists will have 12 hours to write the opera. At the end of 12 hours, the pieces will be assigned to a …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Facing financial crisis only last year, the King Plow Arts Center located theatre lives on now in its 25th season
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Actor's Express announced Monday that Nan Barnett has accepted the position of executive director, effective immediately. Barnett is on duty and Interim Managing Producer Kate Warner will overlap with her for several weeks to insure a smooth transition. “I have known Nan Barnett for about five years through our mutual involvement in the National New Play Network,” said Artistic Director Freddie Ashley in a release. “She is fiercely smart -- and one of the great advocates for new plays in the American theatre. I am very excited to roll up my sleeves with her and move Actor's Express into its next twenty-five years!” In early 2011, the situation was described as 'dire' as financial struggles threatened to force close the theater located in …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Midtown is the epicenter for arts, culture and music in Atlanta, so share your upcoming events, no matter how big or small, with Midtown Patch.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
There's never a shortage of wonderful arts and cultural events to attend in Midtown and on the westside alike. As a reminder to our Midtown Patch readers, click here for a quick and easy-to-follow video tutorial that shows users of any Patch site how to post free announcements, including full press releases. It’s so simple, a great way to promote your event and often times will be distributed via the Midtown Patch social networks. Let us know what's going on! The High Museum of Art is hosting a free Tweetup event Thursday, Aug. 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. Bring your smart phone and come explore the entire Museum. Use #hightweetup to tweet your impressions of Rising Up: Hale Woodruff's Murals from Talladega College, Picturing New York/Picturing the…
Monday, July 16, 2012
Project support is available for individual artists, arts organizations and community organizations planning to complete artistic works in the city the next 12 months.
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Monday, July 16, 2012
The City of Atlanta’s Office of Cultural Affairs invites nonprofit organizations and individual artists to apply to the 2012-2013 Contracts for Arts Services (CAS) program. The CAS program awards grants in the following areas of artistic and cultural services: production, creation, presentation, exhibition and managerial support. The application deadline for regular funding categories (Major Arts Organizations, Arts Organizations, Artist Projects and Emerging Artist Award) is Aug. 27, 2012. Here's a list of last year's grantees. New CAS program applicants are required to attend an upcoming application workshop. See here for more information. The Office of Cultural Affairs seeks to support programs that educate and expose the public to a …
Monday, July 2, 2012
There are several opportunities to enjoy free cultural arts events in Midtown and West Midtown this week
Love a teacher? Hate a teacher? Know a teacher? Then you’re going to want to see the Essential Theatre’s world premier of “Evelyn in Purgatory” this week. And if you’re an educator, you can see it for free on Thursday, July 5 at West Midtown’s Actors Express, located at 887 W. Marietta St. Oh, and you can receive a complimentary glass of vino, too. The play from Atlanta playwrite Topher Payne is premiering this week and teachers with a valid ID will be admitted free (plus the glass of wine) to Thursday’s preview show at 8 p.m. Essential isn't taking reservations, so interested teachers should come early. Self-described as "The Breakfast Club for teachers," the play follows a small group of teachers stuck in the "Reassignment Center" in New…
Monday, June 11, 2012
A new and exciting season begins at the Center for Puppetry Arts and Patch is giving away a family four-pack of tickets to Saturday's performance
Note: The contest deadline has passed and a winner has been notified by email. Patch is still awaiting confirmation. Thanks for participating and we'll be having more contests like this so stay tuned. Oh, and poor Fozzie Bear. Fella gives a good effort... The 2012-2013 performance season for Midtown’s Center for Puppetry Arts is under way and it promises to be a journey filled with classic tales, lovable characters and plenty of adventures and fun for the entire family. “It sets up to be a wonderful season,” said Jon Ludwig, the Center’s artistic director who has worked with the organization since its inception. “We have a little bit of everything.” Highlights from the upcoming Family Performances include the return of Ludwig’s musical …
Monday, June 4, 2012
Modern Class Design partners with Midtown's Museum of Design Atlanta for an art, fashion and design fundraiser to benefit inner city children and provide art camp attendance.
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Monday, June 4, 2012
Modern Class Design (MCD), the interior design company founded by NFL star Vernon Davis and business partner Antone Davis, has partnered with the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) to host a fundraising event featuring art, fashion and design. Set to be held Saturday, June 9 at MODA, proceeds from the event will help fund the attendance of inner-city students at the art focused Camp MODA in 2012. A handful of designers from local colleges have been invited to attend and display their work for the opportunity to be selected and offered an internship MCD. MODA regularly features exhibitions on architecture, industrial and product design, interiors and furniture, graphics, and fashion. Camp MODA provides students who have an interest in art with…
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Mayor Kasim Reed makes announcement in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Orly plane crash tragedy; proposal increases arts grant funding to $940,000
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Saturday, June 2, 2012
Mayor Kasim Reed has proposed to double arts grant funding for the Office of Cultural Affairs in the City of Atlanta’s FY 2013 operating budget. Mayor Reed announced his intention to ask the Atlanta City Council for more arts funding last week during his keynote speech at an Atlanta Rotary International luncheon. The Mayor’s speech followed a moving short film about the Atlanta arts leaders and patrons who lost their lives in a plane crash in France on June 3, 1962. The Atlanta Art Association had sponsored a month-long tour of European art with more than 100 of Atlanta's cultural and civic leaders. At the time, it was the world's worst air disaster involving a single aircraft. The Woodruff Arts Center will commemorate the Orly plane crash…
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
WonderRoot announces Walthall Artist Fellowship to support artists at pivotal stages in their careers; Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center for the Arts receives grant
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
WonderRoot recently announced a brand new career development program for Atlanta area artists. Building on a model of learning and exchange which connects artists to mentors, peer artists, and leaders in the field, The Walthall Artist Fellowship is comprised of five components: a monthly symposium, peer learning and roundtable discussions, one-to-one artist mentorship, a five-day residency at Ossabaw Island and a group exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia. Founded in 2004, WonderRoot is an Atlanta-based non-profit arts and service organization with a mission to unite artists and community to inspire positive social change. For the Fellowship, it is seeking artists who are at pivotal points in their careers. Selected …
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12:07 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013
More artists coming forward with claims that weren't being paid properly: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/more-artists-come-forward-ripoff-claims-against-mi/nWJkT/ more ›