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Georgia
Coretta Scott King Gets an Atlanta Tribute
The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, established by the civil rights activist in 1968, unveiled the new memorial on what would have been her 96th birthday.
SCAD deFINE ART 2023 Features New Work, Programs With International Contemporary Artists
Mika Rottenberg, Rachel Feinstein, and this year’s honoree Jorge Pardo are among the artists participating in this celebrated event in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia.
The Haunting History of America’s Largest Confederate Monument
A new documentary investigates the racist origins of the Stone Mountain monument near Atlanta, Georgia — the Mount Rushmore of white supremacy.
Study Art in Atlanta at the Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design
Part of Georgia State University, the school offers graduate students tuition waivers, studio space, graduate assistantships, and career experiences.
Billboard Companies Reject “Inflammatory” Art for Pro-Voting Campaign
The designs by artists Deborah Kass and Cleon Peterson were critical of the Supreme Court as well as abortion and pro-gun legislation.
Indie Filmmakers Shine a Light on the American South
Documentaries about xenophobia, Black gospel music, and hazing are trenchant explorations of social issues in the South.
We Need to Talk About the Middle Passage
Doreen Lynette Garner renders flesh in silicone with unforgiving realism, representing the pathology of colonialism, slavery, and white supremacy.
Explosion Destroys Mysterious Georgia Doomsday Monument
The “Georgia Guidestones” attracted thousands of annual visitors and drew the ire of conservatives and conspiracists who deemed them “satanic.”
SCAD Museum of Art Appoints Daniel S. Palmer as Chief Curator
The former curator at Public Art Fund, New York, is joining the Savannah College of Art and Design’s teaching museum on its 10th anniversary.
SCAD Celebrates deFINE ART 2022 With Conversations, Curated Experiences, Exhibitions
Matthew Angelo Harrison, Hayv Kahraman, and this year’s honoree Katharina Grosse are among the artists featured in this signature event.
An Art Film Romance Takes a Rare Transcendentalist View
Using magical realism and never taking the expected approach, Georgian director Alexandre Koberidze asks viewers to take more notice of the world around them.