Atlanta Arts and Artists

Credit High Museum of Art

Rickey Bevington broadcasts live Friday, February 3rd 4-7 p.m. on 88.5 FM from the High Museum of Art in Midtown Atlanta during the museum's monthly "First Friday" event. It's part art party, part happy hour.

This month's event features live music from Atlanta Funk Society, drop-in snow globe making with Indie Craft Experience, ice Carving by Adrián Barzaga, photobooth with E.K. Sluder, a screening of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," and more.

The show is all about Atlanta arts and artists, featuring Khalilah Birdsong, Fahamu Pecou, Catlanta, Tiny Doors ATL, Scott Ingram, Sarah Hobbs, Molly Rose Freeman, the Atlanta Music Project and Susannah Darrow of Arts ATL.  

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Brandon Bush: A Life in Music

By • Aug 24, 2018
GPB

Bill Nigut’s guest on this edition of Two Way Street is Georgia-based musician Brandon Bush. He was an original member of Sugarland, one of the hottest acts in country music until they went their separate ways six years ago to the dismay of their millions of fans. 


Preview Of The High Museum Of Art's New Collection From Souls Grown Deep Foundation

By & Whitney Chirdon • Jun 5, 2017
Souls Grown Deep Foundation
Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio

The High Museum of Art recently received 54 works made by contemporary African-American artists from the South as part of a gift/purchase from Souls Grown Deep Foundation. This gift will debut in 2018 as part of the museum’s permanent collection reinstallation. We talk with curator Katherine Jentleson about one incoming piece by artist Thornton Dial.

High Museum: Highlights From The Live Show

By & • Feb 13, 2017
E.K. Sluder

On Friday February 3, GPB Atlanta broadcasted "All Things Considered" live from the High Museum of Art's monthly "First Friday" event.

The Day Atlanta Stood Still

By & GPB • Feb 2, 2017
Bubba73 / Wikimedia Commons

At the time, it was the deadliest crash in aviation history. On Sunday morning, June 3, 1962, Atlanta was stunned by the news that a plane carrying 106 of its citizens had crashed on take-off at Orly Airfield near Paris, France. Below, you can watch the 2001 GPB documentary "The Day Atlanta Stood Still."

Atlanta Artists In Their Own Words

By • Feb 2, 2017
Fahamu Pecou

In metro Atlanta, art is all around us.

We asked some of the city's creative minds to share their perspectives about the Atlanta art scene, why they work in their particular medium and the value of public art.

Check out a slideshow of their favorite works above, and listen to what they had to say below.

Atlanta Music Project Brings Harmony To Westside

By • Feb 2, 2017
Stephen Fowler, GPB News

There’s some art in Atlanta that’s not found in paints and brushes, but in pitches and beats.

The art of making music is a special gift, and one the Atlanta Music Project takes very seriously.

The afterschool program is at the Kindezi School Westlake, and in a few short years it has made a lasting impact not only on the students, but also the community around it.

Listen to the sounds of a typical afternoon at the Atlanta Music Project, and hear how a few hours of music strikes a powerful chord with everyone involved.  

Atlanta Arts Are Worth More Than You Think

By • Jan 31, 2017
Burnaway

Atlanta’s creative output is impressive.

The metro region has 492 registered arts organizations from museums and galleries to movie theaters to furniture makers.

Statewide, the annual revenue of arts organizations is nearly $800 million.

To learn more about how arts influence the daily lives of Atlantans, Rickey Bevington speaks with Susannah Darrow, Executive Director of Arts ATL, a nonprofit publication providing arts criticism and coverage.