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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/13/2026 > spruill-gallery-material-poesy-exhibition

Spruill Gallery will host Material Poesy exhibitionfeaturing three local artists

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (607+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta The Spruill Gallery’s final exhibition of 2026, Material Poesy, opens September 24 andfeatures works by Atlanta-based artists Johanna Flores, Ato Ribeiro, and Ivy Wu, according to an announcement from the organization. The exhibition runs through October 29 with…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/09/2026 > support-as-a-verb

Upcoming art openings in Atlanta and Edgewood district

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (358+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta What it takes to stay Wednesday, Sept. 9 — Talent gets a career started. Support is what keeps it going. Since 2018, the nonprofit Idea Capital has proven that point by partnering with philanthropist Susan Antinori to provide…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/09/2026 > inside-constance-thalkens-whitespace-gallery-talk

Inside Constance Thalken's Whitespace Gallery talk

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (141+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Here’s some of what was shared. Thalken was calling the project “Fragments of an Elegy” until a workshop audience reacted poorly to the title. Stuck for a replacement, she and a friend looked into alligator…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/09/2026 > inside-idea-capitals-susan-antinori-visual-artist-award

Inside Idea Capital's Susan Antinori Visual Artist Award

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (455+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Susan Antinori’s path to funding Idea Capital’s Susan Antinori Visual Artist Award began with a neighbor and friend. Atlanta curator and arts advocate Mary Stanley sits on the Idea Capital Steering Committee. Through her, Antinori…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/08/2026 > dekalb-county-cow-art

DeKalb County launches public art cow project - Rough Draft

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (417+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Cows are coming to DeKalb County! The 12+1 Initiative is a new county-wide public art project bringing a herd of customized painted cows to each city in DeKalb. Life-size fiberglass cows are currently being delivered to…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/02/2026 > old-work-new-chapters

🏛️ Old work, new chapters

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (482+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Wednesday, Sept. 2 — The first of this week’s Sketchbook stories uncovers a past that turns out to be surprisingly contemporary. The other looks at how a new Atlanta arts leader is building a future based on…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/02/2026 > new-edmonia-lewis-exhibit-at-georgia-museum-of-art

New Edmonia Lewis exhibit at Georgia Museum of Art

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (246+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta That tour, capped at 30 people and starting at 2 p.m., is the next public entry point into “Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone,” on view at the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens through Jan. 3, 2027. “Said in Stone…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 08/29/2026 > amy-sherald-calida-rawles-spelman

Spelman to host lectures by acclaimed artists Amy Sherald and Calida Rawles

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (317+ words) Rough Draft Atlanta The Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies will host its first Distinguished Lecture Series of the academic year on Sept. 1 featuring Atlanta University Center alumni artists Amy Sherald and Calida Rawles at Spelman College. The artists…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 08/29/2026 > the-atlanta-news-quiz-for-august-29

The Atlanta News Quiz for August 29

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (153+ words) It’s time to test your knowledge with this week’s Atlanta News Quiz! Click here to play, and please let us know how you do by sharing on Instagram, Facebook, or X @RoughDraftATL. This week’s quiz is sponsored by Ahlers & Ogletree....

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 08/26/2026 > charlotte-woolf-curates-bugs-gsu

New 'BUGS!' art exhibition opens at GSU Perimeter College

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (159+ words) Queer artist and educator Charlotte Woolf has curated “You Are Not Alone: BUGS!,” a group exhibition featuring Atlanta-based artists, at Georgia State University Perimeter College. Through themes of pollination, decomposition, labor, and interdependence, the show explores how insects shape the…...