Atlanta Contemporary presents a public opening celebration of its 2026 Winter/Spring exhibition cycle that explores storytelling, materiality, identity, and embodied experience across a wide range of contemporary art practices.
The cycle features the Georgia Women to Watch 2026: A Book Arts Revolution is curated by Cynthia Nourse Thompson, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, and explores how contemporary women artists are pushing the boundaries of book-based art practices. The featured artists include: Eliza Bentz, Hannah Israel, Cynthia Lollis, Serena Perrone, and Eileen Wallace.
The concurrent exhibitions are: Unbound Narratives: Embodied Language, a group show that brings together Bethany Collins, February James, a’driane nieves, and Gabi Madrid; Dokafleh by artist Brittany Adeline King; Bleed by Jean Shon; and A Litany for Shelter by Natalie Rose Eddings.
Visitors are invited to move through the galleries, engage with the work, grab a cocktail, and connect with artists and community members during this celebratory evening. The event is open to the public, and admission to Atlanta Contemporary is always free.
Location
Sliver Space,
Chute Space,
Studio Artist Program Wall,
Atrium,
Gallery 5,
Gallery 6,
Gallery 3,
Gallery 2,
Gallery 1,
Lobby,
On Site,
Gallery 4
with Cynthia Lollis, Eileen Wallace, Eliza Bentz, Hannah Israel, and Serena Perrone & Moderated by Cynthia Thompson
Free
Join us for an artist talk celebrating Georgia Women to Watch 2026: A Book Arts Revolution, an exhibition that explores the book as an artistic medium.
Join us for a family-friendly art workshop as part of the Contemporary Kids program, where kids of all ages can explore their creativity and engage with the themes of contemporary art!
A Cross Pollination Iron Art Event | by Allen Peterson and Friends
Ticketed
We kick off the new year with a performance art event with Allen Peterson and Friends in which crews of sculptors melt scrap iron and pour it into reusable molds to form bird-sized honeybee forms. Like puppets, these bees “fly” through the night in formations inspired by the dance-based language honeybees use to communicate and cooperate inside the hive.
