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Past Event May 18, 2017 / 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Contemporary On-Site
The Fuel & Lumber Company
Opening
The Contemporary On-Site series welcomes The Fuel & Lumber Company from Birmingham, Alabama to Atlanta Contemporary. This installation features work by Douglas Degges, Mariah Dekkenga, Ann Pibal, Eleanor Ray and Nancy Shaver.
Our resolve as an art institution in the South, is to shine a light on some of the current crop of exceptional artist-run spaces operating in our region. Located in our former SHOP (Gallery 6), we invite these spaces for a two month take over, to exhibit, play, and experiment. We anticipate these spaces to provoke reflection, expansion, and ultimately modify the ethos of our former days.
Since 1973, the Atlanta Contemporary has provided an alternative to the art and cultural hierarchy in the contemporary art scene. The establishment, founded by artists, was built upon the principles of engaging experimentation and risk-taking through exhibitions, programming, and support of working artists.
Bio
The Fuel And Lumber Company
In their collective past, most American towns had a fuel and lumber company to provide basic goods and services. Believing art and culture to be among the needs vital to the health of any community, artists Amy Pleasant and Pete Schulte founded The Fuel and Lumber Company in 2013 in Birmingham, Alabama to facilitate exhibitions and related programming in the Southeast and beyond. The Fuel And Lumber Company is an idea, not a traditional brick and mortar space, dedicated to contemporary art and community engagement.
Location
Gallery 6Related Exhibitions
May 2, 2017 – July 31, 2017
The Fuel & Lumber Company
The Fuel & Lumber Company
Upcoming Events
December 14 / 6:30pm
Contemporary Talks
Sam Gilliam Collector Panel
Join us for a conversation on Sam Gilliam and collecting with the collectors featured in the Sam Gilliam exhibition.
December 16 / 12:00pm
Special Event
3rd Annual Holiday Market
Atlanta Contemporary presents 27 local artists and craftspeople who create temporary storefronts in our museum galleries.
December 17 / 12:00pm
Contemporary Kids
Contemporary Kids
A free and interactive family-friendly program, Contemporary Kids introduces children to contemporary art and artists through approachable media and hands-on activities.