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Contemporary Talks connects audiences with some of the most influential regional, national and international thinkers and doers in art and culture working today.
Upcoming
January 21 / 6:00pm
Contemporary Talks
Moving Through the Pandemic
Panel Discussion
A conversation with Choreographers about creating movement-based art, even at a distance.
January 30 / 12:00pm
Contemporary Talks
Advocacy & Activism in the Arts
Panel Series
Presented by Urban Catalyst Lab
A conversation on Advocacy & Activism in the arts, featuring panelists who represent the multifaceted Atlanta advocacy scene.
Past Events
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Contemporary Talks
She is Here: Project Spaces
January 9, 2021 / 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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She Is Here Artist Talk
November 21, 2020 / 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Contemporary Talks
The Importance of Collecting
October 22, 2020 / 6:00pm – 8:00pm
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Discrit
October 17, 2020 / 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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A Conversation Between Sister Cities
October 8, 2020 / 12:30pm – 2:30pm
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Curator Tour
September 19, 2020 / 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Art & Dialogue with Andrea Andersson
September 17, 2020 / 6:00pm – 7:00pm
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Breathe
July 30, 2020 / 6:30pm – 8:30pm
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Discrit
June 27, 2020 / 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Contemporary Talks
May 19, 2020 / 11:30am – 12:30pm
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Discrit
May 16, 2020 / 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Discrit
April 18, 2020 – April 30, 2020
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THE END IS NEAR
April 11, 2020 – April 30, 2020
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Bojana Ginn
April 1, 2020 – April 30, 2020
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Discrit
March 28, 2020 – April 30, 2020
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Artist Talk: Sarah Nathaniel and Jordan Stubbs
February 8, 2020 / 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Curator Tour
January 25, 2020 / 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Curator Tour: Coco Hunday
December 14, 2019 / 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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SFQP Artist Talk
December 5, 2019 / 7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Nicole Berry
November 7, 2019 / 7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Discrit
October 26, 2019 / 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Discrit presents Archiving the Personal
September 21, 2019 / 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Discrit: Painting and Architecture
August 29, 2019 / 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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SFQP Artist Talk
July 11, 2019 / 6:00pm – 8:00pm
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Erin Jane Nelson
June 22, 2019 / 12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Discrit:Talks
June 13, 2019 / 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Visiting Curator Series
June 8, 2019 / 12:00pm – 1:30pm
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Grant Writing 2.0
May 18, 2019 / 11:00am – 2:00pm
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liquid blackness
March 28, 2019 / 6:30pm – 8:30pm
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Kevin Cole
March 23, 2019 / 12:00pm – 1:00pm
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2019 Atlanta Biennial: Women’s Panel Discussion
March 9, 2019 / 12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Discrit:Talks
March 7, 2019 / 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Grant Writing 101
January 26, 2019 / 11:00am – 2:00pm
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Flux Exchange
November 3, 2018 / 11:00am – 12:30pm
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Discrit:Talks
November 1, 2018 / 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Contemporary Cocktails
Reactivations Book Release
July 26, 2018 / 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Contemporary Talks
A Conversation on Collecting
May 24, 2018 / 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Contemporary Talks
Vesna Pavlović
April 5, 2018 / 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Artadia: Art & Dialogue
March 24, 2018 / 11:30am – 12:30pm
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Katya Tepper
March 1, 2018 / 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Humane Living in the 21st Century
February 3, 2018 / 11:30am – 1:30pm
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Shamim M. Momin
January 20, 2018 / 11:30am – 12:30pm
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Contemporary Talks
Anna Betbeze
November 4, 2017 / 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Dana Haugaard
October 26, 2017 / 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Contemporary Talks
Matthew Angelo Harrison
September 30, 2017 / 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Sustainability: Inside and Outside the Kitchen
September 28, 2017 / 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Curator Tour
September 23, 2017 / 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Contemporary Cocktails
Sandra Bloodworth
July 20, 2017 / 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Paul Anthony Smith
July 15, 2017 / 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Contemporary Talks
Jane Garver Foley
July 13, 2017 / 6:00pm – 8:00pm
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Contemporary Cocktails
Lauren Haynes
June 15, 2017 / 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Contemporary Talks
Artadia: Art & Dialogue
March 30, 2017 / 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Curator Talk & Tour
March 18, 2017 / 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Lonnie Holley
February 25, 2017 / 11:00am – 12:00pm
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Contemporary Talks
Ben Davis
February 23, 2017 / 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Contemporary Cocktails
Ridley Howard
December 15, 2016 / 6:00pm – 8:00pm
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Contemporary Talks
Christina West
November 19, 2016 / 11:30am – 12:00pm
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Contemporary Talks
Cosmo Whyte
November 5, 2016 / 11:30am – 12:00pm
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Contemporary Talks
ART PAPERS LIVE
July 30, 2016 / 4:00pm – 6:00pm
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Contemporary Talks
Jamie Isenstein
February 7, 2015 / 11:00am – 12:00pm
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Contemporary Talks
Madison Cario
November 13, 2014 / 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Contemporary Talks
Mark Beasley
October 4, 2014 / 11:00am – 12:30pm
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David Platzker
May 17, 2014 / 11:00am – 12:30pm
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Deborah Kass
April 17, 2014 / 6:30pm – 8:00pm
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Contemporary Talks
Michelle Grabner
December 14, 2013 / 11:00am – 12:30pm