Contemporary Talks

August 24, 2024 / 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Talk with Tayari Jones

Author of An American Marriage

Talk

Acclaimed novelist Tayari Jones will join Executive Director Floyd Hall to discuss some favorite Atlanta memories, how crafting work on a typewriter informs Jones’ artistic practice as a contemporary author, and witnessing artist Tim Youd reinterpret An American Marriage in a new form as a performative visual work.

Bios

Tayari Jones

New York Times best-selling author Tayari Jones is the author of four novels, most recently An American Marriage. Published in 2018, An American Marriage is an Oprah’s Book Club Selection and also appeared on Barack Obama’s summer reading list as well as his year-end roundup. The novel was awarded the Women’s Prize for Fiction (formerly known as the Orange Prize), Aspen Words Prize and an NAACP Image Award. It has been published in two dozen countries.


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November 15 / 11:00am Contemporary Talks

Artist Talk | At the Crossroads of Art & Design: A Conversation with Jessica Davis, Renee Chiarelli, & Sonya Yong James

with the Asian American Pacific Islander Design Association (AAPIDA)

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Atlanta Contemporary is excited to host an artist talk alongside the Asian American Pacific Islander Design Association (AAPIDA), as interior designer Jessica Davis, hospitality designer Renee Chiarelli, and artist Sonya Yong James come together for an intimate conversation exploring how art and design inform one another.

November 22 / 12:00pm Special Event

Annual Holiday Market

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Atlanta Contemporary presents 12+ local artists and craftspeople who create temporary storefronts in our museum galleries.

November 23 / 12:00pm Contemporary Kids

Contemporary Kids

with Makiko Maekawa

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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! 

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