Press

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Facts

  • Founded in 1973 as Nexus, a grassroots artists’ cooperative
  • Provides subsidized studio space for 14 local artists through our Studio Artist Program
  • Established free daily admission in Fall 2015
  • Produces 50+ educational programs each year

Press Releases

Atlanta Contemporary welcomes Tim Youd for special retyping performance as part of his 100 Novels Performance Series for Atlanta Art Week

September 28, 2024
Atlanta Contemporary presents the Casspir Project by Ralph Ziman for Atlanta Art Week

September 28, 2024
Atlanta Contemporary Announces Floyd Hall as New Executive Director

January 10, 2024
Atlanta Contemporary announces Winter 2024 exhibition artists and curators

January 2, 2024
Atlanta Contemporary announces Executive Director, Veronica Kessenich to step down.

July 5, 2023
Atlanta Contemporary announces the 50th Anniversary Exhibitions

June 30, 2023
Five Artists Ponder the Potential and Peril of New Worlds

January 11, 2023
Atlanta Contemporary announces the Summer 2022 Exhibitions

May 12, 2022
Atlanta Contemporary announces Southern Rites by Gillian Laub

May 12, 2022
Atlanta Contemporary announces the curator and artists for the Winter 2022 Project Spaces

December 15, 2021
Atlanta Contemporary announces Winter solo exhibition artists and curators

November 22, 2021
Atlanta Contemporary announces three new artists to join the Studio Artist Program effective October 1, 2021: Chloe Alexander, Casey McGuire, and Donna Mintz.

October 4, 2021
Atlanta Contemporary Appoints Waduda Muhammad As Development Manager

September 28, 2021
Atlanta Contemporary announces Fall solo exhibition artists and curators

June 8, 2021
Atlanta Contemporary announces Out Loud A Virtual Exhibition Benefitting AAAJ

May 5, 2021
Atlanta Contemporary announces new artist Sergio Suarez to join Studio Artist Program and launches the Nexus Fund Studio with 3-month residencies: Ashton Bird, Daniel Gilstrap, Grace Kisa, Tracy Murrell, and Ana Meza

March 29, 2021
Atlanta Contemporary Announces And So We Begin

March 3, 2021
Atlanta Contemporary and Urban Catalyst New Program Partnership: Art-As-A-Solution Panels

February 11, 2021
Atlanta Contemporary announces inclusion in The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts expansion of the Regional Regranting Program

October 28, 2020
Atlanta Contemporary announces new artists to join Studio Artist Program: Emma Chammah, Sabre Esler, Jane Foley, Carol John, Jeffrey Wilcox Paclipan, and Dianna Settles

October 15, 2020
Atlanta Contemporary announces the Artists Selected for the 2021 Atlanta Biennial

October 6, 2020
 Atlanta Contemporary and Dance Canvas Announce New Summer Choreographic Residency and Selected Artists

July 23, 2020
Atlanta Contemporary announces She Is Here

July 15, 2020
Atlanta Contemporary announces Decade by Baseera Khan

February 15, 2020
Atlanta Contemporary announces the 2020/2021 Exhibition Season

February 15, 2020
Atlanta Contemporary announces Project Space exhibition openings in conjunction with The Life and Death of Charles Williams

December 20, 2019
Atlanta Contemporary announces new artists to join Studio Artist Program: In Kyoung Chun, Julia Kouneski, and Kelly Mitchell

November 1, 2019
Atlanta Contemporary announces The Life and Death of Charles Williams

September 17, 2019
Atlanta Contemporary announces exhibitions opening August 24, 2019

July 16, 2019
Atlanta Contemporary announces 20 Artists Selected for the 2019 Atlanta Biennial

November 14, 2018
Atlanta Contemporary selected as a grantee of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Arts Innovation and Management Program

August 10, 2018
Atlanta Contemporary announces Kenny Blank as the 2018 Nexus Award Recipient

July 20, 2018
Atlanta Contemporary receives funding to increase rent subsidy for Studio Artist Program

June 14, 2018
ART PARTY returns in celebration of Atlanta Contemporary’s 45th Anniversary – Exhibition Artists Announced

May 17, 2018
2019 Atlanta Biennial Co-Curators Announced

May 1, 2018
Atlanta Contemporary presents Dena Yago

March 19, 2018
Atlanta Contemporary presents Sheida Soleimani

March 19, 2018
Atlanta Contemporary presents Krista Clark

March 19, 2018
Atlanta Contemporary presents Irini Miga

March 19, 2018
Atlanta Contemporary Receives $75,000 grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

January 30, 2018
Atlanta Contemporary presents Sable Elyse Smith

December 14, 2017
Atlanta Contemporary presents Joe Minter

December 14, 2017
Atlanta Contemporary presents Kamrooz Aram

December 14, 2017
Atlanta Contemporary presents Alex C. Kerr

December 14, 2017
Atlanta Contemporary presents Tau Lewis

December 13, 2017
Atlanta Contemporary presents Pasaquan

December 13, 2017
Atlanta Contemporary announces new season of signature program Movement Love

September 27, 2017
Atlanta Contemporary announces Contemporary Kids

September 27, 2017
Atlanta Contemporary announces additions to signature program Contemporary Cocktails

September 27, 2017
Atlanta Contemporary announces Contemporary Talks: On Collecting with Max Teicher of Gagosian

September 27, 2017
Atlanta Contemporary announces Mailchimp as the 2017 Nexus Award Recipient

July 19, 2017
Atlanta Contemporary presents Agnieszka Polska

July 19, 2017
Atlanta Contemporary presents Matthew Angelo Harrison

July 19, 2017
Atlanta Contemporary presents Anna Betbeze

July 19, 2017
Atlanta Contemporary presents a solo exhibition by Lonnie Holley

November 2, 2016
Atlanta Contemporary receives $120K Grant from Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

October 26, 2016
For Immediate Release: Atlanta Contemporary announces new program Contemporary On-Site

August 16, 2016
For Immediate Release: 32 Participants Selected for Atlanta Contemporary’s ATLBNL

July 18, 2016
Atlanta Contemporary announces new Chair of the Board of Directors

July 6, 2016
Atlanta Contemporary announces Larry Walker as the 2016 Nexus Award Recipient

June 23, 2016
For Immediate Release: ATLBNL

June 21, 2016
For Immediate Release: The Dapper Comes to the Walkers

March 22, 2016
For Immediate Release: It Can Howl

March 22, 2016
Atlanta Contemporary presents The 5th of July

February 4, 2016
Atlanta Contemporary presents Once you’ve seen one shopping center you’ve seen a mall at the Starlight Drive-In Swap Meet

October 22, 2015
Announcing Joel Holmberg’s solo exhibition, You’ll Never Know If You Don’t Ask Yourself

October 13, 2015
Atlanta Contemporary presents 2015-2016 Film Love schedule

October 8, 2015
Atlanta Contemporary Appoints Lacey Haslam as Development Manager

September 28, 2015
Lauri Stallings and Glo present Search Engine at Atlanta Contemporary

September 22, 2015
Atlanta Contemporary Announces Rebrand and New Website Launch

September 15, 2015

Press Coverage

Tim Youd transforms literature into art at Atlanta Contemporary

Arts ATL
History doesn’t repeat, it rhymes: Ralph Ziman brings South African art & history to Atlanta

The Atlanta Voice
At the Barbershop, a Meet-Cute Mid Cut

New York Times
‘Outloud’ Celebrates Asian American Artists; Honors Lives Lost In Targeted Shootings

WABE
Virtual art exhibit aims to counter anti-Asian hate

Atlanta Journal Constution
A Story of Queer Rebirth in Three Parts: ‘Physical Body of Work’ by Shane Dedman

WUSSY MAG
“Other Hues of Blue: A Pandemic-Era Biennial in Atlanta”

New Art Examiner
Review: 2021 Atlanta Biennial shows that dark times can lead to renewal, creativity

ArtsATL
Care In Its Extensive Form: 2021 Atlanta Biennial

BURNAWAY
Dawn Williams Boyd at Atlanta Contemporary

Burnaway
Exclusive: 2021 Atlanta Biennial names artists, dates and vision of the Southeast

ArtsATL
Review: Contemporary’s “Charles Williams” tells story of pencils, empowerment, despair

ArtsATL
Exclusive: Bold new vision drives 2020–21 Atlanta Contemporary exhibition season

ArtsATL
Dance Canvas, Atlanta Contemporary select eight for choreography residency

ArtsATL
REVIEWS: “Vivid Memories of a Blurred Past” at Atlanta Contemporary

Burnaway
Notes Towards Becoming A Spill: Shikeith at Atlanta Contemporary

Burnaway
CLOSE LOOK: William J. O’ Brien at Atlanta Contemporary

Burnaway
Atlanta Contemporary to Exhibit at Fourth Paris Internationale

Burnaway
No Outsiders: The 2019 Atlanta Biennial at Atlanta Contemporary

Burnaway
City Lights: “A Thousand Tomorrows” At The Atlanta Contemporary; Baayork Lee; And More

WABE
Atlanta Contemporary Museum Offers Virtual Tours, Programming

WABE
Atlanta Contemporary Displays Works Of Charles Williams, An Artist With Many Styles

WABE
The Atlanta Contemporary Displays Southeast Art In Biennial Exhibit

WABE
Atlanta Contemporary Invites Public Into Artist Studios

WABE
Atlanta Contemporary’s ‘She Is Here’ Addresses Gender Equality And More

WABE
Atlanta Contemporary And Dance Canvas Partner To Provide Space For Dance Artists

WABE
In the studio with Krista Clark

ArtsATL
Harry Gould Harvey IV at Atlanta Contemporary

Art Viewer
Harry Gould Harvey IV at Species at Atlanta Contemporary

Contemporary Art Daily
Joe Minter at Atlanta Contemporary

Art Viewer
Why The Gig Economy is Creatively Bankrupt

GARAGE
Kamrooz Aram Delivers Institutional Critique at Atlanta Contemporary

BURNAWAY
Sara Hornbacher: Screen Queen

Burnaway
Anna Betbeze at Atlanta Contemporary

Art Viewer
Spellbound: Anna Betbeze at Atlanta Contemporary

Burnaway
Fun Color Pop Wedding in Atlanta: Laura + Thomas

Green Wedding Shoes
Tonya Paul Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center

Achor and Eden
Ariane + Tom | A Wedding at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center

Tessa Rice
Scenes from the Atlanta Contemporary’s Art Party-art-party

Creative Loafing
Atlanta Wedding Planner | Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center | Sarah & Ethan
Review: glo’s “Search Engine” puts Contemporary twist on exploring the imaginary dance

Arts Atl
Real wedding: Tiffany + Paul

Brooklyn Bride
Atlanta Wedding at Atlanta Contemporary Art Center by Loren Routhier Photography

The Celebration Society
Real Atlanta wedding: Theresa + Jay

Brooklyn Bride
Joel Holmberg: You’ll Never Know If You Don’t Ask Yourself at Atlanta Contemporary

Daily Serving
Lisa Frank Inspired Wedding

Friendors
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center Wedding from A Big To Do Event

Style Me Pretty
Artist’s books in “Endless Road: A Look at Nexus Press” a trip down memory lane, at ACAC

artsATL
Atlanta Contemporary invests in engagement with free admission starting Sept. 1

Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Work of Four Seriously Funny Women Artists

Hyperallergic
‘Tramps’ at the Contemporary

Creative Loafing

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