Contemporary Talks focuses on artists’ projects, curatorial platforms, and contemporary theory and connects you with individuals who represent a diverse range of disciplines as they consider, examine, and question contemporary art.


Past Events

May 24 2025 / 11:00am Contemporary Talks

Artist Talk with Rosa Duffy

Moderated by Executive Director Floyd Hall

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Join us for an intimate and thought-provoking conversation between Rosa Duffy—archivist, artist, and founder of Endless Editions ATL—and Floyd Hall, Executive Director of Atlanta Contemporary, as they discuss her exhibition "Tall and Wild" and reflect on the living archive of Black craft and memory in Atlanta.

May 17 2025 / 2:00pm Contemporary Talks

Remembering Christian Walker

With Remarks and Exhibition Tour by Executive Director Floyd Hall

Free

We invite the Atlanta arts community to join us for a public remembrance of Christian Walker, featuring remarks and an exhibition tour with Floyd Hall, Atlanta Contemporary Executive Director.

April 25 2025 / 6:00pm Contemporary Talks

Artist Talk

Kristan Woolford and Greg Zinman

Free

Join us for an engaging artist talk with Kristan Woolford, the visionary behind "Free the Land" (2023). This striking HD video confronts gentrification, historical displacement, and the fight against colonization, alongside curator Greg Zinman.

March 15 2025 / 12:00pm Contemporary Talks

Artist Talk

with Craig Colman

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Join Atlanta-based artist Craig Coleman for an intimate discussion of Closet Geometry, their immersive projection installation in Sliver Space. Coleman will explore the themes of identity, self-discovery, and vulnerability, discussing how their work reflects their journey as a non-binary and bisexual individual.

January 25 2025 / 4:00pm Contemporary Talks

Artist Talk with Masud Olufani & Stephen Satterfield

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On Saturday, January 25, at 4 pm, join Masud Olufani for a conversation with Stephen Satterfield, creator of the Netflix series High on the Hog, as they discuss some of the narrative elements of food culture as depicted in Olufani’s current exhibition, A Sorcery of Sustenance. This conversation will be moderated by Floyd Hall, Atlanta Contemporary Executive Director.

January 22 2025 / 6:30pm Contemporary Talks

POSTPONED | Across Generations and Geographies: A Conversation Between Hew Locke and Grace Aneiza Ali

Event offsite at Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum

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Event Offsite at Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum Join us at Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum for a conversation between renowned Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke, whose work explores empire and power, and Guyanese-American curator Grace Aneiza Ali. The landmark exhibition, Donald Locke: Nexus, curated by Ali and on view here at Atlanta Contemporary, honors the life and legacy of Guyanese-born artist Donald Locke (1930–2010), one of Atlanta’s most influential artists. It focuses on how the concept of “nexus” permeates his artistic and intellectual journey and his engagement with themes of migration, cultural hybridity, and the histories of colonialism.

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