Arts & Culture

Kids encouraged to 'Plug into Nature'

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Friday, February 21st, 2014, 8:09am

(WXIA) -- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has brought back its Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest for 2014.

This year's theme is Plug into Nature, emphasizing the importance of experiencing wildlife and plants firsthand.

All Georgia students in grades kindergarten through 5 are invited to enter the contest. The top 12 winners' posters will be displayed on the DNR's Flickr site and at the Go Fish Education Center in Perry during the first two weeks in May.

Contest entries are due Apr. 16. Three winners will be picked in four categories (kindergarten, grades 1-2, grades 3-4, grade 5).

Visit georgiawildlife.com for more information about the contest.

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The Artist’s Inspiration: An artist lecture by Renée Stout, Feb. 16

Submitted by SpelmanCollege on Friday, February 14th, 2:37 pm

ATLANTA -- Spelman College Museum of Fine Art will host an artist lecture with Renée Stout in conjunction with the new exhibition Renée Stout: Tales of the Conjure Woman, Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. Stout will discuss the people, places, and things that influenced the works featured in the exhibition.

The African-derived folk beliefs of hoodoo and conjuring are explored in Renée Stout: Tales of the Conjure Woman. Featuring Stout’s multimedia works, the exhibition, on view through May 17, 2014, brings together painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, glassblowing, installation, and compelling storytelling.

Renée Stout, Marie Laveau, c.2009 - 2010, archival pigment print with graphite X’s, 22 x 22 inches, Courtesy the artist

Renée Stout, The Rootworker’s Worktable, c.2011, altered and reconstructed table, blown and hot-formed glass, found and constructed objects, oil stick on panel, found carpet, 78 x 50 x 30 inches, Courtesy of the artist and Accola Griefen Gallery, NY

Renée Stout, Erzulie’s Arsenal, 2013, mixed media wood construction (found object [antique box with celluloid figures] modified with painting, vintage fabric, artificial gold leaf, and copper sheeting) with two small paintings, and two glass bottles (fabricated by the Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington at the direction of the artist), and found vials containing organic substances inserted by the artist, 17 ½ x 20 x 13 inches opened, 13 x 13 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches closed, Courtesy Zanatta Contemporary A

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Tuesday, February 4th, 2014, 9:48am

Doodle 4 Google contest accepting entries

(WXIA) -- It's back! The wildly popular Doodle 4 Google contest, which gives children the opportunity to create a Google Doodle, is now accepting entries.

Students in grades K-12 can enter the competition by drawing the Google logo with the theme, "If I could invent one thing to make the world a better place ..."

"So many of the world's greatest inventions started out as simple doodles -- just think of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of flying machines long before airplanes were made. We hope students will think big and surprise us with their creative ideas, just like they've done in years past!" Google said in a release.

Google will choose one finalist from each state. Last year's Georgia winner was Christine Jeong, a 5th grader at Wilson Creek Elementary School in Johns Creek. Meet Christine and see her winning doodle.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, January 27th, 2014, 1:30pm

AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt design contest open

ATLANTA -- Calling all artists: the AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt design contest is now accepting entries.

Designers have until Friday, Feb. 28 to submit their works of art. All entries will be whittled down to five finalists, which will be unveiled on ajc.com/peachtree on Saturday, Mar. 15.

No one will see the winning design until race day, when it will adorn tens of thousands of finishers' T-shirts.

"The AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt design contest is a great way to showcase the work of our local artists, and we are always impressed with the entries we receive," Atlanta Track Club interim executive director Sue Payne said in a statement.

Whoever wins the contest receives $1,000, while each of the four finalists gets $100.

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Reframing 'Black is Beautiful' lecture at Spelman College

Submitted by SpelmanCollege on Tuesday, October 15th, 8:15 am

ATLANTA -- The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, in partnership with the Spelman College Ida B. Wells-Barnett Distinguished Lecture Series and Atlanta Celebrates Photography, presents the lecture Reframing "Black is Beautiful," with Deborah Willis, Ph.D., chair and professor of Photography and Imaging at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.

The lecture will take place at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17 at Spelman College Cosby Academic Center Auditorium, 350 Spelman Lane SW, Atlanta.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Tuesday, October 8th, 2013, 10:26am

ATLANTA -- Elevate Week, the Office of Cultural Affairs' large scale public art project, will begin Friday, Oct. 18 at locations throughout the city.

Muralists and performance groups will create art with the theme "Transit: Time, People and Places" through Saturday, Oct. 26.

"I am excited by this year's program because it is a testament to the evolving role of public art in the cultural and economic development of Atlanta," Eddie Granderson, public art program manager for the Office of Cultural Affairs, said in a statement. "We are growing Atlanta's reputation as a cultural destination through public art."

MARTA has partnered with the program to design a special Elevate bus. Route 49 will drive past much of the Elevate artwork, giving riders the opportunity to see it.

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LénaBlou and Trilogie Dance Company Master Classes at Spelman Oct. 7

Submitted by SpelmanCollege on Friday, October 4th, 12:51 pm

ATLANTA -- Spelman College Departments of Drama and Dance, World Languages and Literature, African Diaspora and the World and the Office of President present internationally renowned choreographer, activist, scholar, historian, educator, and Knight of the Legion of Honour LénaBlou and Trilogie Dance Company, from Guadeloupe and France, in residence at Spelman College on Oct. 7, 2013.

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