Arts in Atlanta
The arts in Atlanta are well-represented, with a prominent presence in music, fine art, and theater.
Music
Atlanta has played a major or contributing role in the development of various genres of American music at different times in the city's history. Beginning as early as the 1920s, Atlanta emerged as a center for
Hip hop
Atlanta hip hop
Atlanta has been called "hip-hop's center of gravity,"
Visual arts
Atlanta is home to an established visual arts community. In 2010, the city was ranked as the ninth-best city for the arts by American Style Magazine.[7] Most of the city's art galleries are located in the Castleberry Hill and West Midtown neighborhoods. While every type of visual art is represented in the city, Atlanta is a major center for contemporary art, public art, and urban art.[8] The growing Atlanta campus of Savannah College of Art and Design has brought in a steady stream of artists and curators.[9]
Art museums
In 2010, American Style Magazine ranked Atlanta as the ninth-best city for the arts.
Public art
The city's Office of Cultural Affairs administers a public art program,
The city's Aviation Arts program administers and art program at
The 22 miles (35 km) BeltLine corridor, a former rail corridor gradually being developed into an improved biking and walking trail, is home to the annual Art on the BeltLine exhibition. In 2011 66 visual and performance pieces were exhibited.[13]
Street art
Although historically never a haven for street art[14] like New York City or Los Angeles,[15] street art is becoming more prominent in Atlanta. Hotspots for viewing Atlanta street art include:
- The Krog Street Tunnel
- The 22-mile BeltLine path which circles the inner city along industrial and residential spaces
- In Cabbagetown, Atlanta along Tennelle St and the Wylie Street wall of the CSX railroad's Hulsey rail yard.
- In Inman Park around the intersection of Krog St. and Edgewood Ave.
- In East Atlanta surrounding the intersections of Flat Shoals Road and Edgewood Ave.
- In Little Five Points surrounding the intersections of Euclid Ave. and Moreland Ave.
- In Sweet Auburn along Edgewood Ave.
Images and locations of over 200 works of Atlanta Street Art can be found on the Atlanta Street Art Map.
In May 2011 Atlanta established a Graffiti Task Force. Though in October 2011 the police arrested 7 persons designated as vandals, city officials assert that they have no intention of stifling the street art scene. The city's Office of Cultural Affairs selected 29 standout murals to avoid whitewashing including murals commissioned as part of the
Arts centers
Arts centers in Atlanta include King Plow Arts Center and the Goat Farm Arts Center in West Midtown, The Metropolitan in Adair Park and Studioplex in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.
Galleries and art walks
There are small concentrations of galleries in the
Theater
Atlanta is one of few United States cities with permanent, professional, resident companies in all major performing arts disciplines:
Other theater groups include the internationally known
Performing arts and music venues
In the city of Atlanta:
- Woodruff Arts Center - contains the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art, Young Audiences and the 14th Street Playhouse
- Fox Theatre - theater, musical theater, concerts, award ceremonies and other special events
- Rialto Center for the Arts - performing arts
- Buckhead Theatre
- The Tabernacle
- Variety Playhouse and Seven Stages Theater
- The Masquerade - live music, mostly indie-rock, rock, metal
- Schwartz Center[22]
- Ferst Center[23]
- Ray Charles Performing Center[24]
In Metro Atlanta, the
Literature
Atlanta is the home of many influential writers of the 20th century, including
Film festivals
Atlanta is the host of the
Marching arts
Atlanta is a major hub for the marching arts. The city is home of
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- ^ "Looking back at 2010: Visual arts scene strengthened as a community and advanced the conversation by Catherine Fox". ArtsCriticATL.com. 2010-12-27. Archived from the original on 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
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- ^ June 4, Wyatt Williams Friday; Edt, 2010 09:00 Am. "Neighborhood art walks thrive in Atlanta". Creative Loafing.
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- ^ "Atlanta Coalition of Performing Arts".
- ^ "Schwartz Center | Emory University | Atlanta GA". schwartz.emory.edu.
- ^ "Ferst Center | ARTS@TECH".
- ^ "Ray Charles Performing Arts Center".