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The article offers information on various events to be held in Atlanta, Georgia. Music band Indigo Girls will perform in the Classic Chastain concert on September 13, 2008. The Robert C. Williams Paper Museum will exhibit environmentally inspired cut-paper art from September 19, 2008 to November 15, 2008. The Atlanta Arts Festival will be held at Piedmont Park from September 12, 2008 to September 14, 2008.

This article reports that the art exhibition Mr. and Mrs. Hollingsworth will be held at Twinhouse Gallery in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia during January 12-31, 2006. Karen Hollingsworth and Neil Hollingsworth have been artists since childhood. Former American vice presidential candidate John Edwards and his wife collect work by both spouses. Neil likes shiny things such as pitchers, double-decker percolators, glass bottles. Karen is drawn to utilitarian objects such as paper bags, chairs, draperies. Karen began painting full-time two years ago.

This article presents information about artists' work places in Atlanta, Georgia. Toby Ivey. Born in Thompson, Georgia, Toby Ivey creates colorful "visions on paper." His deeply spiritual work is reminiscent of biblical imagery and storybook illustrations. By providing studio, exhibition and living spaces, as well as by displaying their own work, artist Carolyn Carr and her husband Michael Gibson have been catalysts in the development of downtown's Castleberry Hill arts district.The marks on Rana Rachat's paintings are intentional gestures. She is fascinated by their "particular vitality" and "potential symbolic meaning."

The article presents information on cultural spots, entities and events in Atlanta, Georgia. It talks about the theater group, Out of Hand, and Beep Beep Gallery and Young Blood Gallery & Boutique. It mentions about the 2007 Atlanta Biennial, showcasing experimental and audacious skills, offering recognition to less expected forms of artistic endeavor at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center.

The article presents a calendar of events to be held in Georgia in March 2007. "Benny Andrews Exhibition: Works on Paper" will be held at Trois Gallery, Atlanta on March 16. Luxurious items of Kings Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI will be displayed under "Decorative Arts of the Kings" in the High Museum, Atlanta on March 3. Kite Flying Festival will be organized in Augusta Botanical Gardens, Augusta on March 17.

This article presents information related to ATLart[07], a month-long celebration of the visual arts starting from May 1 to May 31, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia presented by the Atlanta Gallery Association (AGA). The AGA promotes visual arts in Atlanta. Founding AGA president Timothy Tew is pleased with the event. A featured part of ATLart[07] is ARThouse[07]. From May 6 through 28, "The Castle on Nottingham" will be open to the public as a central showcase for artwork from AGA member galleries.

Cites the conduction of the Artexpo Atlanta which was held at the Georgia World Congress Center in September 2004. Number of attending consumers, exhibitors and booths; Confirmation by show director Hugh Tobin of the event's success in meeting its objectives; Identification of the exhibition's objectives; Plan to establish the show's identity from other Artexpo exhibitions; Plans for Artexpo 2005.

A calendar of events to be held in the Atlanta, Georgia area in November 2008 is presented, including the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia's 7th Annual Off-the-Wall Pin Up Show and Sale on November 20, a performance by musician B.B. King at The Tabernacle on November 24, and singer Madonna's show at Philips Arena on November 24.

The article reports that the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, will host two special exhibitions. The first one, "Andrew Wyeth: Memory & Magic," will run through February 26, 2006 and will showcase works of art that have have received little attention. The second is the "Louvre Atlanta" project, a partnership between the High and the Musée du Louvre. Hundreds of works of art from the Louvre's collections will be brought to Atlanta and be organized around specific themes and periods.

Announces an agreement between Handler Art Group and publisher Deljou Art Group. Offering of a select group of Emanuel Matinni limited editions; Limited edition giclees on canvas.

The article compares the 1987 Atlanta Biennale exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art and at the Nexus Contemporary Art Center in Atlanta, Georgia. It notes that while trying to limit participants the Whitney exhibit maintained the true spirit of the survey show while the Nexus show created a limited exhibited despite efforts to provide diversity. It also discusses the differences and similarities in the curators' vision for the show and their selection of artists.

An essay is presented on the art works included in the "Out of the South" exhibition in Heath Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia from October 5-9, 1982. It relates that the exhibition contains an integrating concept that can be connected through the different works of the featured artists. It adds that it can be summarized as contemporary American abstraction. The author believes that one of the featured artists Kenneth Noland, is attempting to establish a Mondrian concept in his works.

An interview with artist Beathe Terfloth is presented. Terfloth comments on her wall paintings, influences, materials, artistic style and creative process. She also shares her views about sketching in the open space and the response of audience to her works. She also notes her experiences in Atlanta, Georgia while doing and presenting her "Room Drawing/Atlanta" at Nexus Contemporary Art Center Gallery as part of the "Salute to Berlin" sponsored by Goethe Institut.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues, including Steven Evans' review of the 1987 Atlanta Biennale in Georgia in the May 1987 issue, views on the works of postmodern artist Barbara Kruger displayed at the Rich Auditorium of the Memorial Arts Centers on May 10, 1987 and a response by Kevin Hamilton to a review of his works comparing them to those of Keith Haring and Roy Lichtenstein.

The article assesses the appropriateness of holding the Atlanta Biennale art exhibit at the Nexus Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia. Observation shows the existence of contradictory concerns placed side-by-side such as political and social commentary, autobiographical and humorous art works. Also observed was the contrast of an enthusiasm with material form to a disguised content such as in Denise Tombro's "Dream Nightmare" installation and the "Print for Bilateral Symmetry," by Paul Higgins. The issue of privacy was also prevalent in many of the works.

An interview with artist Sam Gilliam is presented. According to him, his exhibition at the Nexus gallery in Atlanta, Georgia existed as a series of individual works in both black and red. He said that he has a plan or measurements for the gallery while he worked even before they had closed off the two windows at the opposite end. According to him, he was very satisfied with how the exhibit worked at Nexus.

The article commends the remarkable job of the Nexus Contemporary Art Center in attracting audiences for its exhibitions and other events in Atlanta, Georgia. It says that alternative spaces were developed to serve as alternatives with inherent rhetorical possibilities. According to the author, the City of Atlanta is good for artists because it takes pride in its culture. The advantages of alternative spaces as well as its impact on older spaces is also discussed.

This section offers news briefs related to art in the U.S. as of July 1985. The exhibition "Artists in Georgia: 1985" will be presented at the Georgia Museum of Art in Atlanta from September 14 to October 27. More than 5,000 dollars were raised at the Artists' Benefit and Auction for African Famine Relief held at Nexus in Atlanta. An artist's panel is scheduled to be held at the North Carolina Museum of Art on September 14.

The article focuses on the Atlanta Women's Art Collective (AWAC). It relates the closure AWAC's gallery at 114 Tenth Street in midtown Atlanta in Georgia. It explores the reasons surrounding the closure of AWAC's gallery including limited funds and growth opportunity. It presents the plan of AWAC to continue local exhibitions of their work using alternative spaces including Atlanta Art Workers' Coalition, Crystal Britton Gallery, and Nexus.

The article discusses the highlights of the 1982 Arts Festival of Atlanta from May 9 to 16, 1982. Among the exhibit pieces were Stephen Antonakos' neon bars suspended from trees and banners from Sam Gilliam. William Pantsari's "The Forum" was one of the works commissioned by the Arts Festival of Atlanta. Food concessions at the arts festival included Radio Free Georgia and Pepperland Farm.