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Credit: Photo courtesy of APEX Museum
Credit: Photo courtesy of APEX Museum
APEX Museum
Through Jan. 25, “Ancestral Garden: Honoring Black Victorian Material Culture and Accurate Black Americana.” Explore the material culture of Black America from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Cameras and photography especially were used to combat racism and reflect a deeper understanding of history and ancestry. Tickets: $12 with discounts available.
Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art
Jan. 28-May 10, “Annet Couwenberg: Sewing Circles.” An overview of 10 years of cultural research, digital experimentation, and finished artifacts completed by Annet Couwenberg as part of her work with cultural institutions throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Free.
The Breman
Ongoing, “JerusaLENS: The World Photographs Jerusalem.” An extraordinary exhibition capturing the essence and beauty of Jerusalem through photographers’ lenses worldwide. The historical, religious and cultural significance of the city are all explored. Tickets: $12 with discounts available.
Center for Puppetry Arts
Jan. 17-March 16, “Puppetry NOW Special Exhibition featuring Raymond Carr.” A retrospective of Carr’s 20-year career in puppetry, including the Aflac duck, Adult Swim puppets and a look into projects from Nick Jr., HBO MAX, Hulu, Disney+ and more. Tickets: $16.50
Children’s Museum of Atlanta
Jan. 25-May 4, “XOXO: An Exhibit About Love and Forgiveness.” A space that fosters conversations and experiences that bring love and forgiveness to the forefront of families’ minds. Recommended for children ages 2 to 12 and their families. Tickets: $19.95 with discounts available.
David J. Sencer CDC Museum
Through Aug. 1, “Health is a Human Right: Achieving Health Equity.” An examination of the ways communities across the U.S. are advancing health equity in the 21st century. This exhibition focuses on stories about how people, organizations and governments are working to ensure the best possible health outcomes. Free.
Credit: Photo courtesy of Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Credit: Photo courtesy of Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Fernbank Museum
March 29-Aug. 3. “Spirit Guides: Fantastical Creatures from the Workshop of Jacobo and María Ángeles.” Jacobo and María hail from the village of San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, a village famous for its wood carvers. These artist focus on the Zapotec figures of “Tonos” or “Nahuales” known worldwide as “Alebrijes.” Tickets: $25.95.
Hammonds House Museum
Jan. 24-June 8, “Sacred Space: Brandywine Workshop and Archives/Espacio Sagrado: Taller y Archivos Brandywine.” Brandywine Workshop and Archives was founded in Philadelphia in 1972 by artist Allan Edmunds. Their work is meant to serve as a portal into the interconnected realms of spirituality, time, space, memory and culture. Tickets: $10 with discounts available.
Credit: Photo courtesy Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery, New York/© Terry Winters
Credit: Photo courtesy Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery, New York/© Terry Winters
High Museum of Art
Through Feb. 16, “Georgia O’Keeffe: My New Yorks.” New York-inspired work by the famed painter of desert flora and landscapes. Most works explore views of Midtown Manhattan across media and scale and with various subjects, forms and perspectives during a five-year period starting in 1925. Tickets: $23.50.
Jan. 17-May 25, “Thinking Eye, Seeing Mind: The Medford and Loraine Johnston Collection.” The collection of artist and Georgia State University professor Medford Johnston and his wife Loraine, focusing on the vanguard of 1960s and ‘70s abstraction. Includes work by Sol LeWitt, Brice Marden, Anne Truitt and others. Tickets: $23.50.
Feb. 21-July 27, “Photography’s New Vision: Experiments in Seeing.” Named by German artist László Moholy-Nagy, the “New Vision” school of photography of the 1920s and 1930s foregrounded experimental techniques, including photograms, photomontages and light studies, using extreme angles and unusual viewpoints. Tickets: $23.50.
Marietta Cobb Museum of Art
Jan. 11-March 16, “Georgia Printmaking — A Juried Exhibition.” This inaugural juried exhibition of printmaking focuses entirely on artists working within the state of Georgia, showcasing a diverse array of techniques and subjects. Artists include Jamaal Barber, Beth Coleman, Jan DiPietro, Grace Kisa, Chip Standifer, Stephanie Kolpy and many more. Tickets: $10 with discounts available.
Michael C. Carlos Museum (Emory University)
Feb. 14-June 29, “Anonymous Fragments.” A new series of paintings and drawings by Timothy Hull inspired by the Carlos’ collection of ancient Greek vase fragments. It proposes to (re)construct a queer art history grounded in antiquity, in which identities and desires are fluid and playful. Tickets: $10 with discounts available.
Feb. 22-June 22, “Call and Response.” Five objects from five distinctive cultures interpreted through a creative partnership between the museum and its communities. Contemporary artists respond to the museum’s objects across time and history. Tickets: $10 with discounts available.
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA)
Through Feb. 1, “Celebration: The Past Forward.” A selection of works from MOCA GA’s Founding Collection, first exhibited in 2002. Leading up to the museum’s 25-year anniversary, this exhibition displays works from among the 250 works initially donated to the organization. Tickets: $5.
Museum of Design Atlanta
February 2025, “Threads of Change.” A look into the dynamic relationship between nature and fiber design through large-scale, intricate installations. It will include work by Adrian Baker, Christine and Margaret Wertheim and Sandra Sawatzky. Tickets: $11.54.
Credit: Courtesy of Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
Credit: Courtesy of Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
Jan. 17-March 9, “OUMA Collects 2024: Focus on Asia.” Rare pieces from Oglethorpe’s permanent collection of objects from the Asian continent, including a late Edo period Japanese screen of the Kano school and a 19th century South Korean taenghwa (thangka). Art from Japan, China, India and South Korea. Free.
SCAD FASH
Through Feb. 23, “Imane Ayissi: From Africa to the World.” Cameroonian designer Imane Ayissi creates garments that aesthetically blend African craftsmanship and hallmarks of the French sensibility. Incorporates Lyon silk as well as natural and upcycled materials in meticulous designs and sumptuous constructions. Tickets: $10 with discounts available.
Through March 16. “Sandy Powell’s Dressing the Part: Costume Design for Film.” Recipient of the prestigious BAFTA Fellowship, costume designer Sandy Powell has collaborated with directors Martin Scorsese, Todd Haynes and Neil Jordan. Powell’s debut exhibition includes more than 70 costumes from nearly 30 films, including “Shakespeare in Love,” “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “How to Talk to Girls at Parties.” Tickets: $10 with discounts available.
Science Gallery Atlanta (Emory University)
Through April 30, “Resilient Earth.” A collaboration between Science Gallery and Accenture, this immersive exhibit showcases sustainability while highlighting the visitor’s contributions to the health of the planet. Free.
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