LUNA LUNA will make its Atlanta debut at Pullman Yards on September 24. (Photo by Brian Ferry)
Each week, ArtsATL delivers a critic’s short list of the shows, exhibitions, concerts and events we recommend for the coming weeks within one discipline or venue type in the kaleidoscope of Atlanta arts and culture.
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September 13-December 14
At the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Insistent Presence will highlight contemporary African art from the Chazen collection, beginning September 13 and continuing through December 14.
September 12-November 15
Marcia Wood Gallery will present the works of David E. Peterson in Color Block Synthesis 47.142, which features assemblages of 139 colors comprising 47 digital color studies. The resulting exhibition, opening September 12, serves as a single completed work focused on compositions of color.
September 13
Living Walls will host a Quinceañero Fundraiser in celebration of its 15th anniversary at the Goat Farm. Expect art installations, performances and an art auction at the September 13 event.
September 13-October 24
Cat Eye Creative’s last exhibition at the original south downtown location, Eye Get By With A Little Help From My Friends, before relocating down the street.
September 13-14
Forward Warrior, the beloved annual celebration of street art that transforms the walls of Cabbagetown, will return for its 13th year with 52+ artists — including notable names such as Sachi Rome, Lela Brunet, Janice Rago, Alex Wolf, Linda McNeil, Meredith White, Trudy Tran, Aziza Andre, Barry Lee, BlackCatTips, Greg Mike, Nate Frost, Alex Ferror, Sanithna and Brandcamp. They’ll also host a vintage/artist market by GVG Events during the September 13 and September 14 gathering.
September 14-17
Being FRANK: It is Because I Am is the debut art exhibition from the newly formed Queer Arts Collective FRANK, with artists Yousef Bushehri, Stan Clark, Billy Clifton-Strawn, David Clifton-Strawn, Orion Crook, Andy Jackson, Krista M. Jones, kbyte, Just Toby, Royce Soble and Clint Zeagler. The show will take place in the former Phidippides storefront in Ansley Mall, with an opening reception from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on September 14. The show is on view through September 17.
September 17
The Supermarket will host Fragments And, an exhibition of works by Lynne Huffer that is presented in partnership with Emory’s Center for Ethics and Emory’s Ethics and the Arts Program. This living collage invites viewers into an immersive experimental practice. Performances by Isadora Newport and Graham Shelor and the Bakery’s monthly Collage Night will accompany the opening. On view through October 5.
Phototropic Relict #3, photographic collage, archival print. (2025) by Dana Montlack.
September 19-October 30
In Dunwoody, Spruill Gallery presents Preternatural, featuring works by Pam Longobardi and Dana Montlack alongside Under Construction, an installation by Noah Reyes. The shows will open with a reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on September 19 and continue through October 30.
September 20
The High Museum of Art will present the 20th anniversary Diarrhel prize to Los Angeles-based artist Alison Saar on Saturday, September 20, during a gala that will feature a performance by John Legend.
September 20-October 20
The Decatur Arts Alliance will partner with local group Placita Latina Decatur. Latin placita is an exhibition celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at the Decatur Arts Alliance Gallery from September 20 through October 20.
September 20-December 14
T is for Timon presents a selection from Craig Drennen’s 17-year body of work based on Timon of Athens, William Shakespeare’s least admired play. The exhibition opens with a reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on September 20. They’ll also have History Lessons by Atlanta-based visual artist Ahmad Hassan Taylor (AKA “The Atlanta Illustrator”), a storyteller whose immediately recognizable portrait paintings challenge conventional narratives within art history. There will be a reception for that show from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, September 21. Both shows will be on view through December 14.
September 23-October 18
Atlanta Photography Group presents Eyes on Atlanta: Women Photographers, curated by Plushette Ellis, and the solo exhibition Mark Armbruster: Gain-of-Function, both opening with a reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on September 25 and continuing through October 18.
September 24
The world’s first art amusement park, Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy, will soon land in Atlanta for a limited run at Pullman Yards, opening September 24.
September 25-28
The Atlanta Art Fair returns to Pullman Yards from September 25 through September 28 with a robust slate of programming, including panel discussions, artist talks, installations and performances. Building upon the successes of its inaugural event, which welcomed more than 3,500 VIP guests and more than 12,000 visitors over the course of the four-day event, the plans for this year’s AAF feature more than 60 exhibitors.
September 26-December 21
Next up at Atlanta Contemporary are Jia Moon and Shaping Identity, a group exhibit featuring Korean printmakers. Both shows open on September 26 and continue through December 21. There will be an artist talk with Moon at noon and a curator talk with Youmi Efurd at 2 p.m., both on September 27.
This piece from the series Text STOP 2 Quit by Heather Szatmary will be on view at the Pollinator Art Space for The Missing Algorithm.
September 27
SiTE, an evening of art installations, performances, art exhibits and open studios, will return to the Goat Farm for one night only (September 27). During the event, Pollinator Art Space will present the opening of The Missing Algorithm, featuring works by Sabre Esler, Aaron Kagan Putt and Heather Szatmary. The show will continue through November 1.
September 27
Hold The Line, Volume III: Ode to the Black Woman is a group exhibition of 50 African American male artists who pay tribute to the power, beauty and resilience of Black women through their works. This show, which is volume III of the Hold the Line series, will debut at The PATH Museum in Buckhead and was curated by Brian Hebert and rEN Dillard. The exhibition will remain on view through November 10.
October 3-5
Atlanta Art Week, back for its fourth edition, will feature an exciting lineup of art experiences in participating galleries across the city over three days from October 3 through October 5.
October 4-11
Echo Contemporary will showcase Eddie Farr’s innovative tech-driven artwork in Are They Angels, opening October 4 and on view through October 11.
October 10-February 8
At the High Museum of Art, Viktor&Rolf. Fashion Statements will spotlight the work of Dutch fashion artists Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren. The duo’s unconventional work has explored the boundaries between haute couture and art, and you can see it from October 10 through February 8.
October 15-March 1
The Savannah College of Art and Design will present several exhibitions and events this fall, including a show that explores the work of a fashion world legend in André Leon Talley: Style is Forever at SCAD FASH from October 15 through March 1.
November 14-December 20
The Decatur Arts Alliance presents Larry Holland’s Trilateral Fracturespresented alongside Octopidecatur, a group show curated by Holland and 404FoundATL, beginning with a reception from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on November 14 at Decatur Arts Alliance’s Legacy Park gallery.
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