Through November 30, the High invites Atlanta to enjoy the interactive installation Mi Casa, Your Casa. Located in the center of the Woodruff Arts Center’s campus on the Carroll Slater Sifly Piazza, the installation features 36 three-dimensional, open frames in the shape of a house. The houses form a blank canvas for community engagement and activity […]
Monthly Archives: October 2014
THE HIGH- FORTY-PART MOTET BY JANET CARDIFF
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Described as “achingly beautiful” (The New Yorker) and “transcendent” (The New York Times), sound artist Janet Cardiff’s critically acclaimed installation The Forty Part Motetwill travel to the High in fall 2014. From the collection of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Cardiff’s The Forty Part Motet is a mesmerizing reworking of a 40-part choral piece by Tudor composer […]
ACP FILM: THROUGH A LENS DARKLY Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
posted by Layla
The BronzeLens Film Festival is dedicated to bringing national and worldwide attention to Atlanta as a center for film and film production for people of color. The organization showcases films and provides networking opportunities that will develop the next generation of filmmakers. On Wednesday, Oct. 22nd, at SCADshow at 7pm, ACP will be partnering with the BronzeLens Film […]
MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 2014-2015 HD OPERA SEASON OCTOBER 18, 2014 @ 1:00 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 50 MIN Met Music Director James Levine conducts a spirited new production of Mozart’s masterpiece, directed by Richard Eyre, who sets the action of this classic domestic comedy in an 18th-century manor house in Seville during the 1930s. […]
JACKSON FINE ART: RUUD VAN EMPEL
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FRI SEP 19 2014 — SAT NOV 29 2014 Rudd van Empel (Dutch, b. November 21, 1958) is an artist from Breda, The Netherlands, best known for his work in the field of visual arts. Trained as a graphic designer, van Empel is known for using Photoshop and other computer programs in his works. He […]
HAGEDORN FOUNDATION GALLERY: THE AISHMANS
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The Aishmans” Hagedorn Foundation Gallery Featuring work by: Steve Aishman Exhibition: Thu, Sep 18, to Mon, Oct 27 STEVE AISHMAN (b.1975, Michigan) – Love comes in many colors. So do love notes. Steve Aishman’s work displays a permanent state of romance where shopping lists convey as much love as a sonnet. People don’t send love letters anymore, […]
HAGEDORN FOUNDATION GALLERY: ANIMALS & INTERIORS/BIRDS OF A FEATHER
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Exhibition: Thu, Sep 18, to Mon, Oct 27 CLAIRE ROSEN (b.1983 New Jersey)- Known as a photographer whose whimsical imagery is inspired by fairy tales and fables, Rosen presents birds that are posed against complimentary vintage wallpaper. The resulting optical illusion of visual blending is reminiscent of Victorian Optical Illusion Postcards in which the image of […]
HAGEDORN FOUNDATION GALLERY: GUILLERMO SRODEK-HART
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Exhibition: Thu, Sep 18, to Mon, Oct 27 GUILLERMO SRODEK-HART – (b.1977, Argentina) drives deep into the Argentine countryside to tell human stories by pointing his camera at the spaces where people have lived and worked on a timescale and agenda separate from the familiar, contemporary urban life. Srodek-Hart’s images speak to authentic lives, as the […]
JACKSON FINE ART: KAHN & SELESNICK
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Kahn & Selesnick Jackson Fine Art Friday, September 19, 2014- Wednesday, November 5, 2014 About Richard Selesnick and Nicholas Kahn, both born in 1964, are a collaborative artist team who work primarily in the fields of photography and installation art. The duo have been collaborating as Kahn/Selesnick since 1988 on a series of complex narrative […]
ACP LECTURE SERIES: KAHN & SELESNICK
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Savannah College of Art & Design Featuring work by: Nicholas Kahn, Richard Selesnick Lecture: Wed, Oct 15, 7pm – 8:30pm Through photographs made at the crossroads of past & future, the collaborative artistic duo Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick speculatively explore time’s breadth; from a decidedly old-West-feeling future, to an expertly imagined, science-fiction past.  Kahn & Selesnick […]
NYC OPERA TRIP FALL 2014- SEASONAL DINNER
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Where can we get a table for 14 on 2 hrs notice in NYC? Seasonal Restaurant, a favorite Austrian restaurant came to the rescue and seated us at 8:30PM!! Lexi and Roula joined us midway through dinner. We celebrated Ana and Lexi’s birthday during dessert. A wonderful time was had by all. PHOTOS:
NYC OPERA TRIP FALL 2014- ALISON WRIGHT STUDIO
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We stopped by National Geographic Photographer Alison Wright’s studio for a quick “Hello how are you?” before dinner at Seasonal. Alison was just back from Greenland and Iceland, and packing and prepping for a another trip on Tuesday. PHOTOS:
NYC OPERA TRIP FALL 2014- MACBETH BACKSTAGE MEET & GREET
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The magic continues… Judith arranged a mind-blowing private meet & greet with the entire cast- including the much anticipated Anna Netrebko!! PHOTOS:
NYC OPERA TRIP FALL 2014- RECEPTION WITH JEANETTE & LEONARD NEUBAUER
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Snacks in Peter Gelb’s office during intermission- coffee, hot chocolate & cookies! Unfortunately Mr. Gelb couldn’t make the reception because there were some problems with the HD feed during the first half of the broadcast. Jeanette & Leonard Neubauer of The Neubauer Family Foundation- the founding sponsors of the Met Opera Live in HD Broadcasts […]
NYC FALL 2014 OPERA TRIP- LIVE MET OPERA – Verdi’s Macbeth
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GIUSEPPE VERDI 2014-2015 HD OPERA SEASON OCTOBER 11, 2014 @ 12:55 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 15 MIN Star soprano Anna Netrebko delivers her searing portrayal of Lady Macbeth, the mad and murderous mate of Željko Lučić’s doomed Macbeth, for the first time at the Met. Adrian Noble’s chilling production of Verdi’s masterful adaptation of […]
NYC OPERA TRIP FALL 2014- MET OPERA: MACBETH TALK WITH WILLIAM BERGER
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Judith arranged a Macbeth talk with Met Opera Radio and Sirius XM broadcast host and commentator Will Berger. He is also a regular host for New York Public Radio’s Overnight Music and WNYC radio. Will writes all the commentaries heard during entractes of historical broadcasts and is often the moderator of the Met Opera Quiz. Will […]
NYC OPERA TRIP FALL 2014- DO HWA DINNER
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A wonderful Friday night reunion of club members from Los Angeles to Atlanta. There was much laughter, excellent food, relaxation and fun. PHOTOS:
NYC OPERA TRIP FALL 2014- MOMA TOULOUSE-LAUTREC EXHIBITION & PERMANENT COLLECTION
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A docent led tour through MOMA to view more highlights from the Permanent Collection… PHOTOS:
NYC OPERA TRIP FALL 2014- HIGH ART: MACBETH
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The Posse took another trip to Hi Art! Studios to prepare for the opera. Through a performance by the London Opera of Macbeth, they had a chance to dive deeper into the plot and music of Macbeth. They used art by Anselm Kiefer as inspiration for their project focusing on death and destruction. An excellent time was […]
NYC OPERA TRIP FALL 2014- THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
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A vist to The American Museum of Natural History- one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret, and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education, and exhibition. The Museum […]
NYC OPERA TRIP FALL 2014- SIGHTSEEING IN NYC
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Around town with Lia and Grace… PHOTOS:
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