Andre’ Henderson exhibition, Journey & Clotilda – The Final Journey”,
The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs/Gallery 72 in Downtown Atlanta opens “Journey & Clotilda – The Final Journey”, a collection of paintings, by artist Andre’ Henderson, spanning the past decade and including debuting new works. November 17th, 2022, through February 17, 2023 Artist Talk December 15th, 2022, from 7pm t0 8pm Henderson states that he […]
ELEVATE ATLANTA – CALL FOR PROPOSALS
We are accepting grant proposals for ELEVATE: Open Spaces. Projects must be free and open to the public. All proposals must be original, innovation and exciting. Proposals for all cultural disciplines are encouraged. City of Atlanta artists, artist groups, arts organizations, and businesses are invited to apply. Sign-up to attend a required training session to […]
Tell Us What You See…
Maintaining a vast public art collection for an entire city can be challenging at times. That’s why the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) appreciates the communities’ notifications– it helps us stay aware of the condition of public art works across the city. Recently we received word from a constituent that Toby Martin’s […]
Confluence Exhibit & Book Drive at Chastain Arts Center & Gallery
Chastain Arts Center & Gallery is hosting a Book Drive, in conjunction with the Confluence: The Art of F. Geoffrey Johnson exhibit . The book drive will be ongoing while the exhibition is up through Friday, April 8th. All books traded will be donated to Books for Africa. Donors will receive an Olympic pin from […]
CALL FOR PROPOSALS – SOCIAL MEDIA / DIGITAL MARKETING
Happy New Year from the OCA
Contracts for Arts Services is Now Municipal Support for the Arts
The City of Atlanta municipal code authorizes the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) to provide a program of municipal support for the arts. For over three decades, the City of Atlanta has supported Atlanta’s thriving arts community by funding programs and projects related to the production, creation, presentation, exhibition, and managerial support of artistic […]
The City of Atlanta Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony for Eternal Flame Memorial for Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered Children
The City of Atlanta, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs and the Missing and Murdered Children Memorial Taskforce and artist Gordon Huether, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the city’s Eternal Flame Memorial, dedicated to honoring the lives cut short during what is now known as the Atlanta Child Murders. The completed […]
Community Mural Unveiling, Saturday, December 4th at 11 am
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), through its Black Leadership AIDS Crisis Coalition (BLACC), have joined forces with the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Atlanta City Councilwoman Marci Overstreet (Atlanta-District 11) and local artist TeMika Grooms to bring together individuals from across metro Atlanta, to create a mural paying tribute to Black Americans […]
Playground Restoration – Maintaining an Interactive Sculpture
Four Corners Park is home to In Search of Awe – a unique interactive playground structure created in 1993 by artist and architect Eleanor Hand. Hand ensured this project was a community collaboration, engaging children of the local neighborhood to participate in, and learn the process. Many children created models of their ideas and the […]