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News Articles: art

The Rocky statue overlooks the city skyline outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

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  • Arts & Life

Rocky Balboa statue takes up a new home inside Philly art museum

The bronze sculpture is on display inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of a new exhibition on the impact and cultural importance of statues.

April 25, 2026
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Michaela Coel and Ian McKellen star in <em>The Christophers.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

You can't fake this: 'The Christophers' is a witty film about forgery and friendship

In Steven Soderbergh's new dark comedy, Ian McKellen plays a famous painter, and Michaela Coel is an art restorer hired to infiltrate his home by his greedy grown-up children.

April 17, 2026
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By:
  • Justin Chang
A photograph of an oak tree limb extending over water is show.

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  • Arts & Life

Exhibit showcases art inspired by Georgia's Ossabaw Island

"Off the Coast of Paradise: Artists and Ossabaw Island, 1961-Now" is the first major retrospective of art inspired by the remote barrier island just south of Savannah.

March 26, 2026
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
Portland's Union Station, captured in watercolor and pen by an artist at the Urban Sketchers Portland event.

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  • Arts & Life

Urban sketchers find the sublime in the city block

Sketchers say making art together in urban environments allows them to create a record of a moment and to notice a little bit more about the city they see every day.

February 19, 2026
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By:
  • Deena Prichep
Archival photographs in Rejoice, Resist, and Rest reveal how everyday Black life holds joy, resistance, and rest. Courtesy of Spelman College.

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  • Arts

Spelman College students bring Johnson Publishing archive to life

On view through May 17, “Rejoice, Resist, and Rest”  brings together archival photographs from the renowned Johnson Publishing Company collection, contemporary art pieces, texts, and zines created by students in the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective and the Spelman Photography Program.

February 11, 2026
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By:
  • Sherri Daye Scott and
  • Rough Draft Atlanta
The artists of the Georgia Women to Watch: A Book Arts Revolution show opening at the Atlanta Contemporary on Jan. 31, 2026. Clockwise from left: Eileen Wallace, Cynthia Lollis, Serena Perrone, Hannah Israel and Eliza Bentz

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  • Arts & Culture News

What is 'book arts'? 5 Georgia artists explain the form

Women from across the state are exhibiting artists' books in a new show from the Georgia Committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts, which opens Feb. 1 at Atlanta Contemporary.

January 23, 2026
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By:
  • Kristi York Wooten
Artwork made by incarcerated people will be on display at the Lyndon House Arts Center starting January 22nd. Emma Auer/WUGA

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  • Arts

Lyndon House to display multimedia artwork by incarcerated people

The Lyndon House Arts Center will team up with the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office to display the artwork of incarcerated people.

January 16, 2026
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By:
  • Emma Auer and
  • WUGA
Minnie Evans at Gatehouse, Airlie Gardens Nina Howell Starr (American, 1903–2000), Minnie Evans at Gatehouse, Airlie Gardens, 1962, gelatin silver print, collection of Nathan Kernan. © 2025 Estate of Nina Howell Starr. Courtesy of MARCH gallery.

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  • Arts & Culture News

Minnie Evans' 'Lost World' is a reminder of the stories art tells about the South

The High Museum's Minnie Evans exhibition examines the beauty of the artist's mystical visions — and the injustices and progress of the era that inspired them.

November 14, 2025
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By:
  • Kristi York Wooten
Two forged artworks purportedly by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso are seen during a presentation at the Bavarian State Criminal Investigation Department in Munich on Friday.

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  • Arts & Life

German police bust an art forgery ring trying to sell fake Picasso, Rembrandt works

The alleged leader of the scheme, a 77-year-old German man from Bavaria, also tried to sell counterfeit works supposedly by Frida Kahlo, Amadeo Modigliani and Peter Paul Rubens, authorities say.

October 26, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
Mannequins represent different eras of André Leon Talley's life in fashion at the SCADFASH Museum in Atlanta on Oct. 14, 2025

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  • Arts & Culture News

Atlanta is flexing its fashion muscle in major events this fall

Shows and exhibitions are opening in Atlanta this month, featuring fashion as fine art from local and global designers. GPB’s Kristi York Wooten takes us directly to the catwalk and behind the scenes.

October 17, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
From left: Bari Weiss, some pumpkins, Mayci Neeley.

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  • National

Unlike the government, our quiz writer is still at work. Can you ace her test?

It's Nobel season — but other stuff happened, too. If you're up on France, legacy media and authors both high- and low-brow, you'll get at least four questions right.

October 10, 2025
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  • Holly J. Morris
2025 Driskell Prize recipient Alison Saar is shown with High Museum Director Rand Suffolk at the annual gala held inside the museum on Sept. 20, 2025.

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  • Arts & Life

Atlanta’s High Museum honors artist Alison Saar at 20th annual Driskell Prize Gala

Singer John Legend serenaded attendees as Saar received the prestigious award, which recognizes excellence in African American art.

September 24, 2025
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By:
  • Kristi York Wooten
Shelley Smith, a retired public health professional, is one of hundreds of volunteers taking part in an effort to document wall text, objects and images at the Smithsonian.

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  • Arts & Life

Wary of changes under Trump, 'citizen historians' are documenting the Smithsonian

Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.

September 22, 2025
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
Edgard Gouveia stages communal games to help people connect and solve problems. Dancing together is part of his process. Above: At a circle dance at a festival in Berlin, he asked participants to hug at least five other people. Many of them came up to him to thank and hug him, too.

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  • Global Health

Whatever happened to ... the optimist who thinks games and music can change the world

On a planet that can feel increasingly challenged, we asked activist Edgard Gouveia Jr. about his latest efforts to improve life on Earth, what "artivism" is — and what he dreams of.

August 26, 2025
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
New wave icon Howard Jones performs at Atlanta Symphony Hall on Sept. 3, 2025 with opening acts Haircut 100 and Richard Blade.

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  • Arts & Culture News

Fall arts preview: What's on in Atlanta, from Balanchine to Basquiat, Star Wars to Stereolab

School’s back in session, and the fall cultural season is here. GPB’s Kristi York Wooten previews upcoming art, dance, theatre and music events in Metro Atlanta and beyond.

August 22, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
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