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Moving in the Spirit will perform at the High Museum. (Courtesy High Museum)

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Events, exhibitions, and food to mark Juneteenth celebrations around metro Atlanta

Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, will be celebrated with a plethora of events around the metro area starting this weekend. We’ve rounded up a guide to some of the events.

June 14, 2024
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  • Rough Draft Atlanta
Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905-1985), The Bat, 1940, gelatin silver print. High Museum of Art, Atlanta, gift of Lucinda W. Bunnen for the Bunnen Collection, 1981.93.

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Spooky, Surreal, Southern: The Work of Clarence John Laughlin, 'Father of American Surrealism'

"There is no exquisite beauty...without some strangeness in the proportion." That's a line from Edgar Allan Poe, the king of the dark and eerie, the...

August 17, 2020
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Alex Harris (American, born 1949), Greener Grass in Gay, Georgia, 2018, pigmented inkjet print.

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  • Fine Art

'Picturing The South': Photographer Alex Harris Documents Southern Film Industry For High Museum

What do you see when you picture the South? Maybe trees draped in Spanish moss, or plantations and rows of crops? Perhaps civil rights icons, or your...

July 21, 2020
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
A new exhibit coming to the High Museum in late April encourages patrons to explore art using brain science.

Exhibit Coming To High Museum Combines Brain Science With Art

A new exhibit coming to the High Museum in late April encourages patrons to explore art using brain science. At the exhibition "Speechless: Different by...

February 19, 2020
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On Second Thought For Monday, October 22, 2018

Today we discussed the importance of community input in health issues and art museums. We spoke with Breana Lipscomb, the U.S. maternal health campaign...

October 22, 2018
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • and 3 more
The re-installation at the High Museum of Art is now open to the public.

High Museum Diversifies Collections To Reach A Diverse Community

Atlanta's High Museum of Art looked to the community for inspiration for the re-installation of its collection. The recent rotation of artwork more...

October 22, 2018
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • and 1 more
The High Museum of Art in Atlanta has made strides to increase diversity among its non-white visitors.

High Museum Of Art Triples Non-White Visitors

One of the ways we learn about the world’s many cultures is through art, but art museums have struggled to diversify their patrons. In Atlanta, the High...

January 08, 2018
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  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

On Second Thought For Monday, January 8, 2018

Atlanta’s the college football center of the world on Monday night, as the University of Georgia Dawgs try to stem the University of Alabama’s Tide, in...

January 08, 2018
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 2 more
Thornton Dial, Looking Out Windows

Preview Of The High Museum Of Art's New Collection From Souls Grown Deep Foundation

The High Museum of Art recently received 54 works made by contemporary African-American artists from the South as part of a gift/purchase from Souls...

June 07, 2017
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  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Whitney Chirdon
Host Rickey Bevington poses in the photo booth with a prop hat at the High Museum of Art's "First Friday" event.

High Museum: Highlights From The Live Show

On Friday February 3, GPB Atlanta broadcasted "All Things Considered" live from the High Museum of Art's monthly " First Friday " event.

February 13, 2017
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  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Stephen Fowler
Woodruff Arts Center

Atlanta Mayor Proposes New Tax To Fund Arts And Culture

Over the past couple decades, Atlanta has become a regional hub for arts and culture. Mayor Kasim Reed is seeking state approval to provide a consistent...

February 01, 2017
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  • Najae Lamar
Thomas Struth, Aquarium, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013, chromogenic print, 81.7 x 140.5 inches. High Museum of Art, Atlanta.

Photographer Thomas Struth's View Of The World

Thomas Struth captures larger-than-life photographs that take people places they don't normally get to see – like space stations and physics...

October 12, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Amanda Art

On Second Thought For Wednesday, August 10, 2016

The National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The government agency oversees more than 400 hundred parks, monuments and historic...

August 10, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee
Photographer Walker Evans

Through The Lens Of Photographer Walker Evans

Look through the lens of photographer Walker Evans, and you'll find a poignant and poetic view of American life. Evans is considered one of the most...

June 16, 2016
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  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 1 more

On Second Thought For Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Last month, the founder of the Atlanta Latin Academy Charter School was arrested after he was outed for embezzling school funds. Christopher Clemons...

June 14, 2016
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  • Celeste Headlee
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