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News Articles: Woodruff Arts Center

A man sits on the streetcar platform at Woodruff Park in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

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Georgia State University is planning a $107M remake of downtown Atlanta

Georgia State University plans a rapid $107 million remake of its downtown Atlanta campus before summer 2026, fueled by an $80 million gift. The University System of Georgia on Tuesday approved the plan.

November 13, 2024
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A rendering of the glass facade addition to the Woodruff Arts Center Memorial Arts Building.

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Woodruff Arts Center presents renovation plan to Midtown development committee

The Midtown Development Review Committee (DRC) reviewed two renovation proposals at its May 14 meeting, including facade changes to the Woodruff Arts Center and a request to put signage on an Olympic-era monument.

May 17, 2024
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Host Pat Mitchell and Ava DuVernay speak at TEDWomen in Atlanta on Oct. 11, 2023.

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TEDWomen conference showcases Georgia leaders, Atlanta's appeal to global audience

The three-day event at Atlanta's Woodruff Arts Center included dozens of speakers and topics ranging from human rights to entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, hair sculpting and fireflies.

October 16, 2023
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Doug Shipman is a father, husband of a doctor and CEO of the Woodruff Arts Center.

During A Pandemic, A Doctor's Spouse Feels Pride And Powerlessness

All Things Considered on Georgia Public Broadcasting is featuring the voices of people reflecting on what this time of the coronavirus and social...

June 03, 2020
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  • Rickey Bevington
(Left) Maira Kalman (American, born Israel, 1949), Illustration for What Pete Ate From A - Z (Really!) (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2001) (Right) Maira Kalman (American, born Israel, 1949), "When I was seven and sitting in a tree in Henry Hudson Park," 1993

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Author-Artist Maira Kalman's 'Pursuit of Everything' Comes to Atlanta

Maira Kalman is perhaps best known by adults for the now iconic "New Yorkistan" and other covers for The New Yorker , or a dozen books including A nd...

June 19, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Leighton Rowell
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

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