ACP 11 Public Art - "Gifted"

Oct 29

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Oct 26

Last Day for “Gifted”, This Wednesday

If you’re looking to catch-up with “Gifted” in Atlanta, there’ll be 100 limited-edition prints given away on Wednesday! They’re the last 100 prints available in the project. Keep an eye on ACP11 on Twitter, we’ll be posting where to find Gifted on Wednesday morning!

Oct 20

A post sent-in from Nattawut Guname, a “Gifted” recipient. Send yours to gifted-acp@tumblr.com. Thanks, Nat! “yesterday @ little 5 points, while getting ready for a storytelling workshop and sheltering from the rain, I got ‘52!’ thank you!”A post sent-in from Nattawut Guname, a “Gifted” recipient. Send yours to gifted-acp@tumblr.com. Thanks, Nat!

“yesterday @ little 5 points, while getting ready for a storytelling workshop and sheltering from the rain, I got ‘52!’ thank you!”

Oct 19

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Oct 15

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Gifting “Gifted” at Pryor and MLK today

Gifting “Gifted” at Pryor and MLK today

Oct 13

Another pleased recipient from Gifted (posing with project curator Beth Lilly) who can’t decide between David Walter Banks’ photograph or Michael West’s.

Another pleased recipient from Gifted (posing with project curator Beth Lilly) who can’t decide between David Walter Banks’ photograph or Michael West’s.

Oct 05

Gifted made an appearance at the Starlight Theater on Sunday night, and here are two recipients of John Bohannan’s “Cirque”. The next distribution day is this Wednesday, October 7th. Follow ACP11 on twitter for tips about when & where to find Gifted!

Gifted made an appearance at the Starlight Theater on Sunday night, and here are two recipients of John Bohannan’s “Cirque”.

The next distribution day is this Wednesday, October 7th. Follow ACP11 on twitter for tips about when & where to find Gifted!

Oct 03

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Oct 01

William Boling, “52” From January 1 through December 31, 2007 I took more than 20,000 photographs recording my daily visual experience for an entire year. At home, work and travel I photographed all the ordinary situations I found interesting or beautiful. Each week I printed a book of 52 images from that week’s photographs. This picture was taken in week 49 in Atlanta at the Varsity Restaurant. I was in the parking lot and he stepped out for a smoke. “Fifty-Two” is about the strange beauty, moment by moment, of our daily walkabout world. You can see all 52 weeks at williamboling.com

William Boling, “52”

From January 1 through December 31, 2007 I took more than 20,000 photographs recording my daily visual experience for an entire year. At home, work and travel I photographed all the ordinary situations I found interesting or beautiful. Each week I printed a book of 52 images from that week’s photographs. This picture was taken in week 49 in Atlanta at the Varsity Restaurant. I was in the parking lot and he stepped out for a smoke. “Fifty-Two” is about the strange beauty, moment by moment, of our daily walkabout world. You can see all 52 weeks at williamboling.com

Sep 30

Announcing the October 1st Launch of “Gifted”

ACP Public Art 2009 - “Gifted” Click the “More” link above to print, save or email the pdf. The following, from the press release:

Get ready for ACP’s Public Art Project “Gifted”! Beginning October 1st, 2009 and continuing through the end of the month, be on the lookout for Atlanta Celebrates Photography’s Public Art Project “Gifted”. Organized by Atlanta-based photographer and artist Beth Lilly, “Gifted” will engage the public and transform Atlanta through the gift of 1,200 limited-edition, fine art photographs which will be randomly distributed during the month of October.  

Lilly and her team will hand out the prints throughout the Atlanta metro region during ACP’s 11th festival this October, in unexpected places, at unannounced times. The dates and locations for obtaining a free print will not be disclosed in advance, (but a little bird told us that you may want to follow ACP11 on twitter to find out when the “Gifted” team has been spotted). Selected from a competitive open call for proposals, Lilly’s project was most suited to ACP’s public art mission, to infuse Atlanta with photography in an exciting, unpredictable way that directly impacts Atlantans within the flow of their daily lives.  Lilly’s project is also an attempt to find and cultivate new appreciators of photography and the photographic print, by providing a professionally-printed, valuable “starter print” for a potential collector. The exchange will promote local photographers while encouraging a rich dialogue about the act of giving valuable art for free as well as an oblique commentary on the current economy.

Each photograph is an archival, gallery quality, limited-edition, signed and numbered print. Lilly’s prints will showcase the work of Atlanta’s best photographers, from unknown shooters to the city’s top talent. In addition, one set of prints will be “gifted” to the permanent collection of MOCA GA.

Participating photographers:
Corinne Adams
David Walter Banks
William Boling
John Bohannon
Christian Bradley West
Diane Kirkland
Kathryn Kolb
Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier
Pam Moxley
Laura Noel
Dorothy O’ Connor
Michael West

To follow the progress and results of ACP11’s Public Art Project, please visit: gifted.acpinfo.org. “Gifted” will live on through this web project. There, recipients of the photographs are encouraged to post about their experience of receiving the artwork and to upload images of the art in its new home.

ACP has a rich history of bringing lens-based, temporary public art to Atlanta, during their fall festival. Previous projects have been produced by Paul Kaiser and Shelley Eshkar, Amy Landesberg, Peter Bahouth, Joey Orr and Matt Haffner, Jason Fulford, and Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry.

For information, please contact ACP’s Program Manager: Michael David Murphy info@acpinfo.org
1135 Sheridan Rd. Atlanta GA 30324 404-634-8664 www.acpinfo.org

Sep 29

Welcome to ACP’s Public Art Project for 2009 - Gifted This site will track Gifted from it’s unveiling on October 1st through the end of October as 1,200 signed, limited-edition fine art photographs will be distributed for free across the metro area. For background on the project, see ACP’s announcement of the selection of Beth Lilly as curator for this year’s Public Art Project.Gifted’s twelve participating artists include: Corinne Adams, David Walter Banks, John Bohannon, William Boling, Christian Bradley West, Diane Kirkland, Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier, Pam Moxley, Laura Noel, Dorothy O’Connor, and Michael West.12 Artists 1 Curator 1,200 signed, limited-edition fine art photographs 25 Volunteers 15 Secret distribution locations across metro-Atlanta Distribution Dates: Friday, Oct 2nd Sunday, Oct 4th Wednesday, Oct 7th Friday, Oct 9th Saturday, Oct 10th Monday, Oct 12th Friday, Oct 16th Saturday, Oct 17th Sunday, Oct 18th Wednesday, Oct 21st Saturday, Oct 24th Sunday, Oct 25th Tuesday, Oct 27th Thursday, Oct 29th Each photograph distributed in Gifted will have a card with these two statements: In October 2009, Atlanta Celebrates Photography (ACP) presents its 11th annual month-long, city-wide photography festival. During the festival, Atlanta is transformed by over one hundred photo-related exhibitions and events throughout metro Atlanta and beyond. These programs and events support and benefit photographers of all levels, the diverse venues that exhibit their works, photography collectors, and anyone else who enjoys the photographic image! This photograph is part of ACP’s Public Art Project “Gifted”. This project is significant in its ability to reach beyond the audience of traditional art venues, promote the work of local artists, and perhaps even begin a photography collection. – Amy Miller, Executive Director ACP Public art – that means the public gets art, right? This year, for ACP’s public art project I thought it would be meaningful to gift the public with exhibition quality fine art prints, and at the same time, highlight the work of some very talented Atlanta Photographers. For this project I selected one photograph each from twelve acclaimed artists. Each photograph is printed in a limited edition of 100 and signed and numbered by the artist. Enjoy this valuable gift – share in the celebration of photography! We’d love to know where your “gift” lands. Please visit Gifted at gifted.acpinfo.org and share your experience. You can even post a photo of your new fine art print hanging on your wall! – Beth Lilly, Curator For more background on the genesis of “Gifted” and a look at the process of jurying applications for the ACP 11 Public Art project, please see ACP’s announcement of Beth Lilly’s selection. Here’s a quote from Beth Lilly’s application about the project: “The high cost of owning an original piece of art limits the number of prints an artist can get into the public realm and limits the number of people who get to enjoy the creative work of our culture’s artists. Photographic prints are objects that can be held and viewed up close. It’s very appealing to have a version of your own that you can enjoy any time you want, the same reason people collect CD’s, or these days, MP3 files of their favorite musicians. Putting exquisite prints in art lovers’ hands should lead to a culture more knowledgeable about visual artists, and to a community that collects and displays art in their homes.”

Welcome to ACP’s Public Art Project for 2009 - Gifted

This site will track Gifted from it’s unveiling on October 1st through the end of October as 1,200 signed, limited-edition fine art photographs will be distributed for free across the metro area.

For background on the project, see ACP’s announcement of the selection of Beth Lilly as curator for this year’s Public Art Project.

Gifted’s twelve participating artists include: Corinne Adams, David Walter Banks, John Bohannon, William Boling, Christian Bradley West, Diane Kirkland, Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier, Pam Moxley, Laura Noel, Dorothy O’Connor, and Michael West.

12 Artists
1 Curator
1,200 signed, limited-edition fine art photographs
25 Volunteers
15 Secret distribution locations across metro-Atlanta

Distribution Dates:
Friday, Oct 2nd
Sunday, Oct 4th
Wednesday, Oct 7th
Friday, Oct 9th
Saturday, Oct 10th
Monday, Oct 12th
Friday, Oct 16th
Saturday, Oct 17th
Sunday, Oct 18th
Wednesday, Oct 21st
Saturday, Oct 24th
Sunday, Oct 25th
Tuesday, Oct 27th
Thursday, Oct 29th

Each photograph distributed in Gifted will have a card with these two statements:

In October 2009, Atlanta Celebrates Photography (ACP) presents its 11th annual month-long, city-wide photography festival. During the festival, Atlanta is transformed by over one hundred photo-related exhibitions and events throughout metro Atlanta and beyond. These programs and events support and benefit photographers of all levels, the diverse venues that exhibit their works, photography collectors, and anyone else who enjoys the photographic image! This photograph is part of ACP’s Public Art Project “Gifted”. This project is significant in its ability to reach beyond the audience of traditional art venues, promote the work of local artists, and perhaps even begin a photography collection.
– Amy Miller, Executive Director ACP
Public art – that means the public gets art, right? This year, for ACP’s public art project I thought it would be meaningful to gift the public with exhibition quality fine art prints, and at the same time, highlight the work of some very talented Atlanta Photographers. For this project I selected one photograph each from twelve acclaimed artists. Each photograph is printed in a limited edition of 100 and signed and numbered by the artist. Enjoy this valuable gift – share in the celebration of photography!

We’d love to know where your “gift” lands. Please visit Gifted at gifted.acpinfo.org and share your experience. You can even post a photo of your new fine art print hanging on your wall!
– Beth Lilly, Curator
For more background on the genesis of “Gifted” and a look at the process of jurying applications for the ACP 11 Public Art project, please see ACP’s announcement of Beth Lilly’s selection. Here’s a quote from Beth Lilly’s application about the project:
“The high cost of owning an original piece of art limits the number of prints an artist can get into the public realm and limits the number of people who get to enjoy the creative work of our culture’s artists. Photographic prints are objects that can be held and viewed up close. It’s very appealing to have a version of your own that you can enjoy any time you want, the same reason people collect CD’s, or these days, MP3 files of their favorite musicians. Putting exquisite prints in art lovers’ hands should lead to a culture more knowledgeable about visual artists, and to a community that collects and displays art in their homes.”

Michael West, “Urban Zen” “Urban Zen” is part of a series of photographs called “Urban Equivalents” created Winter 2009. This series explores the strange and often surprising beauty to be discovered in the older industrial areas of Atlanta. This photo looks at line and shape and how the manmade tanks echo the organic growth of the trees in an abandoned warehouse area. These photos were taken on different days and the perfect match up of the lines of the two buildings just happened. The image has a symmetrical, unplanned beauty. Take time and find your own “Urban Zen”.

Michael West, “Urban Zen”

“Urban Zen” is part of a series of photographs called “Urban Equivalents” created Winter 2009. This series explores the strange and often surprising beauty to be discovered in the older industrial areas of Atlanta. This photo looks at line and shape and how the manmade tanks echo the organic growth of the trees in an abandoned warehouse area. These photos were taken on different days and the perfect match up of the lines of the two buildings just happened. The image has a symmetrical, unplanned beauty. Take time and find your own “Urban Zen”.