i45 and ACP present a night of award winning videos Saturday, October 29th

Monica Cook, still from Deuce, stop motion film

 Exhibition date: October 29, 2011 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM

                        

Location: Grant Park | ACP's "Volley" exhibition

Whitespace, as an i45 member gallery, and Atlanta Celebrates Photography are pleased to present videos from the Guggenheim's recent YouTube Play project. The screening will take place October 29, 2011 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM in Grant Park as part of ACP's Public Art Project, "Volley" a sound-activated, interactive animation by Monica Cook.
 
YouTube Play is a collaboration between YouTube and the Guggenheim Museum. The inaugural biennial, held in October 2010 at the Guggenheim in New York, showcased the most remarkable online videos from around the world. It included videos from Germany, Australia, Canada, the UK, Brazil, Netherlands, South Africa and the U.S. The Guggenheim curators selected the short list of videos from over 23,300 submissions.
 
I45 is a collective of Atlanta galleries in Inman Park (i), the Old Fourth Ward (4) and Little Five Points (5) working together to promote this community's rich, creative identity. Through shared events and common interests, i45 seeks wider visibility for artists and the vibrant arts community.


 
For more information about i45, recent projects and member galleries, please visit the following links:

Convergent Frequencies    http://www.burnaway.org/2010/09/convergent-frequencies-highlights-urban-geography-this-weekend

Skies Over Atlanta    http://www.burnaway.org/2010/04/4-secrets-to-be-revealed-this-saturday-and-sunday-at-850-euclid

i45 Blog    http://i45art.wordpress.com


For more information about "Volley" by Monica Cook or about ACP, please visit the following links:

"Volley"    http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/909
 
Atlanta Celebrates Photography    http://www.ACPinfo.org

ACP's blog "ACP Now!"    http://www.acpinfo.org/blog

Artist Talk with Matt Haffner Tonight

 Exhibition: September 9 - October 15, 2011

Artist Talk: Thursday, October 13 | 6:30 PM

Join us for an artist talk with Matt Haffner tonight at 6:30 PM.  He will discuss his current exhibition at whitespace, "Just Across the Tracks."  The show consists of a series of photograph portraits, sound recordings, collage works on paper, and a rotating diorama viewed through a camera obscura.  All of the pieces depict life in the space between the city and the suburbs with references to Haffner's personal experiences.     

Matt Haffner currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with his family.  In addition to working on his art, Haffner is an Assistant Professor of Photography in the art department at Kennesaw State University.  He was originally drawn to street art, since he enjoyed the danger, the giddiness of getting away with something, and the ability to create work on a large scale.  He has since moved away from street art, but he still uses wheat paste, markers, vinyls, stencils and other street art tools for his current work.  Haffner has exhibited his art both regionally and nationally. 

"The Beauty & the Beast" spoken word performance tonight at whitespace gallery

Thursday, October 6, 2011 | 7:30 PM

Whitespace is pleased to present The Beauty & the Beast, a one-night only spoken word performance by Tasha Jones and Tommy Bottoms.  Touching on topics ranging from drug use to politics, Tasha and Tommy provide a fast-paced  entertaining, and often humorous take on modern society and the gritty urban environment.

Both Tasha and Tommy are highly acclaimed spoken word artists who tour the United States and the college circuit with their shows.  Tommy Bottoms is a two-time HBO Def Poet, BET Lyric Café All Star.  He has also had two national appearances on the Black Family Channel and performed at the Royal Stratford Theater in London, England.  Tasha Jones is an Indiana Poet Laureate  runner-up and two-time Essence Festival Featured Poet.  In addition to performing, Tasha developed educational materials aimed at ending illiteracy and guides for Magic Johnson and other HIV/AIDS activists educating the public about the disease.