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Awards
2012
Atlanta Magazine: Best of Atlanta Hall of Fame, WonderRoot
Creative Loafing: Best Advocate for the Arts, WonderRoot
Creative Loafing: Best Film Series, WonderRoot’s Generally Local, Mostly Independent Film Series
2011
Emory Center for Creativity & the Arts: Community Impact Award, Chris Appleton
Creative Loafing: Best Advocate for the Arts, WonderRoot
Creative Loafing: Best Film Series, WonderRoot’s Generally Local, Mostly Independent Film Series
Creative Loafing: Best Sign that ATL Dance Scene Rules, Collaboration (Magnetic Drift)
Creative Loafing: Best Pop-up Art Space, Art on the BeltLine
2010
Creative Loafing: Best Advocate for the Arts, WonderRoot
Creative Loafing: Best Public Artwork, Art on the BeltLine
Creative Loafing: Best Public Art Event, Art on the BeltLine
Creative Loafing: Best New Trend in the Arts, Art on the BeltLine
2009
Atlanta Magazine: Best Place to Create Art, WonderRoot Community Arts Center
Creative Loafing: Best Advocate for the Arts, WonderRoot
Creative Loafing: Best New Trend in the Arts, Art Collectives (WonderRoot)
Creative Loafing: Best Public Art, Art Signed the BeltLine
2008
Creative Loafing: Best Advocate for the Arts, WonderRoot
Press and Media
2013
USA Today Online (March 2013): “Art Collecting for Cheap”
WXIA 11 Alive (March 2013): “Collecting Art on a Budget”
Burnaway (March 2013): “WonderRoot Announces New Creative Director, Stephanie Dowda”
WABE 90.1 (February 2013): “Insuring the Artistic Class”
WABE 90.1 (February 2013): “Bumper Crop at WonderRoot”
Burnaway (February 2013): “ARTSpeak: Floyd Hall on WonderRoot’s Podcast Programming”
Engauge (February 2013): “WonderRoot”
ArtsATL (January 2013) “Dance Chance wants to let you strut your stuff”
Atlanta Journal Constitution (January 2013): “Culture notes: WonderRoot recruiting new art collectors”
Temporary Art Review: (January 2013): “Walthall Artist Fellows: Talks with Mentors”
Temporary Art Review (January 2013): “WonderRoot Profile”
2012
Burnaway (December 2012): “WonderRoot’s Unsettled Breaks Conventions of Textiles”
ArtsATL (December 2012): “The year in review: Despite obstacles, local visual art scene grows and thrives”
Crusade for Art (December 2012): “WonderRoot’s CSA for Art – Um, Yes Please”
Warby Parker Class Trip (December 2012): “Chris Appleton of WonderRoot”
Mother Nature Network (December 2012): “A CSA for art? WonderRoot tries a new idea”
Creative Loafing (December 2012): “WonderRoot announces CSA-style art subscription”
Fox 5 Atlanta (October 2012): “Mix culture and exercise with Art on the BeltLine”
Atlanta Journal Constitution (October 2012): “Elevate makes art accessible by bringing it to city streets”
Burnaway (October 2012): “Imaginary Million Empowers Artists to be Collectors”
Burnaway (October 2012): “ARTSpeak: Elevate Returns for 10 Days of Art in Downtown Atlanta”
Creative Loafing (October 2012): “Oh hey look: Art on the BeltLine Eastside edition”
ArtsATL (October 2012): “Review: Third annual “Art on the BeltLine” a multidisciplinary…”
Burnaway (October 2012): “Photos: Art on the BeltLine features its most dramatic work yet”
Art Relish (August 2012): “The Walthall Artist Fellowship at WonderRoot”
Midtown Patch (August 2012): “Atlanta Artist Development Program Launched”
Creative Loafing (July 2012): “Gather Atlanta super-sizes is 2012 event”
Scoutmob (May 2012): “WonderRoot Community Arts Center Celebrates Four Years of Real, Sustainable Change”
Burnaway (May 2012) “Dodge & Burn: WonderRoot & gloATL’s Wonderglo Fundraiser”
Creative Loafing (April 2012): “WonderRoot brings art, music, movies to EAV Farmers’ Market”
Examiner (March 2012): “WonderRoot encourages Atlanta artists to thrive”
Burnaway (March 2012): “The Future is Behind us at Atlanta Preservation Center”
2011
Out There Atlanta (December 2011): “Episode 26: WonderRoot”
Creative Loafing (November 2011): “Sax and Violins covers the walls at WonderRoot”
Creative Loafing (September 2011): “Art on the BeltLine”
ArtsATL (August 2011): “Emory Center for Creativity and Arts, for second year, gives community award to dance”
ArtsATL (August 2011): “Chris Appleton, other young leaders give Atlanta “new energy” in the arts”
Creative Loafing (June 2011): “WonderRoot shows us how to properly Bomb the Moon”
Creative Loafing (May 2011) “Atlanta must continue to invest in arts”
Burnaway (May 2011): “Rally for Arts Funding at Atlanta City Hall”
Atlanta Journal Constitution (May 2011): “Atlanta mayor reverses course, restores arts funding”
Creative Loafing (May 2011): “WonderRoot presents its first dance performance”
The FEED Atlanta (April 2011): “MEET Chris: supporter of social justice, mover and shaker in the arts”
ArtsATL (April 2011): “WonderRoot expands into dance with “Magnetic Drift”
Burnaway (March 2011): “ARTSpeak: Best of WonderRoot filmmakers at High Museum”
Creative Loafing (March 2011): “WonderRoot and the High team up for best of local film series”
Burnaway (January 2011): “ARTSpeak: WonderRoot at the High Museum’s Dali ’til Dawn”
Scoutmob (January 2011) “Meet Alex West, C0-Founder of WonderRoot”
WABE 90.1 (January 2011): “The High & WonderRoot start a conversation”
2010
ArtsATL (December 2010): “Looking back at 2010: Visual arts scene strengthened as a community…”
Creative Loafing (December 2010): “What Atlanta graffiti is worth saving?”
ArtsATL (December 2010): “A new era for High Museum’s town-gown relationship? Ask WonderRoot?”
Burnaway (August 2010): “Gather Atlanta and the Public Sphere”
Purge (August 2010): “WonderRoot’s Local Filmmakers’ Night Gonna’ Be Startin’ Somethin’”
WABE 90.1 (July 2010): “Gather Atlanta”
Creative Loafing (May 2010): “The Rise of WonderRoot and Atlanta’s Grassroots Art Movement”
Creative Loafing (May 2010): “Slidshow: Two Years of WonderRoot”
Burnaway (April 2010): “Art Crush: Chris Appleton, WonderRoot heartthrob”
Examiner (February 2010)” “Femme Fatale show at WonderRoot hosts women of rare musical talent”
StoryCorps (February 2010): “Voices of the Future”
2009
Burnaway (December 2009): “Our favorite things: Best of 2009″
Creative Loafing (March 2009): “Community-based media and WonderRoot TV”
Atlanta Progressive News (February 2009): “WonderRoot Center Provides New Resource for Artists, Activists”
2008
Alarm Magazine (November 2008) “DIY Venue Spotlight: WonderRoot”
Burnaway (November 2008): “Trypto-Tripping: Thanksgiving at WonderRoot, MINT”
Burnaway (October 2008): “WonderRoot Controls Your Art-O-Mat”
Contact
Physical Address: 982 Memorial Dr. SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 89018, Atlanta, GA 30312
WonderRoot Community Arts Center Hours:
Mon,Tues,Thurs,Fri,Sat 12pm – 10pm
Wed & Sun, closed
Contact:
For general questions: info@wonderroot.org
For ceramics studio questions: mklapthor@gmail.com
To volunteer: volunteer@wonderroot.org
To book a show: booking@wonderroot org
To donate: donate@wonderroot.org
Phone: 404.254.5955
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