Exhibitions

Emerge, an exhibition showcasing a group of homegrown new artists and co-curated by artists Perla Zavala and Brittany Wages, opened on March 18th, and will hang in the WonderRoot Gallery until April 11th.

Exploring Intimacy: Using Our Stories to Build Power, a collection of photographic portraits, will be presented by SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW in the WonderRoot Gallery on April 12th.  The reception will begin at 6:30, with a big reveal at 7:00.

Stephanie Dowda asked 5 artists, each with a unique relationship to Atlanta, to photograph one of its historic neighborhoods.  The result is on exhibition at the Atlanta Preservation Center through March 31st.  Please visit and read Burnaway’s review.

I [robot] ATL / I [dinosaur] ATL, a collaborative installation, showcases sculptures made in the WonderRoot ceramics studio by studio manager Michael Klapthor and teaching artist Laura Asherman. 5 pairs of sculptures, each composed of one robot by Michael and one dinosaur by Laura, are frozen in battle. Sometimes it’s clear which is about to meet its end, but not always.

While Michael has been working on his robots for a while, Laura had just begun experimenting with dinosaurs in the studio a few months prior to this exhibition. Michael and Laura quickly saw the potential to have their work interact, and both artists feel the collaboration challenged their craft in surprising ways.

And how better to tell a city “I love you” than by fictionally destroying it? Designer Mike Stasny built a set to contextualize the frozen fight scenes in which photo-realistic Atlanta skyscrapers are combined with comic book bursts of color toward the classic King Kong stylings that we all dream in.

May 26th – July 3rd * artist talk and closing reception: June 30th, 7 p.m

On the horizon:

May 2nd: GOODS+Melting Sun Apparel

May 9th: GOODS + Yo Soy Candles

Call for Submissions:

If you’d like to be part of the weekly EAVFM WonderRoot Index as a Goods Vender, Musician, or Art Happenings please submit ideas and information to Stephanie at wonderroot dot org

Every Thursday from 4-8 pm, the WonderRoot Index exhibits a different artist or group of artists’ work. The WonderRoot Index seeks to encourage experimentation with interaction and display. With the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market as its venue, The WonderRoot Index encourages viewers to think about how art can be further integrated into the world around them, and to get acquainted with local artists in the community.

Jessica Caldas
Change You Ride
$150
Wood-block print
24×36

Chris Chambers
Untitled, MARTA, 2/1/12 3:37-6:34 p.m.
$10
Double Xerox Pass
11×17

Craig Cameron
Untitled
$250
Screen Print
24×36

Craig Cameron
Untitled
$300
Screen Print
24×36

Rich Gere
Untitled
$200
Screen Print
22×30

Jason Kofke
1988
$65
Screen Print
15×24

Whitney Stansell
360° Excavator from “Jobs for the American Worker”
$100
Screen Print
22×30

Whitney Stansell
Front End Loader from “Jobs for the American Worker”
$100
Screen Print
22×30

Whitney Stansell
Construction Worker from “Jobs for the American Worker”
$100
Screen Print
22×30

Cubby West
More Often Than Knot
$30
Letter Press
12×18

Cubby West
For the Ride of Your Life
$30
Letter Press
12×18