Our APC 9 Public Art project “Paper Placemats (ATL)” were found on the tables at Mill Springs Academy, a school for special needs children in Alpharetta. Mill Springs had their annual Family dinner and Arts Auction, and the ACP placemats were a part of the festivities. Mill Springs Parent and Association Treasurer Sharon Davis said, “I can’t tell you many people commented on the placemats, reading the backs for the photographer information, asking questions, etc. I was more than happy to point out to everyone that these mats were generously donated by Atlanta Celebrates Photography for use by our school.”

We’re glad we could take part. Thanks, Mill Springs!

ACP Announces 2008 Public Art with McCallum/Tarry

For Immediate Release

[April 28, 2008]
Bradley McCallum & Jacqueline Tarry have been commissioned by Atlanta Celebrates Photography to create an original, temporary work of public art for ACP’s 10th festival in October, 2008. McCallum/Tarry’s career has developed around site-specific work, often utilizing photographic media to highlight political and racial issues in America.

McCallum/Tarry plan to create a work on the site of the water tower at the corner of Auburn and Irwin in the Old Fourth Ward. They plan to install video images and sounds recorded in Atlanta during the Civil Rights movement inside the tower, with an additional wrap-around scrim displaying full-length photographs on the outside.

The objective of this public artwork is to weave a multidimensional visual experience for the viewer that touches on current politics, such as the drought, while integrating the history of the impassioned social protest movement that unfolded from the Old Fourth Ward, across the US, and throughout the world.

By bringing together sound, video, and photographic imagery at this strategic site, bordering both the King district and the Beltline, McCallum/Tarry hope to create a public art project that will resonate beyond the site, leading citizens from all over to interact with, and learn from this work of art.

This McCallum/Tarry ACP Public Art project is curated by Lisa Kurzner.

For more information, or if you would like to get involved with this project, please contact:
Atlanta Celebrates Photography
info@acpinfo.org
404.634.8664

For a video introduction to the project, please see: ACP Now!

Atlanta Celebrates Photography: acpinfo.org

McCallum/Tarry: mccallumtarry.com

ACP is pleased to announce that we’ve purchased a complete set of prints from Matt Haffner’s “Serial City” public art project, and the prints will become part of MOCA GA’s permanent collection. Mr. Haffner’s wheat-paste cutouts were ACP’s Public Art project in 2006, curated by Joey Orr. In purchasing the series, ACP deepens our committment to supporting local artists, and insures that our Public Art projects will continue to live in the archives of a local museum.

ACP thanks Joe Massey and the Joe Massey Foundation for making this purchase possible. We share a commitment to supporting local artists, and we’re pleased that the purchase strengthens ACP’s relationship with a local arts organization.

Creative Loafing Arts staff writer Felica Feaster, an enthusiastic supporter of “Serial City“, has posted about the purchase on Creative Loafing’s PopSmart Blog.

It’s fantastic to see even more coverage of Jason Fulford’s curated “Paper Placemats (ATL)” public art project for ACP 9. This is from today’s “Art Where You Least Expect It“, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, by Kirsten Tagami:

Customers at West Egg Cafe are used to seeing art on the walls, but lately, they’ve also seen it under their food.

Forty different color and black-and-white photographs were made into paper place mats and set out at 13 metro Atlanta restaurants last month as part of Atlanta Celebrates Photography, the annual citywide fall photo festival.

The folks at West Egg enjoyed the program so much, they’re continuing it this month and are looking for ways to make it a permanent feature, said owner Jennifer Johnson. “People were wandering around the place like it’s a gallery and peeking at the other tables,” she said. “One girl was going back to college and wanted to take a whole set. People have loved it.” (Sets or individual placemats aren’t available for sale, but those who eat at the restaurant are allowed to take them. Customers can also contact an artist or gallery to purchase prints.)

Photos by Hyosub Shin/AJC

Paper Placemats (ATL), our public art project curated by Jason Fulford, has been a big success during ACP 9, and there are a few restaurants in the area that are dedicated to exhibiting/showing/using the placemats into November.

We can confirm that as of this morning, Oct. 31st, these restaurants currently have placemats on hand. There may be others who still have them, as well; if you don’t see the placemats out, just ask!

West Egg Cafe (Howell Mill)
Thumbs-up Diner (on Edgewood)
Crescent Moon (Decatur)
Watershed (Decatur)
Dynamic Dish (on Edgewood)

And many thanks to all the businesses who participated in this year’s public art project, including Aprés Diem, Canton St. Cafe, Flying Biscuit Cafe (Midtown & Candler Park), The Globe, Havana Sandwich Shop, Perk Place Coffee Shop, Ria’s Bluebird, Village Pizza, and WASABi.

Here’s a Google Map of Paper Placemats (ATL) locations.

A few views of Paper Placemats (ATL), currently on restaurant tables at lunchtime in Atlanta. See acpinfo.org for more info, or read more about the artists and venues.