Jennifer Schwartz’s “Crusade for Collecting” started on Friday with a giveaway at the High Museum. Here’s video proof of Jennifer driving her bus onto the plaza. Check out her Crusade blog for more pics and details.

Tommy Nease, who’s currently exhibiting at Get This! Gallery, will be having an artist’s talk about his work on Saturday, December 1st, at noon. Here’s the Facebook event link with details. Also, check out the artsatl review of the show.

Also on Saturday at 6:30pm, Guy Mendes‘ 40/40 will be closing at Poem88. Check out Poem88 for details.

© Guy Mendes

Photo-conceptual artist Nikita Gale was “Best Artist to Watch” in Atlanta Magazine.

And Atlanta Photography Group are holding a fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 1st, to help fund their 2013 programming. Check them out!

Did anyone else see Neda Abghari‘s work in the latest Jennifer Lopez flick “What to Expect When You’re Expecting?” It was filmed in Atlanta – glad that a local artist’s work was included in the set!

And if you haven’t seen the Laurel Nakadate show at ACAC, you’re running out of time! Stuart Horodner will be leading a tour of the exhibition on Saturday.

As selected by Sheila Pree Bright, and posted over on Scoutmob, here are the winners of tonight’s ACP Click-Off Party Photo Contest. See you tonight!

The five winners are: Anne Berry, Jan Fields, Mayerling Garcia, Robin Henson and Steven Ricard. Check them out on pinterest, or here, below!

Steven Ricard

Robin Henson

Mayerling Garcia

Jan Fields

Anne Berry

Here’s a whirlwind wrap-up of photos from many events, exhibitions, and lectures in the past few weeks. Special thanks to John E. Ramspott, who photographed a ton of events this year for Burnaway.

Gabrielle Salazar, 3rd Place, 12 & Under, at My Atlanta Exhibition

Royce Mann, 1st Place, 12 & Under, My Atlanta Exhibition

ACP Executive Director, Amy Miller, in the Halloween Spirit!

ACP 2011 Photobook Fair

ACP 2011 Photobook Fair

Indie Photobook Library at ACP 2011 Photobook Fair

Kate Jordahl’s Double-Spined books at ACP 2011 Photobook Fair

ACP 2011 Photobook Fair – Gregor Turk

ACP 2011 Photobook Fair – Bryan Meltz’s Haiti Project

ACP 2011 Photobook Fair – Eliot Dudik

Chip Simone & Brett Abbott in Conversation at the High Museum of Art

Patty & Patty, ACP Volunteers!

Brenda Massie and Jill Greenberg at Hagedorn Foundation Gallery
Photo by John E. Ramspott

Photographer Jill Greenberg poses with exhibition sign
Photo by John E. Ramspott

Zoe Strauss smiling with her camera
Photo by John E. Ramspott

David Knox and Constance Lewis at his opening at J. Tribble
Photo by John E. Ramspott

Opening of “Wet Plate and Mirrors” at Jennifer Schwartz Gallery
Photo by John E. Ramspott

Chip Simone & Dr. Joe Massie in front of Forest McMullin’s project at ACAC
Photo by John E. Ramspott

Shots 11 at Showcase School of Photography
Photo by Nattawut Guname

Shots 11 at Showcase School of Photography
Photo by Nattawut Guname

Shots 11 at Showcase School of Photography
Photo by Nattawut Guname

Ilia Varcev in Atlanta Photography Group show at Atlanta Hartsfeld Jackson Airport

If you missed out on the ACP 2011 Photobook Fair, here’s a look back, featuring interviews with exhibitors Kate Jordahl, Gerald Straw, Bryan Meltz, and Larissa Leclair of the Indie Photobook Library.

Video: ACP 2011 Lecture Series Presents Zoe Strauss at Atlanta Contemporary Art Center

A quick look back at some of the programs, events, and exhibitions from the last few weeks!

My Atlanta Critic’s Choice Award in Creative Loafing

ACP Public Art Screening at Atlantic Station

ACP Collaboration Presents: The Impossible Project

Lucinda Bunnen at Hudgens Center for the Arts

Corinne Adams’ "Fly Away", at Pace Academy

Perry Julien’s Opening Reception at Aurora Coffee

Art of iPhoneography at Matre Gallery

ACP Portfolio Review

ACP Portfolio Review

ACP Special Exhibition

Dave Bias Talk from Jennifer Schwartz on Vimeo.

This year’s ACP Portfolio Review was at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, and the Portfolio Walk had a special spirit of photographers, reviewers and the public connecting in new and exciting ways. Here’s a brief look at the Walk & Reception, featuring interviews with Judy Lampert, Valerie Oliveiro, Alan Chimacoff, and a reviewer, Darren Ching of Klompching Gallery.

Thanks again to ArtRelish for video production on this and all of this year’s ACP Preview Videos!

My Atlanta entry from a student at Paideia School
 

Judging My Atlanta 2011
 

ACP Public Art from Monica Cook at FLUX 2011
 

APA Auction Show at Calvin Lockwood Studio
 

APA Auction Show at Calvin Lockwood Studio
Photo by John E. Ramspott
 

ACP 2011 Portfolio Walk and Reception
 

ACP Special Exhibition at Alliance Francais
Photo by John E. Ramspott
 

Photograph by Andri Pol at ACP Special Exhibition at Alliance Francais
 

Mary Virginia Swanson at Portfolio Center
Photo by John E. Ramspott
 

Mary Virginia Swanson signs book for a fan at Portfolio Center
Photo by John E. Ramspott
 

Swanson discusses classic photo book "The Americans"
 

Southeastern Photographic Society’s “Really Big Show” at Sammiches N’ Stuff
Photo by John E. Ramspott
 

Southeastern Photographic Society’s “Really Big Show” at Sammiches N’ Stuff
Photo by John E. Ramspott
 

Our latest ACP Video Preview presents Festival Event #85, Atlanta, Past and Present: A collection of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s great photographers, which opens at Jill Celeste Gallery tomorrow night (Thurs.) with a reception at 7pm.