You’ve seen the petition and you’ve read the news. Here’s a look at today’s rally held at the State Capitol where a few hundred artists, educators, supporters and administrators raised awareness about arts funding. The speaker in the video is Georgia State Representative Vincent Fort.

It’s hard to quantify how great it is that there’s another new photography organization serving photographers in Metro Atlanta. The Serenbe Photography Center located southwest of the city, in Palmetto, is a tremendous step forward as a serious resource for local (and regional!) photographers. Their Grand Opening was this past weekend, and we wanted to share with you a quick look of the facilities, which include a sizeable gallery and a digital/traditional darkroom. Amazing!

Please take a look at their site to see upcoming workshops, classes, and presentations, and find out how to get involved!

Grand Opening of Serenbe Photography Center from Atlanta Celebrates Photography on Vimeo.

Great to see that the Forum Network has posted this video, documenting the discussion about Harry Shearer’s “The Silent Echo Chamber” with Mr. Shearer, CNN’s Jim Clancy, The Contemporary’s Stuart Horodner, and ACP’s Michael David Murphy, with the introduction from ACP’s Executive Director, Amy Miller.

A quick look back at ACP 11 in October, 2009!

My Atlanta was abuzz this morning with students and schools and members of the public posting their photographs at the Piedmont Park Community Center.

Richard Misrach’s “On the Beach” will be on view through August 23rd. Check out the High’s site for more information about the exhibition.

If you’re planning a visit, the High has loosened their restrictions on photography in their galleries, and will allow cell-phone pictures of the exhibition. And please bear with the audio on this, you may need to turn-up your speakers at the start. Thanks!

Richard Misrach at the High Museum from Atlanta Celebrates Photography on Vimeo.

ACP Site Tour from Atlanta Celebrates Photography on Vimeo.

Yesterday, ACP spoke with France Dorman, art teacher at Pace Academy about their annual photography competition. The competition is between 23 schools, and this year’s judge is Chip Simone. There’s a public reception for the show on Sunday, April 5, at 5pm, in the visual arts building. Have a look!

Pace Academy Photography Competition 2009 from Atlanta Celebrates Photography on Vimeo.

Here’s last year’s festival, in Review. You might have already seen it on Facebook!

ACP 10 Highlights from Atlanta Celebrates Photography on Vimeo.

Danny Clinch gave a fanastic lecture as part of the ACP 10 Lecture Series at SCAD last week, and the kind folks at Art Relish put together this quick interview for ACP. Thanks, guys! Thanks, Danny!

Danny Clinch @ SCAD from Art Relish on Vimeo.

The video may be unembeddable, but click the pic below to take a look at the lecture Gregory Heisler gave on Arnold Newman at the High Museum on Oct. 1st.

Here’s an mp3 of the audio, if you’d like to listen.

Please check out this great new video from CNN that highlights the ACP 10 Public Art project “Within Our Gates“, currently on view at Auburn & Irwin in the Old Fourth Ward. [Direct link]

via artrelish.com

Peter Magubane has been one of Nelson Mandela’s personal photographers for over forty years. He photographed the struggle against apartheid, as well as Mandela’s release and subsequent years as a statesman. An exhibition of his photographs is currently on view at Spruill Gallery. Please have a look at this quick video/interview with Dr. Magubane.

Thanks to Hope Cohn and Sprull for facilitating this interview.

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