[ACP 11] Public Art - Beth Lilly's "Gifted"

ACP 11 Public Art "Gifted"

Atlanta Celebrates Photography (ACP)

ACP 11 Public Art "Gifted"

ACP is pleased to announce that Atlanta-based photographer and artist Beth Lilly has been selected by a distinguished panel of jurors to create ACP's Public Art Project for ACP 11. Her project, "Gifted" will engage the public and transform Atlanta through the gift of 1,200 limited-edition, fine art photographs which will be randomly distributed during the month of October.

Beth Lilly will curate a collection of twelve photographs from participating local photographers, create limited-edition prints (100 of each photograph, one photograph per artist) and hand out the prints throughout the Atlanta metro region during the ACP festival in October, in unexpected places, at unannounced times. The dates and locations for obtaining a free print will not be disclosed in advance, (but hints will be given by ACP to those on our email list).

Selected from a competitive open call for proposals, Beth Lilly's project was most suited to ACP's public art mission, to infuse Atlanta with photography in an exciting, unpredictable way that directly impacts Atlantans within the flow of their daily lives. Lilly's project is also an attempt to find and cultivate new appreciators of photography and the photographic print, by providing a professionally-printed "starter print" for a potential collector. The exchange will promote local photographers while encouraging a rich dialogue about the act of giving valuable art for free as well as an oblique commentary on the current economy.

Beth Lilly states, "the high cost of owning an original piece of art limits the number of prints an artist can get into the public realm and limits the number of people who get to enjoy the creative work of our culture's artists. Photographic prints are objects that can be held and viewed up close. It's very appealing to have a version of your own that you can enjoy any time you want, the same reason people collect CD's or these days, MP3 files of their favorite musicians. Putting exquisite prints in art lovers' hands should lead to a culture more knowledgeable about visual artists, and to a community that collects and displays art in their homes."

Each photograph is an archival, gallery quality, limited-edition, signed and numbered print. Lilly's prints will showcase the work of Atlanta's best photographers, from unknown shooters to the city's top talent.

The ACP panel of public art jurors included Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the High Museum, Jeffrey Grove, independent curator Lisa Kurzner; current ACP Board President Louis Corrigan; Art Papers Board President, Peter Bahouth, and Executive Director of ACP, Amy Miller.

ACP has a rich history of bringing lens-based, temporary public art to Atlanta, during their fall festival. Previous projects have been produced by Paul Kaiser and Shelley Eshkar, Amy Landesberg, Peter Bahouth, Joey Orr and Matt Haffner, Jason Fulford, and Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry.

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