Atlanta+Contemporary+Art+Center

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=The Contemporary=

$5 General; $3 Students/Seniors; Free Children under 12 years old Free on Thursdays; Free parking ||
 * address: || [|www.the contemporary.org] 535 Means Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30318 [ [|Map of The Contemporary] ] ||
 * phone number: || 404.688.1970 ||
 * hours of operation: || Free for members of the Contemporary
 * description of exhibits: || One of the oldest contemporary art exhibition spaces in atlanta. The Contemporary mounts a number of exhibitions each year and explores current ideas and themes in our society. ||
 * watch for: || The Contemporary also has studios for local artist and offers numerous educational and outreach opportunities. ||
 * a short history: || Begun in 1973 as a place to display statewide photography, the Contemporary has become an important cornerstone for the Atlanta contemporary art community. ||

Forays: Trips to the Contemporary...
//Make Room//: Karyn Olivier, Amanda Ross-Ho, Lisa Sigal Amy Pleasant: //The Bed, after Lautrec// Andrew Cayce: //Recent Paintings//**
 * February 5 - March 29, 2009

Rae Goodwin Tamy Ben-Tor Nancy Popp**
 * April 17 - June 14, 2009**
 * Mark Wentzel


 * June 26 – September 6, 2009**
 * Charles Huntley Nelson: //Alphaville//**

Started in 1973 as Nexus Contemporary Art Center, the Contemporary began as an artist run cooperative and has blossomed into an "organizational model for contemporary art centers throughout the nation" (according to thier website) due to the excellent exhibitions, award-winning Nexus Press publications, outreach programs and the studio art program. Their art studio program awards space to artists through a juried competition. Artists in various stages of their careers work together to help and insipre each other with thier work. Studio Program juries are comprised of members of the Contemporary's community..
 * Background information:**

The Contemporary has partnered with IMAGE film and video center. Read about it here. Contemporary Partnership

Article about the recent revival that has occurred at the Contemporary. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 26, 2005 Sunday Home Edition "Contemporary's most impressive work: Its revival" Contemporary Revival


 * Nexus Press**

Run under the umbrella of the Contemporary, the Nexus Press was founded in 1973 by a group of censored art students. When I visited their web site, it stated that all programming has been suspended until further notice. The article below, talks about the relationship the Contemporary has begun with University of Georgia. It seems that plans are being formed to include the press in the schools printmaking program and the Press' archives would be taken by the schools library.

Nexus Press Article [|External link to Official Site][|External link to Official Site]

__More information__: New Georgia Encyclopedia on the Contemporary -- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1052

A list of exhibitions since 2000 is at http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/instInfo/inst/267

An interesting look at Nexus (old name of the Contemporary) programs in the late '90s is entombed at http://www.artery.org/Nexus.htm