🔦 Pattern. Protest. Projection.

Inside the Gallery Outside the Frame July This edition of Sketchbook is shaped by two conversations with curators who are thinking deeply about what Atlanta sees At the High Museum Lauren Tate Baeza brings new attention to South African artist Ezrom Legae in Beasts a powerful exhibition channeling protest through animal form and line Her reflections on Legae s work and the decision to pair it with a participatory drawing space reveal a quiet kind of curation grounded in care and clarity Across town and eight stories up Gregory Zinman is preparing to screen Jodie Mack s The Grand Bizarre as part of the Off the Wall series Mack s hand-animated textile film is vibrant percussive and global in scope Zinman s choice to show it publicly on the side of a building for free asks viewers to consider what kinds of images deserve our attention Whether indoors or outdoors drawn or projected both projects invite us to see familiar forms in entirely new avenues Here s to careful curation Sherri Movies on the Town continues in July SPONSORED BY TOWN BROOKHAVEN Movies on the Town an annual summer movie series at Town Brookhaven continues on Thursdays through July Gather on the green space for this family-friendly activity with movies beginning at dusk Bring a blanket or chair order dinner from one of our restaurants and bring it out to the green space The series includes movies perfect for family nights date nights girls nights or nights out with a limited friends Look for a DIY movie-themed craft activity and face painting before our screening on July Popcorn is provided by LOOK Dine-In Cinema while supplies last Don t forget you can shop or visit service-oriented merchants before the movies too Learn more here Still via Jodie Mack Global symbols local walls At this month s Off the Wall screening curator Gregory Zinman screens The Grand Bizarre a -minute textile animation opus by Jodie Mack Think global shipping labels hand-dyed fabrics and a bouncing pop beat reframed as experimental cinema A look behind the Beltline screening Image courtesy of the High Museum of Art Drawing protest drawing peace Ezrom Legae Beasts is the late artist s first U S museum exhibition At the High Museum curator Lauren Tate Baeza invites viewers to sit sketch and see how the South African artist used animal symbolism to resist apartheid Read our Q A with Baeza Image via Deonna Janone Art Happenings Home V Gimmie Shelter opening reception p m July Fourth Floor Gallery Decatur Library Artist Talk Deonna Janone Jessica Valderrama p m July Reeves House Visual Arts Center Art at the Avenue opening reception p m July The Avenue West Cobb Post of the Week Spin the Block returns camkirkfoundation invites photographers of all levels to join its next Beltline photo walk happening Sun July Expect new views fresh light and a minimal surprises Sign up here See the post here In current times s Sketchbook was edited by Julie E Bloemeke The post Pattern Protest Projection appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta