Satisfy art craving with picturesque stroll
You want more, but you'd prefer to hoof it a little. Here are two suggestions:
Sandler Hudson Gallery mainly promotes Georgia artists. The spaces themselves are fun to see -- stylish and well-designed.
Not done yet? Move a little farther up Peachtree to Bennett Street. Go down the hill to a welter of galleries, antiques stores and rug shops and even a few restaurants, where you can putter the afternoon away.
Be sure not to miss Tula, a complex that includes open studios and a broad range of art, from Thomas Deans Gallery's 18th-century British drawings to Gallery Sklo's contemporary Czech glass. Lowe Gallery serves up bold contemporary work, large in scale to fill up its airy space.
Folk Art Park, whirligigs and all -- Piedmont Avenue at Baker Street and Courtland Avenue at Ralph McGill Boulevard. "Through His Eyes," a 7-foot-tall portrait of John Wesley Dobbs, a leader in the African-American community, on Auburn Avenue at I-75/85.
"Five Points," an elegant bronze and steel abstraction marking downtown's historic center, at Peachtree and Marietta streets. "New Endings," an eccentric fountain that looks like tuberous torsos, at Andrew Young International Boulevard and Spring Street.
Centennial Olympic Park. Though it's dotted with sculptures, the highlight is architecture: the plaza with its elegant light towers (you've got to see it at night, too) and the fountain that doubles as a wading pool. At Marietta Street and Techwood.
-- Catherine Fox
