Atlanta sculptor Curtis Patterson is expected to be in attendance as his large-scale sculpture "Equine Rhythm" is dedicated at the entrance to the Texas Horse Park in Dallas during opening ceremonies on Saturday.
Made of Corten steel, which develops a dark red patina that radiates a deep reddish-orange glow in the sunlight, “Equine Rhythm” is 19 feet high, 10.5 feet wide and 15 feet long.
“Horses typically have a minimum of four distinct movements: the walk, trot, canter and the gallop,” Patterson said in the dedication anouncement. “With this sculpture, I have attempted to symbolically capture some of those movements through the use of surface texture, and the assignment of various elements in a rhythmic and balladry pattern within the sculpture composition.”
David Fisher, interim director of the Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, which managed the commission funded by the city’s Park and Recreation Department, said the sculpture “creates a noble presence” as it greets horse park guests.
Patterson's public art installations include the Andrew Young tribute plaza centered around a 25-foot-tall bronze obelisk in downtown Atlanta and "Celebration for a Champion," honoring athlete Jesse Owens and sited near the entrance to Jesse Owens Plaza at Ohio State University.
MUSIC
Rare performance of Mozart comic opera
Capitol City Opera Company will present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s lighthearted comic opera “The Abduction from the Seraglio” in three performances next weekend at Oglethorpe University’s Conant Performing Arts Center.
Filled with pirates, kidnapping and daring rescues, “Abduction” tells the tale of the hero Belmonte and his servant Pedrillo and their attempt to rescue the beautiful Constanza and Blonde from the seraglio (or harem) of Pasha Selim.
Capitol City’s production will be sung in English and accompanied by string quartet and piano. “Abduction” has not been performed in Atlanta in 35 years, according to the opera company.
Shows are at 8 p.m. Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28, and 3 p.m. March 29. 4484 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. Tickets ($40, $30 ages 60 and up, students and military with I.D.) at ccityopera.org.
Gay Chorus honors ‘(Un)Sung Heroes’
From classical composer Pytor Tchaikovsky to rock musician Melissa Etheridge and Broadway composers Stephen Sondheim to singer-songwriter Matt Alber, the Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus spring concert “(Un)Sung Heroes” will cover a lot of musical terrain.
The connecting thread, according to the ensemble, is that these and other artists whose works it will sing in three performances this weekend, joined by Alber, are or were “LGBT musicians who have made an impact both on the arts and the LGBT community.”
"Heroes" will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday, March 27, at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Druid Hills United Methodist Church, 1200 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. Tickets, $30-$35, 404-320-1030, voicesofnote.org.
PHOTOGRAPHY
$10,000 grant focuses on audience growth
The Atlanta-based nonprofit Crusade for Art is accepting applications for its second Crusade Engagement Grant. The grant awards $10,000 for the most innovative idea to build audiences for photography. It will be given to an individual photographer or group with the best plan for increasing his/their audience and collector support.
Deadline: April 17. Information: www.crusadeforart.org/crusade-engagement-grant.
The inaugural grant went to Pittsburgh photographer Matthew Conboy, who, through a program called Start With Art, is giving an original, signed photograph from local artists to every baby born in an area hospital this year. West Penn Hospital newborns already were receiving a Pittsburgh Steeler "Terrible Towel." Now they depart with the beginning of an art collection, too.
DANCE
Gwinnett Ballet takes challenging ‘Journey’
Gwinnett Ballet Theatre will present the regional premiere of artistic director Wade Walthall's "Journey" at the Gwinnett Performing Arts Center next weekend. The production is a contemporary three-act ballet that tells the story of a young man through life as he struggles with tragedy, love and friendship.
Since this is often a similar journey to those who experience brain injuries, and with March being National Brain Injury Awareness Month, Gwinnett Ballet and the Brain Injury Association of Georgia are promoting each other's efforts. Anyone with a brain injury or a condition resulting from a brain injury attending a performance will receive special recognition, and association members will receive discounted admission.
Performances are at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. March 29. Tickets, $20, $15 students and seniors: 1-888-929-7849, www.gwinnettcenter.com.
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