Befitting a program titled “SHE,” performances by Project 7 on July 19 and 20 at the Balzer Theater at Herren’s will feature a dozen female performers — 11 members of the Atlanta contemporary dance group and one guest artist.
But “SHE” also is an acronym for “Seek. Hope. Evolve.,” a hint at the thread that ties the six works choreographed by director-choreographer Cherrise Wakeham.
Wakeham’s dances mesh ballet, contemporary and jazz disciplines. They are set to the music of Mumford & Sons, Delta Rae, the Wailin’ Jennys, Santigold, Beyonce and others.
Tickets for the 8 p.m. programs are $22 via 877-725-8849, www.ticketalternative.com.. 84 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. www.project7dance.com.
VISUAL ART
Residency makes art of unplugging
Artists, like all of us, navigate daily through a world full of wired and wireless stimulus.
Dashboard Co-op’s “No Vacancy, An Alternative Residency,” in which two artists are holed up in an undisclosed vacant Atlanta property for three weeks, is an effort to turn it all down and to see what kind of art develops in the relative silence and isolation.
While Atlanta artists Henry Detweiler and Ben Coleman have no phone, TV, Internet or transportation during the residency, Dashboard is tending to their needs — both of the well-being and art-making sort. With a stated mission to “activate raw space with radical contemporary art to inspire neighborhood development and cultural awareness,” the nonprofit arts presenter arranged the duo’s 4,000-square-foot live-work studio and is providing $1,000 for material requests.
From 7 to 11 p.m. July 20, the final day of the residency, the public will be invited to the location-to-be-announced — described as “a storied space in a ripe, historic Atlanta neighborhood” — to view what the duo created.
“We’ve given the artists strict physical parameters, but have incited no expectations in terms of what they should make,” Dashboard co-founder Beth Malone said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Detweiler presumably will be busy when he emerges from the residency. He recently was named gallery manger at Mint, which moved earlier this year to the space fronted Young Blood Boutique at 636 N Highland Ave. N.E. in Poncey-Highlands.
For more information on the "No Vacancy" residency and details on its closing program, watch www.dashboardco-op.org.
Get This Gallery moving to Midtown
Atlanta’s quicksilver gallery scene continues to morph.
Hot on the heels of recent developments including the return of the Fay Gold Gallery and the opening of a pop-up gallery for Saltworks, both on the Westside, comes the announcement that Get This Gallery is departing its Westside home of nearly five years for Midtown.
Get This will expand into the former location of Solomon Projects at 1037 Monroe Drive N.E., across from Piedmont Park.
“While we continue to engage with emerging artists, the new Midtown location will offer multiple exhibition spaces that will allow us to push our programming and to handle secondary market works,” gallery owner Lloyd Benjamin said in a release.
Get This’ final show at its 662 11th St. home is “AMW / BR / HK” — new works by Andy Moon Wilson, Ben Roosevelt and Harrison Keys, each of whom is included in the High Museum of Art exhibit “Drawing Inside the Perimeter.” “AMW / BR / HK” continues through July 27. Gallery hours: noon-5 p.m Wednesdays-Saturdays.
The Midtown gallery will debut Aug. 24 with the Drew Conrad exhibit "Backwater Blues" (public reception 7-10 p.m.). Information: 678-596-4451, www.getthisgallery.com.
‘Folk Art Visionaries’ in Marietta
The 20th anniversary of Folk Fest, the annual show and sale at North Atlanta Trade Center, is coming up Aug. 16-18 (www.slotinfolkart.com). But ahead of it, metro fans of folk art can get their senses tingling by checking out an exhibit at the Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art.
“Folk Art Visionaries: Works by Self-Taught Artists,” opening with a 6-8 p.m. reception July 20, comprises more than 60 works drawn from private collections and galleries by 30-plus regional folk artists, including the late Georgians Lanier Meaders and Howard Finster.
The run is through Sept. 25. The museum is at 30 Atlanta St., just off the Marietta Square. 770-528-1444, www.mariettacobbartmuseum.org.
Evolution of an Athens potter
After the first of his four productive decades working in the Athens area, potter Michael Simon started setting aside one piece from every kiln firing to track how his craft was developing over time.
On July 20, the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens opens an exhibit of these prime, mostly functional pieces, “Pick of the Kiln: The Work of Michael Simon.”
“The various formats — cups, bowls, pitchers, jars — advance in constant evolution,” the potter said in the book, “Michael Simon: Evolution.” “Slow progress comes into view in the development of the work in total, not the beauty of any one pot. There is no end.”
An exhibit reception, beginning with a 1:30 p.m. group discussion moderated by potter Mark Shapiro, will be held Aug. 25. Through Sept. 8. 90 Carlton St., Athens. 1-706-542-4662, www.georgiamuseum.org.
EVENT
Cyclorama hosts special events
The Cyclorama, the Grant Park attraction that showcases the 1886 painting commemorating the Battle of Atlanta, will host two events July 20 aimed at audiences with different interests:
- The program "Understanding the Civil War: An Interactive Family Program," featuring storytellers, reenactors, singers, dancers and other entertainers, is planned 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
- At 6 p.m., author Jessica B. Harris makes a presentation based on her 2011 book "High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America." A 5:30 author reception precedes the talk.
Both programs are free with museum admission: $10, $8 seniors and ages 4-12. 800 Cherokee Ave. S.E., Atlanta. 404-658-7625, www.atlantacyclorama.org.
