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Holistic Art Exhibit Centers Mindfulness Around  Mortality to Raise Awareness About the Atlanta Cemetery Network (ACN).

ATLANTA - The Department of City Planning (DCP) and Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) are collaborating to produce Memento Mori, an art exhibition that delves into themes of mortality and features programming about the Atlanta Cemetery Network.  

The project honors and spotlights artistic expression about mortality and raises awareness about the work of the Atlanta Cemetery Network (ACN), particularly its focus on neglected and abandoned African American cemeteries. ACN is an initiative in the DCP Office of Design that promotes caretaking, revitalization, and management of Atlanta cemeteries.  

The opening reception will be Friday, August 15^th from 5 to 8 PM, and the exhibit will be on view through October 17^th. 

Engagement activities include:  

Saturday 9/13, 1-3 PM            Artist Talk  

Saturday 9/20, 1-3 PM            Cemetery Panel  

Tuesday 10/7, 6:30-7:30pm    Virtual presentation about art and artifacts in cemeteries by Dr. Elisabeth Roark, associate professor of Art History at Chatham University 

Wednesday 10/15, 6-8 PM     Tour of Chastain Arts Center (former almshouse for African American Atlantans) 

A range of local artist will be featured in the program, including:

Radcliffe Bailey, mixed media artist                        Andre Henderson, installation artist 

Arturo Lindsay, painter                                           Lynn Linnemeir, painter, videographer 

William Massey, sculptor & mixed media artist       Gabi Madrid, sculptor 

Charmaine Minniefield, installation artist               Lisa Tuttle, painter  

Harrison Wayne, sculptor                                        Lynsey Weatherspoon, photographer 

Julie Yarbrough, photographer 

All events will take place at the Chastain Arts Center and are free and open to the public. 135 Chastain Park Avenue, NW, Atlanta GA 30342.

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