Spruill Center for the Arts
Jill Frank, everyone who woke up at the yellow house 4, Archival inkjet print (mounted to Dibond), 18 x 15 in
Atlanta Art Week Event:
Facing Y’all: Inclusion Through the Lens | Dunwoody
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
4681 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA 30338
Spruill Gallery reserves designated parking for guests on the left side of the gallery near Fogo de Chao restaurant.
About:
Facing Y’all: Inclusion Through the Lens, from The Do-Good Fund Collection – A VISUAL NARRATIVE of the EVER-CHANGING AMERICAN SOUTH. Facing Y’all, curated by Spruill Gallery Director Shannon Morris, will be on view September 21 through October 29, 2023. The Gallery will host an opening reception on September 21 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Facing Y’all celebrates the faces that frame the diversity of today’s South through the lens of its photographers. The exhibition presents 29 works by 18 artists from the renowned Do-Good Fund Collection, including Pinky MM Bass, Sheila Pree Bright, Harlan Bozeman, Carolyn Drake, Jill Frank, Peyton Fulford, Anna Gay, Arielle Gray, Andres Gonzalez, Titus Brooks Heagins, Kevin Kline, Brittainy Lauback, Carl Martin, Ted Partin, Jerry Siegel, Mike Smith, Michael Stipe and Vanessa Winship.
Embracing the colloquial Southern phrase “y’all,” these photographs portray the region’s diverse populace. About her curatorial decisions for Facing Y’all, Morris said, “Influencing my selection of work for this exhibition was my intention for visitors to see themselves, remember a friend, a relative or someone they know and to perhaps allow themselves a moment of reflection.
About Spruill Center for the Arts: Spruill Center for the Arts fosters creativity and social connections through the arts by: offering a diverse visual arts program to students of all ages and skill levels; providing a platform for artists to share their talents through exhibitions, sales, and instructional opportunities; and enriching community through programs designed to inspire the artist in everyone.
Located within the historic Spruill Homeplace (1867), Spruill Gallery moved to its present location on Meadow Lane in 1992 when the Spruill family donated it to the Spruill Center for the Arts. Opening its doors as a gallery in 1993, the gallery supports the mission of the Center while aiming to contribute to the growing contemporary art movement of the Greater Atlanta Metropolitan Area.
The Spruill Center for the Arts boasts of a nearly 50-year history and serves more than 14,000 people annually through its classes, open studios, youth programs and exhibitions. Their recent appointment of contemporary art curator Shannon Morris as Gallery Director speaks to the Center’s vision to engage within Atlanta's Contemporary art conversation by hosting programs that provide opportunities for growth and inclusivity within the broader art world.
www.spruillarts.org | @spruillgallery
Hours of Operation:
Sunday: Closed
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
ON VIEW THROUGH OCTOBER 29