Atlanta, GA Events

Amal is terrified of the famous Buford Highway and its seven lanes of busy traffic. With the help of the many cultures of Atlanta, she slowly gains the confidence to cross…

In partnership with We Love Buford Highway, Atlanta Chinese Dance Company (ACDC), The City of Brookhaven and CARE.

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Amal is strolling through Atlanta’s famed BeltLine when a dramatic kaleidoscope of monarch butterflies on their journey to Mexico fills the air. She can’t resist following…

In partnership with Atlanta BeltLine, Chantelle Rytter and The Krewe of the Grateful Gluttons, Marilyn Chen and Liquid Sky, Mausiki Scales & the Common Ground Collective and Yehimi Cambron.

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Amal explores shaping a new world of a future humankind at the Center for Civil and Human Rights.

In partnership with glo, The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Harper-Archer Elementary School children with Harper-Archer Elementary School children, youth from Atlanta Symphony’s Talent Development Program, with support from Dorian McDuffie, Office of Design, City of Atlanta Department of City Planning, Andrea Young, ACLU of Georgia, and the Center for Civil and Human Rights.

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What if you suddenly lost the one precious item you brought with you when you were forced to leave home?  The City of Decatur shows Amal how a community can come together to help.

In partnership with Flux Projects, Center for Puppetry Arts, Decatur Arts Alliance and MARTA Artbound.

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Amal is invited to a very special ceremony with the Mvskoke Nation and experiences a quiet moment of peace.

In partnership with Chebon Kernell, Traditional Practitioner Mvskoke Nation.

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Founded in 1968, the Alliance Theatre is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, reaching more than 165,000 patrons annually. The Alliance is a recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award® for sustained excellence in programming, education, and community engagement, and is led by Artistic Directors Tinashe Kajese-Bolden and Christopher Moses.  In January 2019, the Alliance opened its new, state-of-the-art performance space, The Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre.  Known for its high artistic standards and national role in creating significant theatrical works, the Alliance has premiered more than 120 productions including nine that have transferred to Broadway.  The Alliance education department reaches 90,000 students annually through performances, classes, camps, and in-school initiatives designed to support teachers and enhance student learning.  The Alliance Theatre values community, curiosity, collaboration, and excellence, and is dedicated to representing Atlanta’s diverse community with the stories we tell, the artists, staff, and leadership we employ, and audiences we serve.  www.alliancetheatre.org

Art on the Atlanta BeltLine is the largest temporary public art exhibition in the history of Atlanta. It showcases the work of hundreds of visual artists, performers, and musicians along the Atlanta BeltLine corridor. This spectacular project places working professionals alongside emerging artists, and draws residents and visitors into some of the most unique public spaces in the City of Atlanta, providing powerful new perspectives on the city and its vibrant neighbourhoods. The exhibition showcases how art strengthens and beautifies current and former industrial areas and creates signature spaces exemplifying the transformation of the city through the Atlanta BeltLine. Art on the Atlanta BeltLine touches almost 20 intown communities.

Atlanta Chinese Dance Company (ACDC) educates and entertains about Chinese and Chinese American history and culture through the art of Chinese dance. Founded in 1991 by Hwee-Eng Y. Lee and co-directed by Hwee-Eng and Kerry Lee, ACDC dancers have enchanted audiences of diverse backgrounds through full-evening Chinese dance productions as well as community performances, lecture-demonstrations, workshops, and residencies throughout metro Atlanta and beyond. Most notably, ACDC helped showcase Atlanta to the world as performers in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Centennial Olympic Games. For more than a decade, they performed a culturally authentic “Chinese variation” in the Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker. In recent years, ACDC has created and presented innovative Chinese dance choreography in collaboration with other art forms to share rarely told Chinese American stories from the perspective of the South, address social justice issues, and share a message of solidarity. Learn more at www.atlantachinesedance.org or on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Contact: Kerry Lee, Co-Artistic Director: [email protected]

The Center for Puppetry Arts is a unique cultural treasure — a magical place where children and adults are educated, enlightened and entertained. Since 1978, the Center has introduced millions of visitors to the wonder and art of puppetry and has touched the lives of many through enchanting performances, curriculum-based workshops, and the hands-on Museum, as well as Digital Learning and Outreach Programs.

Chantelle Rytter + Krewe of the Grateful Gluttons are parade artists best known for founding the Atlanta BeltLine Lantern Parade and creating giant lantern puppets. Chantelle and Krewe have created a collection of annual parades based in community participation and the belief that creative play can be a civic gift. www.weirdgonepro.com

Flux Projects produces temporary public art projects that connect and grow artists and audiences in Atlanta through the creative power of place. These projects disrupt every day and inspire imagination, wonder and awe. They support artists to take risks and grow their practices whether they are internationally acclaimed or producing their first public work. They create communal spaces for people from all walks of life. And they bring a location’s past, present and future into the conversation in ways that open our eyes to new possibilities. Flux Projects gives art the space to transform. www.fluxprojects.org

Brookhaven is a city in the northeastern suburbs of Atlanta that is located in western DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, directly northeast of Atlanta. With a population of around 55,366 as of 2021, it is the largest city in DeKalb County. The Buford Highway corridor forms the southern portion of Brookhaven. The corridor is characterized by a large international population, mostly comprising Hispanic immigrants. Due to its international character and ethnic restaurants and businesses catering to a variety of groups, including Hispanic, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean, Buford Highway has become a testament to the region’s growing multiethnic makeup. Learn more at https://www.brookhavenga.gov/ or on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/BrookhavenGAGov, https://www.facebook.com/CiudaddeBrookhaven; and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brookhavengagov/, https://www.instagram.com/ciudaddebrookhaven/.  Contact: Marcela Cortes, Senior Communications and Marketing Specialist: [email protected]

We Love Buford Highway is a charitable, 501(c)(3) nonprofit preserving the multicultural identity of Atlanta’s Buford Highway. The organization sees the corridor’s communities, a ten-mile stretch that connects three metro municipalities, as the epicenter of an evolving south where immigrant communities thrive for generations. The potential risks and outcomes of corridor development and change that impact livelihoods of communities are issues where the organization seeks to influence. Over the course of the pandemic, the agency served over 100,000 people through economic mobility, youth empowerment, advocacy, and storytelling initiatives. The organization began as an Instagram account to document a changing Buford Highway corridor, internationally recognized for its sizeable immigrant population and businesses. Learn more at www.welovebuhi.org or on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Contact: Lily Pabian, Executive Director: [email protected]