Poets, Artists & Madmen

Atlanta's art scene is on the verge of something significant — teetering between making it and breaking it. Long regarded as a creative hodgepodge, the city's poets, artists and madmen have worked tirelessly in the last year to help redefine the city's artistic identity. They attracted international attention with the colossal grassroots street art conference Living Walls, improved our public art profile with gloATL and Art on the Beltline, and cultivated the kind of TV- and filmmaking-friendly environment that's allowed for the conversion of Lakewood Fairgrounds into a Hollywood-worthy soundstage, and the local filming of AMC's "The Walking Dead." So what does the future hold for the arts in Atlanta? Can we build on the momentum we've recently gained? Judging from the last year's creative outpouring, the scales are tipped in the right direction.

— Debbie Michaud

Best Gallery BOA Award Winner

Year » 2010
Section » Archives » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2010 » Poets, Artists, & Madmen » Critics Pick

Beep Beep Gallery

Throughout its nearly five-year existence, Poncey-Highland hole-in-the-wall BEEP BEEP GALLERY has been a major factor in transforming Atlanta's underground and emerging art scenes, from shows featuring local talent such as the Plastic Aztecs' Matt Relkin to founding the subterranean arts fest ARTlantismore...

Throughout its nearly five-year existence, Poncey-Highland hole-in-the-wall BEEP BEEP GALLERY has been a major factor in transforming Atlanta's underground and emerging art scenes, from shows featuring local talent such as the Plastic Aztecs' Matt Relkin to founding the subterranean arts fest ARTlantis to partnering with local java joint Aurora Coffee on any number of art/music extravaganzas. less...

Best Art Exhibit in a Gallery BOA Award Winner

Year » 2010
Section » Archives » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2010 » Poets, Artists, & Madmen » Critics Pick

Kiang Gallery (Permanently Closed)

Best Theater Company BOA Award Winner

Year » 2010
Section » Archives » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2010 » Poets, Artists, & Madmen » Critics Pick

Dad's Garage Theatre (Featured)

An intimate venue even by the minuscule standards of black box spaces, DAD'S GARAGE TOP SHELF offers an incubator of raw local talent, notably Griefers, written by and starring Randy Havens and Christian Danley, as well as the latest work from artists such as Steve Yockey, Alison Hastings, Erin Burnettmore...

An intimate venue even by the minuscule standards of black box spaces, DAD'S GARAGE TOP SHELF offers an incubator of raw local talent, notably Griefers, written by and starring Randy Havens and Christian Danley, as well as the latest work from artists such as Steve Yockey, Alison Hastings, Erin Burnett and Matt Myers. Bonus: It's easy to drink beer there. 280 Elizabeth St., Suite C-101. 404-523-3141. www.dadsgarage.com. less...