Talk Archives - High Museum of Art https://high.org/event-category/for-adults/art-conversations/talk/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://highmuseum-redesign.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/01/H-Logo.png Talk Archives - High Museum of Art https://high.org/event-category/for-adults/art-conversations/talk/ 32 32 Sensory-Friendly Evening https://high.org/event/sensory-friendly-evening-2/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:02:35 +0000 https://high.org/?post_type=event&p=60097 We invite adults of all ages who identify as disabled or neurodivergent to join us along with their friends and family for a Sensory-Friendly Evening. This after-hours program includes drop-in art-making workshops, wellness programs, and guides for exploring art and ideas in the galleries. Experience world-class art, explore the museum at your own pace, exercise your creativity, or simply enjoy spending time with friends and family in a supportive, judgment-free environment.

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We invite adults of all ages who identify as disabled or neurodivergent to join us along with their friends and family for a Sensory-Friendly Evening. This after-hours program includes drop-in art-making workshops, wellness programs, and guides for exploring art and ideas in the galleries. Experience world-class art, explore the museum at your own pace, exercise your creativity, or simply enjoy spending time with friends and family in a supportive, judgment-free environment.

Admission to this program is free. Space is limited to reduce crowds, and preregistration is required.

Drop-In Art Making

Frottage Workshop

Greene Family Education Center, Red Workshop | 6:30–8:30 p.m.

Drawing inspiration from artworks including Max Ernst’s Tree of Life  and Nabil Nahas’s Peekaboo, experiment with frottage, or the process of rubbing a pencil or crayon on paper placed over a textured surface to create unique compositions. Explore materials on your own or with guidance from a High Museum of Art educator.

This drop-in workshop takes place in a room with low lighting. Materials are provided, including gloves, pencils, crayons, adaptive tools, textured surfaces, found objects, and paper. No prior experience is necessary.

Two individuals drawing intently.

Drawing Workshop

Stent Family Wing, Second Level | 6–8:30 p.m.

Surround yourself with modern masters on view in Thinking Eye, Seeing Mind: The Medford and Loraine Johnston Collection, and experiment with a number of their drawing techniques. Explore materials on your own or with guidance from a High Museum of Art educator.

This drop-in art-making session takes place in galleries on the Second Level of the Stent Family Wing with dim lighting. Materials are provided, including gloves, paper, erasers, and a variety of pencils. No prior experience is necessary.

Two individuals sitting at a table participating in art-making.

Gallery Experiences

Book Nook

Stent Family Wing, Second Level | 6–8:30 p.m.

Grab a book, make yourself comfortable, and peruse at your leisure while learning about artists and artworks in the High’s European Art collection.

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Tactile Exploration

Stent Family Wing, Skyway Level, Gallery 407 | 6–8:30 p.m.

Stop by the Folk and Self-Taught Art galleries to learn about the work of famed Georgia self-taught artist Howard Finster. A preacher, bicycle repairman, inventor, and devoted family man, Finster created more than 46,000 works of art during his lifetime and transformed his property in Summerville, Georgia, into Paradise Garden, an extraordinary art environment that is still open to the public. Explore Finster’s practice, watch a video about his life and work, and enjoy a hands-on exploration of select, actual Finster objects with guidance from a High Museum of Art educator.

Person holding art object in a gallery filled with people sitting.

Wellness Spaces

Sensory-Friendly Yoga

Greene Family Education Center, Lower Level | 7 and 8 p.m.

Join a beginner-friendly, drop-in yoga class facilitated by certified instructor Nasirah Denisse, whose practice centers the union of mental, emotional, and physical health.

These yoga sessions will take place in quiet space with low lighting. Spots are first come, first served, and yoga mats are available on-site. Each session lasts forty-five minutes, and participants can come and go as needed. No prior experience is necessary.

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Relaxation Room

Greene Family Education Center, Lower Level | 7 and 8 p.m.

Join a beginner-friendly, drop-in yoga class facilitated by certified instructor Nasirah Denisse, whose practice centers the union of mental, emotional, and physical health.

These yoga sessions will take place in quiet space with low lighting. Spots are first come, first served, and yoga mats are available on-site. Each session lasts forty-five minutes, and participants can come and go as needed. No prior experience is necessary.

Photo focusing on the hands of individuals coloring on a page while they are sitting on the floor of a dimly lit room.

Know Before You Go

A Sensory Guide and Social Story are available to help you prepare for your visit. Upon arrival, please head to the ticketing desk at the Stent Family Wing entrance to have your digital ticket scanned.

The High Museum of Art is accessible by car, MARTA, rideshare, or alternative transportation.

Primary parking is in the Woodruff Arts Center garage on Arts Center Way. Parking costs $30 during evening hours. Accessible parking spaces are available on Levels P5 and P4, near the double elevator bank. Additional parking is available at the Promenade parking garage, located at the intersection of Arts Center Way and 15th Street, and costs $17.  Please note that all parking decks are cash free.

The museum is accessible via the elevator on Arts Center Way next to the pedestrian crosswalk. If traveling by MARTA, the crosswalk is visible when exiting the MARTA station on Arts Center Way. If using a rideshare service, ask your driver to drop you off at the curbside drop off/pick up area near the pedestrian crosswalk. From there you can ride the elevator up to Campus Level.

The museum’s café will be closed during Sensory-Friendly Evening. Outside food and drink are allowed in certain areas of the museum. There are many dining options available at Colony Square.

For more information, please contact culturecollective@high.org or call 404-733-5034.

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Engage with Atlanta through art!

This event was originally scheduled for September 25. Due to inclement weather the new date is October 2. Please contact culturecollective@high.org for any questions.

Led by local artist Peter Ferrari, this walking tour will explore new murals painted for Forward Warrior, an annual festival founded and curated by Ferrari himself.

While walking through the historic neighborhood of Cabbagetown, participants will receive an introduction to the murals lining Wylie Street and learn about the artists who created them. Ferrari will also share insight into his curatorial process and speak to the festival’s ten-year evolution.

This tour will commence at the intersection of Carroll St SE and Tennelle St SE and will cover approximately one mile of walking distance. Though limited, street parking is available throughout Cabbagetown. Assistive listening devices will be provided, and lightweight collapsible stools may be requested in advance.

For more information, please email culturecollective@high.org or call 404-733-5034.

About Art and About Walking Tours

Engage Atlanta through art! Walk alongside local creatives, historians, and other community members in tours that focus on topics including public art, street art, architecture, and cultural histories. Art and About Walking Tours take place throughout the year in different Atlanta neighborhoods; each tour includes a walking distance of one to two miles. Assistive listening devices are provided, and folding stools are available upon request.

About Your Guide

Peter Ferrari is a professional artist living in East Atlanta. His work is wide ranging, from small-scale fine art to murals in both public and private sectors. In 2012, he founded Forward Warrior, the award-winning mural festival that, annually, has installed over half a mile of public art in Atlanta’s Cabbagetown neighborhood.

Peter Ferrari Headshot

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]]> Art and About Walking Tour: Forward Warrior Murals https://high.org/event/art-and-about-walking-tour-forward-warrior-murals/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 18:38:25 +0000 https://high.org/?post_type=event&p=57269 Led by local artist Peter Ferrari, this walking tour will explore new murals painted for Forward Warrior, an annual festival founded and curated by Ferrari himself.

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Engage with Atlanta through art!

This event was originally scheduled for September 25. Due to inclement weather the new date is October 2. Please contact culturecollective@high.org for any questions.

Led by local artist Peter Ferrari, this walking tour will explore new murals painted for Forward Warrior, an annual festival founded and curated by Ferrari himself.

While walking through the historic neighborhood of Cabbagetown, participants will receive an introduction to the murals lining Wylie Street and learn about the artists who created them. Ferrari will also share insight into his curatorial process and speak to the festival’s ten-year evolution.

This tour will commence at the intersection of Carroll St SE and Tennelle St SE and will cover approximately one mile of walking distance. Though limited, street parking is available throughout Cabbagetown. Assistive listening devices will be provided, and lightweight collapsible stools may be requested in advance.

For more information, please email culturecollective@high.org or call 404-733-5034.

About Art and About Walking Tours

Engage Atlanta through art! Walk alongside local creatives, historians, and other community members in tours that focus on topics including public art, street art, architecture, and cultural histories. Art and About Walking Tours take place throughout the year in different Atlanta neighborhoods; each tour includes a walking distance of one to two miles. Assistive listening devices are provided, and folding stools are available upon request.

About Your Guide

Peter Ferrari is a professional artist living in East Atlanta. His work is wide ranging, from small-scale fine art to murals in both public and private sectors. In 2012, he founded Forward Warrior, the award-winning mural festival that, annually, has installed over half a mile of public art in Atlanta’s Cabbagetown neighborhood.

Peter Ferrari Headshot

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]]> Art and About Walking Tour: Murals in Kirkwood https://high.org/event/art-and-about-walking-tour-murals-in-kirkwood-2/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:05:20 +0000 https://high.org/?post_type=event&p=55702 Engage with Atlanta through art! Led by Joshua Robinson, a writer and educator based in Atlanta, this walking tour will explore hip-hop’s relationship with modern and contemporary art. Through guided exploration, participants will learn about the intersections of music and art and their significance to what’s on view at the museum.

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Engage with Atlanta through art!

This event was orginally on July 24 at 5:30 p.m. but has been rescheduled to Thursday, August 1 at 5:30 p.m.

This tour will explore new murals created by local artists and will be led by Tatiana Bell and Drew Borders, who are both influenced by the public art landscape of Atlanta. Taking place in the neighborhood of Lake Claire and the surrounding Kirkwood area, this tour will pay special attention to murals created at Pullman Yards and Living Walls’ newly completed mural exhibition, I AM MINE/WE ARE OURS. Through guided exploration, participants will learn about the details of the murals featured, what it is like creating a mural, and the significance of public art in Atlanta.

This tour will commence on the corner of Arizona Avenue and Dekalb Avenue and will cover approximately one mile of walking distance. Assistive listening devices will be provided, and lightweight collapsible stools may be requested in advance.

For more information, please email culturecollective@high.org or call 404-733-5034.

About Art and About Walking Tours

Engage Atlanta through art! Walk alongside local creatives, historians, and other community members in tours that focus on topics including public art, street art, architecture, and cultural histories. Art and About Walking Tours take place throughout the year in different Atlanta neighborhoods; each tour includes a walking distance of one to two miles. Assistive listening devices are provided, and folding stools are available upon request.

About Your Guides

Tatiana Bell

Tatiana Bell is an Atlanta born-and-raised artist and interaction designer who manages the social media, website, public relations, and overall communications for the public arts organization Living Walls. After receiving a BS in Interactive Design and Technical Communications from Kennesaw State University, with work experience at the Zuckerman Museum of Art and Atlanta Regional Commission, she found her passion at the intersection of art, design, and community. Bell works to create exciting experiences that encourage connection through building community, promoting safe spaces, and amplifying marginalized experiences.

Tatiana Bell headshot in front of a blue wall

Drew Borders

Drew Borders is an African American muralist, illustrator, 2D animator, and freelancer based in Atlanta. Borders’s work is driven by a desire for representation among people of color, often highlighting Black and Brown women combating stigmas and stereotypes of marginalized groups. She explores and focuses on the joy, the wonder, and the magic of Black culture using a combination of paint and spray paint, vibrancy, and portraiture. She has worked with various companies, public art organizations, and galleries throughout Atlanta, Charlotte, New York City, and Miami, with a new career highlight being the curatorial voice for Living Walls’ mural exhibition I AM MINE/WE ARE OURS. She received her formal training at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where she graduated with a BFA in animation.

Drew Borders headshot in front of a colorful art mural

Know Before You Go

This tour will commence on the corner of Arizona Avenue and Dekalb Avenue and will cover approximately one mile of walking distance. There is on-street parking available on Arizona Avenue. See below for a map of the area. Please plan to arrive 10-15 minutes early to ensure a prompt start time.

Assistive listening devices will be provided, and light-weight collapsible stools may be requested in advance by contacting the email or phone number listed below.

To request a stool, please email culturecollective@high.org or call 404-733-5034.

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