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Why Atlanta’s Art Scene Is Making Waves
“The South got something to say.” André Lauren Benjamin (a.k.a. André 3000) uttered these infamous words while accepting the “Best New Artist (Group)” award with his bandmate Antwan André Patton (a.k.a. Big Boi) from the rap duo Outkast at the 1995 Source Awards. The Atlanta-based duo caused an upset when they beat out the favorites, Los Angeles–based group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. The ceremony, held at Madison Square Garden, occurred at the peak of the East Coast vs. West Coast debate in hip-hop that was dominated by artists Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. This moment is pivotal within Black cultural history for reasons beyond just being iconic—it also shows how overlooked contributions from the American South were across contemporary Black culture.
For audiences in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the South (and particularly Atlanta) had not culturally moved beyond the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Benjamin’s assertion signified a push to restore and remind audiences of the cultural significance that the South plays in crafting Black—if not American—culture at large. The expression also perfectly describes how contemporary Southern artists, curators, gallerists, and art advisors are reclaiming their cultural legacy and space within the global art world. This was evident in curator Karen Comer-Lowe’s 2021 exhibition of public digital art in Atlanta, which took Benjamin’s expression as its title to assert that the South still has much to say today.
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Children and young people will have an opportunity to see their creations displayed digitally in an exhibition at one of Scotland’s national galleries.
The 2025 Worcester 100 Open Art Exhibition will be held at the Artery Gallery, Croft Walk, from Saturday 8 to Saturday, March 15.
The free event will showcase a range of artistic styles, including paintings, prints, photography, and sculptures.
Opening times will vary throughout the week.
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Three in five small UK museums and galleries fear closure amid declining revenue, new research suggests
Three in five small museums and galleries in the UK fear closure amid declining revenue and footfall, research published this week suggests. The survey of 40 small, independent attractions—those with fewer than 100,000 annual visitors—also found that four in five (78%) reported the current period as the most challenging the sector has faced, while over half (58%) said overall income has not returned to its pre-Covid levels.
The research, conducted by the cloud platform GoDaddy in partnership with the charity Kids in Museums, surveyed small museums as well as galleries, historic buildings and heritage sites. Alison Bowyers, the executive director of Kids in Museums, tells The Art Newspaper that UK museums are suffering more than their counterparts in mainland Europe.
