A free-entry art hub with a bright lobby and courtyard café; feels inspiring but never crowded. Changing The Way We All See Art.

Tell us your story/detailed overview

Founded in 1973 as Nexus, a grassroots artists’ cooperative, Atlanta Contemporary has since become one of the southeast’s leading contemporary art centers. We play a vital role in Atlanta’s cultural landscape by presenting over 200 consequential artists and creatives from the local, national, and international art scenes through our various exhibition, project spaces, and programs each year. Atlanta Contemporary is free admission, every day, to increase accessibility to the community of artists and arts enthusiasts in the metro-Atlanta area. We commission new works, paying particular attention to artists who have not had a significant exhibition in the Southeast. We organize over 125 programs annually including Contemporary Kids, Contemporary Cocktails, Contemporary Talks, and more! Atlanta Contemporary provides 13 on-site subsidized studio spaces to working artists through the Studio Artist Program.

When open (hrs.)

TBD- reopen September 27

Need To Know/Community Rules

Fika moments: https://atlantacontemporary.org/programs/schedule Guidelines: https://atlantacontemporary.org/visit#guidelines FAQ: https://atlantacontemporary.org/visit#visitor-information