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Georgia Trend Extra
The arts generated some $275 million in revenue in Atlanta in 2005 - but as Atlanta and other Georgia cities are learning, there is potential for much, much more. This list of Georgia fine arts entities is a work in progress. Please check back for updates.
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Leaders and Patrons
- Arthur and Stephanie Blank Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation/Atlanta Symphony
- Lisa Cremin Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund
- Brenda Durant Executive Director, Greater Augusta Arts Council
- Robert G. Edge, Attorney, Alston & Bird, Atlanta
- Martin L. Ellin Executive Director, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
- Joy Jinks, Swamp Gravy founder, Colquitt-Miller Arts Council Moultrie
- Raymond King, SunTrust Bank, Atlanta
- Lisa Mount Arts consultant Artistic Logistics Sautee-Nacoochee
- Bill Nigut Boardmember, former CEO, Metropolitan Atlanta Arts and Culture Coalition, Atlanta
- Shelton g. Stanfill, Former president/CEO Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta
- Paula Wallace, President/CEO Savannah College of Art & Design Savannah/Atlanta
- Susan and John Wieland Atlanta Susan and John Wieland Pavilion/High Museum of Art
- John A. Williams Corporate Holdings, LLC Atlanta Cobb Energy Centre for the performing Arts
Arts Centers
- ART Station Theater, galleries, professional equity theater group Stone Mountain David Thomas, President/Artistic Director
- Averitt Center For The Arts, Statesboro
- Buisson Art Center Music hall, art gallery Dahlonega
- Callanwolde Fine Arts Center Visual, literary and performing arts Atlanta Sam Goldman, Executive Director
- Colquitt County Arts Center Moultrie Galleries, theater, dance, music
- The Creative Arts Guild Dalton
- Eyedrum Art, music and new media Atlanta
- Georgia Music Hall of Fame
- Madison-Morgan Cultural Center Theater, galleries, museum Madison
- Quinlan Visual Arts Center Gainesville
- RiverCenter for the Performing Arts Columbus Performance spaces and theater Enoch C. Morris Jr., Executive Director
- Sautee-Nacoochee Community Center Art gallery, pottery museum, theater featuring folk story play Headwaters Sautee-Nacoochee Kathy Blandin, Executive Director
- Spruill Center
- Thomasville Cultural Center Exhibits, classes, performances Charles Glassick, Executive Director
- Woodruff Arts Center Theater, museum, symphony hall Atlanta Joseph R. Bankoff, President/CEO
Portals
- Atlanta PlanIt Searchable Database for metro arts/theatre/culture events Compiled by the MAACC
- Georgia Association of Museums & Galleries Statewide Museum Links
- Georgia on My Mind Statewide entertainment and cultural events Georgia Department of Economic Development
Arts Groups
- Alternate ROOTS Atlanta Carolyn Morris, Executive Director
- Arts Leadership League of Georgia Decatur Jan Selman, Executive Director
- Arts Round Table (A.R.T.) Macon
- City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Camille Russell Love, Director
- Fulton County Arts Council Atlanta Charles H. Green, Chair
- Georgia Assembly of Community Arts Agencies Milledgeville Randy Cannon, Executive Director
- Georgia Council for the Arts Atlanta Susan S. Weiner, Executive Director
- Georgia Film, Video & Music Office Georgia Department of Economic Development Atlanta Bill Thompson, Director
- Metro Atlanta Arts and Culture Coalition Atlanta Flora Maria Garcia, President/CEO
- National Black Arts Festival Atlanta Stephanie Hughley, Executive Producer
- Public Domain Atlanta
- Southern Arts Federation Atlanta Allen Bell, Program Director
- VANA --Visual Arts Network Atlanta
Companies
- Atlanta Ballet John McFall, Artistic Director
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
- Ballethnic Dance Co. East Point Waverly T. Lucas II and Nena Gilreath, Co-Founders and Co-Artistic Directors
- Ruth Mitchell Dance Theater Marietta Lisa A. Toups, Artistic Director
- Atlanta Film Festival Dan Krovich, Director
- Ciné Independent arthouse Athens Brigitta Hangartner, Founder, Executive Director
- IMAGE Film & Video Atlanta Gabriel Wardell, Executive Director
- Tyler Perry Tyler Perry Studios, Atlanta Film and television actor, producer, director, writer
- Savannah Film Festival Sponsored by the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
- Savannah Film Office Jay M. Self, Film Services Director
Galleries and Museums
- ACA Gallery Atlanta
- Atlanta Contemporary Art Center Kay Kallos, Executive Director
- Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia
- Fay Gold Atlanta
- Funky Chicken Art Project Dahlonega
- Kiang Gallery Atlanta
- Bill Lowe Gallery Atlanta
- Main Street Gallery Clayton
- Mason-Murer Fine Art Atlanta
- Mary Pauline Gallery Augusta
- Saltworks Atlanta
- Sandler Hudson Atlanta
- Savannah Gallery (SCAD student/faculty work) Atlanta
- SCAD Museum of Art
- Solomon Projects
- Whitespace Atlanta
- Marcia Wood Atlanta
- Albany Museum of Art Albany
- Booth Western Art Museum Cartersville
- Brenau University Galleries Gainesville Tonya Cribb, Director
- Columbus Museum Columbus Tom Butler, Director
- Georgia Museum of Art University of Georgia Athens William U. Eiland, Director
- Georgia Southern University Museum Statesboro
- High Museum of Art Atlanta
- LaGrange Art Museum LaGrange Judithe Barber, Executive Director
- Madison Museum of Fine Art Madison Michele L. Bechtell, Director
- Mercury Art Works, Athens
- Michael C. Carlos Museum Emory University Atlanta Bonnie Speed, Director
- Morris Museum of Art Augusta
- Museum of Design Atlanta
- Oglethorpe Museum of Art Oglethorpe University Atlanta
- Red Gallery, Savannah
- Spelman College Museum of Fine Art Atlanta
- Telfair Museum/Jepson Center for the Arts Savannah Steven High, Director
- Trevor Arnett Gallery, Clark Atlanta University
- Tubman Museum of African-American Art, History and Culture Macon Andy Ambrose, Executive Director
Music Groups, Companies and Festivals
- Dwight Andrews Scholar, musician, composer, minister Atlanta
- India Arie
- Athfest Athens
- Atlanta Jazz Festival
- Atlanta Boy Choir David R. White, Artistic Director and Conductor
- Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus Kevin Robison, Artistic Director Brenda Pruitt, Executive Director www.agmchorus.org
- Atlanta Opera Atlanta Dennis Hanthorn, General Director
- Atlas Sound
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano, Music Director; Donald Runnicles, Conductor; Allison Vulgamore, President
- Dallas Austin Producer, writer, singer DARP Studios, Rowdy Records Atlanta
- Black Lips Atlanta
- Bon Vivants
- Grace Braun/DQE
Peabo Bryson
- Bow Wow
- Cat Power
- Vic Chestnutt
- Ciara
- The Coathangers
- Freddy Cole
- Collective Soul
- Daemon Records
- Danger Woman
- Morris Day
- Deerhunter Athens/Atlanta
- Die Slaughterhaus
- Drive By Truckers
- Jermaine Dupri So So Def Records Atlanta
- Everetts Music Barn Weekend bluegrass jam sessions Suwanee
- Freedumbfest, Stone Mountain
- Goodie Mob (Cee-Lo, Gnarls Barclay)
- Gringo Star
- Russell Gunn
- Gwinnett Philharmonic Steve Winterbottom, President, Gwinnett Philharmonic Board of Directors
- Indigo Girls Decatur
- International Hits
- Millie Jackson
- Elton John
- Anna Kramer
- Lil John
- Patty Loveless
- Ludacris
- Mastodon
- Modern Skirts
- Monica
- Shawn Mullins
- Of Montreal
- Old Gold Records
- Olivia Tremor Control
- OutKast
- The Preakness
- R.E.M.
- Rob's House Records
- Kenny Rogers
- Savannah Music Festival
- Snowden
- Soulja Boy
- Speech/Arrested Development
- Candi Staton
- Stickfigure Distro
- Subsonics
- Keith Sweat
- T.I.
- Travis Tritt
- Usher
- Widespread Panic
- Shannon Wright
- Young Jeezy
Literature
- Book Festival of MJCCA Atlanta
- Chunklet
- Decatur Book Festival Daren Wang, Founder/Executive Director
- 5th Planet Press Atlanta
- Georgia Literary Festival Bainbridge (2008 location)
- Georgia Center for the Book DeKalb Public Library William W. Starr, Executive Director
- Georgia Music magazine Published by the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Macon
- Georgia Writers Hall of Fame University of Georgia Library Athens Skip Hulett, program director
- Margaret Mitchell House and Museum Literary Center Signings, talks, salons Mary Rose Taylor, Founder Atlanta
- Oz Publishing Film, video, television, graphic design Atlanta Tia Powell, Publisher
- Paste magazine Music, film, books, games, culture Josh Jackson, Editor Decatur
- Stomp and Stammer Pop music Atlanta Jeff Clark, Publisher/Editor
- Verb Audioquarterly for original fiction, poetry and music Decatur Daren Wang, Publisher and Editor
Broadcast
- Georgia Public Broadcasting
- WABE Atlanta National Public Radio
- WCLK Clark-Atlanta University Atlanta
- WHCJ Savannah State
- WRFG Radio Free Georgia Atlanta
- WRAS Georgia State University
- WREK Georgia Tech
- WSB
- WUOG University of Georgia student station Athens
- Georgia Public Broadcasting Atlanta Nancy G. Hall, Executive Director
- Peabody Awards TV/Radio University of Georgia Athens Horace Newcomb, Director
- Turner Broadcasting Includes TBS, CNN, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim Atlanta Philip I. Kent, Chairman/CEO
Venues and Theater Companies
- 11:11 Teahouse
- 40 Watt, Athens
- Alliance Theatre Atlanta Tom Pechar, Managing Director/Susan Booth, Artistic Director
- Apache Cafe
- Augusta Players Debi Ballas, Executive Director
- Caledonia Lounge, Athens
- Center for Puppetry Arts Atlanta Vincent Anthony, Executive Director
- Classic Center
- The Earl, Atlanta
- Gainesville Theatre Alliance
- Georgia Ensemble Theatre Roswell Robert Farley, Artistic Director
- Georgia Theater
- Horizon Theatre Atlanta Lisa and Jeff Adler, Co-Artistic Directors and Founders
- The Jinx, Savannah
- Kenny Leon Theater/Movie/Television Director True Colors Theatre Company
- Macon Little Theatre John T. Jones, Manager
- 7 Stages Atlanta Del Hamilton, Artistic Director
- Swamp Gravy Cotton Hall Opry Colquitt
- Theater in the Square Marietta Palmer Wells, Producing Director
- Aurora Theater Lawrenceville Anthony Rodriguez, Producing Artistic Director
- Cedartown Performing Arts Center
- Center Stage Atlanta
- Chastain Amphitheater Atlanta
- Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Marietta Michael Taormina, Managing Director
- Conant Theater (Home of Shakespeare Festival) Oglethorpe University Richard Garner, Georgia Shakespeare Producing Artistic Director
- Douglass Theater Macon
- Eddie's Attic, Decatur
- Ferst Center for the Arts Georgia Tech Atlanta Jay C. Constantz, Director
- Fox Theater Atlanta
- Georgia Theater Athens
- Imperial Theater, Augusta
- Lenny's
- Lucas Theatre for the Arts
- Morton Theater Athens
- Performing Arts Center at the Gwinnett Center Duluth
- Phillips Arena Atlanta
- Red Light Cafe, Atlanta
- Rialto Center for the Arts Atlanta Leslie Gordon, Director
- Tasty World, Athens
- Variety Playhouse
- Schwartz Center Emory University
- Spivey Hall Morrow (at Clayton State University) Sam Dixon, Executive Director
- Springer Opera House Columbus Paul R. Pierce, Producing Artistic Director
- Star Community Bar
- The Tabernacle Atlanta
- Trustees Theater Savannah
