Woodruff Arts Center

We are thrilled to announce Chris Womack, Chairman, President, and CEO of Georgia Power Company, as our 2022-2023 Corporate Campaign Chair. Georgia Power’s extraordinary $1 million contribution will ensure the Woodruff Arts Center continues to transform Atlanta and the State of Georgia through the Power of Art. Read more about our Corporate Campaign here: https://lnkd.in/gbM_Bwjm

We are excited to announce that Anni Pullagura has joined the High Museum of Art as the Margaret and Terry Stent Associate Curator of American Art. In this role, Pullagura is responsible for the growth and development of the museum’s collection of American paintings, sculpture, drawings, and prints by academically trained artists working in the United States from the seventeenth century through the 1960s, as well as related exhibitions and programs. Pullagura previously served as the inaugural postdoctoral fellow, offered jointly by the Yale Center for British Art at Yale University and the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., while also serving as a consulting assistant curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA/Boston). In her fellowship, she worked with colleagues on the research and interpretation of the museums’ pre-twentieth-century collections. She also provided curatorial support for the YCBA’s J. M. W. Turner exhibition, “J. M. W. Turner: Romance and Reality,” and the reinstallation of its historic painting and sculpture galleries. She has served on the Art of the Americas Advisory Think Tank at Harvard Art Museums, which convenes American art curators for expanded study and presentation of art of the United States, and previously held fellowship positions at ICA/Boston, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Pembroke Center at Brown University, the Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC), and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Pullagura earned a Ph.D. in American Studies from Brown University and her undergraduate degree from Emory University.

Leave your mark at the Woodruff Arts Center with Pave the Way ?? ? For a limited time, purchase a personalized granite paver that will be part of the new Peachtree Street entrance on our reimagined campus as an investment in the future of the arts for Atlanta. Follow the link to purchase yours today! https://lnkd.in/enr5VvnX

To inspire those who inspire us ... Today and every day ???? Thanks to the generous support of The Home Depot Foundation, the Arts Center is proud to offer complimentary access to campus programming for all active-duty and veteran military personnel and their families. From seasonal programming, free admission and parking, to tailored concert packages, discover how below. https://lnkd.in/eaN-Y22U

Grab a tissue and join us in reminiscing on our groundbreaking ceremony for the now under-construction Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families. Every day we get closer to the future we are imagining for the arts in our city and beyond through the Experience Atlanta, Experience Woodruff capital campaign! https://bit.ly/3Ufpw6u

Last night, the Arts Center celebrated the launch of our 2024-2025 Corporate Fundraising Campaign with Michael Doss, President and CEO of Graphic Packaging International, LLC, as our honored Corporate Campaign Chairman. Thanks to the support of partners like Graphic Packaging, the Arts Center is a catalyst for sparking ideas and fostering curiosity in our beloved city and beyond. “We’re proud to lead this year’s corporate campaign,” Doss said. “And we invite you to join us in ensuring the arts continue to thrive in our community." As we get to work, please enjoy these photos from the launch and be on the lookout for ways to support the Arts Center’s work!

Today we honor the 122 members and friends of the Atlanta Art Association who perished in a plane crash on June 3, 1962. In their memory, we have been bringing the arts to our beloved city for more than 60 years. It was their vision for Atlanta to have a rich arts cultural community, and we are grateful everyday to be a part of that mission.

If you missed Water for Elephants at The Alliance Theatre, make a resolution to see it on Broadway! https://lnkd.in/evNiRYHt

Join ASO Concertmaster David Coucheron and the ASO for a special January 3rd performance of Vivaldi's effervescent masterpiece, The Four Seasons. Antonio Vivaldi's classic set of four delightful violin concerti are his most popular compositions. https://lnkd.in/e_WWq45G

Don't miss In the City of Light: Paris, 1850–1920 (on view through December 31). This exhibition serves as a guide through the architecture, people, and culture of the dynamic, visionary French capital during the latter half of the nineteenth century and into the twentieth century. https://lnkd.in/eJHXiYhE