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Atlanta Art Exhibits

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Kai Lin Art Gallery. Photo by Joeff Davis for Creative Loafing

Looking for the best exhibitions in Atlanta? Creative Loafing’s exhibitions guide highlights what’s currently on view at museums, galleries, and cultural institutions across the city. Browse art exhibitions, science exhibits, history displays, and featured shows, including critic’s picks and upcoming openings.

Critic’s Picks

These are the exhibitions currently recommended by Creative Loafing, including critic’s picks from Kevin C. Madigan. Madigan is Creative Loafing’s lead arts critic, covering exhibitions and visual culture across Atlanta.

Away With The Tides: Calida Rawles at Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

03/26/2026 8:00 PM

A major exhibition by Calida Rawles centered on me...

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Isamu Noguchi: I Am Not a Designer at High Museum of Art

04/09/2026 8:00 PM

A survey of Noguchi’s expansive work across sculpt...

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Neon Poetry Project at Downtown Atlanta

04/30/2026 8:00 PM

A permanent public artwork in South Downtown featu...

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Amy Sherald: American Sublime at High Museum of Art

05/14/2026 8:00 PM

A Critic’s Pick career-wide retrospective of Georg...

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Los Porfiados: The Stubborn Ones at High Museum of Art

06/04/2026 8:00 PM

A group exhibition exploring resistance, persisten...

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Small Moments of Happiness at Midtown Atlanta

06/07/2026 8:00 PM

Flux Projects activates Midtown Atlanta with tempo...

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Metro Montage XXVI

07/10/2026 8:00 PM

The 26th annual nationwide juried exhibition prese...

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Dolly: Paintings by Lucy Luckovich

07/16/2026 8:00 PM

Lucy Luckovich uses selfies, internet imagery, adv...

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Paper Trees at High Museum of Art

07/30/2026 8:00 PM

Works on paper examining trees as both subject and...

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Chuck Stewart: Framing the Sound

08/07/2026 8:00 PM

A landmark exhibition celebrates photographer Chuc...

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Vanna Black: Grace for Ebb

08/07/2026 8:00 PM

Vanna Black merges African patterns with classical...

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Current Exhibitions

Explore current exhibitions on view now at Atlanta museums, galleries, and visual arts venues.

Compassion at Michael C. Carlos Museum

01/30/2026 7:00 PM

A cross-cultural exhibition exploring how empathy,...

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Away With The Tides: Calida Rawles at Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

03/26/2026 8:00 PM

A major exhibition by Calida Rawles centered on me...

—Read Article

Isamu Noguchi: I Am Not a Designer at High Museum of Art

04/09/2026 8:00 PM

A survey of Noguchi’s expansive work across sculpt...

—Read Article

Neon Poetry Project at Downtown Atlanta

04/30/2026 8:00 PM

A permanent public artwork in South Downtown featu...

—Read Article

Conversations with Collections

05/07/2026 8:00 PM

An ongoing installation creating new conversations...

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Amy Sherald: American Sublime at High Museum of Art

05/14/2026 8:00 PM

A Critic’s Pick career-wide retrospective of Georg...

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Haylee Anne: Bone Deep at Atlanta Center for Photography Project Lab

05/20/2026 8:00 PM

The 2026 Corinne Adams Emerging Artist Fellowship ...

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Haylee Anne: Bone Deep

05/20/2026 8:00 PM

Haylee Anne explores memory, identity, inheritance...

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The Summer Invitational at Swan Coach House Gallery

05/27/2026 8:00 PM

More than 65 artists from Georgia and across the S...

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Windgate Artists-in-Residence Exhibition: Jennifer Angus and LaKela Brown at Zuckerman Museum of Art

06/01/2026 8:00 PM

The Zuckerman Museum of Art presents work by Windg...

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Juneteenth: Works from the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art Permanent Collection

06/01/2026 8:00 PM

The Zuckerman Museum of Art presents a Juneteenth ...

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Los Porfiados: The Stubborn Ones at High Museum of Art

06/04/2026 8:00 PM

A group exhibition exploring resistance, persisten...

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Small Moments of Happiness at Midtown Atlanta

06/07/2026 8:00 PM

Flux Projects activates Midtown Atlanta with tempo...

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Realism Revisited

06/11/2026 8:00 PM

An exhibition revisiting realism through works in ...

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New Acquisitions: Photography at High Museum of Art

06/11/2026 8:00 PM

A selection of recently acquired works expanding t...

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What Were You Thinking?

06/25/2026 8:00 PM

A group exhibition centered on contemplation and i...

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Spruill Studios Pop-Up

06/30/2026 8:00 PM

Spruill Gallery presents work by 16 Atlanta-based ...

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Ninefold: A Distributed Resonant Field

07/09/2026 8:00 PM

A distributed installation of nine sound-producing...

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Metro Montage XXVI

07/10/2026 8:00 PM

The 26th annual nationwide juried exhibition prese...

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Legendary Georgia Musicians in Watercolor

07/10/2026 8:00 PM

A watercolor exhibition celebrating notable musici...

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Upcoming Exhibitions

Planning ahead? Here are upcoming exhibitions opening soon across Atlanta.

Paper Trees at High Museum of Art

07/30/2026 8:00 PM

Works on paper examining trees as both subject and...

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Webs: A Community Art Show

07/30/2026 8:00 PM

A community art exhibition at The Supermarket.

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Glimmers

07/31/2026 8:00 PM

Seana Reilly and Ann Stewart present Glimmers in W...

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Heart of a Bird

07/31/2026 8:00 PM

Constance Thalken presents Heart of a Bird at Whit...

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Psychic Waters

07/31/2026 8:00 PM

Chris Musina presents Psychic Waters in Whitespace...

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UNCERTAINTY

07/31/2026 8:00 PM

Lauren Lesley presents UNCERTAINTY in Whitespace’s...

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All Under The Same Roof: 5th Annual Guardian Studios Artists Exhibition

07/31/2026 8:00 PM

More than 30 Atlanta artists come together for the...

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Spirit Object

08/05/2026 8:00 PM

Kimberly Fulton Orozco and Amanda Phingbodhipakkiy...

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Chuck Stewart: Framing the Sound

08/07/2026 8:00 PM

A landmark exhibition celebrates photographer Chuc...

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Hey Mom, I'm Not a Loser

08/07/2026 8:00 PM

Brill Adium examines ambition, self-worth, identit...

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Vanna Black: Grace for Ebb

08/07/2026 8:00 PM

Vanna Black merges African patterns with classical...

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Mending to Pressure

08/20/2026 8:00 PM

A contemporary exhibition exploring resilience, he...

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I SPY! Walter Wick's Hidden Wonders

08/27/2026 8:00 PM

An interactive exhibition reveals the intricate mi...

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Anamnesis at Michael C. Carlos Museum

09/17/2026 8:00 PM

A conceptual exhibition focused on memory, recolle...

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Between the Knots: Exploration of Textiles at Reeves House Visual Arts Center

09/17/2026 8:00 PM

A textile art exhibition exploring craftsmanship, ...

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Martin Puryear: Nexus

09/24/2026 8:00 PM

A major exhibition explores Martin Puryear’s form,...

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Photography as a Way of Life: Minor White, Aaron Siskind, and Harry Callahan

10/08/2026 8:00 PM

Three influential photographers are brought togeth...

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Small Town: Small Works 2026 at Reeves House Visual Arts Center

11/12/2026 7:00 PM

An annual exhibition featuring small-scale works b...

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Unbound: Zine/Book Art at Reeves House Visual Arts Center

01/14/2027 7:00 PM

An exhibition exploring zines and artist books as ...

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Ann Litrel: Natural Wonders of Georgia at Reeves House Visual Arts Center

03/11/2027 7:00 PM

A watercolor exhibition capturing Georgia’s landsc...

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