Atlanta Botanical Gardens Exhibition: Enchanted Trees (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 09:00 AM EDT
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Cost: $26.95/weekdays, $29.95/weekend, members free
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Community::Nature/Outdoors
About the Exhibition
Enchanted Trees by Poetic Kinetics marks the return of the artists behind the Garden’s 2021 exhibition of a signature rainbow-hued “Skynet” billowing above the Canopy Walk. The 10 sculptures will be scattered throughout the Garden, drawing onlookers with their dazzling acry...
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Shows for Seedlings: Ocean of Rhythms with Jerry G. White
Friday August 22, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Cost: Free with garden admission
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Community::Nature/Outdoors,
Community::Family
Enjoy a variety of live performances by some of Atlanta’s most beloved children’s musicians and storytellers in this engaging series. Shows take place Fridays, May through September at 10 and 10:45 a.m.
“This is your Captain speaking. Are you ready for the journey? Get your boarding pass now!” Joi...
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Tai Chi at City Springs
Friday August 22, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
City Springs
Cost: $25
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Community::Health and Fitness
Experience the Power of Tai Chi on the City Green! Join us every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 a.m. for Tai Chi, brought to you by the City of Sandy Springs Recreation and Parks Department in partnership with Florin Szondi of the USA Chen Taiji Center.
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High Museum Summer Exhibits (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
High Museum of Art
Cost: Members Free, $18.50 Not Yet Members
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Arts::Visual Arts
Thu., Jun. 27 - Sun., Oct. 12
CRITIC’S PICK:
Faith Ringgold: Seeing Children, High Museum of Art...
Carlos Museum Summer Exhibits (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
Michael C. Carlos Museum
Cost: Free - $8 (see site)
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Arts::Visual Arts
Continuum Johnnie Diacon and Hotvlkuce Harjo
August 21 - December 7, 2025
Curated by Miranda Kyle, curator of Indigenous arts of the Americas, this exhibition explores the concept of Indigenous futurisms through the lens of traditional lifeways as a continuous and evolving practice that inf... [click here for more]
Fernbank Summer Exhibits (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Cost: $25.95 w/Senior and Child Discounts
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Community,
Community::Family,
Community::Nature/Outdoors
Opens Sat., Jan. 18
CRITIC’S PICK: Desert Elephants, Fernbank Museum - The Namib desert in...
Swan House Summer Exhibitions (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
Swan Coach House
Cost: Free
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Arts::Visual Arts
THE LOVE I HAVE TO GIVE BEFORE I DIE
Exhibition Dates: AUGUST 7 - SEPTEMBER 4
The Swan Coach House Gallery is pleased to present The Love I Have To Give Before I Die, a deeply personal showcase of mixed media sculpture and installation by Atlanta-based artist, Vivian Chavez. This marks her fi... [click here for more]Spalding Nix Gallery Summer Exhibitions (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
Spalding Nix Fine Art
Cost: Free
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Arts::Visual Arts
IN MEDIAS RES
July 18 - September 12, 2025
Spalding Nix Fine Art is pleased to announce IN MEDIAS RES, a presentation of four shows by Atlanta Artists Evan Blackwell Helgeson, Bonnie Maygarden, Mitchell Biggio and Kerry Hays.
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Friday August 22, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
Jackson Fine Art
Cost: Free
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Arts::Visual Arts
Private Collections Salon & Sale
July 19, 2025 - September 13, 2025
“The concept for our Private Collections Salon & Sale exhibition was born a decade ago when we recognized that collectors sought a more intimate platform to sell works from their collections. Our 30-plus years of experience i... [click here for more]Dekalb History Center - Summer Exhibits (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
The DeKalb History Center
Cost: Free. Donations appreciated.
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Arts::Visual Arts,
Community,
Free Events
Memorial Drive – New Exhibit
What began as a thoroughfare leading from the State Capital building to the largest Confederate monument in the country has since become a diverse and bustling road teeming with life. Running from the heart of Atlanta through the interior of DeKalb County, Memorial ...
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Children's Museum Summer Exhibitions (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
Children's Museum of Atlanta
Cost: $17.95 non-member
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Community::Family
May 17, 2025 - September 7, 2025
“Ruh-Roh!” Scooby and the gang invite families to solve a gem of a mystery at Children's Museum of Atlanta!
This immersive experience, in partnership with Warner Bros. Themed Entertainment, allows families to join the members of Mystery Inc. to analyze clues a... [click here for more]
Center for Puppetry Arts: Summer Special Exhibitions (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
Center For Puppetry Arts
Cost: Included with Regular Admission - $16.50
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Arts::Theater,
Arts::Visual Arts
CRITIC’S PICK: 70 Years of The Jim Henson Company Pop-Up Exhibit, Center for Puppetry Arts - The... [click here for more]
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Drop-In Garden Tours
Friday August 22, 2025 10:30 AM EDT
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Cost: Free with garden admission
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Community::Nature/Outdoors
Enjoy a one-hour guided tour of the Garden with one of our docents, free with Garden admission.
Schedule: Tuesday – Friday Location: Meet inside the Hardin Visitor Center. Time: June – August, 10:30 a.m. | September – May, 1:30 p.m.
Please note: Tours begin earlier in our warmest months between Memo... [click here for more]Breman Museum Summer Exhibits (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 11:00 AM EDT
The Breman Museum
Cost: $12
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Arts::Visual Arts
Hidden History: Recounting The Shanghai Jewish Story
Currently on Display
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“Hidden History” explores the history of the diverse, resettled Jewish community in Shanghai, including Iraqi Jews who arrived in the mid-1800s, Russian Jews who fled pogroms at the turn of the century and Germa... [click here for more]Marietta Cobb Museum of Art Summer Exhibits (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 11:00 AM EDT
Marietta Cobb Museum of Art
Cost: $10, members free
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Arts::Visual Arts
Play Ball! The Art of Mike Schacht
June 28 – August 31
The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art celebrates Major League Baseball’s 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta with a summer exhibition of works by Hall of Fame and Upper Deck artist Mike Schacht (1936-2001). Based in New York and Atlanta, Schacht cre... [click here for more]Hammonds House Museum Summer Exhibition (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 11:00 AM EDT
Hammonds House Museum
Cost: $5 students, $10 general admission
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Arts::Visual Arts
Black Zeitgeist: Atlanta, the Visual Arts, and the National Black Arts Festival
JULY 18, 2025 - DECEMBER 14, 2025
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PATH Museum Spring Exhibitions (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 11:00 AM EDT
PATH Museum
Cost: Free
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Arts::Visual Arts
NEOTERIC ARTIFACTS
The Path Museum is thrilled to announce Neoteric Artifacts, a captivating ceramics and sculpture exhibition curated by CRLZ, opening on October 11th and running through November 25th, 2024. This unique showcase will spotlight the exceptional talents of sculptors and ceramicis... [click here for more]
Whitespace Summer Exhibitions (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 11:00 AM EDT
Whitespace Gallery
Cost: Free
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Arts::Visual Arts
Picnic
This exhibition gathers artists around the picnic blanket—artists who see space and recognize our place within the universe—not with grand declarations, but with a human closeness. Inspired by the film, Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray Eames, and its conceptual ancestor Cosmic View: The U... [click here for more]
Summer Exhibits at Gallery Anderson Smith (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 11:00 AM EDT
Gallery Anderson Smith
Cost: Free
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Arts::Visual Arts
Opened Sat., May 3 CRITIC’S PICK: Vando Davis: Still Outside The Box, Gallery Anderson Smith -... [click here for more]
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SCADFash Summer Exhibitions (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 11:00 AM EDT
SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film
Cost: $10 general admission
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Arts::Visual Arts,
Nightlife::Fashion
Through Sun., Sep. 7
CRITIC’S PICK:
Campbell Addy: The Stillness of Elegance, Scad Fash Museum-...
Emory Nursing School Dog Adoption Event
Friday August 22, 2025 11:00 AM EDT
LifeLine Animal Project
Cost: Free
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Community,
Community::Pets
Stop by as we collaborate for a Dog Adoption Event! We are offering dog adoptions with different adoptable pets present throughout the event from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM onsite at 250 E Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur, GA 30030. All adoptions include spay/neuter, microchip, rabies vaccine and more!
To learn...
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Clear the Shelters Free Adoption Weekend
Friday August 22, 2025 11:00 AM EDT
LifeLine Animal Project
Cost: Free
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Community,
Community::Pets,
Free Events
FREE adoptions are happening all weekend long! From August 22 - 25, you can adopt a pet from our shelter at no cost during our Clear the Shelters free weekend event. This is your chance to open your heart and home, while giving a pet the fresh start they’ve been waiting for.
Your choice could be t...
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Live Animal Encounter at Fernbank
Friday August 22, 2025 11:30 AM EDT
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Cost: $28.00
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Community::Nature/Outdoors
Get up close and personal with a few of the turtles from our summer exhibit! Presented by Little Ray’s Nature Centre. 11:30 a.m. | 3:00 p.m.
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Spruill Gallery Summer Exhibition (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 12:00 PM EDT
Spruill Gallery & Gift Shop
Cost: Free
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Arts::Visual Arts
The Student & Instructor Biennial Juried Exhibition will showcase a diverse range of works completed by students and instructors involved in the art classes offered by the Spruill Education Center.
Over 80 works spanning a wide range of mediums will be included in the exhibition, and awards will b...
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ACP Summer Exhibit (fridays)
Friday August 22, 2025 12:00 PM EDT
Atlanta Center for Photography Project Lab
Cost: Free
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Arts::Visual Arts
Emerging Artist Fellow Brayan Enriquez
May 29 – August 23, 2025
Brayan Enriquez (b. 2000) is a first-generation Mexican-American artist based in Atlanta, GA. His work focuses on his immediate family and their past as undocumented immigrants to discuss the migrant experience in the United ... [click here for more]
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