Weekend arts agenda March 13 2009

ILLUSTRATION/POP ART

Cartoon Madness continues at Alcove Gallery. Read Curt Holman’s feature here and view lovely pictures by Liz Barclay here.

Dosa Kim’s metaphorical Diet opens at Beep Beep Gallery Saturday night. Check here for a sneak peak.

Birds of a Feather continues at Young Blood Gallery (see also the interview with co-owner Maggie White at BurnAway).

SPIRITUAL/FAR-EASTERN

Emory’s Carlos Museum will host a monthlong series of traditional thangka painting demonstrations by Tibetan artists-in-residence beginning Tues., 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Meanwhile, at Emory Visual Arts Gallery, Diane Solomon Kempler’s new show, Divine Chaos, gives physical expression to experiences during her recent trip to India.

CONCEPTUAL/GROUP SHOWS

After a long winter break, Solomon Projects finally opens POISED, a group show by Ridley Howard, Scott Ingram, Odili Donald Odita, Jeff Sonhouse, tonight from 6-8 p.m. There will also be an artist talk tomorrow at 11 a.m.

The similarly titled (but equally promising) PLAY “offers the opportunity to freely explore our natural senses of curiosity and wonder.” It opens at Spruill Gallery Thurs., March 19, and features work by Avantika Bawa, Black Blue, Philip Carpenter, Barrett Feldman, Jason Fulford, Jeffrey Merritt, John Douglas Powers, Staci Stone, Martha Whittington. George Long, Mario Schambon among others.

For more local arts events, visit clatl.com/events or, check the weekly visual arts To Do Lists at BurnAway.org.

(Photo by Liz Barclay)