Opening Reception Oct 2 6- 9pm

Women In Focus is a non-profit artist-initiated organization of women photographers who have joined together to support and promote the photographic arts.

Founded in 1993 by a group of women who recognized the need for a formal network of women photographers who could assist in each others' personal, professional, and artistic growth, Women In Focus has become a thriving organization whose diverse membership includes photographic artists ranging from beginners to seasoned professionals, all brought together by their passion for photography.

Women In Focus values each individual member for the unique contributions that she brings to the organization and strives to provide all members with the resources that they need to thrive as artists. Women In Focus is dedicated to facilitating a forum for open dialogue regarding photography in all of its forms.

Educational programs address both technical proficiency and scholarship by incorporating lectures, workshops, and critiques and by covering topics relating to the history and business of photography as well as the creation of images. Women In Focus engages in community activity by hosting events all around Atlanta. http://www.womeninfocusatlanta.com

Exhibition Oct 2 - Nov 7

Opening Reception & Book Signing Oct 2 7- 9pm

This solo exhibition presented by the Arts Exchange features photographs from "Birth of a Warrior: Ten Weeks in Basic Training" by Raymond McCrea Jones published by University Press of New England imprint ForeEdge, September 2015.

The stunning photographs in "Birth of a Warrior" chronicle the transformation of 162 young men from across the country into U.S. Army Delta Company 2/47. From four in the morning until late at night, through arrival, processing, outfitting, marching, inspection, drill, physical training, combat training, and live-fire exercises, Jones documents an astonishing metamorphosis. Granted unprecedented access to the lives of these recruits and the NCOs responsible for their basic training, he photographs everything from their first haircuts to the tossing of their caps at graduation. Birth of a Warrior is both their story and our story: a profound look at the culture and humanity of those who go off to war.

Raymond McCrea Jones is a photographer and filmmaker based in Atlanta. He has worked for institutions like The New York Times and CNN; his clients include brands such as Georgia Pacific and Delta; and his photographs have appeared in publications around the world. Jones is represented by Redux Pictures and the Lisa Ekus Group.

Artist's Talk Oct 11 2:30pm

Join photographer Raymond McCrea Jones as he shares experiences from his work and answers questions from attendees.

Exhibition Oct 2 - Oct 31

Artist's Reception Oct 2, 7 - 10pm

Transcendent, a series of Final Works, are reflective, personal inventories of the past. They are re-experienced feelings of adolescent loss and trauma that were truths, once upon a time. Ironic discoveries, borne out of a sequential process make many of these works function as triggers. Triggers, as British science historian as alluded, that can change past perceptions and act as a stimulus for "new truths."

The build process for the Final Works is a sequential one. It begins with the creation of the chemograph, which, through a ballet of light exposure and chemical development, is allowed to mature. Particular chemographs are singled out and scanned at high resolutions to produce an archival document, which can then be optimized for further scrutiny, exploration and closer inspection. It is through the mining of these documents, using post-processing tools that the documents are decoded and become Final Works. Transcendent in their affect, many have become portals and at times harbors, which grant sputtering connections to the unconscious and to some of the most displaced memories.

Exhibition Oct 2 - Nov 6

Artist's Talk Oct 10, 11am - 1pm

Open Studio Oct 1 1- 5pm

I have always been drawn to containers -- bottles, boxes, jars, vases, bowls -- even baskets and gourds. I have carved gourds, built dream boxes and spirit houses, collected assorted glass bottles and delighted in arranging them in new configurations. So what happens when you put a photograph in a bottle? A book? A box? Something precious is held more closely, protected, questioned and assigned valued. The collaboration innately invites the viewer to an intimate conversation. Like a good marriage, the two partners join to produce something new and unexpected. These pairings of photographs and containers evolved in a stream-of-consciousness process. They feel like my dreams, easy to decode on the exterior but with many possible layers of meaning. I invite you to the conversation, knowing that you bring your own container of ideas to the table. As you engage your imagination and become my partner, new thoughts and dreams will be transported into the container that is our world. In the end, they cannot be contained.

Artist's Reception Oct 2, 5-7:30pm

Atlanta based artist Madeleine Soloway's solvent transfer digital photographs draw inspiration from the beauty found in both gritty urban decay and the ever changing natural landscape. In a world continuously evolving by the transformative nature of time, it is the lingering remnants that hold captivating stories. The multi-layered images on exhibit create mysterious and dream-like narratives with an implied sense of history. The images reference the interplay between past and present, imagined and existing, transition and change.

Originally from Boston, Madeleine Soloway has been an exhibiting artist in the Atlanta area for the past 25 years and faculty member at The Paideia School. Soloway earned her BFA from Massachusetts College of Art in Boston and her MFA from Washington University in St. Louis. With several solo exhibitions at the Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, in the early 1980's Soloway's work landed in many important private SF Bay Area collections, and developed a strong following. This is Madeleine Soloway's first solo exhibition in Atlanta.

Exhibition Oct 3 - Oct 30

Exhibition Oct 3 11am- 5pm

A juried photography exhibit of the 50 best photographs (including winners) of contest. Photos taken at Gibbs Gardens and feature, flowers, foliage, fauna and waterlilies. This event occurs October 3, 4, 10 and ll. Live music, French food, plein air artists, caricature artists and hundreds of waterlilies blooming in the Gardens.

Deadline for entries is September 20, 2015. www.gibbsgardens.com for more information or call 770-893-1881.

Gibbs Gardens, 220 acres or artistically landscaped gardens with ponds, streams, waterfalls and a 40 acre Japanese Garden.

Exhibition Oct 4 11am -5pm

Exhibition Oct 10 11am -5pm

Exhibition Oct 11 11am -5pm

Opening Reception and Artist's Talk Oct 3 1 -3pm

The exhibition represents the diverse perspectives of spirituality from a collective of African-American Women Photographers.

Exhibition Oct 1 - Oct 31

The exhibition represents the diverse perspectives of spirituality from a collective of African-American Women Photographers.

Opening Reception and Artist Talk Oct 7 6 - 8pm

Sistagraphy, a collective of African-American Women photographers presents an exhibit of the new & emerging members. This exhibition is juried by Michi Meko. This event and exhibition will take place at West End Performing Arts Center, 945 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, SW Atlanta, GA 30310 [Google Maps]

Opening Reception Oct 3 6- 8pm

THOSE PLANNING TO ATTEND THE EXHIBITION MUST REGISTER BEFORE ARRIVAL. Send an email to lewis9156@tds.net to register. Provide your name and specify which day you plan to attend.

This exhibition by the Big Canoe Photography Club will feature approximately 30 photographers. There is an artist's reception on Saturday evening from 6-8 PM. The exhibition is from 9 AM - 8 PM on Saturday and 10 AM - 5 PM on Sunday, October 4th.

Big Canoe is a gated mountain community about two miles north of the intersection of Highway 53 and Steve Tate Highway. The exhibition is in the Big Canoe Club House with dining available with incredible views across the lake and surrounding mountains. Inform the entry gate that you are attending the exhibition at the Club House for entry.

Exhibition Oct 03 - Oct 4

Opening Reception Oct 3 6- 9pm

Proving Grounds is a series of black and white imagery of the United States Marine Corps recruit training on Parris Island SC. Large format prints from vintage plastic cameras from the early 60's are surreal yet hauntingly visceral. In 1994 Maris was embedded with recruits for 23 days and each image reflects this intimate perspective into the transformation our youngest men and women experience as they commit to a life of service to the American public. The large format prints are accompanied by fiber based black and white prints taken with a Hasselblad in 2014. Both series were taken while scouting locations for commercial projects. This is the first time the photographs have been exhibited in their entirety. Jason Maris is a freelance photographer and documentary filmmaker that has been based in Atlanta since 1993. This show is timely as we are still at war although many civilians do not acknowledge it. The show is also part of a larger documentary film project entitled Homemade which addresses issues surrounding Post Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injuries and Suicide.

Exhibition Oct 03 - Oct 31

Dinner with the Artists Oct 11 7 - 11pm

Opening Reception Oct 3 5:30- 8:30pm

With Intersections, the photographer describes people standing on street corners, crossing intersections and changing with every step the camera's perspective. These colorful, layered and abstracted, images illustrate any person's movement through time and space that is always becoming a memory, captured in one very brief moment by a photograph. Intersections is the second part in a series of photographs describing motion---first from the subject's perspective in black and white Horizons, and then, from the photographer's viewpoint by creating intense color in the images of people crossing Intersections.

Exhibition Oct 3 - Nov 14

Exhibition Oct 9, 6 - 11pm

Nate Dorn is known for his unique brand of surrealist story telling & cinematic imagery, that is often laced with quirkiness & dark humor. NateDornImages.com

Max Eremine is an art portraitist & a fashion photographer. Originally from Moscow, based in Atlanta. maxeremine.com

Craig Gum puts his edgy spin on photography by layering contemporary art with comedic twists, inner turmoil & lustful desires. CraigGum.com

Brent Walker created "The Hidden South", a photo journal, documenting conversations with the unseen. He is also known for his photo-illustrative images that blurs the lines between fantasy & reality. brentjwalker.com

Cory McBurnett's current work utilizes the art of shibari while showcasing a minimalist approach to light & form. coryisamazing.com

Opening Reception Oct 3 6- 9pm

Born in 1904 in Nashville TN, Dr. Horace Mann Bond was an educator, activist, and scholar.

Beginning in the fall of 1929, Dr. Bond participated in a survey of black schools and the achievement of black children in North Carolina, Louisiana and Alabama. During this time, Bond visited more than 700 urban and rural black schools and administered standardized tests to nearly ten thousand children. The project was sponsored by the Julius Rosenwald Fund. Later, Dr. Bond and his wife, Julia Washington Bond, studied an isolated rural community, Star Creek, Louisiana. The Bonds were directed to observe and report on black schools, social and economic conditions and race relations in the rural South. These photographs are products of those studies.

The Schoolhouse series is accompanied by Bond family photographs that bare a stark contrast to the children Dr. Bond was photographing at the time.

This show was brought to life through the collaboration of James Bond, son of Dr. Horace Mann Bond, and Atlanta Master Printer, Barry Blackwell. We are honored as this is the first time these photographs have ever been printed and displayed to the public.

Exhibition Oct 3 - Oct 31

Film Screening Oct 29 6 - 9pm - Tickets here

Artist's Reception Oct 3 7- 10pm

Presented by The Creative Circus, Malice of Alice explores the misadventures of a little girl adopted into a mad world. Finding her forever home at the age of 7, Alice bonds with her mother through creative portraits and cosplay. Come meet Kelly and Alice and have a look into their imaginative world.

Exhibition Oct 3 7- 12am POSTPONED to Nov. 7th

Flux Projects's annual one-night public art celebration moves to the Old Fourth Ward and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic District. Curator Nato Thompson's theme "Dream" pays homage to the surrounding neighborhood where Dr. King served as a leader in a movement that changed the world.

In August of 1963, at the culmination of The March on Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous speech that put his dreams for our nation into words. They were sweet, eloquent, hypnotic words that stirred the hopes of a country and its imagination. His dream asked for the best in people and in a sense, asked for the world as we knew it, to become the place we dreamed about.

Fifty-two years later Dr. King's call to action still rings true. Thompson has selected a diverse, provocative, and accomplished group of artists to create projects that invite us to continue dreaming of a more just and peaceful world. These projects will be a mix of visual and performance art that fills a five-block area and flows from the streets, through empty lots, up buildings, and into the sky.

Opening Reception & Awards Oct 9 7- 9pm

This is a Open Juried exhibit, open to all photographers. Judge is Sarah Durning, Director, Jackson Fine Art. There is more than $2,000 in prizes. Call for entry begins July 21 through September 1st.

The Roswell Photographic Society (RPS) is the largest Photography Club in metro Atlanta and the busiest too.They offer ten venues to exhibit, show and sell your images. We meet on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at the Roswell Adult Recreation Center located at 830 Grimes Bridge Road in Roswell, GA 30075. Meetings are from 7 pm - 8:30 pm, are FREE and open to anyone to attend! Social Time begins at 6:30 PM. http://www.roswellalc.org

Our first meeting of the month features a speaker presenting on a variety of photo-related topics and our second meeting is photo review where a seasoned professional critiques and judges entries by our membership around a particular theme.

RPS also sponsors exhibits, workshops and field trips. www.roswellphotosociety.org

Exhibition Oct 9 - Nov 20

Annual Photo Walk Oct 3, 8-11:20am

Exhibition Oct 3 11am- 5pm

A juried photography exhibit of the 50 best photographs (including winners) of contest. Photos taken at Gibbs Gardens and feature, flowers, foliage, fauna and waterlilies. This event occurs October 3, 4, 10 and ll. Live music, French food, plein air artists, caricature artists and hundreds of waterlilies blooming in the Gardens.

Deadline for entries is September 20, 2015. www.gibbsgardens.com for more information or call 770-893-1881.

Gibbs Gardens, 220 acres or artistically landscaped gardens with ponds, streams, waterfalls and a 40 acre Japanese Garden.

Exhibition Oct 4 11am -5pm

Exhibition Oct 10 11am -5pm

Exhibition Oct 11 11am -5pm