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First Light: Grand Opening Exhibition at The Sun ATL: 399 Edgewood Ave, 30312

Past exhibition
17 January - 22 February 2025
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First Light, Grand Opening Exhibition at The Sun ATL: 399 Edgewood Ave, 30312

Don't miss the final week of "First Light", our inaugural exhibition!

Gallery open Thursday, Friday and Saturday:  11am to 5pm

and also by appointment. 

399 Edgewood Ave, Atlanta

Longtime Atlanta gallerist Shawn Vinson is set to unveil The Sun ATL, a dynamic new art space located at 399 Edgewood Avenue, just a block from The King Center. Debuting during the MLK Holiday weekend, January 17-20, 2025, The Sun ATL combines the elegance of an art gallery, the historical depth of a museum, and the versatility of a premier meeting and event space. In collaboration with One Contemporary Gallery, located next door at 395 Edgewood, the venue will host four days of festivities beginning with a public grand opening reception on Friday, January 17, from 5 to 8 pm.

 

The Sun ATL's inaugural exhibition, "First Light",  features over one hundred original works by sixteen local and international artists, creating a unique dialogue between established and emerging talents. Highlights include paintings by the late Purvis Young, a highly influential self-taught Southern Black Artist; photographs by Jim Alexander documenting Black music and culture; paintings and charcoals by British-born, Atlanta-based painter Ruth Franklin; large-scale works by SCAD graduate student Raphael Bahindwa, a native of the Congo; and text-based paintings by American Outsider Artist Harry Underwood.

 

Free street parking on Jackson, Chamberlain and Fitzgerald.

Paid parking on Edgewood and in the visitors lot at The King Center.

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