Talk Events

September 25, 2024 | 6:30 - 8:45 p.m.

Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Tyler Mitchell and Imani Perry

In conjunction with the exhibition Tyler Mitchell: Idyllic Space, photographer Tyler Mitchell and interdisciplinary scholar Imani Perry will discuss how the exhibition explores witness and imagination alongside incisive questions about relationships between Black people and spaces. Assistant Curator of Photography Maria Kelly will moderate the conversation.
Tyler Mitchell headshot crop

September 25, 2024 | 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Art and About Walking Tour: Forward Warrior Murals

Led by local artist Peter Ferrari, this walking tour will explore new murals painted for Forward Warrior, an annual festival founded and curated by Ferrari himself.
Sunny tree lined street with colorful mural.

September 25, 2024 | 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Art and About Walking Tour: Forward Warrior Murals

Led by local artist Peter Ferrari, this walking tour will explore new murals painted for Forward Warrior, an annual festival founded and curated by Ferrari himself.
Sunny tree lined street with colorful mural.

October 15, 2024 | 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Art and About Walking Tour

Engage with Atlanta through art! Led by Joshua Robinson, a writer and educator based in Atlanta, this walking tour will explore hip-hop’s relationship with modern and contemporary art. Through guided exploration, participants will learn about the intersections of music and art and their significance to what’s on view at the museum.
Image of Little Five Points street.

October 15, 2024 | 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Art and About Walking Tour

Engage with Atlanta through art! Led by Joshua Robinson, a writer and educator based in Atlanta, this walking tour will explore hip-hop’s relationship with modern and contemporary art. Through guided exploration, participants will learn about the intersections of music and art and their significance to what’s on view at the museum.
Image of Little Five Points street.

November 20, 2024 | 7 - 8 p.m.

Artist Conversation: Photographer Kelli Connell on Reframing Narratives 

Kelli Connell and Gregory Harris combinde headshot.

October 31 - November 21, 2024 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.

Behind the Kress Collection: European Art of the 1500s–1700s

Take a deep dive into Renaissance and Baroque artworks on view and learn the story behind how they came into the museum’s collection.
Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659–1734), The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs, ca. 1705, oil on canvas, Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 58.55.