Date & Time
6:30pm EDT - 11:00pm EDT
About This Event
Photography is more than capturing an image — it’s about shifting perspectives, expanding narratives, and seeing the world in new ways. Atlanta Center for Photography champions this vision by advancing lens-based media from the American South, positioning Atlanta at the front of lens-based thought and practice.
This year’s gala, Expanded Aperture, reflects ACP's commitment to broadening artistic horizons. Just as an aperture opens to let in more light, ACP opens new pathways for photographers through artwork commissions, community collaborations, and dynamic programming that transforms how we see and engage with the world.
Join us at the striking Forth Hotel, a space whose very architecture mirrors the theme of expanded vision. The evening will begin with a silent auction and cocktail hour followed by a three-course dinner and presentation honoring this year's event honorees: Corinne Adams, and Mickalene Thomas.
After dinner, join us for an After Party hosted by some of Atlanta's most influential artists and tastemakers.
About Corinne Adams:
Corinne Adams co-founded Atlanta Celebrates Photography (now Atlanta Center for Photography) in 1998. She is a photographer with a meditative practice who makes ephemeral, often mystical arrangements of the elements of nature. Her photographs are in the permanent collections of museums such as the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta; and Gregg Museum of Art, Raleigh; as well as several private collections.
About Michalene Thomas:
Born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1971, Thomas lives and works in New York City. She earned her BFA in painting at Pratt Institute in 2000 and her MFA at the Yale University School of Art in 2002. Her work has been exhibited worldwide at significant institutions including Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris; National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC; The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; The Bass Museum of Art, Miami; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; Georgia Museum of Art, Athens; Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University, New Orleans; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Aspen Art Museum, Colorado; Aperture Foundation, New York; Seattle Art Museum, Washington; George Eastman House, Rochester; Brooklyn Museum, New York; Santa Monica Museum of Art; and La Conservera Contemporary Art Centre, Ceuti, Spain among others.
About This Event
Photography is more than capturing an image — it’s about shifting perspectives, expanding narratives, and seeing the world in new ways. Atlanta Center for Photography champions this vision by advancing lens-based media from the American South, positioning Atlanta at the front of lens-based thought and practice.
This year’s gala, Expanded Aperture, reflects ACP's commitment to broadening artistic horizons. Just as an aperture opens to let in more light, ACP opens new pathways for photographers through artwork commissions, community collaborations, and dynamic programming that transforms how we see and engage with the world.
Join us at the striking Forth Hotel, a space whose very architecture mirrors the theme of expanded vision. The evening will begin with a silent auction and cocktail hour followed by a three-course dinner and presentation honoring this year's event honorees: Corinne Adams, and Mickalene Thomas.
After dinner, join us for an After Party hosted by some of Atlanta's most influential artists and tastemakers.
About Corinne Adams:
Corinne Adams co-founded Atlanta Celebrates Photography (now Atlanta Center for Photography) in 1998. She is a photographer with a meditative practice who makes ephemeral, often mystical arrangements of the elements of nature. Her photographs are in the permanent collections of museums such as the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta; and Gregg Museum of Art, Raleigh; as well as several private collections.
About Michalene Thomas:
Born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1971, Thomas lives and works in New York City. She earned her BFA in painting at Pratt Institute in 2000 and her MFA at the Yale University School of Art in 2002. Her work has been exhibited worldwide at significant institutions including Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris; National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC; The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; The Bass Museum of Art, Miami; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; Georgia Museum of Art, Athens; Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University, New Orleans; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Aspen Art Museum, Colorado; Aperture Foundation, New York; Seattle Art Museum, Washington; George Eastman House, Rochester; Brooklyn Museum, New York; Santa Monica Museum of Art; and La Conservera Contemporary Art Centre, Ceuti, Spain among others.
Date & Time
6:30pm EDT - 11:00pm EDT