Ghost Pools Opening Event
Join us for the opening of Ghost Pools with music, performances, and dancing. Pool chairs and towels are encouraged. 5pm - 7pm @ Randall Street Pool Sweet Auburn BBQ Truck will be joining us poolside as we enjoy the sounds of summer. Performance by Ballethnic and Friends at 6pm Address: John D. Milner Athletic Complex [...]
Ghost Pools Oral Histories
East Point City Hall 2757 East Point St., East Point, GA"Troubled Waters" is the oral history component of Ghost Pools. Organized and facilitated by Ann Hill Bond, "Troubled Waters" recording sessions are open invitations for people to share their memories of East Point's public pools. The project seeks to restore the untold stories of East Point segregated public pools into public memory and the built [...]
East Point City Hall 2757 East Point St., East Point, GA
Join us at the Spring Avenue site for Ghost Pools (beside the East Point Historical Society) anytime between 10am – 1pm to meet artist Hannah Palmer, who will be on site to greet guests, answer questions, and share her experience researching public swimming and creating Ghost Pools. For accuracy we recommend using Google Maps to [...]
Ghost Pools Oral Histories
John D. Milner Athletic Complex Randall Street @ RN Martin Street, East Point, GA“Troubled Waters” is the oral history component of Ghost Pools. Organized and facilitated by Ann Hill Bond, “Troubled Waters” recording sessions are open invitations for people to share their memories of East Point’s public pools. The project seeks to restore the untold stories of East Point segregated public pools into public memory and the built [...]
Ghost Pools Oral Histories
East Point Historical Soiety 1685 Norman Berry Dr, East Point, GA“Troubled Waters” is the oral history component of Ghost Pools. Organized and facilitated by Ann Hill Bond, “Troubled Waters” recording sessions are open invitations for people to share their memories of East Point’s public pools. The project seeks to restore the untold stories of East Point segregated public pools into public memory and the [...]
Closing Event
East Point Historical Soiety 1685 Norman Berry Dr, East Point, GAJoin us at the Spring Avenue site for Ghost Pools (beside the East Point Historical Society) from 10am – 11:30am for a closing reception with artist Hannah Palmer, who will be on site to greet guests, answer questions, and share her experience researching public swimming and creating Ghost Pools. For accuracy we recommend using Google [...]
Remembering East Point’s Pools: A Conversation with Hannah Palmer, Ann Hill Bond, and Fire Chief Corey Deon Thornton
ArtsXchange 2148 Newnan Street, East Point, GAPre-event reception begins at 1:30 pm Hannah Palmer will reflect on her installation Ghost Pools with Ann Hill Bond, who has been comprising “Troubled Waters,” the oral history component of the project. They will discuss what they learned from people who remember and swam in these pools, including East Point Fire Chief Corey Deon Thornton, [...]
Conversation with Nancy Baker Cahill
Tower 2, Fourth Ward Offices 405 N Angier Ave NE, Atlanta, GAJoin us for a conversation between artist Nancy Baker Cahill and Art Papers editor + artistic director Sarah Higgins as they discuss Baker Cahill’s work, her grounding in drawing, her current exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of Art and the Georgia Museum of Art, and how virtual artworks can address climate crises. They will also [...]
Stone Speaks Meet-up
Join Flux Projects in Piedmont Park to view the augmented reality artwork Stone Speaks by Nancy Baker Cahill + Sophia the Robot. We will be at the project site to answer your questions and discuss the project. Stop by anytime between 10am and 1pm. Bring your coffee. Children and pets welcome! More on Nancy Baker [...]
Flow Like Water Quilting Workshop / Atlanta to the Atlantic
with Nedra Deadwyler
Metropolitan Branch Fulton County Library
1332 Metropolitan Parkway, Atlanta, GA
Atlanta to the Atlantic aims to foster awareness of the South River and its environmental health by bringing people closer to the waters running through their neighborhoods. Join Flux Projects and social practitioner Nedra Deadwyler as they prepare to send artists Rachel Parish and Sarah Cameron Sunde on an adventure along the waters of [...]