Fulton County Public Art

NEW WORKSHOP: Saturday, 3/28 1pm - 5pm | Ever wondered how those mind-bending 3D illusions on downtown billboards are made? Join Atlanta-based artist Eddie Farr @freaughouse for a hands-on workshop exploring anamorphic projection, bring your own laptop and we’ll explore the technique behind the perspective-bending animations recently unveiled across @downtownatlanta in collaboration with ATL DTN and @orange_barrel_media In this beginner-friendly, artist-focused workshop, Eddie will walk participants through the process of creating anamorphic projections using @blender.official - a free 3D animation platform used by artists and studios around the world. Together we’ll explore how distorted imagery, virtual camera perspective, and animation combine to create the illusion of three-dimensional space on flat surfaces. Participants will learn: • The basics of navigating Blender • How artists design perspective-based illusions • Keyframe animation fundamentals • How to export a finished projection animation No prior 3D experience required. 🗓 Saturday, March 28 ⏰ 1:00 PM – 5 PM 👤 Ages 18+ 🎟 FREE WITH RSVP Swipe through to see BTS examples of Eddie’s recent digital public art installations in Downtown Atlanta. Spots are very limited. Sign up through the link in @fultonpublicart bio. Supported by Atlanta Downtown Improvement District Funded through @fultonarts Fulton County Arts & Culture Contracts for Services Grant Presented by Public Art Futures Lab

✨Public Art Futures Lab is part of the Atlanta Science Festival!✨ “Resonant Ecologies: Mold, Lichen, and Sensing Stones” brings interactive, research-driven artworks by @heidibigzz Heidi Biggs and @a.teixeira.riggs Allie Teixeira Riggs and @shelly.3d to the Public Art Futures Lab in @underground_atlanta This hands-on exhibition explores living materials, sound, sensors, and more-than-human ecologies - inviting you to hear mold grow, breathe with lichen, and move sensing stones as data becomes an embodied experience. 🧪🎨 Art × science × emerging tech 👾All ages welcome 📍 Public Art Futures Lab in Underground Atlanta 🗓 Saturday, March 14 | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m 🎟 Free register via link in @fultonpublicart bio More events at @atlscifest Come see, hear, and interact with artworks that grow, respond, and resonate. These projects are supported in-part by: @georgiatecharts @dm.gatech , Georgia Tech Arts Student Microgrant, Sustainability Next Seed Grant with funding by @ipatgt (Institute for People and Technology), GT Arts, and Brook Beyers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS). @fultonarts and @fultonpublicart are proud to support the Atlanta Science Festival! #ATLSciFest returns March 7–21 with nearly 150 events, ending with the Exploration Expo on March 21st! The 2026 event schedule is now LIVE at AtlantaScienceFestival.org.

Just a handful of the standout moments from 2025 with the Public Art Futures Lab! We could not do it without you, our partners, and the amazing artists exploring arts + tech - constantly expanding the bounds of creative expression and Public Art in Fulton County! We wish you a wonderful warm end to the year and a Happy New Year - see you in 2026! Special thank you to our partners and supporters @downtownatlanta @marta_artbound @orange_barrel_media @underground_atlanta @freesideatlanta @spelmaninnovation @fultonarts @fulcolibrary @gsu_cmii @georgiatecharts @atlartfair @lightscapelighting.equipment

She’s bold. She’s brilliant. She’s back. EmpowerHer 2026 opens March 13 and runs through April 25 and this year, we’re going BIGGER than ever! For the first time, this powerful exhibition will span THREE dynamic locations across Fulton County: ✨ Emma Darnell Aviation Museum and Conference Center ✨ Fulton County Central Library ✨ Peachtree Gallery inside the Fulton County Government Center EmpowerHer is the largest art show of its kind, representing the creativity, innovation, and powerful storytelling of over 200 women artists. From bold contemporary pieces to thought-provoking installations, every space will be filled with vision, voice, and vibrancy. This is more than an exhibition, it’s a celebration of women shaping culture through art. Mark your calendars. Bring a friend. Experience the movement. You don’t want to miss this. 💥🎨

SUNDAY VR FUN DAY! Sunday’s part 2 of the Public Art Futures Lab Create Your VR World is 11AM - 1PM. Check the link in our bio for info - if you signed up for part 1 you’re automatically in for today’s class - don’t forget your laptop! Last week @xrdojo and @vectormaestros helped attendees use the design platform to explore other built spaces. Then we worked through ways to generate 3D images or curate GLB/GTLF files from open source platforms to build a a VR space that others can visit. Students came with ideas and in this final class we’ll see concepts come to life - some hope to create online galleries to share their work in an immersive setting others want to create a rendering of a concept for a brick and mortar business idea, or just build out a custom video conference room for taking meetings virtually. Today we step things up a notch - incorporating Unity and exploring coding in these VR spaces to create responsive, interactive experiences! If you can’t make this one be sure to follow us for future workshops!

✨ Meet the 2026 Public Art Futures Lab Artist-in-Residence Jurors ✨ We are honored to work with an incredible panel of volunteer jurors for this year’s Public Art Futures Lab Open Call supporting the ATL DTN and MARTA Artbound art + tech residencies. Collectively, their votes are tallied to generate a group of finalists. From there, our residency partners ATL DTN and MARTA Artbound conduct interviews and select the Artists in Residence. We expect to annouce our selected Artists the week of March 23, 2026. We’re grateful for the time, care, and expertise they bring to supporting artists working at the intersection of art and technology! Read their bios and backgrounds via the link in our @fultonpublicart bio: Neda Abghari, Curator & Arts Consultant @nedaabghari @asha.advisory @urbanlandinstitute Anna Akpele, Curator & Arts Administrator @else.where____ @ayyeeekay Shelly Boehm, 3D Artist, 2025 ATL DTN Artist-in-Residence @shelly.3d @downtownatlanta Jason Drakeford, Immersive Media Director @alfdude @gsu_cmii Denise Jackson, Curator & Cultural Producer @denisejacksoncurator @atlartfair Hyojin Kwon, Architect & Digital Media Researcher @hyojinkwon.pdf @georgiatecharts Sarah Lawrence, Multidisciplinary Designer, 2023 MARTA Artbound Artist-in-Residence @sarahclawrence @marta_artbound Ben Miller, Interactive Storytelling Scholar @ucnz @aiai.network Birney Robert, Arts + Technology Strategist @birney_lawrence @birneylawrence @georgiatecharts Eric Thompson, Spelman Innovation Lab Co-Director & Futurist @spelmaninnovation Bob Wicker, Architect & Arts Advocate @wickerbob Gregory Zinman, Media Scholar & Curator @emoryuniversity @gzinman @offthewall725

Mold and lichen may not scream artistic muse to you, but we invite you to open your mind and your ears! Swing by Resonant Ecologies at the Atlanta Science Festival on March 14 to see, hear, and experience research-driven artworks. Presented by @FultonPublicArt Register online today! Video credit: @bebe_nana_

NEW FIELD TRIP ALERT: Arts + Tech Ecosystems Tour: CMII at GSU Join the Public Art Futures Lab for our next Arts + Tech Ecosystems Tour as we visit the @gsu_cmii Creative Media Industries Institute (CMII) at Georgia State University, one of our Downtown Knowledge Partners! 🗓 Friday, March 20, 2026 🕑 2:00–3:30 PM EST 📍 Downtown Atlanta (exact address shared upon registration) This behind-the-scenes field trip will explore how CMII students and faculty are working across immersive storytelling (VR/AR/XR), AI and computational media, media entrepreneurship, and video game design. If you’re an artist seeking collaborators, a student curious about applied creative pathways, or someone interested in research-informed storytelling and emerging tech, this is an opportunity to connect directly with the people and spaces shaping Atlanta’s creative technology ecosystem. What to expect: • Guided tour of CMII facilities • Overview of research initiatives and programming • Conversation around collaboration pathways • Informal networking time ⚠️ Advance registration required 🚇 MARTA accessible (5 Points + Peachtree Center Stations nearby) 🚗 Attendees must provide their own transportation 🔗 RSVP + Info via the link in our @fultonpublicart bio Explore and expand access to the arts + tech ecosystem! Photos courtesy of @gsu_cmii

Storytelling, animation and public art come together in this special edition of Talk Fulton. Kathleen Brown sits down with MARTA Artbound Artist-in-Residence Maite Nazario to discuss a multidisciplinary creative practice rooted in documentation, community-based research and visual storytelling. The conversation explores the role of public art, animation techniques and how transit spaces can serve as platforms for cultural expression. Watch the full episode on FGTV’s YouTube page: YouTube.com/FultonGovernmentTV

🌐✨ Create Your Own Virtual Worlds ✨🌐 NEW WORKSHOP ALERT! Learn how to design immersive 3D spaces that others can explore in VR - from virtual art galleries to playful, fantastical environments. This free, two-part intensive workshop sponsored by the Public Art Futures Lab is led by @xrdojo and @vectormaestros and is open to beginners and experienced creatives. You’ll walk away with a fully built virtual world using Spatial, plus the skills to keep creating. Who Can Attend: Ages 13+ - 100+ Laptop Required: Artists, designers, technologists, students, educators, and curious beginners - No prior VR experience required 🗓 Part 1: Thurs, Feb 26 | 6–8:30 PM 🗓 Part 2: Sun, Mar 1 | 11 AM–1 PM 📍 Public Art Futures Lab, Underground Atlanta 🎟 Free | Registration required 💻 Bring your own laptop 🎧 VR headsets provided We’ll be sharing examples of how artists are already using Spatial to build VR galleries and worlds and then you’ll make your own. 🔗 Register for free via the link in @fultonpublicart ⚠️ This is a two-part workshop. If you register, please plan to attend both sessions. Illustration credit: the astronaut drawing in this post was created by Dan Flores (Vector Maestros), one of the artists facilitating this workshop!

✨ Deadline approaching ✨ These words come from past artists in residence with @downtownatlanta and @marta_artbound reflecting on what it meant to have time, space, tools, and public visibility through the Public Art Futures Lab. If you’re an artist curious about working with technology, experimenting in public space, or expanding your practice through collaboration and support then this open call is for you. 🗓 Artist Residency Open Call closes February 10, Midnight EST 🔗 Application details + link in @FultonPublicArt bio 🫶 Share with an artist/technologist who should apply!!

Where art meets technology — and ideas come to life. We had the honor of hosting Fulton County’s Art & Technology Tour at Lightscape, opening our doors to creators, educators, and dreamers exploring what’s possible with lighting, virtual production, and immersive tech. Lightscape is more than a studio — it’s a place to collaborate, learn, and experiment together. Huge thank you to our friends, partners, and community who showed up and made this day special. 💛 #LightscapeStudios #ArtMeetsTech #FultonCountyArts #CreativeCommunity #LightingDesign