WHO: Art on the Atlanta BeltLine in partnership with the Atlanta Style Writing Association

Featured artists:

• The United Kings Crew: Atlanta’s first hip hop graffiti crew, established in 1981. Now in their late 50s, artists are still a part of the Atlanta style writing culture.
• Dr. Dax: Dr. Dax is a Dungeon Family member and Atlanta legend firmly established as a notable graffiti artist and muralist. His graffiti/street art legacy has graced the world for over three decades.
• Totem: Born and raised in Atlanta, Totem has applied paint to walls for more than 30 years. His style and technique are renowned worldwide, most notably for his pioneering 3D style and artistic versatility.
• Additional artists: Save, Poe, Tares, Jolt, Skie, SparkyZ, SBOne, Won2

WHAT: ATL JAM & So So Def Walls Celebration

Atlanta BeltLine, as part of the final homestretch of its Art on The Atlanta BeltLine exhibition year, brings back its ATL JAM & So So Def Walls Celebration. The weekend-long event will bring more than 25 of the city’s most influential style writers together to celebrate the legacy and influence of style writing in Atlanta. The entire weekend is free and open to the public.

• ATL JAM will showcase the evolution of Atlanta’s style writing culture as writers create new installations, in real time, along the BeltLine trail. The live sessions will feature some of the founders of Atlanta’s style writing scene, dating back to the early 1980s when the hip hop movement came to Atlanta. The installations will also become a special exhibition of the Art on the Atlanta BeltLine mural collection.
  
  
• So So Def Walls Celebration, featuring Walking Tours & Live Paint Exhibition is a tribute to one of the very few remaining graffiti safe spaces in Atlanta, made popular because of its location under the iconic So So Def billboard on Interstate 75/85 South. To the Atlanta graffiti writing community, the billboard was a beacon that guided artists to a place where the “magic” happened. Tours will be guided by Antar “Cole” Fierce, a retired graffiti writer and historian. 

WEEKEND SCHEDULE: Friday, November 3 - Sunday, November 5

• ATL JAM: Friday, November 3 - Sunday, November 5
• Time: Daily, 11 AM - 8 PM
• Location: Lee + White - 1020 White Street, Atlanta,30310 on the BeltLine’s Westside Trail where it passes under Lee Street and Murphy Avenue.
• Details: Style writers will create new installations, from the initial sketch to the final paint, throughout the exhibition sessions. Vendors and live DJ will be onsite, creating three days of celebration.
  
  
• So So Def Walls Celebration: Sunday, November 5
• Time: 1-5 p.m. (Guided tours at 1:30 and 3 p.m.)
• Location: Pittsburgh Yards - 352 University Avenue, Atlanta, 30310 on the BeltLine’s Southside Trail
• Details: Historical tours, live music, vendors and day-long paint sessions

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Free and open to the public
• Official event site: https://art.beltline.org/events/atl-jam/
• Media images (courtesy of Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.): https://beltline.mediavalet.com/portals/ATLjam