Although the Atlanta Dogwood Festival was canceled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, festival organizers determined that the art must go on! In order to encourage young artists and celebrate their creative genius, the festival, along with partner Binders Art Supplies and Frames, will present a special edition of the Atlanta High School Art Exhibition (AHSAE) at Ponce City Market next month. 

An initiative of the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, the AHSAE typically takes place during the festival each spring and offers Atlanta-area high school students the chance to take part in a renowned artist competition. From hundreds of submissions each year, a panel of professional artist judges selects the top works to be included in the onsite show. Sponsored and supported by the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, the AHSAE annually provides nearly $40,000 prizes and scholarships for top submissions.

This year, it looks a little different, but with works from 169 students, the AHSAE still promotes the visual arts and is open to the public.

“The Atlanta Dogwood Festival was founded in 1936 to bring people out of the doldrums of the Great Depression, so it’s fitting that we’re hosting this year’s Atlanta High School Art Exhibition as an effort to raise people’s spirits during the pandemic,” said Brian Hill, festival executive director. “We are pleased to bring this show to the community even as we plan ahead for the 2021 festival.”

WHAT

Atlanta Dogwood Festival presents the Atlanta High School Art Exhibition, sponsored by Binders

https://dogwood.org/attractions/atlanta-high-school-art-exhibition/ 

WHEN

Oct. 11-24, 2020

11 a.m. – 6 p.m. weekdays

11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

WHERE

Ponce City Market 

Accessible from the North Avenue (above Binders Art Supplies and Frames near City Winery and Dancing Goats Coffee Bar)

675 Ponce de Leon Ave., NE, Atlanta, GA 30308

ENTRANCE

Admission to the Atlanta High School Art Exhibition is free! In order to practice social distancing, attendance will be limited to 20 people at a time. All volunteers, staff and visitors will be required to wear face masks covering their nose and mouth. 

The AHSAE has received generous support from Atlanta Dogwood Festival, Binders Art Supplies and Frames, Georgia Watercolor Society, SCAD, Toco Hills Framing, Blick Art Materials, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Roswell Cultural Arts Center, Spruill Center for the Arts, Abernathy Arts Center, The Hudgens Center for Art & Learning, Johns Creek Art Center, High Museum of Art, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Michael C. Carlos Museum and Digital Arts Studio.