Book: The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Author: Michael Finkel Reviewed by: Jorge Fernandez In October of 2025, eight individuals broke into the […]
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Atlanta’s ArtCloud Merges With London Firm
Atlanta-based ArtCloud, founded in 2015 as a tool for artists and gallerists, announced this week it is merging with London-based Artlogic.
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Books 2024: Understanding the Healing Power of the Arts for Stressed Brains
I’ve had my nose in a book since I could read (well before then if I’m being honest). I’ve been lost in books and transported to other worlds through them. Books have bored me and bored into me. But never before has a book recalibrated my brain—and the way I understand and care for it—like Your Brain on Art.
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Rap for Rembrandt: Dutch Royals Talk Up Cultural Exchange, Trade Links at High Museum
Dutch King Willem-Alexander was glad to have something to offer Atlanta in return for the cultural education he received during his Monday visit to the city. After dropping in on […]
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Greece Bestows Order of Merit on Director of Georgia State’s Hellenic Center
Louis A. Ruprecht Jr. doesn’t just know the Greek classics; he understands how to apply their timeless lessons to timely debates, dusting off bits of wisdom first shared near the Acropolis […]
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South Africa, Zimbabwe Ambassadors Visit Atlanta in Same Week
In a coincidence showing the global connectivity of Atlanta’s airport and its draw as a center for business and the arts, two ambassadors from southern Africa were passing through the […]
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With Photo Contest, Atlantans Can Win Mexico Trip to Visit Artist Behind Brookhaven Bronzes
Metro Atlantans making a special effort to experience a soaring exhibition of sculpture around the city of Brookhaven can be entered to win a trip to Mexico to visit the […]
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Photo Exhibit on Argentina’s Jewish Center Bombing Marks ‘Permanent Search for Justice’
Argentine Ambassador Jorge Argüello has seen the photo exhibition “Ese Día” launched in six cities around the U.S., but its recent installation in Atlanta strikes him as particularly impactful. “That Day,” […]
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Nigerian Art Exhibition Caps Ambassador’s Atlanta Visit, Deepens Cultural Bonds
Nigerian Consul General Amina Smaila welcomed guests to her Buckhead residence May 25 for a reception showcasing the works of Nigerian artists, a fitting finale to an Atlanta visit by the country’s […]
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2020 in Review: Global Atlanta Founder Honored by Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College for Africa Series
It all started with a chance conversation in 2011 that stemmed from a transatlantic trip. Global Atlanta founder and publisher emeritus Phil Bolton was reporting from Belgium when he found out […]