Atlanta, Fine Art

The Atlanta Art Fair Flourishes At Year Three

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By Jannah Bolds
EIC, The Bold Opinion



Growing, growing, here to stay.

The third rendition of the Atlanta Art Fair concluded its four-day weekend of visual conversation, activities, and of course, art. Welcoming more than 13.5k visitors onto the 27 acre Pullman Yards campus, arts and culture enthusiasts from across the globe gathered to meet 85 national and international galleries.

Although global art was the main attraction, the executive curators of this year’s fair blended prior experiences with new ideas. The fair reported the same number of participants as the year before, but found ways to build a space filled with more smiles, more connections, and more community. 

“It is always refreshing to see so many colleagues in a fun and engaging setting. It’s also great to engage with new collectors in our home city and it is the seeds that are planted that grow into fruitful endeavours,” said the team at Jackson Fine Art with AMP. 

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202412,0003,50060+
202513,5003,50070+
202613,5003,50085+

As the saying goes, numbers don’t lie, and in this case, neither does the vibe. The energy toward the Atlanta Art Fair has heavily influenced other institutional partnerships, openings, events, and programming to sprout, creating a colorful window for the creative community to breathe.

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Atlanta, News, Politics

Governor Brian Kemp Suspends GA Gas Tax, Declares State of Emergency

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By Jannah Bolds
EIC, The Bold Opinion



Gas. Fuel. Petrol.

On Monday , Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared a State of Emergency due to the rise in market prices everywhere, including the fuel pump.

The temporary suspension begins today, Tuesday, September 29th and will extend through October 29th, freeing up 33.3 cents per gallon for gasoline and 37.3 cents per gallon for diesel.

“Over the past several years, with the help of our partners in the General Assembly, we’ve been able to give billions of dollars in relief to hardworking Georgians,” said Governor Brian Kemp. “We’ve remained committed to helping them and our small businesses fight through tough times and that’s why I’m taking this action today to give further relief,” he states in a press release.

The current average price for a gallon of regular gas in Georgia is $4.19 and $6.24 for a follow of diesel.

This is the third time this year that Gov. Kemp has ordered a fuel tax suspension for Georgians and according to Capitol Beat, previous motor fuel tax suspensions cost the state approximately $200 million per month.

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Atlanta, Fine Art, technology

Delphine Diallo Brings ‘The Mythic Quest’ to Southwest Atlanta

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By Jannah Bolds
EIC, The Bold Opinion



Discovering an artist who blends art with A.I.

On Sunday, The African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta (ADAMA) capped off a full weekend of discovery and dialogue with Brooklyn-based French Senegalese visual artist, Delphine Diallo.

With the opening of “The Mythic Quest”, Diallo’s work speaks directly to the empowerment of womanhood and its role beyond reality. Her specialty, photography, fruitions her beliefs, and has found new ways of expression with the introduction of artificial intelligence. Coupling the use of a new technology, Diallo has stretched the canvas to meet her own imagination. 

“A.I., for me, is an expansion of my consciousness inside of the tool, but I had to, first, create an entire body of work, twenty years of framework and understanding that nobody is going to take away my vision or my narrative from my lived experience,” said Diallo.

Despite the social, environmental, and ethical concerns in the wake of A.I., Diallo insists on playing the game from the inside out to ensure Black representation is not only curated by us, but is accurate and true for us. 

Transmutation from the Golden Age series, 2022, digital photography captured at African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta, 2026. Delphine Diallo

When speaking about the comfortability of use with the man-made intelligence in her work, Diallo references the obvious; with any skill comes learning, discovery, and then practice. She applies that same, trusted process to something very new. 

“I apply the same discipline and determination in my own life,” she mentioned. “For years, I was able to build relationships with women in New York and already created a framework, in real life, by inviting people into my space, collaborating, fostering conversations of openness about their talent, and reflecting their light. When entering A.I., I understood to repeat that same energy inside,” she added. 

Diallo’s work is a mixed media presentation with her photography and an A.I. motion picture film. It will be on display at ADAMA until November 14th.

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