October | 2026 | Atlanta Arts | Culture

By The Bold Opinion

A High 100

Over the weekend, The High Museum of Art Atlanta shut down pieces of Peachtree Street to celebrate its centennial anniversary with the local arts community and the city of Atlanta. Hundreds filled the streets to dance, indulge, and engage with organized activations from The Atlanta Hawks, The Alliance Theatre, The Trap Music Museum, and more.

“We’ve been so blessed with people throughout that entire history that have been supportive of this place [The High] with not just financial resources, but with their time and expertise,” said Rand Suffolk, Director of The High Museum of Art.

“Everyone has been trying to ensure that The High is positioned to ducktail our strengths with the community’s needs,” he added.

The Atlanta arts community gathers on Peachtree Street during The High Museum of Art’s Centennial Block Party on Sunday, October 18th. (photo credit JannahB)

The High Museum was founded in 1926 when Harriet “Hattie” High donated her Peachtree Street home to establish a true home for the arts, “bowered in lovely green trees and shrubs”, in a bustling southern metropolis.

On October 19, 1926, The Atlanta Constitution wrote it in as such and where the permanent collections will live and be a gem for the children of Atlanta to cherish.

Learn more about the largest art space in the Southeast online at high.org.

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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.

Year	Attendance	VIP	Exhibitions
2024	12,000	3,500	60+
2025	13,500	3,500	70+
2026	13,500	3,500	85+

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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