Atlanta sets the culture when it comes to art. From the biggest art museum in the southeast to small local galleries you can enjoy, there’s always something artsy happening in the ATL!
Here are some of our recommendations for all the incredible art exhibitions in Atlanta.
1. South River Art Studios
One of Atlanta’s beloved local art studios, South River Art Studios, is hosting a beautiful group exhibition, Tilt Your Face To The Kissing Sun, and you don’t want to miss it! This exhibition celebrates regional artists’ perceptions of the final days of summer, focusing on “transitional periods and the lessons we’ve learned under longer days. Equally infused with reverence and whimsy, the artists outline the arching impact of June’s peach pits, July’s grass stains, and August’s high-heat drawl with painting, photography, sculpture, and performance.”
Learn more about the show on their instagram, @southriverartstudios!
2. Atlanta Contemporary
Atlanta Contemporary is one of the southeast’s leading contemporary art centers, and incredibly integral part of Atlanta’s cultural landscape. By presenting over 200 consequential artists and creatives from the local, national, and international art scenes through various exhibition, project spaces, and programs each year, they celebrate new works–and make art accessible to all!
Right now, some of the exhibitions you can check out are:
- Shaping Identity: Korean Print in Diaspora (various artists)
- Ten Moon by Jiha Moon
- Headwaters and Dreamhouse by Kate Stone
- Plastic Reimagined: Material Agency & Circular Design (various artists)
And many, many more exhibits!
Address: 535 Means St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
Learn more on their website here!
3. The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia
Dedicated to contemporary art in Georgia, MOCA GA always has interesting local art to enjoy! From a modest beginning of just 250 works, MOCA GA has grown to house more than 1,300 works of art in the past quarter century!
Right now, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia has their incredible permanent display open to the public, and an exhibition called Ayana Ross: Saving Our Sacred Selves, which “draws upon the prophetic frameworks of Black women writers and thinkers—most notably Alice Walker, Octavia Butler, and Toni Morrison.”
Check out MOCA GA here!4. The Warehouse
The Warehouse is a free-to-the-public arts space created by John Wieland. With over 400 works by 250 national and international artists related to the overarching themes of house and home, there is plenty to explore at this brand new venue. This incredible collection features works by prominent artists like Cindy Sherman, Roy Lichtenstein and Howard Finster, among others.
See more here!5. The Goat Farm
For a limited time, you can check out Leap Year Exhibitions: A Series of Solo Shows, at The Goat Farm in Atlanta. This compelling culmination of the 2025 Leap Year Fellows’ creative projects will take viewers on a journey of art and expression. presented through a powerful collection of solo exhibitions.
Featuring works by 2025 Leap Year Artists:
- Katy Beltran, 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘴 𝘈𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵
- Mitchell Biggio, 𝘐𝘯 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸
- Candace Caston, 𝘙𝘦𝘥 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳
- Emmy Esquerre, 𝘏𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘜𝘴
- Madison Nunes, 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘈 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦
6. The High Museum of Art
Along with their incredible permanent collections, spanning everything from photography to self-taught folk art to classical pieces, the High Museum of Art is one of the absolute best art museums in the entire country.
Right now you can see Faith Ringgold: Seeing Children. This exhibit is
Learn more about the High on their website here!the most comprehensive exhibition to date of the artist’s original children’s books. The richly saturated images and imaginative storytelling in Ringgold’s narratives offer important windows into her creative practice and the American story. Across three thematic sections—American Histories, Stories We Tell, and Seeing Children—this exhibition considers the role of children in American society, centering Black cultural history and identity through Ringgold’s protagonists.
7. Street Art & Graffiti
It feels wrong to talk about art in Atlanta without highlighting the beautiful, creative street art from all over the city. Walking down the BeltLine or through the Krog Street tunnel, you’re sure to see some truly incredible art all around.