Walls Come to Life in East Atlanta Village Block Party This Saturday

EAST ATLANTA — On Saturday, the Village will be transformed when the walls of buildings become canvases as part of the Living Walls Block Party.

Living Walls is a non-profit that seeks to promote, educate, and change perspectives toward public space in our communities via street art across the country.

The event lasts all day (from noon to 2:30 a.m.) and features an artist market, specials at local business, live music at local venues, and a pop-up gallery–which begins at 5 p.m. at 535 Gresham Ave. The artists include Molly Rose Freeman, Christopher Derek Bruno, Bridget Quinn, Rachel Burnstein, JD Koth and the Knitterati.

Pop-up galleries are a relatively new concept where artists take over a space for a temporary time, either a day or a week or more, and display art. For the Living Walls event this Saturday, the pop-up gallery is made possible through the donation of space by the property owner.

Opening the space to the public highlights it as a potential rental. The artists benefit because their work is on display. The space also provides a place for the artists to discuss their work.

“Because East Atlanta is a vibrant and progressive neighborhood, I am pleased to support them and the Living Walls artists and the pop-up gallery,” said Atlanta City Councilwoman Natalyn Archibong.

There also will be is a kid's area sponsored by the East Atlanta Parents Network and Art Attack! from noon to 3 p.m. in the East Atlanta Farmers Market area off Flat Shoals Avenue at May Avenue.

It will have face painting with Art Attack! and live music by singer-songwriter and guitarist Kai Yantiri. There also will be a chalk wall and story reading with Happy Super Awesome Fun Time, as well as musical chairs, bean bag tossing and color-it-fast contest.

A full list of events for Saturday’s Living Walls EAV Block Party can be found at the Atlanta on the Cheap website.

- from the City of Atlanta