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Final 2 Weeks! Laura Poitras, Mia Feuer, and Steve Aishman and Jaimie Warren exhibitions close Sun, Dec 12.

Curator Talk: Stuart Horodner Thurs, Dec 2, 6:30 – 7:30 pm, Free Artistic Director Stuart Horodner leads a tour and discussion of the current exhibitions. Free Thursdays are sponsored by Perennial Properties.

Creative Lives & Careers: On Residencies & Retreats Sat, Dec 11, 11 am – 12 pm Jamie Badoud, Executive Director, The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences; Craig Drennen, Dean, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture; and Julia Jacquette, artist, The MacDowell Colony, discuss the benefits of residencies and retreats.

The 15 Project Fri, Dec 17, 8 – 9:30 pm Atlanta's resident art star Fahamu Pecou ("Fahamu Pecou is the Shit!") hosts this outrageous talk show featuring irreverent and informative guests. Doors open at 7:30 pm.

Nexus Award 2011: Call for Nominations Deadline: Fri, Dec 31 The Nexus Award is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence and achievement by individuals who have made a profound contribution to contemporary visual art in Atlanta and beyond. We are pleased to begin the process of selecting the recipient(s) of the 2011 Nexus Award and we are opening up the nomination process to the public. In order to consider the widest range of potential recipients, we seek your suggestions of worthy individuals who exemplify the Nexus Award criteria. All nominations will be considered by the ACAC Board of Directors and staff before making the final choice of award recipient(s). Nomination deadline is Fri, Dec 31, 11:59 pm. To read about the Nexus Award criteria and to download the nomination form .

ACAC Partner News: Charlotte Riley-Webb at Hammonds House Museum No Crystal Stair, an exhibition of work by artist Charlotte Riley-Webb, is on view at Hammonds House Museum Dec 5, 2010 - Jan 30, 2011. Riley-Webb is an award-winning artist whose bold, colorful palette and rhythmic style distinguish her work. The exhibition opening reception is free and open to the public Sun, Dec 5, 2 – 5 pm, with an Artist Talk at 3 pm. ACAC and Hammonds House Museum are partner institutions, and members receive free admission to all exhibitions and non-ticketed programs.

SHOP Whatever your holiday shopping needs, you're sure to find something unique in our SHOP. Everything we sell is either locally produced or related to our programming, including PlaceMates pictogram plates by Gregor Turk; multiples by Larry Jens Anderson and Joe Peragine; jewelry by Heidi Aishman Designs and HellCat Jewelry; media from Dust-to-Digital, J&L Books, and Nexus Press; and stone ground grits and locally harvested honey from the Hambidge Center. And members get discounts on their SHOP purchases! Special Holiday Hours: Our exhibitions close Sun, Dec 12, but you can still visit our SHOP Mon-Fri, Dec 13-17, and Mon-Thurs, Dec 20-23, 11 am – 5 pm.

Event Rental Special Final week of our Fall Rental Special! Book your special event at ACAC this week and you'll receive $150 off the regular rental rate. For more details, visit our website, and contact Alana Wolf, Events Coordinator, at awolf@thecontemporary.org or 404.688.1970 x212 to take advantage of this offer

Shopping hangover? Hair of the dog is what you need. to buy a gift membership

www.thecontemporary.org | 535 Means Street NW | Atlanta, GA 30318 | 404.688.1970 Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council. This program is supported in part by Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly. GCA is a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. This program is supported in part by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs. Funding and support for this organization and its programs is provided in part by Communications 21, Forward Arts Foundation, Grants to Green, LUBO Fund, Massey Charitable Trust, Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund, The Sara Giles Moore Foundation, The Willett Group of Morgan Keegan, Perennial Properties, The Rich Foundation, Taylor Family Fund, Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the WISH Foundation. Atlanta Contemporary Art Center gratefully acknowledges the generosity of other private, corporate, and individual donors.

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