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

New Exhibitions open Fri, Jan 7, 8-10 pm – Dana Schutz: Drawings & Prints, and Embodying

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.

Fahamu Pecou is the Claus Fri, Dec 17, 8 – 9:30 pm Atlanta's resident art star Fahamu Pecou ("Fahamu Pecou is the Shit!") hosts a holiday season version of his outrageous talk show, The 15 Project. He will undoubtedly be in good cheer having just returned from a residency in Charlotte and trips to Paris and Miami. Special guests and irreverence as usual. Doors open at 7:30 pm.

Support ACAC in 2010! This has been a great year for ACAC and we couldn't have done it without you! However, we need your continued support. Please make a 100% tax-deductible donation to our Annual Fund today and help us meet our goal of $10,000 in 2010. Your attendance, membership, and donations this past year helped us expand the number and ambitiousness of our exhibitions, programs, and events, including 7 exhibitions, the Contemporary Talks lecture series, the Nexus Award, two Open Studio events, and more than 40 other programs and events. The coming year promises to be just as great, if not better, but we can't do it without you. Every dollar that you give has a direct impact on our ability to fulfill our mission. Please donate to the Annual Fund today! For more info and other ways to donate, visit our website.

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 have opened up the nomination process to the public. All nominations will be considered by the ACAC Board of Directors and staff before making the final choice of award recipient(s). For more info and to download the nomination form, visit our website.

News from the Studios The 14 artists in our Studio Artist Program are active professionals who contribute to the arts in Atlanta and beyond. We want you to know what they're up to. Jonathan Bouknight and Michele Schuff have work in The December Show at Whitespace through Jan 1. Mark Leibert's solo show, Interstices, will be on view at Sandler Hudson Gallery Dec 3 - Jan 8. Opening reception is Fri, Dec 10, 7-9pm. Dayna Thacker is participating in Little Things Mean a Lot at Swan Coach House Gallery through Jan 8. Angela West's exhibition, trigger, is up through Dec 23 at Jackson Fine Art. She is also participating in Southern Exposure: Artadia Awardees 2009 Atlanta at Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, through Jan 2. Need a Great Studio? ACAC is pleased to request applications for a studio space in our Studio Artist Program. Available Feb 1, 2011 is a large, 755 square foot studio with parking and utilities included. We are accepting applications until 5:00 pm, Mon, Jan 3, 2011. Our review panel will consider all submissions and the lucky artist will be notified the week of Jan 10. For more details and to download the application, visit our website.

Now in the SHOP: New Dust-to-Digital CDs and DVDs in time for your holiday pleasure! Still follow Elvis sightings religiously? Nostalgic for classic Christmas kitsch? Dust-to-Digital, the Atlanta-based label best-known for releasing lauded CD compilations of folk, gospel, and country music can scratch your itch with their 20th-anniversary edition of Ten Thousand Points of Light, a wry look at the transformation of the Townsend Family's OTP ranch house into an atomic beacon for Santa's sleigh. Plus, our SHOP has a full collection of D-to-D releases, including their highly acclaimed flagship release, 2004 Grammy winner Goodbye, Babylon. And members get discounts on their SHOP purchases! Special Holiday Hours: Our exhibitions close Sun, Dec 12, but you can still visit our SHOP 11 am – 5 pm, Mon-Fri, Dec 13-17, and Mon-Thurs, Dec 20-23.

At the speed of light Super Mamika is making her way to the SHOP to take advantage of her member discount. Not yet a member? before she runs you over.

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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