First Friday: ATL DTN Artists in Residence Open Studio

Public Art Futures Lab will have open studio hours during Underground's First Friday art crawl Friday, November 7 from 7PM-10PM

What to Expect:

• Meet our 2025 ATL DTN Artists in Residence, Dr. Bojana Ginn and lauri stallings + glo
• Learn about how artists and technologists receive funding, support, and space from the Public Art Futures Lab, a project in the Public Art Division of the Fulton County Arts & Culture Department

Meet the ATL DTN Artists in Residence:

Collaborating for over a decade, Dr. Bojana Ginn and Lauri Stallings bring their interdisciplinary expertise to create "Science of Happiness," a project that merges art, technology, and choreography to form therapeutic and immersive environments in Downtown Atlanta. This residency will see the transformation of urban spaces into kinetic sculptures that respond to the presence and movements of the community. Integrating AI technology, live performances, and poetic installations, their work invites the public to engage with and reflect on their personal and collective experiences, fostering a deep sense of community connection and well-being.

Dr. Bojana Ginn, an award-winning interdisciplinary artist, former Medical Doctor, and SciArt curator, merges art, science, and technology in her multimedia installations, sculptures, and photography. Her abstract art advocates for health as a human right, addressing the impact of digital and biotechnologies amid climate change. Recipient of the Ellsworth Kelly Award, Ginn's work has been showcased internationally, including the Venice Architectural Biennale and the Museum of Art and Design in New York. Nominated for The World Technology Award in Art 2015, she has curated SciArt content and delivered keynote speeches at international conferences. Collaborating with scientific institutions as NASA, Ginn's impactful work resonates at the intersection of art and cutting-edge research.

lauri stallings is a Georgia social practice choreographer who works both inside and outside of art world institutions through her site-responsive process works. Whether inhabiting a forest of 80 acres, or confined to the surface of a beam of light, the origin of stallings art extends outwards from the primary projections of the feet and hands. She is a Creative Time artist, USA Artists nominee (2022, 2018), and recipient of an Artadia Award. She is the High Museum of Art’s first choreographer as artist - in -residence, and the inaugural artist of Flux Projects. stallings has developed a number of community projects, including The Traveling Show, a long-term project traveling extensively to engage rural South communities with support from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. She is a MOCA GA Fellow, Bogliaso Fellow, and recipient of the Hudgens Prize. Her work has been shown internationally, including FRAC Meca, and the Florence Biennale’, where she received the jury award, Lorenzo Il Magnifico 1st Prize. Her “Singing Sun” will activate the National Center for Civil and Human Rights as part of the grand re-opening this Fall. stallings was raised in the margins, a Southerner born of a Georgia railroad linesman, and great granddaughter of P.M. Barefoot of the Lumbee Tribe who helped raise her momma and three sisters.

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Stay Connected: For more information on this event and future happenings, follow us on Instagram @fultonpublicart and visit our website PublicArtFuturesLab.com for updates.

How to Find Us:The Public Art Futures Lab (Underground Atlanta, 88 Lower Alabama Street, Atlanta, GA 30303). A simple way to find us is by using the MARTA Five Points Station as your starting point (30 Alabama St SW, Atlanta, GA 30303).

Exit the station and cross Peachtree Street toward the Underground Atlanta Tower. Look for the Underground Atlanta signage and follow it to a stairway leading down to a courtyard. Once in the courtyard, look for the row of glass doors, use the far-right entrance glass door. You’ll see the Public Art Futures Lab directly ahead, and restrooms are located to the right of the space.

If you require ADA assistance to access our space, please email Kathleen.Brown@fultoncountyga.gov or call 770-829-7282 and they will arrange for security to direct you to the ADA elevator on Upper Alabama Street across from the Connally Hotel entrance.

Parking: There is street parking along Pryor Street and Peachtree Street SW and several paid parking decks and parking lots nearby on Wall Street. We suggest carpooling, using a rideshare or using MARTA Five Points Station to reach us. Please check MARTA's schedule for up to date rider information

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About the Public Art Futures Lab: The Public Art Futures Lab is a space to exhibit, experiment, educate and experience the role of technology as it relates to public art. By reducing barriers to creating and participating in this emerging space, the Lab seeks to expand access to cultural enrichment, provide the tools for local artists to thrive and maintain Fulton County's status as a creative cultural capital. The Futures Lab is made possible through the support of our host Underground Atlanta, and our residency partners ATL DTN and MARTA Artbound along with our Knowledge Partners, Spelman Innovation Lab, Georgia Tech Arts, GSU CMII and our Outreach Partner, Orange Barrel Media.