ATLANTA CELEBRATES PHOTOGRAPHY PRESENTS
8th ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL – ACP 8

Events take place throughout the city of Atlanta, for the entire month of October 2006. ACP 8 will include multiple activities of interest for photographers, collectors, gallery owners, curators, and fine art enthusiasts. Several ACP programs will form the core of the festival, complemented by more than 100 exhibitions at diverse venues throughout the city. During this time, ACP will collaborate with museums, galleries, alternative art venues, universities, and individual artists.

OPENING RECEPTION Friday, September 29 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Free & open to the public Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) - Midtown 1447 Peachtree Road Atlanta, GA 30309 www.mocaga.org

© Louviere + Vanessa, Chlorofemina, Loup Garou, from the Chloroform Series; Courtesy of galerie MC

This evening will also mark the opening of "Artists Photographing Artists," a project by the Atlanta Photography Group (APG). Parking is available underneath museum or in the adjacent bank parking lot.

Presented by Atlanta Celebrates Photography (ACP) and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA).

PORTFOLIO REVIEW & WALK Saturday, September 30

MY ATLANTA 2006: POSTCARDS OF A CITY Free & Open To The Public Saturday, October 7, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Piedmont Park's Bath House www.piedmontpark.org

PUBLIC ART PROJECT BY MATT HAFFNER Curator Joey Orr October

ACP LECTURE SERIES Tuesday, October 3, 7:00 p.m. Ron Haviv Lecture and Discussion with Ellen Fleurov and Kris Torgeson "On the Front Lines of Today's Wars with Photojournalist Ron Haviv" Tuesday, October 17, 8:00 p.m. Elliot Erwitt Lecture "Personal Best" Tuesday, October 24, 7:00 p.m. Shannon Ebner Lecture

ACP COLLABORATION WITH MARY STANLEY STUDIO Stephen Shore in discussion with Lisa Kurzner DIALOGUE Thursday, September 21, 7:30 p.m. ACP COLLABORATION WITH THE ATLANTA CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER Demetrius Oliver and Matt Bryans Gallery Talk Thursday, October 12, 6:00 p.m. ACP COLLABORATION WITH MPAC (METROPOLITAN PUBLIC ART COALITION) Public Art Tour Led by Gregor Turk Saturday, October 14, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. www.mpacatlanta.org

FILM SERIES Therefore I Live: Photographers' Use of Film Curated by Andy Ditzler Mondays: October 9, 16, 23, and 30

FESTIVAL GUIDE
As always, the ACP Festival Guide will list all festival-related events and happenings. The guide is ACP's primary resource for Atlanta residents and visitors interested in learning more. The on-line guide can be found at the ACP website, www.acpinfo.org. Look for the printed guide in early September 2006.

ABOUT ACP
Atlanta Celebrates Photography's (ACP's) mission is to support the Atlanta art community by working to establish Atlanta as one of the top international cities for photography. To accomplish this, ACP presents an annual photography festival with a series of programs designed to nurture and support photographers, educate and engage collectors, promote diverse photography venues, and enrich the city’s overall cultural scene.

ACP is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization supported by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, Atlanta, Georgia under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council, Atlanta, Georgia; the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund (MAAF); the City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs (BCA); and the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also receives support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Additional funding comes from Showcase Photographics, Ambrosi-Atlanta, the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB), and other corporate and private donors.