The article announces 'This is Now,' a political art exhibition opening May 29 at the Goat Farm Arts Center in Atlanta, featuring 33 artists. Curated by Amy Landesberg, Layla Ali Amar, and Sophia MacMaster, the show includes works addressing surveillance, deportation, trans rights, and deforestation, with interactive elements like a letter-writing station for a detained journalist and a community banner project. The exhibition is presented at no cost to organizers, with Goat Farm providing full curatorial autonomy.
The exhibition matters because it positions art as a tool for community action and resistance, filling a perceived gap in Atlanta for spaces that address liberation struggles. By partnering with local organizations like Mapping Atlanta and the South River Watershed Alliance, the show aims to translate data and lived experience into visual art that spurs civic engagement. Its model of institutional support without gatekeeping offers an alternative to traditional museum structures.