WonderRoot Community Art Center is seeking volunteers and artist submissions for The Imaginary Million, “an art-for-artists auction and exhibition that seeks to foster a culture of peer collecting” among Atlanta Artists. The 100 participating artists will each be given $10,000 worth of play money to use to bid on each other’s work. Ally Wright, a second-year MFA writing student, and Programming Intern at WonderRoot says that this is event is “celebrating the idea that as artists you also should be interested in collecting, and in paying attention to the economy, and supporting your fellow artists.”
The event will be held in downtown Atlanta at 200 Peachtree Street on Oct. 24. Volunteer interests meetings will be held every hour, on the hour between 4p.m. – 6 p.m. on Sunday Sept. 30. SCAD students of all majors are encouraged to participate. Volunteers are needed in a range of departments, including auction operations, cleaning, set-up, art and lighting installations. If you are unable to attend the meetings, you can still get involved by signing up at http://www.volunteermatch.org/search/org172212.jsp
Artists are encouraged to submit three pieces of work with brief descriptions. Submissions can be made on-line at https://wonderroot.wufoo.com/forms/the-imaginary-million-submission-form/ until 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 1.
WonderRoot has recently welcomed new Creative Director, Maggie Ginestra, a transplant from Florida. Ginestra is new to the Atlanta art scene and brings a fresh perspective to the space. Lines of Work is another upcoming event to look forward to, which will consist of a series of dinners, coffees, and workshops that will be open to all artists and members of the community. Lines of Work seeks to make connections between the arts world and social activism. The series will conclude with a gala and exhibition at Atlantic Station.
Wright says the organization, “Has a beautiful mission of using art in an activist sort-of-way and to really make a difference in society. They really believe that that’s possible. It’s not just art-for-art’s sake, but art for communities sake.”