The Pollinators | Artist Talk

The Pollinators: An Artistic Celebration of Plants, Pollinators, and Habitats

Artist Talk | April 20 | 12:30pm - 1:30 pm | Jack Sinclair Gallery

In the face of a rapidly declining natural world, “The Pollinators” emerges as a poignant tribute to the intricate ecosystems that sustain life on our planet. This juried art exhibition dares to shine a spotlight on the often-overlooked marvels of flora and fauna, urging us to rekindle our connection with the natural world.

Thirty artists — painters to sculptors to mixed media, from Atlanta to Boston to New York —  were selected to show their works that serve as a reminder of our shared responsibility to nurture and protect the precious web of life that sustains us all. The top three will receive cash awards during the recption with guest judge K. Joy Ballard Peters. 

At the heart of this exhibition lies a powerful message — a plea to combat the phenomenon of “plant blindness” that plagues modern society.

Learn More about the Exhibit 

About the Gallery Committee Chairs

Lisa Tuttle is a mixed-media artist, curator, advocate, educator and writer. A former lead administrator with the Fulton County Public Art Program and gallery director for the Nexus Contemporary Art Center (now Atlanta Contemporary) and Atlanta College of Art, Lisa was also the visual arts director for the Arts Festival of Atlanta. 

Ric Washington, mixed-media artist, graphic designer and educator, studied at Kansas City Art Institute & School of Design. The former curator of art and graphics at Zoo Atlanta worked on award-winning conservation education projects throughout the U.S. and East Africa.  He is now a designer and print specialist for Fulton County Schools.

About the Exhibit Guest Judge

K. Joy Ballard Peters is a second-generation visual artist, born and raised in Washington, D.C., who followed her mother, E. Loretta Ballard, in teaching art and working with fabric. Peters holds degrees from Howard University BFA and Boston University MFA and studied art education at D. C. Teachers College. She has exhibited extensively in the United States for forty years and won 1st place in the Juho Rissanen Pictorial Art Exhibition, Kuopio, Finland. She has participated in more than 10, one-woman exhibitions and her appliqué art is found in Bishop College Collection, Texas; Georgia Art Bus, Fulton County Arts Council and Library, Apex Museum and BellSouth in Atlanta, GA; Brown & Company, CPA, PLLC, Maryland; and in other corporate and private collections across the country.