GALLERY 378 TO HOST“LOST: BUT FOUND” ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, THROUGH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 11, 2019
GALLERY 378 TO HOST“LOST: BUT FOUND” ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, THROUGH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, EXHIBITING ORIGINAL ARTWORK BY ABE PARTRIDGE AND TRACY HARTLEY, AND PHOTOGRAPHY AND MEMORABILIA FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF TONY PARIS, RICK DIAMOND AND RICH FLOYD
OPENING RECEPTION WITH LIVE MUSIC FROM ABE PARTRIDGE TO BE HELD FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6TH FROM 6-10 P.M.
ATLANTA, GA—378, 378 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30307, will host the exhibit “Lost: But Found” on Friday, December 6th through Sunday, December 8th from 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on Sunday). This unique show was curated by longtime music journalist, Tony Paris, and includes original artwork by folk artist, Abe Partridge and paintings and furniture from artist Tracey Hartley as well as rock’n’roll poster art, photography and collectibles from the collections of Paris, photographer Rick Diamond and concert promoter, Rich Floyd.
The opening reception will be held in the newly-renovated Lo Gallery (the performance space formerly known as the basement) on Friday, December 6th from 6:00-10:00 p.m. with a live performance by Partridge at 8:30 p.m. The reception will begin with a Q & A between Diamond and Paris on Diamond’s beginnings in Atlanta as a rock photographer, followed by a conversation with Partridge and Hartley discussing their artwork. The reception is free, open to patrons of all ages and includes light refreshments.
Abe Partridge is a highly acclaimed singer/songwriter and folk artist based in Mobile, Alabama. Partridge’s art work is acrylic on roofing tar that has thinly applied to plywood and cured for 30 days. He then carves his images in the tar with a screw driver or an ice pick, then paints the tar with acrylic paints. Partridge’s art has been exhibited in galleries around the Southeast including “Urban Wild,” a collection of Folk and Street Art in the South at The Alabama Contemporary Art Center in Mobile. His debut CD, Cotton Fields and Blood For Days, was released in January of 2018 to rave reviews, with Paris one of the first to herald his songwriting and his art.
Tracy Hartley is an Atlanta-based artist who creates one-of-a-kind pieces of sustainable furniture and functional art from salvaged and recycled materials such as rusty tin roofing and discarded wood pallets. He is completely self-taught. While some may consider his pieces folk art, he prefers to call it “Urban Southern Art.” He primarily works on commission and his work can be found in restaurants and homes around the Southeast. Like Partridge, Hartley grew up in Mobile before making Atlanta his home.
Rick Diamond is considered the pre-eminent rock’n’roll photographer in Atlanta. He has shot concerts relentlessly for over forty years with his images published in magazines and newspapers the world over, as well as being used for press photos and album covers. He’s captured images of Allman Brothers Band, DJ Khaled, Elton John, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Gaga, Luke Bryan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Michael Jackson, Oprah Winfrey, Usher, Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen and thousands more. A selection of his prints including those of Johnny Rotten performing with the Sex Pistols at the Great Southeast Music Hall, Todd Rundgren and Utopia performing at the Fox Theatre; and many more will be available.
Tony Paris is an Atlanta native who has been writing about music since the mid ‘70s. He was the music editor of Creative Loafing in the ‘80s and ‘90s covering Atlanta and Athens’ then-burgeoning local music scene while also contributing to national outlets such as Creem and Musician. In 2017, Paris returned to Creative Loafing where he is now the managing editor. Paris began collecting rock memorabilia in the late ‘60s while still in grade school and will be bringing a selection from his extensive archives, including, but not limited to, rock ’n roll items and early works by renowned Atlanta painter Sister Louisa.
Rich Floyd is known as a longtime Atlanta-based concert promoter. Once co-owner of the legendary music club, Richards, he also opened Atlanta’s famed Agora Ballroom. Items from his years in the music business will also be exhibited, The Bluesmen — a set of photographs of Howlin’ Wolf, B.B. King, Bo Diddley, and Albert King – that hung behind the bar at Richards.
378 is a hip art gallery and performance space in the Candler Park neighborhood of Atlanta. For more information please call 404-530-9277.
For more information:
https://abepartridge.com/folk-art
https://www.facebook.com/378Clifton/
https://www.facebook.com/RickDiamondPhotography/
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