Urban One Atlantalocated downtown in the landmark 101 Marietta building; hosted a reception for the newest exhibit of the “Artist Collective”. Honoring Black History Month and the rich artistic pulse of Atlanta, the exhibit highlights six Black Atlanta photographers. Since its inception two years ago, over twenty-five African American artists have had their work showcased by Urban One Atlanta on Classix 102.9 and Majic 107.5/97.5.Â
“Bringing attention to our amazing artists by showcasing their work”, said Tim Davies, Regional Vice President, “allows us to help publicize their work and galleries in Atlanta. This is the first time we are highlighting photography, and these pieces are, powerful”.
Works from Branden May, Keon McKay, Jonathan Banks, Regis and Kahran Bethencourt, William “Will” Feagins, Jr., Dakoro Edwards and Shoccara Marcus, will be featured at Urban One Atlanta through June.
The same night, Urban One introduced the new Atlanta Digital Studio with capabilities for podcasting, digital interviews and audio production.
Devin Steel, Program Director of HOT 107.9, stated “Our new ATL Creativity Lab allows us to generate original content from podcasts to nontraditional interviews from our top talent in the market. We look forward to not only producing professional and engaging content from our in-house talent but opening the doors to some of Atlanta most influential content creators.”
Pictured:
Artists Collective: Classix 102.9 personalities, Niecey Shaw and Donna Schiele with featured artist, Shoccara Marcus (center).
ATL Creativity Lab: Urban One Atlanta Programming Managers, Derek Harper, Tony Richards, Neiko Flowers, DJ Geronimo and Devin Steel.
