Le Flash!

Le Flash is Coming!

October 24, 2008

7pm to Midnight

Castleberry Hill District

This fantastical night in Castleberry Hill will feature 30 artist projects—performances and installations, a marching band, the vernissage of a special public art project in Cleopas Park, and fireworks at midnight!

Please enjoy yourselves and be mindful of our Castleberry neighbors.

Scheduled Highlights

9pm Meet Kristina Solomoukha at Mind the Gap Fountain

Cleopas R. Johnson Park

Walk west on Fair or Larkin Streets and cross Northside Drive to the Park

Listen for the marching band that will signal this event.

Please Note: Park closes at 11pm.

 

10pm Flash Couture: A Runway Project produced by Davide Stennett

Bradberry St. at the corner of Fair Street/between Peters and Walker Streets

Come early to view a 20-minute flash of high fashion.

 

10:45pm L’Extravaganza Begins!

On the roof of Besharat Gallery, 175 Peters St. SW

Kristofer Lamey’s sound and light show becomes more extravagant every 20 minutes.

Midnight Iron Pour and Fireworks! @ Elliott Street Pub

51 Elliott St. SW

Artists performing an iron pour invite you to witness a blast of Fire, Sparks and Flame.

MARTA/Parking/Shuttle: 

The Green Solution: Park @ Lindbergh MARTA station and take the train south to Garnett Station. Other easy Park and Ride Options: Inman Park, East Lake, Avondale Stations. Exit Trinity Street side. 

Public Parking Downtown if you must! Available in lots at the intersection of Trinity Ave. and Spring St. 

Le Flash Shuttle service is provided every 10 minutes. The route loops from Peters Street at Castleberry Street to Garnett Station, with one stop each way at the Trinity Ave. public parking lot.

 

Look for Le Flash Shuttle signs or ask volunteers in Yellow Le Flash T-Shirts for directions to Castleberry Hill. From Garnett station, the walk to Castleberry Hill takes 10 minutes.

Where to Find Le Flash Projects

Each site-specific Flash Project has been assigned a number on a Le Flash map to be posted online and available the night of the event. 

One Minute/One Night video projects are presented inside and outside Garage Projects, Stable 1897 and Slice. See attached list of participating video artists!

For this night only, Bradberry St. becomes a pedestrian path of performance and light.

Please see attached list of All Le Flash Artist Projects!

Look for these and other illuminated happenings as you wander through the district.

Participating Eateries

Elliott Street Pub, 51 Elliott St. SW

M Bar, 257 Peters St. SW

No Mas, 180 Walker St. SW

Pearl Lounge, 253 Peters St. SW

Slice, 259 Peters Street SW

Tilt, 274 Walker St. SW

Special Thanks to Tilt, the hub of our Le Flash production!

255 Tapas Lounge, 255 Peters St. SW

Wasabi, 180 Walker St. SW

This project is co-curated by Cathy Byrd and Stuart Keeler.

Special thanks to Friends of Cleopas Park and members of the Castleberry Hill Neighborhood Association, and to participating galleries and small businesses, along with the Le Flash Project Team and the throng of volunteers who energize Le Flash.

Our Sponsors: French Cultural Services, French Consulate in Atlanta, the French American Fund For Contemporary Art, the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Public Art Program and the Fulton County Arts Council, GSU Ernest G. Welch School Gallery, Savannah College of Art & Design-Atlanta, Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Besharat Gallery, Castleberry Point, Arthur M. Gensler and Associates, H.J. Russell & Co., No Mas, Pearl Lounge, Tilt, Slice, Metropolitan Public Art Coalition, and Gary Motley, State Farm Insurance.