Kelly Vinal walks through debris in her space at fire-damaged South River Arts Studio in DeKalb County in mid-November. (Natrice Miller/AJC)
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Atlanta’s arts scene moved through multiple transitions in 2025. Here is a sampling of stories that made headlines.
Los Angeles artist Alison Saar received the 2025 David C. Driskell Prize for African American Art and Art History at High Museum of Art. (Photo courtesy of L.A. Louver/Nicholas Lea Bruno)
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Doug Shipman will assume a new role as South Arts’ president and CEO. (Courtesy of Hilena Haileselassie)
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In May, Lois Reitzes posed for a photo with her husband Don just before she was awarded a Golden Ticket by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, providing lifetime access to any concert for free. (Rodney Ho/AJC)
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Andrew Houchins’ final bow came too soon for appreciative audience members and theater community admirers. Here, he’s shown being pursued by a bear in “The Winter’s Tale” at Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. (Photo courtesy of Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse)
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