Artists in Residence Open Studio: Demetri Burke & Sayma Hossain
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Friday, Aug 23, 2024 7pm - 9pm
Location
493 Peachtree Street
Details
Join Midtown Alliance for an evening with Heart of the Arts resident artists Demetri Burke and Sayma Hossain. Celebrate the artists, their residency, and the completion of their mural, "I Found My Future in the Wind," located at 505 Peachtree Street.
Enjoy music, light bites, and the chance to connect with the artists and the Midtown arts community. This event is free and open to the community.
About Demetri Burke
Demetri Burke is an Atlanta based artist with a primary focus in painting. He received his degree from Georgia State University with a BFA in Studio Art. Burke uses mixed media–primarily oil paint–to express narratives of identity and culture on canvas. His art reflects his upbringing as well as his current experiences. His constant examination of themes is visible in his findings: black like the skin, still like the clouds and hopeful like his mother’s smile. Burke's work has been shown nationally in galleries, museums, publications, and public spaces.
About Sayma Hossain
Sayma Hossain (B.1992 Dhaka, Bangladesh) is a textile artist who navigates with found objects, quilt making, installations and tapestry weavings. Her practice revolves around repurposing recycled materials through traditional textiles techniques. Growing up at the cultural intersection of Bangladesh and the American South, her work reflects on the relationship of garmentry in society as it relates to fast fashion and the nonlinear journey of the Muslim experience. Currently her work/series is on food waste and weaving together a plastic quilt on what we may consume on a regular basis.
She received her BFA in Studio Arts with a concentration in Textile Design from Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design at Georgia State University in 2016.
Getting to the Studio
The studio is on Peachtree St between Pine St and Renaissance Parkway.
We recommend taking MARTA. The Civic Center station is a 5 minute walk (0.2 miles) from the studio. There is also ample paid public parking in the area as well as some limited street parking on Pine St.
About Midtown Heart of the Arts
Demetri and Sayma's studio at is gifted to them for eighteen months and made possible by partnership between Emory and Midtown Alliance. By creating space and opportunities for artists to work in Midtown, the Heart of the Arts Residency Program generates publicly accessible artwork and arts experiences for the whole community. Be on the lookout for artwork by Demetri, Sayma, and other residents, as well as arts-focused programming for you to enjoy.
Learn more about Midtown Heart of the Arts.
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