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 The Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces will host its fourth annual fine arts festival at Chastain Park on November 3-4, 2012 in Buckhead.  Up to 185 fine artist and artisans will display their works during this two-day event along a tree-lined lane overlooking the park.  This event consistently ranks among the region’s top art events year after year, with great attention to every detail from helping customers to supporting artists.  Even the food is known as the most innovative at any…See More

What will this festival be like?  Visitors will enjoy fine art and crafts, a children’s area, Street Market and local food and beverage concessions including “gourmet” food trucks.  This event is organized by the Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces and volunteer artists to benefit the local community including the Olmsted Linear Park Alliance and the Paideia School.Times: Sat., September 15, 2012 from 10:00 a.m.– 7:00 p.m.Sun., September 16, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Music: Acoustic…See More

The Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces “brought back” the local arts and crafts festival tradition to Piedmont Park in 2011.  This event “knocks it out of the park” for local painters, potters, and hand crafters!  Not a typical fine arts show, this one is for local crafters and the people in our community including our neighbors and friends to “show off” at their favorite park.   The best way to describe it is Inman Park meets Yellow Daisy, meets Indie Craft, meets Buckhead Arts Festival,…See More

AFFPS announces Chastain Park Summer Movie Series The Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces, which produces the on the Chastain Park Arts Festival and Festival on Ponce, among others, will host the Chastain Park Summer Movie series every Thursday night in July. The movies will be screened at sunset on the hilltop meadow just off Park Drive in historic Chastain Park. Local food trucks will be on had to provide food and beer and wine will be available. The film line up includes: The Artist: This…See More

     Who hasn’t wanted to wander the lovely tree lined Peachtree Hills Avenue between Buckhead and Ansley Park neighborhoods?  This area is begging for an arts festival, and now it will happen.  Visitors will enjoy a cool summer weekend stroll through the Peachtree Hills Festival of the Arts on June 9-10, 2012.  There is plenty to see and do with 150 artists and artisans lining the festival route, plus a children’s area, gourmet foods and local acoustic music.  The event is easy to find from…See More

The 3rd annual Buckhead Spring Arts & Crafts Festival will return to Chastain Park on May 5-6, 2012. Over 175 local artists and artisans from the southeast will celebrate spring with the return of the Buckhead Spring Arts & Crafts Festival at Chastain Park on May 5-6, 2012.  This is the 3rd year for this annual festival, which includes art, craft, antiques, furniture makers, gourmet food trucks, children’s area and local music along Park Drive in Chastain Park.  This event is highly…See More

The success of the inaugural Festival on Ponce was so strong that the Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces will now hold two events in the Olmstead Parks: one in spring, and one in fall.  The Spring Festival on Ponce, which was recently named by the Southeast Festival Association as the Best New Event.  is a two day outdoor art and crafts festival to be held in the Olmsted chain of parks along Ponce de Leon Ave. on April 14-15, 2012.  These beautiful parks have lovely trees and paths and great…See More