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Just recently, we gathered at BLVDNEXT, on the site of the former Atlanta Medical Center, for a powerful day of healing, art-making, and community connection.

Together, we celebrated the culmination of the Thriving Together Atlanta Mobile Art Experience and unveiled “20 Voices. 1 Shared Story,” a large-scale installation honoring the voices, stories, and aspirations of Atlanta residents.

What unfolded that day was more than an event - it was a gathering of neighbors, artists, healers, and civic leaders who came together to imagine what thriving looks like for Atlanta. The construction wrap now standing on the site honors that moment and the 20 Atlanta voices who helped shape this work, photographed by Iyahdae Rose and curated by Faith Carmichael of Next Atlanta.

We’re deeply grateful to our Thriving Together Atlanta partners - NBAF - National Black Arts, City of Atlanta - Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, MARTA, Out of Hand, and Bloomberg Philanthropies - for championing this work from beginning to end.

To our collaborators and hosts across all five activations — , .contemporary, , , ,
, (, ) and — thank you for welcoming us into your spaces and communities.

Special thanks to our featured artists: Cat Lee • • • • • • • Soul Brothers Djembe & Dundun

And to the experts, health partners, and community leaders who shared their insight and lived experience:
• • Katherine Dirga • • • • • • • • • •

Your voices shaped this project. Your leadership grounded it. Your generosity, partnership, and vision made it possible.

What we built together doesn’t end here. It now lives on in the city - shaping how Atlanta sees itself and inspiring new possibilities for what comes next.

(Bon voyage to the TTA bus, which went out with a story of its own.)

Video: Captured by Casso

The Mobile Art Experience is pulling up for the last time — and it’s happening now at BLVDNEXT.

Swing by 1–4 PM at 518 East Ave to catch the bus‑turned‑gallery, explore the new construction art wrap, and celebrate community creativity in the heart of the city.

Free and open to all. Find out more info in our bio!

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Happening today!

The energy is already building at the former Atlanta Medical Center site.

From 1–4 PM, we’re turning BLVDNEXT (518 East Ave) into a cultural commons with the debut of the Thriving Together Mobile Art Experience and the unveiling of the BLVDNEXT construction art wrap, featuring 20 powerful portraits by and curated by ’s .

This afternoon, experience:

Live performances from , , and the Soul Brothers Djembe & Dundun Drummers

Sound bowl healing with

A community mural led by

A bus transformed into an intimate mobile gallery

Local favorites from and

It’s free, it’s for everyone, and it’s built for connection. Come be part of it!

With gratitude to our partners: , , , , , .

Meet the artists, leaders, and healers shaping the cultural heartbeat of Atlanta.

These are the participants at the center of Thriving Together Atlanta — each one contributing their voice, their craft, and their care to the city.

Photographed by Iyahdae Rose and curated by Next Atlanta’s Faith Carmichael, the full portrait series is on view at One Contemporary through March 31st. And now, their stories are stepping into public space.

Come out this Saturday, March 28th, as we transform the development rising at the former Atlanta Medical Center site into a cultural commons — celebrating the arrival of the Thriving Together Mobile Art Experience and the unveiling of the BLVDNEXT construction art wrap, a bold outdoor gallery featuring all 20 portraits.

From 1–4 PM, experience:
✨ Live performances by poet Adán Bean, vocalist Bria Anai, and the Soul Brothers Djembe & Dundun Drummers
✨ Immersive sound bowl healing with Kymistri Wellness LLC
✨ A live community mural led by Tracy Murrell of the Moma Murrell Collective
✨ The Mobile Art Experience - a MARTA bus transformed into an intimate gallery exploring creativity, equity, and collective wellbeing

Plus: Fat Street Tacos and Carrie's Italian Ice are serving up local favorites all afternoon.

This gathering is free, open to all, and built for connection. Bring your people and come celebrate the voices shaping Atlanta’s future.

RSVP here: NEXT Presents: BLVDNEXT x Thriving Together Atlanta
📍 518 East Ave

Grateful for our partners: NBAF - National Black Arts, City of Atlanta - Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, MARTA, MARTA Artbound, Out of Hand, Bloomberg Philanthropies.

"20 Voices. 1 Shared Story."

A portrait of the people helping Atlanta thrive.

Meet Tracy Murrell, an Atlanta-based artist and educator whose work centers joy, reflection, and creative healing. She’s also half of the Moma Murrell Collective, teaming up with Marryam Moma to bring bold, community‑focused public art to life.

Tracy is one of the artists featured in the Thriving Together Atlanta portrait series.

The exhibition, photographed by Iyahdae Rose and curated by Next Atlanta's Faith Carmichael, is on view at One Contemporary Gallery through March 31st.

Up next, the portraits move into public space on March 28th at BLVDNEXT as part of the Thriving Together Atlanta public art installation and Mobile Art Experience, hosted by Wellstar Health System and The Integral Group.

Come on out on Saturday, March 28th, from 1-4 pm for the unveiling - where Tracy will lead a live community mural - and enjoy a day of art and connection, free and open to all.
Bring your appetite - Fat Street Tacos and Carrie's Italian Ice will be serving up local favorites throughout the afternoon. RSVP here: NEXT Presents: BLVDNEXT x Thriving Together Atlanta

Grateful to our partners NBAF - National Black Arts, City of Atlanta - Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, MARTA, Out of Hand, and Bloomberg Philanthropies.