WonderRoot is an Atlanta-based 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization committed to uniting artists and community to inspire positive social change.
Objectives

• to provide production facilities to Atlanta-based artists

• to facilitate arts-based service programs in the Atlanta community

• to encourage artists to be proactive in engaging their local communities through service work

We would like to invite you to come check out the photography series entitled Remembering Katrina Living Katrina by Sean Scharbach.

Come party on Friday at the WonderRoot End of the Summer Bash featuring Defiance, OH. Also, we will have performances by Indyana Jonze, Revolutionary Youth, and The Wild. There will be photography featured that night by Sean Scharbach in remembrence of the 3rd anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

WonderRoot is seeking a sculpture artist for an exciting project we have coming up. We are looking for someone who works with metal and could produce a large scale outdoor piece. Please send an email to info@wonderroot.org if you are interested. This is a great opportunity to have your work seen by tons of people and be a part of a wonderful community project.

This September, WonderRoot is launching a new creative writing mentoring program. We are so excited to be working with an experienced poet and mentor who will be facilitating the program for high-school aged students. The mentoring program will have two aspects. First, the students will participate twice a week in a group workshop. Second, the students will meet individually with their respective mentors.

Mentors will be asked to commit between 3-5 hours per week to meet with students. They will read and write together, and they will go to literary readings and events.

If you are interested in being a mentor, please send an email to info@wonderroot.org. We are so excited to launch the project and have an opportunity to build relationships with youth in need.

It's a bit late, but we wanted to make an announcement that we now serve over 100 Atlanta artists. A couple weeks ago, the 100th member signed up at the WonderRoot Community Arts Center. We are so grateful to have the opportunity to work with and for so many wonderful Atlanta artists and community members.

Wonderroot is now offering classes and workshops free of charge to members. Membership is only $10/month and includes access to our facility. We currently have the following classes on our schedule: Final Cut Studio, Story Stucture, Darkroom Workshop, Kids Creative Workshop, and many more to come! For information on dates and times check out the schedule under Community Service. Or if you are interested in volunteering to teach your own class/workshop, email Kristy.

We will be screening the Fountainhead Films documentary B.I.K.E tomorrow night, 8/2/08 at 8:00, at the WonderRoot Community Arts Center as part of the opening celebration for our August art show. The theme of the show is bike related art or art by those that love bikes. There will also be musical performances by members of Gringo Star, Hermit Thrushes, and Br'er. You can find out more about the film at bike-films.

Please join us tonight, 8/1/08 at 8:00, at the WonderRoot Community Arts Center as we host a benefit for the Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition... There will be a vegan bake sale, a silent auction and awesome music. Hope for a Golden Summer and Hola Halo from Athens will be performing for this great cause. Visit GPJC.org for more information about the organization.

We have an exciting weekend coming up at WonderRoot. This Friday night, we are hosting a benefit for The Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition. Hope for a Golden Summer is headlining! Also, Saturday night there is a film screening, art opening, and live music. All of this was put together by Judson Akin, an Atlanta photographer and biker. The night's activities focus on the Atlanta bike culture.

Pine Magazine included an article about WonderRoot in the newest edition of their publication... We are really happy to be mentioned in such a great magazine... you can read the article here...

Check out the Come Together Arts Show this Saturday, July 19 at MINT Gallery. Participants in the summer art camp held at WonderRoot this week will be exhibiting their work. Click here from more details. Thanks to Juliana Thomas for all she is doing with the kids.

Come out this Saturday, July 12 to the WonderRoot Community Arts Center for a benefit show/concert for MINT Gallery, a non-profit art gallery in the Old Fourth Ward. Artwork by Emily Maxwell, Andre Paraguassu, Craig Henderson, Ashley Anderson, Victoria Warren, and Ariel Day. Live music by The Silent Kids, Vera Fang, Andre Paraguassu, Dog Bite, and DJ sets by Chad Radford. Just $5. Starts at 8:00 pm.

Check out a recent article as part of Performer Magazine’s September issue about WonderRoot. We are excited to have been mentioned in such an awesome publication… you can read the articlehere...

Vote for WonderRoot in Creative Loafing's upcoming Best of Atlanta issue. There are a lot of different categories that WonderRoot would be a good candidate forƒ including Best Concert Venue, Best Place to Hear Local Music, Best New Thing About Atlanta, Most Unique Thing about Atlanta, Off the Beaten Path Tourist Destination, and New Trend in the Arts. However, the categories that we would really appreciate your votes in are the Best Advocate for the Arts, and Best Underground Arts Space. DonÍt forget to vote for our friends like SoPo and Eyedrum as well. You can vote here...

Please come by the WonderRoot Community Arts Center on Tuesday July 8th for an awesome show presented by our good friends at Containment Theory Records. They are an awesome local and independent record label. Thy Mighty Contract, Des Ark, Yardwork, and Black Congo will all be performing...you can find out more details on our schedule page. You can visit Containment Theory Records at containmenttheoryrecords.com.

We are excited about our upcoming feature on the Atlanta Daily Candy Blog. Visit www.dailycandy.com/atlanta on Wednesday July 9th to check it out. Daily Candy is an extremely popular blog dedicated to highlighting the best in arts and culture in different cities around the world.