Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, many Atlanta theatres have now been dark for several months. Local photographer Michael Boatright has been focusing on the economic challenges that theatres are facing and the impact of their closures on the artists, culture and economy. Since early July, he has been shooting the Dark Houses Atlanta series of photographs of stages as they were left when theatres closed this spring—currently showing images from twenty-eight theatres and music venues around the Atlanta area included in the project to date. This exhibit will showcase images from twelve of the twenty-eight theatres.

Michael Boatright is a Certified Professional Photographer, based in Atlanta, Georgia, making portraits for commercial and private clients, and for the theater, dance and music communities. His Fine Art projects also include landscape photography on four continents and abstract impressions of real-life subjects. His studio is located in the TULA Arts Center in Buckhead, Atlanta. Contact him via his website, https://www.michaelboatright.com or by email at f64@michaelboatright.com.

Artist's Talk by local photographer Michael Boatright about his exhibition 'Dark Houses Atlanta' which portrays series of photographs of stages as they were left when theatres closed this spring due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The exhibit centers on twelve of the twenty-eight empty theatres he has been shooting since July. Michael hopes that his work will bring to light the economic challenges that theatres are facing and the impact of their closures on the artists, culture and economy.

Virtual exhibition of local photographer Michael Boatright's exhibit 'Dark Houses Atlanta' in GSU Perimeter's Studio Gallery. The exhibit shows views of twelve Atlanta theatres stages as they were left when theatres closed this spring due the impact of the Coronavirus