This Fall’s ArtMERGE, presented by MOCA GA, is a little different than their usual event. It will be free, no reservations or RSVPs are required, and it will be hosted at Westside’s The Goat Farm. The Goat Farm has been hosting local bands, art shows, film, theatre and more since 2009 amidst it’s renovation from an nineteenth-century cotton-gin factory to dynamic artist community.

There will be a variety of activities throughout the evening which you can join either independently or via caravan/carpool from MOCA.

5:30 p.m. – Leave MOCA GA. (Be on time; they aren’t waiting.)
6:00 p.m. – Meet at the sign in the Goat Farm parking lot.
6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. – Tour begins at the Rodriguez Room and continues through the artist open studios.
7:15 p.m. – Blacksmithing demo by Corrina Sephora Mensoff.
7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Shop in the Artist Market and revisit artist studios.
8:00 p.m. – Leave for MOCA GA. Independent travelers may stay as long as they wish. There are lots of places to eat on the Westside.

The tour will be guided by Corrina Sephora Mensoff, a Goat Farm studio resident. MOCA instructs to meet at the sign in the parking area which says you can’t park beyond this sign if you’d like to join and to dress for the weather with shoes appropriate for gravel trekking.

ArtMERGE will feature: 

• Rodriguez Room - The current exhibition in this gallery is Flowing as Water, a collaborative piece featuring the work of Corrina Sephora Mensoff (sculptural installation and paintings), Matt Gilbert (animations); and Ana Balka (sound).
• Goodson Yard - Tindel Michi/Amandine Drouet installation exhibition entitled “The Second Coming” is in the building and sculptures by Corrina Sephora Mensoff in the adjacent courtyard.
• Café/ Library - Beer, wine, water and soda available - Cash Bar
• Open Studios - Among the artists opening their studios are the following: David Baerwalde, Jane Garver (sculptor), Mark Hopper (metalwork), Tian Justman (fashion design), Ingrid Magnuson, Corrina Sephora Mensoff (metalwork), Dee Naalam (photography and mixed media), John Paul, and Vanessa Vadim (collages and recycled materials.) Also participating will be The Creatives Project “Artists in Studio” as follows:  Justin Rabideau & Nikki Starz (sculpture); Hannah Perner Wilson & Ashley Schick (printmaking and fabric arts); and Brandon Sadler and Marcy Starz (painting).
• Artist Market - Among the participating artists are Robin Canedy, Chelsea Darling, Emily Fisher, Robert Harrison, Tian Justman, Corrina Sephora Mensoff, Dee Naalam, and Vanessa Vadim, and Hannah Perner Wilson.
• Artist Performances will be presented by Neda Abghari, Chelsea Darling (fire performance), Robert Harrison (fire sculptures), Mark Hopper (mini-bronze pour); Corrina Sephora Mensoff (blacksmithing demonstration at 7:15pm) + the Glo Atlanta dancers will be doing a roving dance performance.