December 5th, 2025 - January 9th, 2026

What's Work is an art exhibition showcasing emerging administrative professionals who are also practicing artists - exploring the reality of having a day job in the art world while pursuing your own creative work. Exploring the duality of artistry through community, mentorship, and creative transformation.

  • December 5th, 2025 @ 6PM - January 9th, 2026 @ 7PM

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  • Sovereign Sounds
    3197 Washington Rd, East Point 30340

    Our exhibition will be held at Sovereign Sounds, a community-centered venue transitioning into a nonprofit model. This partnership aligns perfectly with our project's mission to uplift artists and support spaces dedicated to creative community building.

    Accessibility & Inclusion

    We are committed to ensuring our exhibition is accessible to all community members. Detailed accessibility information including parking, entrance accessibility, and accommodation options will be provided closer to the exhibition dates. We welcome feedback and specific accommodation requests.

  • Building on Symmetry's mission of exploring diversity and unity through art, "What's Work?" challenges conventional narratives by spotlighting the dual lives of artists who balance creative practice with professional contributions to the arts ecosystem.

  • Working Artists

    Artists who currently work in administrative jobs and maintain an active creative practice.

    Requirements:

    • Currently employed in an administrative role

    • Must upload one qualifying document showing employment:

      • Pay stub

      • Employee ID badge photo

      • Work email screenshot

      • Job offer letter

      • HR verification letter

    Rising Artists

    College students and emerging artists.

    Requirements:

    • Current college student OR recent graduate (within 2 years)

    • Must upload one qualifying document:

      • Student ID

      • Class schedule/enrollment verification

      • Transcript

      • Diploma (for recent graduates)

    1. Open Call
      Community outreach and application process

    2. Review
      Professional curation team evaluation

    3. Selection
      Final artist roster and exhibition information provided

    4. Development
      Artist showcase, support and development

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Meet the Artists


  • Atlanta, GA
    @shuasshowroom


  • Mobile, AL
    @twerpaint

  • @sadeism

  • @flexaloysius

Artwork

"Why Judge Me?" Shua Copeland Digital Mixed Media Collage 20 x 20 $875 "Why Judge Me?" feels like standing in front of a mirror that talks back, asking: What do you really see when you look at me? The collage becomes a language of contradictions—str
"Broken in Place" Shua Copeland Digital Mixed Media Collage 18 x 18 $675 "Broken In Place" is me admitting I've learned how to function while cracked. The lines across the face show the damage I carry but don't talk about. I'm still standing, still
"Skywalkers" Shua Copeland Digital Mixed Media Collage 18 x 18 $775 Inspired by Afrofuturism, "Skywalkers" reminds us that the youth are not just dreaming, they're moving forward, walking through challenges with vision and power.
"Behind The Sun, I Still Shine and Remain" Shua Copeland Digital Mixed Media Collage 18 x 18 $575 This piece feels like a shout: I am here, and I am real. Sometimes life (the sun) is too bright, too distracting, or too hard but I look right through
"Direction in Life" Genevieve Fedele Acrylic and gems on panel 30 x 2 x 30 in $525 Direction in life reflects how despite all that is going on in the busy life, my mind and my heart are always focused on the optimistic possibilities of the future. J
"Perspective is Everything" Paper mache, plaster, acrylic and gouache on Canvas 30 x 1 1⁄2 x 24 in $325 Genevieve Fedele Perspective is everything reflects on how busy, abstract, and unconventional the path of an artist can be. There are late hours,
"Smoke Break" Acrylic and Gouache on Canvas 22 x 1 1⁄2 x 28 in $300 Genevieve Fedele Smoke break illustrates how you have to be able to step away from the noise of everyday capitalistic life and take what is comparative to a smoke break. Being able
"Tilt towards the Sun" Acrylic, glitter, and yarn on Canvas 24 x 1 1⁄2 x 36 in $400 Genevieve Fedele Determination, consistency, and raw will power. Keeping yourself in sun rays and not waving too off stream is so important for one’s goals to be ach
"7-23-25" Flex Aloyisus 2025 Ink and Acrylic 11 x 14 $375 This serves as a reflection of the tension of moving between a job that demands constant clarity and an art practice built on intuition. Working at the museum shapes how I see people, systems
"Oct 25" Flex Aloyisus 2025 Retired Admission Stickers on Board 20 x 30 $1,525 My art repurposes that material to examine my own relationship to labor, place, and visibility. It bridges the gap between the job I do to support myself and the practice
"Momentum" Flex Aloyisus 2022 Retired Admission Stickers on Board 24 x 36 $3,025 Working in admissions at the museum means handling thousands of stickers that mark where someone has been.
"All Yours.001" Flex Aloyisus Pen and Stamp 14 x 17 $575 The studio becomes the place where that energy settles into abstraction. It’s not just something I do after work; It is the work that helps me make sense of everything I carry.

Opening Night Recap

Artist Talk

Team

  • Immanuel Laidlaw

    Creative Director

  • Ronald Bradley

    Operations Director

  • Dillan Steele

    Consulting Artist

  • Keveja Thomas

    Executive Assistant

  • Easton Beard

    Marketing Lead

  • Nia Dawson

    Design Lead

  • Eryon Painer

    Lead Volunteer

  • Riven Kinkle

  • Dalvin Jordan

    Community Engagement Content Producer

  • Connie Cross

    Workshop Facilitator

Partners

  • Canopy Atlanta

    A community journalism nonprofit founded in 2020 that trains and pays residents to tell their own neighborhood stories, redefining who journalism is by and for through collaborative, community-powered storytelling.

  • Fulton County Arts and Culture

    A county department that ensures all citizens' access to the arts by funding arts organizations, managing public art programs, and producing over 100 annual cultural events through neighborhood arts centers and community partnerships.

  • Sovereign Sounds

    A community-centered creative agency and studio in East Point providing recording, production, and studio space rentals with a mission to empower rising creatives while helping them retain ownership of their work.

  • Fulton Institute

    A nonprofit founded in 2005 that provides free, high-quality cultural programming to historically underserved communities in Fulton County through collaborations with artists, educators, and institutions.