Art Opening: The Visual Art and Music of Abe Partridge

Schedule

Sat Feb 11 2023 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm

Location

First Existentialist Congregation | Atlanta, GA

The First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta,
470 Candler Park Drive, Atlanta, Georgia
Free and open to the public!
Facemasks are highly recommended
Abe Partridge is a heralded musician, singer/songwriter, visual artist, and podcaster based in Mobile, Alabama. Since the release of his debut, Cotton Fields and Blood For Days, in 2018, Partridge has toured relentlessly, including several tours of the Netherlands and the U.K. developing a reputation for moving, passionate, and sometimes comedic, performances at prestigious songwriter festivals and a regular at Nashville’s Bluebird Café. He has performed on the syndicated radio programs, Mountain Stage and Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour. When Partridge is not writing or touring, He is creating his folk art paintings, which now hang in art galleries around the southeast and in the private collections of Tyler Childers, Mike Wolfe (American Pickers), and Rick Hirsch (Wet Willie). His artwork was featured in Stephen King’s 2019 sequel to The Shining - Dr. Sleep. He painted the cover art for Charlie Parr’s, Last Of The Better Days Ahead (Smithsonian Folkways). He also created art for Tyler Childers’ 2022 release, Can I Take My Hounds To Heaven?
Artist Statement
I left Mobile when I was 18 in pursuit of a theological education. I attended 4 bible colleges in 4 years... partly because I couldn't follow rules, partly because I knew better. I became a pastor of a small Independent Baptist Church in the Appalachians of Eastern Kentucky at 25 years old. When I was 27 years old I became acquainted with a horrible depression. I left the ministry and turned to Art. I have written songs and made paintings like these for years. Only after joining the military and going to war did I decide to begin sharing my art with the world. I never took a songwriting class, nor have I ever had an art class. I always just thought I was weird...
"Rethink preconceived notions.
Question authority.
Create new methods of survival.
See beauty."
- Abe
https://abepartridge.com/home

Where is it happening?

First Existentialist Congregation, 470 Candler Park Dr NE Atlanta GA,Atlanta,GA,United States

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Host or Publisher Abe Partridge

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