Editing Atlanta (section)

===Arts and theater===
{{Main|Arts in Atlanta}}
Atlanta is one of few United States cities with permanent, professional, and resident companies in all major performing arts disciplines: opera ([[Atlanta Opera]]), ballet ([[Atlanta Ballet]]), orchestral music ([[Atlanta Symphony Orchestra]]), and theater (the [[Alliance Theatre]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlantaopera.org/about/|title=The Atlanta Opera: About the Company|website=Atlanta Opera|access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlantaballet.com/about|title=About us – Atlanta Ballet|website=Atlanta Ballet|access-date=February 6, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.aso.org/about-the-aso/mission-history|title=Mission and History of the ASO|website=ASO.org|access-date=February 6, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alliancetheatre.org/|title=Alliance Theatre Season – Atlanta's National Treasure|website=Alliancetheatre.org|access-date=February 6, 2023}}</ref> Atlanta attracts many touring Broadway acts, concerts, shows, and exhibitions catering to a variety of interests. Atlanta's performing arts district is concentrated in [[Midtown Atlanta]] at the [[Woodruff Arts Center]], which is home to the [[Atlanta Symphony Orchestra]] and the [[Alliance Theatre]]. The city frequently hosts touring Broadway acts, especially at The [[Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Georgia)|Fox Theatre]], a historic landmark among the highest-grossing theaters of its size.<ref>{{cite web|quote="1988: ''Performance'' magazine names the Fox Theatre the number one grossing theater in the 3,000–5,000 seat category with the most events, the greatest box office receipts, and the highest attendance in the U.S. and 2009: Billboard magazine names the Fox the No. 1 non-residency theater for the decade with 5,000 seats or less."|url=http://www.foxtheatre.org/foxtimeline.aspx|title=Fox Timeline|website=Fox Theatre|access-date=February 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314030422/https://foxtheatre.org/foxtimeline.aspx|archive-date=March 14, 2014}}</ref>

As a national center for the arts,<ref>{{cite journal |title=Top 25 Big Cities |first=Jennifer |last= Clary |date=Summer 2010 |journal=[[AmericanStyle]] |issue=72}}</ref> Atlanta is home to significant art museums and institutions. The renowned [[High Museum of Art]] is arguably the South's leading art museum. The [[Museum of Design Atlanta]] (MODA) and the SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film are the only such museums in the Southeast.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.museumofdesign.org/history/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202194928/http://www.museumofdesign.org/history/ | access-date=February 13, 2017 | archive-date=February 2, 2017 | url-status=dead | title=History – MODA | publisher=Museum of Design Atlanta }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/arts--theater/new-scad-atlanta-museum-dedicated-fashion-open-october/4oTZ8zfpAPFZBulzDar5ZM/|title= New SCAD-Atlanta museum dedicated to fashion to open in October|last=Feaster|first=Felicia|date=August 28, 2015|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|access-date=September 29, 2018}}</ref> Contemporary art museums include the [[Atlanta Contemporary Art Center]] and the [[Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia]]. Institutions of higher education contribute to Atlanta's art scene, with the Savannah College of Art and Design's Atlanta campus providing the city's arts community with a steady stream of curators. Emory University's [[Michael C. Carlos Museum]] contains the largest collection of ancient art in the Southeast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states/georgia/atlanta-photo-michael-c-carlos-museum-pid-6093735/ |title=Michael C. Carlos Museum Pictures, Atlanta, GA – AOL Travel |publisher=Travel.aol.com |access-date=June 27, 2011}}</ref> The [[Spelman College Museum of Fine Art]] is the only museum in the nation to focus on art by women of the [[African diaspora]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spelman.edu/about-us/news-and-events/news-releases/2023/01/30/black-american-portraits-travels-to-spelman-college-museum-of-fine-art-featuring-new-acquisitions-including-a-new-work-by-calida-rawles | title="Black American Portraits" travels to Spelman College Museum of Fine Art Featuring New Acquisitions, Including a New Work by Calida Rawles | access-date=June 1, 2024 | archive-date=June 1, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601215736/https://www.spelman.edu/about-us/news-and-events/news-releases/2023/01/30/black-american-portraits-travels-to-spelman-college-museum-of-fine-art-featuring-new-acquisitions-including-a-new-work-by-calida-rawles | url-status=dead }}</ref> Georgia Tech's [[Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking]] features the largest collection of paper and paper-related artifacts in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ipst.gatech.edu/amp |title=Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking Website |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=January 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113232848/http://ipst.gatech.edu/amp/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Atlanta has become one of the U.S.'s best cities for [[street art]] in recent years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/16/street-art-american-cities_n_7594180.html|title=The 19 Best Cities To See Street Art In The United States|last=Brooks|first=Katherine|date=June 16, 2015|work=Huffington Post|access-date=January 24, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> It is home to [[Living Walls]], an annual street art conference and the Outerspace Project, an annual event series that merges public art, live music, design, action sports, and culture. Examples of [[street art in Atlanta]] can be found on the Atlanta Street Art Map.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/local/new-website-provides-street-art-map-murals-all-over-atlanta/axKnRtljbLBEqoXrMUT3PL/|title=New website provides street art map to murals all over Atlanta|work=accessatlanta|access-date=January 24, 2018|archive-date=January 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115234719/http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/local/new-website-provides-street-art-map-murals-all-over-atlanta/axKnRtljbLBEqoXrMUT3PL/|url-status=dead}}</ref>