Opening Reception: Vilomah

Celebrate the opening of this new exhibition with music and a food truck on our beautiful National Historic Landmark campus! Celebrate the opening of this new contemporary art exhibition with music, food from a food truck, a cash bar, and honoring our featured artist Soude Dadras. Admission, to this event is FREE! However, donations of any size are gratefully accepted with your order or at the event, in order to support our many free community programs. -- Soude Dadras is an artist, curator, and educator currently living and working in Atlanta, Georgia. She was born in Iran and graduated from Islamic Azad University with a bachelor’s degree in Persian Rugs. Dadras was awarded her MFA from the Welch School of Art & Design at Georgia State University in Atlanta. In her solo exhibition, Vilomah: Against the Natural Order, Dadras investigates the traumatic sociocultural experiences she encountered firsthand in Iran, as well the processes and rituals of healing which enabled her to turn her pain into positivity. This unique installation of traditional handwork, found objects, video, abandoned textiles, and discarded data will seek to centralize disparate voices in this multidisciplinary exhibition. -- All 2025-26 free programs at A&H are supported by a grant from Duke Energy Foundation. Art below courtesy of the artist