Street Art Secrets, Gulch & GRIP | The ATL Arts Collective

✦ The ATL Arts Collective, powered by ArtsATL, May 27, 2026

 

VAYNE's massive mural above Freedom Parkway is only visible from above, making it a true secret mural. (Photo by Art Rudick)

✦ Atlanta's Best Hidden Street Art ✦

Did you know that Atlanta is home to a massive graffiti installation that spans 655 feet long and 100 feet wide? Even more surprising: if you have ever driven down the John Lewis Freedom Parkway, you were likely within a few feet of the installation without even realizing it. Sometimes, the city's best street art is tucked away in secretive locations, completely hidden from the main roads. To find these hidden gems, you need an insider guide. Enter Arthur Rudick, the creator of the Atlanta Street Art Map and a regular contributor to ArtsATL. He has spent years tracking down the city's best-kept artistic secrets, and today he joins us to share exactly where to find Atlanta's most elusive murals. 

Artist Michael Jones (photo by Jasmine Hentschel)

✦ Making It Work with Gulch Magazine ✦

Gulch Magazine is a stunning, independent print publication dedicated entirely to the Atlanta visual art scene. Co-created by Jasmine Hentschel and EC Flamming, they just released their highly anticipated Volume 2. Jasmine joins us for this month’s edition of our Making it Work series, which investigates how local creatives build sustainable careers and avoid the "starving artist" trap. Today, Atlanta-based artist, art handler, and professional art installer Michael Jones steps up to offer invaluable conceptual career advice to young artists navigating the contemporary art market. 

Scattrbrain performing at their first headlining show at Drunken Unicorn. (Photo by Christian M Photography)

✦ Scattrbrain: The Ultimate Atlanta Alt-Rock & Rap Supergroup ✦

Get an exclusive inside look at Scattrbrain, the new Atlanta-based genre-bending project fusing rap and alternative rock. While Scattrbrain is a brand-new name on the scene, the powerhouse musicians behind it are industry veterans. The lineup features the critically acclaimed East Atlanta native rapper GRIP (famously signed to Eminem’s Shady Records) alongside core members of the platinum-selling indie rock band Grouplove and regional favorites Mallbangs. We dive into their upcoming debut album, Scattrbrain & the Unwavering Self-Doubt, dropping June 19. You can catch them at the historic 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, on June 26 as part of the iconic ATHFest Music & Arts Festival. 

Pridgen and Coucheron (Photo by Mark Rainey)

✦ ArtsATL Best Bets for the Week ✦

ArtsATL Executive Editor Shane Harrison stops by to break down his top cultural picks for the week. This week’s curated mix includes eccentric and avant-garde performances at the Atlanta Fringe Festival, a chance to get weird with your favorite AL, and a must-see new contemporary group exhibition at the reimagined Goat Farm Arts Center in West Midtown. 

 

Special thanks to today’s sponsors:

The Atlanta Opera

Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University

 

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Our theme music is K Michelle Dubois' Hit the Deck from her album Astral Heart, courtesy of Wicked Superb Records. 

The ATL Arts Collective is part of the Wordplay Collective podcast family. Check out our sister show, In Pieces with R Land, for conversations with artist R. Land. 

Thank you for listening!

 

  

00:00:00 Rialto Center Season Announcement (Sponsor)

00:00:37 Show Intro & Host Welcome

00:01:57 Hidden Atlanta Street Art with Arthur Ruddick

00:12:40 Making It Work: Michael Jones (GULCH)

00:23:34 Scatterbrain — New Atlanta Supergroup

00:33:13 ArtsATL Best Bets with Shane Harrison

00:39:44 Next Week Preview & Final Sponsor