WATTS - Women Aspiring Together To Succeed
Exciting Outing to the High Museum
Sunday, November 10th - Meeting at 12:45 pm 

Join WATTS members and friends for an exciting visit to the High Museum on Sunday, November 10th .  Admission at the High Museum is always free on the second Sunday (instead of the regular cost of $25).  You must get your tickets in advance by visiting  https://high.org/event/ups-second-sunday-november-2/ and click on “Reserve Tickets”.  We plan to meet in the museum lobby at 12:45 pm. In time for the daily free one-hour tour that starts at 1:00 pm.   
 
Below is information and website links about the three exciting major exhibits at the High on Sunday, November 10th
 
Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz’s Art Collection (Thru January 19th)
Musicians, songwriters, and producers Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz have been collecting art for many years.  They have acquired a world-class collection of paintings, photographs, and sculptures by diverse, multigenerational artists. The High exhibit features 100 works of art from their private collection. 
Tour of the Exhibit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff996Z12ecQ&t=8s
Atlanta News First  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1zvegfJg1w
 
Tyler Mitchell: Idyllic Space - 29 years old photographer (Thru December 1st)
At 25 years old Mitchell is the youngest and the first Black photographer to photograph the cover Vogue Magazine and the cover featured Beyoncé!!!
Mitchell interviewed by Christiane Amanpour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfAX28oFlsI
Mitchell talks about his work at the High - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGjwnmNNjuk&t=240s
 
Gees Bend Quilters (January 5th)
For generations women in Gees Bend, a poor rural town in Alabama, have been making quilts to keep themselves and their families warm. They stitched stories of the lives into their quilts. In 1998 William Arnett, an art collector, discovered the Gee's Bend quilters while working on history of African-American art forms. He was so overwhelmed by the women's articity and originality that he introduced them and their quilts to the art world.  
About history of Gees Bend Quilters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7Os2qgG_wY
High video about the exhibit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEEKZHmUxus
Interview of Gee’s Bend Quilters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QdGxVXPCME&t=82s