MODA EVENTS
Open Make Session: A Community Studio at MODA
In-person at MODA
Our world is fast and chaotic. Open Make Session offers a rare kind of space: a place to sit, make, and think.
During this drop-in program, MODA’s galleries become a shared studio.
Handwriting & Hip-Hop with Stef Alicia
In-person at MODA
Join us for a unique and inspiring workshop that blends the art of cursive handwriting with the rhythmic essence of hip hop culture. Led by renowned cursive artist and educator Stef Alicia McCalmon.
Jane’s Walk: Beauty and the Bees: An Exploration of Urban Ecology
In-person | FREE
What's living in the city right alongside you?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in South Downtown, focuses on themes of Environment and History & Culture.
Design Book Club: Listening to Stone - The Art & Life of Isamu Noguchi
In-person at Peachtree Library | 12-1pm
This May, we delve into Listening to Stone: The Art and Life of Isamu Noguchi by Hayden Herrera, compulsively readable biography of one of the twentieth century's most important artists.
Jane’s Walk: Downtown Atlanta Type Walk
In-person | FREE
Interested in discovering how design tells the story of Atlanta’s rich history?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Downtown Atlanta, focuses on themes of Art & Architecture, Environment, History & Culture.
Jane’s Walk: Noguchi Playscape & The Spaces Between
In-person | FREE
What can a playground teach us about design?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Midtown and Piedmont Park, focuses on themes of Art & Architecture and History & Culture.
Jane’s Walk: Decatur in the Modern Era: Blair to Sharian
In-person | FREE
What does "modern" look like when it's almost 90 years old?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Downtown Decatur, focuses on themes of Art & Architecture and History & Culture.
Design Next: Your Portfolio, Your Voice
In-person at MODA | 9th–12th Grade
In this session of Design Next, we will review the work we’ve created throughout the year, select the strongest pieces, and reflect on our creative growth. This session will end with a showcase.
Jane’s Walk: For the Love of Graffiti: The Krog Street Tunnel & Cabbagetown's Arts Ecosystem
In-person | FREE
What makes public art stick?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Cabbagetown, focuses on themes of Art & Architecture, History & Culture.
Jane’s Walk: West End Writers
In-person | FREE
What does a neighborhood look like when writers call it home?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in the West End, focuses on themes of History & Culture.
Jane’s Walk: Auburn Avenue Type Walk
In-person | FREE
Interested in discovering how design tells the story of Atlanta’s rich history through typeface?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Sweet Auburn Historic District, focuses on themes of Art & Architecture, History & Culture.
Jane’s Walk: An Epic Quest Along the Atlanta Beltline
In-person | FREE
What if a walk could be an epic journey?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place on the Eastside Beltline, focuses on themes of literature, urban life, and urban development.
Jane’s Walk: Bricks, Brushstrokes, and Ballads
In-person | FREE
How much history can one neighborhood hold?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in East Atlanta Village, focuses on themes of Art & Architecture, Food & Entertainment, and History & Culture.
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Jane’s Walk: Sweet Auburn's Resurgence
In-person | FREE
What does a neighborhood look like when it's been cut in half by a highway?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Sweet Auburn, focuses on themes of Advocacy, History & Culture, and Art & Architecture.
Jane’s Walk: The Story of Just Us Neighbors-Atlanta’s Smallest Neighborhood
In-person | FREE
Have you ever heard of Atlanta's smallest neighborhood?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Just Us and Ashview Heights, focuses on themes of History & Culture and Art & Architecture.
Jane’s Walk: A Walk Through Charter Award-Winning Glenwood Park
In-person | FREE
What does intentional neighborhood design actually look like on the ground?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Glenwood Park, focuses on themes of Art & Architecture and Environment.
Jane’s Walk: Hiding in Plain Sight: The Design Decisions Behind the Buildings Around Us
In-person | FREE
What are the buildings around you actually doing?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Midtown Atlanta, focuses on themes of Art & Architecture and Engineering.
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Jane’s Walk: Little 5 Points OGs: Stories from the Originals
In-person | FREE
How do you save a neighborhood from itself?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Little 5 Points, focuses on themes of History & Culture and Art & Architecture.
Jane’s Walk: Stories of Freedom Park: From Farmland to Activists
In-person | FREE
How does a patch of land become a park for everyone?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Poncey-Highland, focuses on themes of Environment and History & Culture.
Jane’s Walk: Fostering a Dynamic Community: The Evolution of Decatur's Legacy Park
In-person | FREE
What can a park become when a community decides to reimagine it?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Decatur, focuses on themes of Environment, History & Culture.
LEGO® Lab: Space Explorers
In-person at the Peachtree Library | Ages 6 and up
From rockets to new planets, this LEGO® Lab gives kids the freedom to imagine, build, and explore what’s possible beyond our world together.
Business x Design: D.L. Warfield in Conversation with Dr. Regina N. Bradley
In-person at MODA | May 6, 5:30-7:30 PM
Join legendary creative director D.L. Warfield joins acclaimed author and cultural critic Dr. Regina N. Bradley for a conversation about album art, cultural identity, and the art of building a brand.
The Emotions of Color: A Workshop on Color Theory and Design with Caryn Grossman
In-person at MODA
Join acclaimed interior designer Caryn Grossman for an engaging, hands-on workshop that will invigorate your home decor.
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Visual Vibes: Rock Posters and The Atlanta Designers Who Shape Them
In-person at MODA
Ever wondered who designed your favorite rock poster? It might be someone right here in Atlanta!
Join us for a rock’n conversation with a select group of renowned poster designers of Atlanta.
MODA Members Meetup: How to Design An Art Collection with Gallery Anderson Smith
In-person at Gallery Anderson Smith | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Want to begin collecting art, but aren’t sure how to begin?
Join us for an enlightening and vivid afternoon at our MODA Members Meetup at the Gallery Anderson Smith, located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta and just two blocks from MODA.
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
STEAM Story Time: Treehouse
In-person at the Peachtree Library | Ages 2-6
Dive into stories about treehouses, discovering how these fun structures are planned, built, and enjoyed.
LEGO® Adventures: Protectors of the Planet
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 6 – 9
Design a better future brick by brick as they use LEGO bricks and LEGO Spike robotics to build green cities, smart inventions, and planet-friendly ways to move through the world.
City Lab: How Cities Work
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 10 – 13
Explore what holds a city together as they tackle hands-on challenges inspired by roads, bridges, power grids, and water systems, designing smarter, safer, and more resilient infrastructure for the cities of tomorrow.
Design Book Club: Threads of Life
In-person at Peachtree Library | 12-1 pm
This June, we’ll explore Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle by Clare Hunter, a globe-spanning history of sewing, embroidery, and the people who have used needle and thread to make their voices heard.
LEGO® Adventures: Design-A-City
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 6 – 9
Campers explore the building blocks of the world around us as they design and build the bustling bridges, roads, and city systems that keep communities connected and thriving.
Art Adventures: Mural Makers
In-person at Legacy Park |
Ages 6 – 9
Let your creativity soar at MODA’s Art Adventures camps! These camps feature hands-on projects like murals and models centered on weekly themes.
Studio: Intro to Environmental Design
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 14 – 16
Discover how environmental designers shape healthier, more sustainable cities through thoughtful planning, architecture, and systems design.
City Lab: Green by Design
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 10 – 13
Discover what makes a city sustainable by using LEGO Spike robotics to prototype green buildings, renewable energy systems, and other climate-conscious ideas for a resilient future.
Design Camp for GROWN-UPS: Women’s Stories
In-person at MODA
Join us on June 17 for a day about the women who built this city and designing ways to preserve the stories you treasure.
Atlanta's Hip Hop Geography
In-person at MODA | Free
Atlanta has always been a city of distinct neighborhoods and tight communities. That's where its hip-hop story begins.
Dr. Regina N. Bradley traces the streets, studios, clubs, and gathering spaces that turned Atlanta into a hip-hop capital.
LEGO® Adventures: Go For the Goal
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 6 – 9
Get in the game by using LEGO bricks to imagine stadiums, scoreboards, equipment, mascots, and full sports-inspired worlds that spark teamwork, creativity, and big-energy problem-solving.
City Lab: Game On!
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 10 – 13
Discover how sports shape city life by reimagining stadiums, skateparks, playgrounds, and fitness trails, then designing creative, accessible spaces that bring communities together.
Entrepreneurship 101
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 14 – 16
What does it take to turn an idea into a real business?
In Entrepreneurship 101, campers will explore how entrepreneurs use design to transform ideas into brands, products, and experiences.
Design Camp for GROWN-UPS: Design Recess
In-person at MODA
Join us on June 24 for the day your inner creative has been waiting for since approximately the third grade.
LEGO® Adventures: Home Sweet Home
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 6 – 9
Explore how neighborhoods are designed and use LEGO® bricks to imagine vibrant places where people feel safe, supported, and deeply connected.
Studio: Intro to Architecture
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 14 – 16
Discover how architects design the buildings and spaces that shape how people live, learn, and gather in Atlanta
City Lab: Design for Belonging
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 10 – 13
Dive into the world of transportation and discover how cars, trains, and more connect our cities and shape our lives.
Enter the Dungeon: The Dungeon family’s Audiovisual Representations of Atlanta
In-person at MODA | Free
Before OutKast, people weren't listening to the South. By the time the Dungeon Family was done, nobody could look away.
Dr. Regina N. Bradley examines OutKast and the Dungeon Family as cultural theorists who used music, visuals, and performance to reframe Southern Black life in the post–Civil Rights era.
Art Adventures: Public Art in Motion
In-person at Legacy Park | Ages 10 – 13
Campers will explore how murals, installations, and public art shape a community’s identity as they sketch, design, and collaborate like real artists.
City Lab: Designing for Fun
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 10 – 13
Campers dive into how cities make space for pure fun as they dream up and build vibrant, inclusive play areas using crafting materials, reimagining parks, playgrounds, and joyful corners that spark movement, creativity, and community.
LEGO® Adventures: Planes, Trains, & Automobile
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 6 – 9
Become a transportation designer by exploring planes, trains, subways, bike lanes, airports, bridges, and futuristic vehicles, then using LEGO bricks and LEGO Spike robotics to build moving models that imagine safer and more sustainable ways to travel.
Studio: Sculpture I0I
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 14 – 16
Explore how three dimensional design and sculpture shape the way people experience Atlanta’s public spaces, neighborhoods, and cultural landmarks.
Design Camp for GROWN-UPS: The South Got Somethin' to Say with Dr. Regina Bradley
In-person at MODA
Join us on July 15 for a day that asks where original work really comes from. Hip-hop didn't just happen in Atlanta. Atlanta made it happen -- and understanding how changes the way you think about making anything.
Design Book Club: Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller
In-person at Peachtree Library | 12-1 pm
Join us for a discussion of Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller by Alec Nevala-Lee, a revealing biography of the visionary designer.
City Lab: On the Move
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 10 – 13
Explore how people move through cities and across the globe by using LEGO Spike robotics to build creative, efficient transit systems inspired by subways, bike lanes, airports, and autonomous vehicles.
LEGO® Adventures Play All Day
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 6 – 9
Campers discover where fun lives in the city as they explore parks, splash pads, skateparks, playgrounds, and imaginative public spaces, then design joyful play zones that boost creativity, health, and community connection for everyone.
Enter the Trap: How Trap Rap Maps Out Atlanta
In-person at MODA | Free
Trap music gets dismissed as nihilistic, or celebrated without being understood.
Dr. Bradley examines trap as a form of critical storytelling: a genre that documents labor, aspiration, inequality, and survival.
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Design Next: Nature
In-person at MODA | 9th–12th Grade
In this session of Design Next, we will explore how designers look to nature as a mentor to solve problems in sustainable, innovative ways.
Digital Art Studio: Natural Landscapes
Virtual | Ages 12-18
Join MODA for a virtual studio in which students will illustrate a natural landscape such as forests, oceans, deserts, or wetlands.
STEAM Story Time: Forts
In-person at the Peachtree Library | Ages 2-6
Everyone can be a builder. We’ll read about different kinds of forts, showing children how they can be architects and builders in their own lives.
Open Make Session: A Community Studio at MODA
In-person at MODA
Our world is fast and chaotic. Open Make Session offers a rare kind of space: a place to sit, make, and think.
During this drop-in program, MODA’s galleries become a shared studio.
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Hands On: The Great Chair Hack of 2026
In-person at Piedmont Park | Must be 18 to Enter
At The Great Chair Hack, teams of designers, students, artists, engineers, and creative thinkers are given one IKEA chair and three hours to transform it into… anything but a chair.
MODA Members Meetup: Hand, Material, Mind at Hambidge Hive
In-person at The Hambidge Hive | 11am-1pm
Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes visit to Hambidge Hive—a 30,000-square-foot creative satellite and experience contemporary art and craft like never before.
Game Design Studio: Habitat Explorers
Virtual | Ages 10-13
Explore and protect the habitat by designing simple characters or creatures and adding environmental features while using block-based coding.
LEGO® Lab: Earth Day Builders
In-person at the Peachtree Library | Ages 6 and up
This LEGO® Lab is about creating a shared space where kids can explore, experiment, and use their imaginations to design solutions for a healthier planet together.
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Granny Graffiti Workshop with Carole Loeffler
In-person at MODA
In this hands-on workshop, you'll create your own Granny Graffiti piece to take home or install wherever feels meaningful to you — a telephone pole in your neighborhood, a spot near your office, anywhere a small message might land for someone who needs it.
Design Book Club: How Design Makes the World
In-person at Peachtree Library | 12-1pm
This March, we delve into How Design Makes The World by author Scott Berkun. Berkun takes readers on an insightful journey into the everyday influence of design in our lives
Design Conversation: Carole Loeffler on Craftivism
In-person at MODA
Join us for a Design Conversation with Philadelphia artist and Arcadia University professor Carole Loeffler, whose work sits at the intersection of craft, activism, and the quiet power of found objects.
Graphic Design Studio: Eco Posters
Virtual | Ages 12-16
Design a nature-inspired poster that highlights an ecosystem, an animal species, or an environmental message.
Tantrum Thursday: Chat with David Tann
In-person at MODA | Geared towards adults
Join us for Tantrum Thursdays at MODA! David Tann, Founder of Tantrum Agency and our Designer in Residence, will be holding office hours right in the galleries.
Business x Design: Eastside Golf
In-person at MODA
Join us for an evening with Olajuwon Ajanaku—Atlanta native, professional golfer, and founder and creative director of Eastside Golf—in conversation with Wade Thompson, founder of global brand growth agency Son&Sons.
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
MODA Members Meetup: Methane Studios
In-person at Methane Studios | 11am-1pm
Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes visit to Methane Studios, one of Atlanta’s most celebrated illustration and screen-printing studios.
Design Beyond Limits with SAINT™
In-person at MODA
Join us for MODA’s Passion to Practice series featuring Emmy award-winning designer SAINT™, who embodies a philosophy of collaboration and big dreams. This inspiring event will showcase his creative process and transformative journey, with insights from industry professionals in design, art, photography, fashion, and more.
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Design Conversation: Christopher Scott
In-person at MODA
What does it take to put the world's best poster designers on one stage? Join us for this inspiring mid-day design conversation with internationally recognized designer and co-founder of the United States International Poster Biennial, Christopher Scott.
Digital Art Studio: Skylines of Tomorrow
Virtual | Ages 12-18
Join MODA for a virtual studio in which students will illustrate a skyline or street-level scene filled with advanced architecture, glowing signs, and futuristic technology!