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Carroll Street in Cabbagetown
Rotating April, August, & December
Director @johndirga

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Three more murals from the "First Contact" installation at @stackssquares curated by @eric_nine. The artists are:

1. @surrealpeterlopez
2. @christopher12bates
3. @urbanhippieatl

Soon to be added to the Cabbagetown Map of the Atlanta Street Art Map website (link in the bio of @atlanta_street_art_map)
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#stackssquares #cabbagetown #surrealpeterlopez #urbanhippieatl #christopher12bates

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Cabbagetown in Atlanta! It was great spending time in @cabbagetownusa again yesterday. It’s a great neighborhood for artists and filmmakers. Here are some updated pictures of the neighborhood, including some new artwork courtesy of @stackssquares! #cabbagetown #streetart #xenomorph #stackssquares

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Next mural at the "First Contact" installation at @stackssquares curated by @eric_nine is by @mike_vonb .
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#mike_vonb #stackssquares #cabbagetownatlanta #xenomorph #atlantafalcons

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Celebrating after our first collab together ✨ @krispyaki

Shot on @dji

#muralist #atlantamuralist #artistcollab #streetart #atlantastreetart

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For years we’ve watched images of migrants and families being chased, detained, separated, and treated as if they don’t belong. This mural imagines a role reversal. Instead of ICE agents terrorizing people, aliens are the ones descending from the sky and abducting the ICE agents.

It’s a simple visual, but the goal isn’t revenge. It’s empathy. Sometimes the fastest way to understand fear, power, and injustice is to imagine yourself on the other side of it.

This piece was part of a much larger vision. Through @coc.atl, in collaboration with @cabbagetownusa and @stackssquares, we transformed the neighborhood with 10 UFO-themed murals, creating a public art experience centered around the idea of extraterrestrial visitors arriving in Atlanta. At the same time, we curated a full UFO-themed exhibition inside @carrollstcafe, allowing the conversation to continue beyond the walls and into the gallery space.

The project was about artists coming together, sharing ideas, supporting one another, and using creativity to spark conversation. Atlanta is my home, and maybe that’s why this theme felt so natural. Around here, we’re all a little different, a little more creative, a little more strange in the best way possible. We’re ATLiens. 👽🛸

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Next mural up at the "First Contact" installation curated by @eric_nine at @stackssquares is a collaboration by @trudytranart and @krispyaki . Recently added to the Cabbagetown Map of the Atlanta Street Art Map website (link in the bio of @atlanta_street_art_map)
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#trudytranart #krispyaki #stackssquares #cabbagetown #communityovercompetion

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📸 @fulanigjabri so much love to my incredible photographer and friend 🖤

AbDUCKted is a visual story of community care. In this piece, I explore themes of alien abduction, iconic figures such as La Virgen de Guadalupe and Quetzalcóatl, the power of community and collective care, immigration, and hope.
This mural reimagines what an alien-human hybrid of La Virgen might look like through the lens of immigration. The alien identity serves as a reclamation of the negative stigma often associated with immigrants, transforming it into something beautiful and worthy of celebration. It is an invitation to lean into insecurities that once felt paralyzing and debilitating, and to recognize them instead as sources of strength, resilience, and hope.
In the background, Gato the duck is being AbDUCKted by a parasitic U.F.O. (Unidentified Federal Operatives). The design of this flying vessel was inspired by invasive insect species that provide no benefit to their ecosystems and often cause widespread damage to plant life, disrupt food webs, and reduce biodiversity.
Gato’s frog homie is seen trying to pull him back to safety while wielding a ray gun inspired by the cult classic film Killer Klowns from Outer Space. In true “no homie left behind” fashion, Quetzalcóatl swiftly joins the rescue effort, breathing fire toward the ship in an attempt to stop the abduction.
Although La Virgen is not directly participating in the rescue operation, she plays a vital role in moving the story—and our community—forward. In her hands, she holds an anatomical heart that takes on an alien form, loosely inspired by a recurring star motif in my work that traces back to my Indigenous Hñähñu heritage. This alien heart represents humanity’s hope and serves as a symbolic connection to the cosmos, our ancestors, and a higher power. Within this story, La Virgen becomes a guardian figure, preserving hope through moments of chaos, fear, and violence directed toward our communities.
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#mural #art #politics #atlien

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Next mural at the "First Contact" installation at @stackssquares curated by @eric_nine is by @pato.paints . Recently added to the Cabbagetown Map of the Atlanta Street Art Map website (link in the bio of @atlanta_street_art_map)
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#cabbagetown #patopaints #stackssquares #communityovercompetion #streetartlover

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Here is the first mural at the "First Contact" installation at @stackssquares curated by @eric_nine . The installation imagines the 10 murals as alien communication portals. The artist of this mural is @morbidjames .
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#morbidjames #cabbagetownatlanta #stackssquares #lovestreetart #xenomorph

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Yuge, thank you to @coc.atl for the opportunity to paint a Stack Square. My first time back on aerosol in a minute, it was really a privilege to watch these talented people show out.

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Photos = @chillyolovesyou Edit = @eric_nine
Event = @stackssquares & @coc.atl
Location = @cabbagetownusa
We are Atlanta’s Creative Community better known as ATLiens 👽🛸❤️

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Had a chance to catch up with @x_dosa_x and @proper_blue for the 2026 Edition of @stackssquares featuring artists of @highcontrast_atl in Cabbagetown.
#ATL #Art #Culture

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