Opened Eye Design: January 2012

Goal: pick one out of three possible "mom and pop" companies from the Atlanta area that would provide room to artistically explore the design process for a company.

1. The Goat Farm Arts Center is a major visual & performing arts center in Atlanta. What was once an underutilized historic site went through a major expansion and was given new form in 2009. Part of the expansion opened up 20,000 square feet dedicated to five new performance and exhibition halls and spaces. The Center now hosts classical & contemporary music concerts, traditional and experimental theatrical performances, film screenings, contemporary dance performances and art exhibitions.

The expansion also added a cafe/library, an on-site organic farm, a 5000 square foot sprung floor for contemporary dance, newly built creative studios now occupied by more than 300 artists and an education center that provides youth based creative programs through resident organizations One Love Generation, The Creatives Project and (W)ink. The Goat Farm is also home to resident performance companies gloATL, Saiah Theater and The Collective Project Inc.

The Center also houses two artist in residency programs through affiliate organizations The Creatives Project and Mint Gallery. Recently added are professional ballet and contemporary dance classes through its award winning resident dance troupe gloATL.

The Arts Center's vision is "to push culture forward through comprehensive support of the arts". Primarily exploring experimental and innovative works the Goat Farm is a laboratory where creative risk is nurtured & celebrated. The Goat Farm executes this mission through an unconventional for-profit arts model and does not operate on public funding, donations or grants.

1200 Foster Street, Atlanta, Ga. 303018

2. Wall Crawler Rock Club: 1522 DeKalb Ave NE, Atlanta, GA (404) 371-8997‎

* offers over 8,800 square feet of indoor rock climbing surface to climbers in the Atlanta, GA area.

Indoor Climbing

Day Pass – Come in and climb for a day.

Cost: $15 for adults and $13 for students.

Friday nights after 6 only $10 with valid student i.d..

Staff Belay – Just wanna climb? If you don’t want to take a class, our staff can belay you for an hour.

Cost: 1-2 people $20; 3 or more people $15

Intro to Indoor Climbing – Whether you need a refresher or are new to top rope climbing, our staff can provide you instruction in the basic safety skills required for an effective top rope belay.

Classes are given at by appointment with any staff member. Please call for availability.

Cost: $30 for one hour course

Monday Night 2 for 1 intro classes at 7:00 and 8:30.

A quick refresher course is available for those with prior experience at a cost of $15.

Intro to Lead Climbing – If you want to take on the challenge of lead climbing, then this course is for you.

Cost: $40 for a 1 hour course

Intermediate Technique – If you understand the basics but want to improve your technique, our trainers can help you.

Cost: $30 for one hour class

Rental Gear – You need it, we got it.

* Shoes – $4

* Harness – $3

* Belay Device – $2

* Chalk Bag – $1

Intro to Outdoor Climbing – The Southeast offers a wide variety of destinations to experience the challenge of outdoor rock climbing. We provide an hour of instruction at our gym, where our staff will teach you the basic skills to provide a safe top rope belay (see Intro Course description). The group will select a local “crag” to meet at for a full day of climbing. Our instructors will manage and set up safe top rope climbs over a variety grades/difficulties suitable to the group’s ability. Your group is now ready to “climb on”, while our staff provides instruction on basic climbing technique, “beta” and encouragement. Great for youth groups, birthdays and corporate team building.

Cost: $70 per person. $60 per person with a group of 8 or more.

Top Rope Anchors – In this class, you will learn how to safely and effectively set up top rope climbs using natural and artificial anchors.

This is a full day course for setting up anchors and assessing them.

Cost: $100 per person. Limited to 4 people.

Intro to Outdoor Sport Climbing – Open up a world of climbing at some of the great local sport crags.

This is a full day course open to anyone who has taken the indoor course or has passed the lead belay test.

Cost: $200 for one person. If you bring a partner, it’s only $150 each!

Intro to Trad Climbing – No bolts, no problem! Have you ever looked at a rock face and thought to yourself “Wow, I’d love to climb that!” In this course you will learn how! Traditional (“trad”) climbing utilizes protection being placed by the climbing leader instead of relying on pre-placed bolts commonly seen in the sport climbing realm. The instruction in this course is provided over 2 days at a local climbing area.

This class is best taught over a 2 day period but the basics can be covered in one.

Class is limited to 2 people

Cost: $200 for one person. If you bring a partner, it’s only $150 each!
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3. Om Magie-Atlanta Holistic day spa- 56 E. Andrews Dr, Suite 11, Atlanta, Ga 30305

4. Apache Cafe

64 3rd St. Nw
Atlanta, GA 30308-1035

Open seven nights a week and serving a diverse group of patrons, Apache Café offers an intimate café, gallery, and venue with exposed brick walls and a loft-like style. As a restaurant café, Apache serves house made southwestern, Latin, and Caribbean inspired fare along with a full premium spirits bar, coffee bar, and dessert menu. As a gallery, you view artwork from a wide range of local and visiting traveling artists. As a venue, you will find presentations on the Asian rosewood stage of everything from think-tank type discussion forums to world-class music ensembles.