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Atlanta’s Westside has recently become the city’s go-to scene for the most provocative and cutting-edge artists and galleries.

Emily Amy Gallery: The splashy colors and bold patterns on dis-play here won’t give a visitor a headache—each is given its due on a wide-open, white wall in this clean, airy, and welcoming gallery. Owner Emily Amy (pronounced ah-MEE) primarily exhibits oil, acrylic, and mixed-media paint- ings from established and emerging artists who focus on the abstract and non-representational style. “The Westside is becoming Atlanta’s bona fide arts district,” Amy says. (1000 Marietta St., Ste. 208, Atlanta, 30318; 404/877-5626; emily- amygallery.com)

As published by Christine Van Dusen in Volume 2 of R.24, The Magazine of Renaissance Hotels or on R24Magazine.com