Mission

Dashboard Co-op activates raw space with radical works of contemporary art to inspire neighborhood development and cultural awareness.

Vision

Dashboard Co-Op strives to make contemporary art accessible to broad audiences by producing shows of diverse performance and visual mediums in vacant, dynamic spaces. Intending to heighten the cultural caliber of a city, we present a unique platform and various opportunities for artists while concurrently invigorating neighborhoods and encouraging awareness for potential economic and social growth, investment and advancement.

Who We Are

Dashboard CO-OP was founded in a smelly, smokey Atlanta bar by Courtney Hammond and Beth Malone. We do lots of talking but this is first idea we had that seemed relatively doable. Created without hubris or selfish intention, we built the site to promote artist-pals of ours, in addition to other gifted folks we haven’t had the privilege of meeting yet. Art supplies cost lots, the creation process is extensive and intensive, and more times than not the final product ends up stacked in an art studio/shed/garage where no one ever gets to see it.

We hope to change that by making it FREE and easy to show off work that deserves to be seen. We want to use our city to create outlandish experiences that engage a broad audience and further educate people about the art being created in their backyards. Our pipe-dream is to travel worldwide looking for great art. Dreaming in pipe can get risky, but rest assured, we have zero delusions of grandeur.

Dashboard CO-OP will always remain non-profit, but we will always need help finding artists. Keep your eyes open and be in touch.

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Beth Malone

Managing Director, Co-founder Beth has a Masters in art journalism from the University of Glasgow and dual BAs in literature and history from Georgia State University. She currently works as a planner of things at an art museum and recently completed an internship with the New York Foundation for the Arts. She's written for NYFA Current, Creative Loafing, AJC, Pine Mag, Not For Tourists and Stomp and Stammer. Beth writes crappy fiction and is pretty badass on the ukulele (yes, that's an oxymoron). Courtney Hammond is her best pal. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Courtney Hammond

Creative Director, Co-founder Courtney has a BFA in sculpture and a BBA in marketing from Georgia State University. She is a freelance curator and the Outreach and Education Project Supervisor for The City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Public Art Program. Courtney hosts impromptu therapeutic art extravaganzas for the masses which generally have something to do with blowing things up. She formulates ideas by spinning around until dizzy and believes that all things should be bigger than they are. Courtney plays three songs on the xylophone, makes origami and is floored by magic tricks. Also, she loves Beth Malone to pieces. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Erica Wilson

Artist Relations, New York Erica received her BFA in Drawing from Pratt University and MFA from Georgia State University. She is currently working on a MILS in digital preservation and archives from LIU. Erica has ginger hair and all the qualities you would assume come along with that. She currently lives in Brooklyn, NY and is a Dashboard artist. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Craig Cameron

Programs Coordinator Craig has a BFA in printmaking and drawing from Georgia Southern University.  He is an artist and illustrator currently based in Atlanta.  He works at Atlanta Gas Light.  Additionally, he teaches classes and workshops at the Atlanta Printmakers Studio, where he instills a fascination and passion for all things print.  He plays hockey, likes the outside and when people use the word ‘literally’ figuratively.  He hopes to learn to play the theremin one day. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Board of Directors

Katherine Marbury-Dirga
Board Chair
Art Program Manager - Hartsfield Jackson Airport

Fatimah Abdullah
Board Chair of ASIFA-Atlanta, Artist

Victor Wilson
Accountant - Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP

Yu-Kai Lin
Owner - Kai-LIn Gallery, Pianist

Danny Orrock
Leagal Counsel - Crawford Media Services

ADVISORY BOARD

Radcliffe Bailey
Artist, Educator