Dodekapus gets collectively conscious

Here’s the thing to understand about the young culture of creatives in Atlanta: The order of the day is advocacy minus dependence. Atlanta’s 20- and 30-something creative types are socially and politically active in beseeching the city to provide a more artistically nurturing environment, while at the same time feeling mostly untouched from any restrictions that a lack of that environment might impose – existing circumstances in this city might not be ideal for creative projects to flourish, but that isn’t stopping select groups of people. In that spirit, there have been a number of independent galleries, performance spaces and artist collectives springing up all over Atlanta.

The newest art/music/performance collective to join the party: Dodekapus, whose membership boasts the inclusion of “painters, sculptors, photographers, performance artists, fashion designers, videographers, lighting designers, writers, musicians, chefs, poets, dancers and multiple other artists of indiscriminate talents.” Formed only a few months ago, the group is pushing forward at light speed with the seemingly inexhaustible energy of its members and a little help from their friends.