Our Approach
Built For Community
Gallery FC (For Community) is a one-of-a-kind destination where creativity, culture, and connection come together. Located in the heart of Downtown Atlanta, Gallery FC blends a contemporary gallery, event venue, and retail experience designed to support the creative economy, sports nonprofits, artists, and the communities they serve.
Thoughtfully Designed
The look and feel of the space are thoughtfully curated by ASHA Advisory, creating an atmosphere that is both beautiful and welcoming. While we are For Community, we believe communities deserve spaces that are elevated, inspiring, and worthy of the creativity they hold.
Gallery FC is designed to be a hub where creativity, community, culture, and commerce intersect.
More Than a Venue
Gallery FC is a social enterprise. A portion of every event, exhibition, and experience supports Art In The Paint, the Atlanta-based nonprofit using creative placemaking, programming, and policy work to create safer, healthier, and more connected communities across Atlanta and around the world.
Right in the Heart of Downtown Atlanta
Located at The CTR (former CNN Center), Gallery FC sits steps from State Farm Arena, Centennial Olympic Park, and the Georgia World Congress Center — surrounded by Atlanta's premier cultural institutions, including the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, the Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca-Cola, and the College Football Hall of Fame.
Conveniently positioned between two MARTA stations, Gallery FC is an accessible hub for residents and visitors alike.
A Space for Community
Built For Community, Gallery FC provides an elegant and inspiring environment where:
Artists, makers, and brands can showcase and sell their latest work
Nonprofit organizations can host fundraisers, meetings, and special events
The wider community can experience exhibitions, wellness experiences, performances, conversations, and ongoing programming
Through it all, Gallery FC celebrates Atlanta's vibrant creative community and the people who make it thrive.
Meet the Founders
Coop and Neda pictured at the grand reveal of The CTR celebrating her curation of the CTR Culture art collection and program.
Gallery FC is led by A.R. "Coop" Cooper and Neda Abghari; two Atlanta cultural architects with a combined four decades of experience across the arts, nonprofit, real estate, international sports and community development sectors.
Coop, founder of Art In The Paint, brings two decades of global experience transforming under-resourced public spaces into thriving cultural and economic hubs from Atlanta's basketball courts to sites in Nigeria and the Dominican Republic.
Neda, founder of The Creatives Project and ASHA Advisory, brings deep local roots and a career-long commitment to creating space for artists and communities through the cultivation of strategic partnerships locally and nationally.
Together, they bring the valuable partnerships, programmatic expertise, and on-the-ground community relationships that make Gallery FC a true intersection of creativity, culture, and commerce.
Partners
