Material Poesy in Dunwoody remains on view at Spruill Gallery through October 29, 2026. It brings together Johanna Flores, Ato Ribeiro and Ivy Wu around the relationship between materials and poetic expression. For an October visit, choose a current gallery session rather than relying on the already-past artist talk.

Visit the exhibition after the talk

The official exhibition page lists a September 24–October 29 run. Its opening reception was September 25, and the artist talk was October 11 at 2 p.m. Those earlier events are not new opportunities to book on October 12; the remaining exhibition dates are the useful planning window.

Spruill explains the title through poesy, an older term associated with composing poetry and making. The exhibition connects that idea with the artists’ materials and techniques. You do not need to arrive with a settled interpretation. Let the work and its labels guide the first questions.

The artist descriptions span ceramic sculpture, installation, drawing, printmaking and painting. These practice descriptions provide context, not an inventory of everything displayed in the room. Check the actual labels before attributing a material or technique to a particular exhibited piece.

Use the gallery address and current hours

The Spruill Gallery visitor page gives 4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, and 770-394-4019. Spruill also operates other spaces, so share this gallery address with your companion rather than assuming an arts-center class or Chamblee studio address is interchangeable.

The posted regular hours are Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., and Sunday, noon–4 p.m., with Monday closed. October 12 is a Monday. Plan another open day and recheck the operator’s current notice before departing, particularly if the exhibition is the only reason for the trip.

The gallery page describes parking near the garden on the right, first-come spaces on the left and overflow on terraced levels below. Review the posted arrangement rather than promising a particular space. Ask the gallery about arrival or access needs that affect your visit.

Leave a realistic amount of viewing time before closing. For a first visit, one focused conversation about the work can be enough. If you are bringing a group or want a particular service, confirm the arrangement separately instead of assuming it accompanies ordinary gallery access.

Look closely before comparing

Start with one work and notice a concrete feature: surface, shape, repeated mark, color or the relationship between parts. Read the label, then return to the same feature. That small sequence can keep a gallery visit from becoming a hurried walk past every object.

If visiting with someone else, compare what each of you noticed before discussing what it might mean. Different observations are useful starting points. Avoid treating an artist biography as a script that requires every viewer to reach the same conclusion about each piece.

Ask staff about photography and keep the viewing route clear. The credited images accompanying this guide are illustrative stock photographs, not Material Poesy works. They should not be used to identify the artists’ styles or promise what will be in the gallery.

Our Hudgens photography-exhibition guide offers another separate art visit. Our Roswell winter art-class guide covers preparing for learning opportunities. Check each venue’s own dates and arrangements before combining plans.

Official pages were checked October 12, 2026. Confirm the gallery’s open day, use the correct address and build the visit around looking closely. The exhibition’s closing date is the deadline to plan around, not the past reception or artist talk.