Glo selected for Central Park series

Glo leader Lauri Stallings has been commissioned to create a work for New York’s Central Park.

Stallings’ movement piece, titled “And all directions I come to you,” will be presented as part of a performance art exhibition by U.S. and international artists, “Drifting in Daylight: Art in Central Park,” running May 15 through June 20.

A release from Glo terms its premiere a “nomadic installation” that will have Glo artists moving around the park’s North Woods. Employing Stallings’ “gestural language,” the performers will explore the “tension between emancipation and human limitations.” Glo choreographer Lauri Stallings has been commissioned to create a work for New York’s Central Park.

The commission is from Creative Time, credited with orchestrating public art projects internationally by artists including David Byrne, Kara Walker, D J Spooky and Nick Cave. As many as 10 works will be presented on Friday and Saturday afternoons during the run of “Drifting in Daylight.”

Creative Time has engaged Stallings and Glo for a six-week New York residency that includes free community engagement activities.

Glo, which wants to involve Atlantans in the process of creating “And all directions I come to you,” has announced these public programs: ■ An open studio creative process, noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, April 13 through May 8 at Goat Farm Arts Center. ■ A talk led by Glo creative consultants Paul Boshears and Maggie Davis, 7 p.m. April 7, location to be announced. ■ A preview of “And all directions I come to you,” 6 p.m. May 6 at Goat Farm Arts Center. $10 suggested donation.

Information: www.gloatl.org. temporary Art of Georgia Working Artist Project winner Sarah Emerson, John Gutmann Photography Fellowship recipient Nancy Floyd and New York artist Phong Bui.

Additionally, there will be music, people watching, cocktails (cash bar) and hors d’oeuvres and desserts provided by top Atlanta restaurants.

The fundraiser supports the Atlanta-based magazine, its lecture series, a newly launched exhibitions program and digital initiatives.

Collectors’ Preview (with the opportunity to meet artists and purchase works ahead of auction): 7 to 9 p.m. Friday ($175, includes auction ticket). Silent auction and party: 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday ($50 advance, $65 door). 1235 Chattahoochee Ave N.W., Atlanta. www.artpapers.org/ auction.