Award-Winning Director George C. Wolfe Named Chief Creative Officer for Atlanta's...

Award-Winning Director George C. Wolfe Named Chief Creative Officer for
Atlanta's Center for Civil and Human Rights

Acclaimed Theater Visionary to Lead Design Concepts and Exhibit Themes

ATLANTA, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- George C. Wolfe, Tony Award-winning theater
director, producer, playwright and author, brings his renowned artistic talent
to the design of the upcoming Center for Civil & Human Rights (CCHR) in
Atlanta as its new chief creative officer.

Wolfe will oversee the creation of design concepts and themes for CCHR,
including creative interpretation of exhibits, a storyline-based approach to
content and the overall visitor experience. Wolfe will work in close
partnership with the Center's architectural team, the Freelon Group and HOK,
and exhibit designer Gallagher & Associates on the $125 million, 100,000
square foot Center.

"George Wolfe has the visionary talent necessary to create an unmatched
experience for CCHR visitors," said Doug Shipman, executive director for the
Center. "We look forward to seeing how his strengths in storytelling will fuel
new discussions on civil rights lessons and human rights issues."

"The fight for civil rights is a great American story, filled not just with
leaders of astonishing power and vision, but everyday citizens, who because of
their bravery, humanity and heart, transformed this country, politically,
spiritually and culturally," said Wolfe. "I am thrilled and honored to be a
part of helping to share and celebrate their stories."

Slated to open in 2012, the Center will serve as a dynamic space designed to
be a global hub for contemporary discussion on the link between civil rights
lessons and human rights issues. It will also serve as the home for powerful,
thought-evoking works and exhibits, including the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Papers and Without Sanctuary photography collection.

Considered one of Broadway's most respected producers and directors, Wolfe's
theatre directing credits include "Jelly's Last Jam," the Tony Award-winning
"Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk," and "Angels in America - Millennium
Approaches." His award-winning plays include "The Colored Museum" and "Spunk,"
an adaptation of three short stories by Zora Neale Hurston. Wolfe has also
directed several notable movies such as "Nights in Rodanthe" and "Lackawanna
Blues" for which he earned The Directors Guild Award, four NAACP Image Awards
and seven Emmy Award nominations.

"What is also exciting to me is the Center's ambition to connect the triumphs
and losses of the fight for racial justice in this country to contemporary
human rights issues," said Wolfe. "It's amazing to be a part of an
organization which is going to be located in Atlanta, yet by virtue of it's
subject matter and vision, is connected to the entire world."

ABOUT THE CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS

The Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta will commemorate the landmark
contributions of Atlantans and Georgians to the historic struggle for
African-American freedom and equality as well as present the continuing story
of human rights efforts around the world. The Center will be a space for
ongoing dialogue, study and potential resolution of current and future freedom
struggles for all people, at the local, national and international levels. For
more information, please visit www.cchrpartnership.org.

SOURCE Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta

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tracey@precisecomm.net, or Tiffani Thomas of Jackson Spalding +1-404-419-9341,
or tthomas@jacksonspalding.com, both for the Center for Civil and Human Rights
in Atlanta