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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for November 17
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, November 17, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This schedule and each venue’s location and hours of operation are available at 3thurs.org.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — Join us for a free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries. Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga, this program is free and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Sanitized mats are provided. This program is available both in-person (spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m.) and via Zoom (register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEodu2trT4oE9Thwsjhw4i9Wyldjd2jFd9W).
Student Night, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. — Join the Georgia Museum of Art Student Association for a night of music, fun and themed activities to celebrate the latest exhibitions, including “Reckonings and Reconstructions: Southern Photography from the Do Good Fund.” Student Night is generously sponsored by the UGA Parents Leadership Council.
On view:
“Reckonings and Reconstructions: Southern Photography from the Do Good Fund” — This exhibition is the first large-scale survey of the Do Good Fund’s remarkable and sweeping collection of photography made in the South from the 1950s to the present.
“Infinity on the Horizon” — This exhibition highlights modern and contemporary objects in the Georgia Museum of Art’s permanent collection by prominent and lesser-known artists that can be characterized as abstract landscapes.
“Allison Janae Hamilton: Between Life and Landscape” — Allison Janae Hamilton’s works often include spectral figures to convey the role of nature in Black experience as beautiful and fragile, hopeful and haunted.
“In Dialogue: Henry Ossawa Tanner, Mentor and Muse” — This focused exhibition highlights Black artist Henry Ossawa Tanner’s impact on several younger artists: Palmer C. Hayden, William H. Johnson, William Edouard Scott and Hale Woodruff.
“Jane Manus, Undaunted” — Five large-scale sculptures by the Florida-based geometric sculptor.
“Kristin Leachman: Longleaf Lines” — Paintings by artist Kristin Leachman of an old-growth longleaf pine forest in southwest Georgia as part of her “Fifty Forests” project.
“Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” — Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists.
“Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” — Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.
The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at https://georgiamuseum.org/visit/.
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
ATHICA@675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200
Free Music Night, 7 – 9 p.m. — Sound Bathing, Exploration and Improvisation with Michael Pierce, John Kiran Fernandes, Shane Parish and Jon Vogt.
“MOOD: 2022 Juried Exhibition” — Features the work of 37 contemporary artists from across the United States and Canada. Their work in all media explores or references MOOD, a term that has taken on a unique connotation on social media through its use thousands of times a day by individuals to express their temporal emotions with imagery, memes and an ever-changing collage of the media culture that surrounds us. #Mood is happy, sad, reflective, angstful, urgent, chill, colorful, somber, hungry, sleepy, angry, hopeful and more. The work on display was juried by Liz Andrews, executive director of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery
“Familiar” — Photographs by Christy Bush.
Lyndon House Arts Center
“RE-, the Clarke County School District Student Art Exhibition” — Includes works by students from Kindergarten to 12th grade and media such as weaving, sculpture, photography, painting, drawing and collage. Also included are large collaborative works of art by classrooms and grades.
“A Pattern of Moments” — Featuring artwork by Kate Burke, Rebecca Kreisler and Sylvia Schaefer. The three artists share a feminized aesthetic sensibility and color palette, reflected in their chosen material: thread, folded paper and quilted fabric
“Bess Carter: Arts Center Choice Award Winner” — During each Annual Juried Exhibition, the Lyndon House Arts Center curator selects an artist with a compelling, yet unseen, body of work worthy of in-depth viewing for a solo exhibition in the North Gallery. Bess Carter, who teaches art at Oconee County High School, will share art inspired by her family and “everyday beautifully imperfect life.”
“The Same, Yet Separate” — J Taran Diamond is a metalsmith and interdisciplinary craft artist. Diamond creates intricate ornate objects inspired by historic artifacts that investigate anti-Blackness within the material culture of the American South.
“The Ties that Bind: The Paradox of Cultural Survival amid Climate Events: Works by Tamika Galanis and Anina Major” — This exhibition originated on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, during a residency in which artists examined cultural identity and sustainability through environmental relationships.
The Athenaeum
“Smooooooooooooooth Operator” — Brooklyn-based artist Kameelah Janan Rasheed presents a new exhibition that examines the poetics and power of machine learning. She questions computation, the role of the reader and ritual in “Smooooooooooooooth Operator,” which considers the menace of smoothness. We know what a smooth thing is; we’ve run our hand over a surface without noticeable projections or interruptions. Smoothing as a practice shows up in music via quantization and again in image processing via filters. Both are procedures of standardization and forced patterning by disregarding dirty data (or noise) in the service of fulfilling the audience’s expectations. Smooth viewing is easy viewing because the brain doesn’t have to second guess what it is looking at. Smooth images, smooth text make smooth, speed readers.
tiny ATH gallery
Peter Loose, "Places of Peace” — This exhibition is dedicated to the late and beloved artist Art Rosenbaum and centers on the work that Peter created the night he learned of Art’s passing. Birds have always been his inspiration.
Hotel Indigo, Athens
ArtWall@Hotel Indigo: Photography by Lucy Reback and Megan Reilly — These New York-based photographers have been living and working in Athens for the past two years. The artists, who are also a couple, have never exhibited collaboratively. These works span five years; some were taken before the couple met, and others are intimate vignettes of their relationship. The fragmented assemblage of their combined work reinterprets these memories, bending time to include the other in their past and articulate the present connection.
Glass Cube: “Aurora,” an installation by multimedia artist Zane Cochran featuring changing light and geometric lanterns based on occurrences of the Northern Lights. Open 24/7.
The Classic Center
The Classic Center galleries will be closed this Third Thursday due to an event in the space.
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities. This schedule and venue locations and regular hours can be found at 3thurs.org.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for April 18
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, April 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This schedule and each venue’s location and hours of operation are available at 3thurs.org.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — This free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries is led by instructors from Five Points Yoga and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Sanitized mats are provided. Space is limited and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m.
On view:
“Kei Ito: Staring at the Face of the Sun” — Photography that examines the intergenerational trauma of nuclear disaster and the possibilities of healing and reconciliation.
“Richard Prince: Tell Me Everything” — Featuring artist Richard Prince’s most recent suite of works, based on the joke archives of influential 20th-century American comedian Milton Berle.
“Nancy Baker Cahill: Through Lines” — Baker Cahill’s first solo museum show expands upon her background in traditional media and redefines the possibilities of drawing in contemporary art through augmented reality.
“Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” — Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists.
“Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” — Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.
Permanent Collection: A wide range of the museum’s permanent collection is always on view, featuring painting, sculpture, works on paper and decorative arts from the Renaissance to contemporary periods.
The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at https://georgiamuseum.org/visit/.
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
ATHICA@675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200:
“Parameter: Candace Hicks, Claude-Gerard Jean and Timothy McCool” — Artists from Georgia and Texas explore the bounds of 2-D.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery:
“New Works by Christina Habibi” — Dynamic acrylic and oil paintings.
Lyndon House Arts Center
Artist talks, 6 p.m. — Every Thursday in April we will host artist talks with a small group of artists from our current 49th Juried Exhibition. For Third Thursday, we will have Adah Bennion, Frances Hughes, Aaron Joslin and Ethan Snow.
On view:
“49th Juried Exhibition” — This year’s juror is Jen Sudul Edwards, chief curator and curator of contemporary art at the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina.
“RESCUE: Waste and Redemption” —Following a call for art using recycled and repurposed materials, guest curator Lizzie Zucker Saltz selected 22 artists from over 80 proposals. Artists included consider the transformation of industrial byproducts into artworks or craft objects, thus saving materials from the landfill or rescuing raw materials from becoming environmental pollutants.
“Linnentown Then and Now: Paintings by Caroline Coleman” — Coleman’s portraits tell the story of her family and other community members of the Athens neighborhood Linnentown. She uses photographs and site visits as inspiration to tell the story of those displaced by urban renewal and the expansion of the University of Georgia in the 1960s.
The Athenaeum
“Sharpening a Screw” — Each of the nine master of fine arts degree candidate students from the Lamar Dodd School of Art uses materials as fasteners, presenting a constellation of themes. The works on view signal the value of iteration, returning to a thought, a question, or a method to look for the unexpected. Taken together, the artists offer both gentle sincerity and tongue-in-cheek bite.
The Classic Center
Closed this month due to convention activity.
tiny ATH gallery
“Holly V. Hutch” — Hutch is an illustrator who works in pen and ink. All artworks will be for sale, and patrons will be able to take art home with them from this pop-up exhibition.
ACE/FRANCISCO Gallery
“Kashi Washi” —In November 2023, photographer Jason Thrasher embarked on a journey to Benares, India, to revisit a specific street corner where he had spent two weeks in 1998. Like any community, people had relocated, passed away and aged, but a notable number of shop owners and boatmen were still actively working and living there. The term ”Kashi Washi” refers to the individuals who live and work along the riverbank in this sacred city.
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for March 21
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, March 21, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This schedule and each venue’s location and hours of operation are available at 3thurs.org.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — This free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries is led by instructors from Five Points Yoga and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Sanitized mats are provided. Space is limited and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m.
On view:
“Kei Ito: Staring at the Face of the Sun” — Photography that examines the intergenerational trauma of nuclear disaster and the possibilities of healing and reconciliation.
“Richard Prince: Tell Me Everything” — Featuring artist Richard Prince’s most recent suite of works, based on the joke archives of influential 20th-century American comedian Milton Berle.
“Nancy Baker Cahill: Through Lines” — Baker Cahill’s first solo museum show expands upon her background in traditional media and redefines the possibilities of drawing in contemporary art through augmented reality.
“Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” — Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists.
“Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” — Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.
Permanent Collection: A wide range of the museum’s permanent collection is always on view, featuring painting, sculpture, works on paper and decorative arts from the Renaissance to contemporary periods.
The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at https://georgiamuseum.org/visit/.
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
ATHICA@675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200:
“Confluence 2: CCSD High School Student Pop-Up Exhibition” — High school student artists in the Clarke County School District; part of National Youth Art Month.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery:
“New Works by Christina Habibi” — Dynamic acrylic and oil paintings.
Lyndon House Arts Center
ARTWORK: Workshops for Artists and Creatives: Public Art & Art Grant Resources, 5:30 – 7 p.m. — The ARTWORK workshop series is presented in partnership with the Lyndon House Arts Center and Invest Athens (Athens-Clarke County Economic Development) and designed for Athens-based artists and creative professionals. The third workshop in the series will cover Public Art Resources, presented by Tatiana Veneruso. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for networking; the program will begin at 6 p.m.
On view:
“49th Juried Exhibition” — This year’s juror is Jen Sudul Edwards, chief curator and curator of contemporary art at the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina.
“Soft Trap: A New Installation by Katie Ford” — Ford is the first artist to present work as part of a new annual series at the Arts Center using the lobby case as an installation space for a single work of art. Ford is a mixed-media artist and master of fine arts candidate at the University of Georgia. Since 2019 she has co-directed Reciprocal Works, a creative platform facilitating zine exchanges and workshops.
“Tell Me A Story: Works by Jasmine Best” — Best, a current master of fine arts candidate at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, uses her memories and manipulations of them to create dialogues about the Black female identity. She explores the folk story traditions of the Black South through tangible and traditional mediums such as fabric and yarn combined with digital sewing.
The Athenaeum
Closed for a private event.
The Classic Center
Classic 1: “Spotlight” — Featuring the work of three painters, William Ballard, Jaci Davis and Ella Hopkins. William Ballard is interested in color and its effects on our mood and perception, Jaci Davis' powerful portrait based works address identity and Ella Hopkins paints intriguing landscapes and interior spaces.
Classic 2: “The Fables” — Athens artist Kristin Roberts illustrates Aesop's Fables with detailed works that are both whimsical and dangerous.
tiny ATH gallery
“Lip Series by LeeAnn Peppers” — LeeAnn Peppers is a self-taught interdisciplinary artist and performer living and working in Athens, Georgia. Homebound, with employment dangling by a thread, she cut lips out of magazine ads, then gave them new bodies before turning them into an animated short.
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for February 15
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, February 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This schedule and each venue’s location and hours of operation are available at 3thurs.org.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — This free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries is led by instructors from Five Points Yoga and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Sanitized mats are provided. Space is limited and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m.
On view:
“Richard Prince: Tell Me Everything” — Featuring artist Richard Prince’s most recent suite of works based on the joke archives of influential 20th-century American comedian Milton Berle.
“Nancy Baker Cahill: Through Lines” — Baker Cahill’s first solo museum show expands upon her background in traditional media and redefines the possibilities of drawing in contemporary art through augmented reality.
“Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” — Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists.
“Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” — Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.
Permanent Collection: A wide range of the museum’s permanent collection is always on view, featuring painting, sculpture, works on paper and decorative arts from the Renaissance to contemporary periods.
The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at https://georgiamuseum.org/visit/.
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
ATHICA@675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200:
Opening reception, 6 – 9 p.m.
On view:
“2024 Members’ Showcase” — Featuring a variety of work in all media from ATHICA members.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery:
“Skitterings: New Works by Don Chambers” — Collage, drawing and painting techniques variously incorporating colored pencil, graphite, watercolor, acrylic and rust.
Lyndon House Arts Center
Collector Talk and Casserole Bake-off, 6 p.m. — This event is free and open to the public. To participate in the bake-off, register by emailing [email protected]. Please note: casseroles must be fully cooked, in their own serving dish and have their own serving utensil. Plates, forks and napkins will be provided.
On view:
Collections from our Community: Pyrex casseroles and dishware from the collection of Ilka McConnell.
“Soft Trap: A New Installation by Katie Ford” — Ford is the first artist to present work as part of a new annual series at the Arts Center using the lobby case as an installation space for a single work of art. Ford is a mixed-media artist and master of fine arts candidate at the University of Georgia. Since 2019 she has co-directed Reciprocal Works, a creative platform facilitating zine exchanges and workshops.
“Memory Worker: Kelly Taylor Mitchell” — Mitchell’s multidisciplinary practice centers oral history and ancestral memory, real and imagined, woven into the fabric of the African Diaspora. Her work is deeply invested in labor-intensive making, slowness and homespun passed-down processes resulting in works of printmaking, papermaking, performance, book arts and textiles.
“Tell Me A Story: Works by Jasmine Best” — Best, a current master of fine arts candidate at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, uses her memories and manipulations of them to create dialogues about the Black female identity. She explores the folk story traditions of the Black South through tangible and traditional mediums such as fabric and yarn combined with digital sewing.
The Athenaeum
“Listeners” — An immersive and responsive installation by Brooklyn-based artist Fabienne Lasserre consisting of a series of sculptures made of clear vinyl spray-painted with translucent gradients of color. Here, she explores form, shape and color in order to point to the many ways in which movement and location affect our ways of relating to the world and to one another.
The Classic Center
Galleries are closed during installation.
tiny ATH gallery
“B Sides” — New paintings by tiny ATH gallery owner Camille Hayes, with a closing February 22, 5 – 8 p.m.
ACE/FRANCISCO Gallery
“Kashi Washi” — Photographs by Jason Thrasher. In November 2023, photographer Jason Thrasher embarked on a journey to Benares, India, to revisit a specific street corner where he had spent two weeks in 1998. Like any community, people had relocated, passed away and aged, but a notable number of shop owners and boatmen were still actively working and living there. The term "”Kashi Washi” refers to the individuals who live and work along the riverbank in this sacred city.
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for January 18
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, January 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This schedule and each venue’s location and hours of operation are available at 3thurs.org.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — This free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries is led by instructors from Five Points Yoga and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Sanitized mats are provided. Space is limited and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m.
On view:
“Nancy Baker Cahill: Through Lines” — Baker Cahill’s first solo museum show expands upon her background in traditional media and redefines the possibilities of drawing in contemporary art through augmented reality.
“In Dialogue: Power Couple: Pierre and Louise Daura in Paris” — Portraits of Joaquín Torres-García’s daughters by Pierre Daura and Louise Heron Blair.
“Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” — Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists.
“Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” — Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.
Permanent Collection: A wide range of the museum’s permanent collection is always on view, featuring painting, sculpture, works on paper and decorative arts from the Renaissance to contemporary periods.
The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at https://georgiamuseum.org/visit/.
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
ATHICA@675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200:
“Onodera & Pearse: Contrasts & Correlations” — Sculptural applications of metal, paper, gravity, motion and more.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery:
“Skitterings: New Works by Don Chambers” — Collage, drawing and painting techniques variously incorporating colored pencil, graphite, watercolor, acrylic and rust.
Lyndon House Arts Center
The Arts Center will be hosting the Georgia Association of Museums conference dinner on Third Thursday.
On view:
“Memory Worker: Kelly Taylor Mitchell” — Mitchell’s multidisciplinary practice centers oral history and ancestral memory, real and imagined, woven into the fabric of the African Diaspora. Her work is deeply invested in labor-intensive making, slowness and homespun passed-down processes resulting in works of printmaking, papermaking, performance, book arts and textiles.
“Tell Me A Story: Works by Jasmine Best” — Best, a current master of fine arts candidate at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, uses her memories and manipulations of them to create dialogues about the Black female identity. She explores the folk story traditions of the Black South through tangible and traditional mediums such as fabric and yarn combined with digital sewing.
The Athenaeum
Closed on this Third Thursday.
The Classic Center
Classic Gallery I: “Wild Thing” — Featuring works by Amanda Jane Burk, Shelby Little, Margo Newmark Rosenbaum and Carolyn Suzanne Schew.
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Classic Gallery II: “Love.Craft Athens: Include :: Empower :: Educate” — Love.Craft Athens makes and sells art by differently abled adults. This show includes works by Hannah Jo, Norman Austin Junior, Melanie Jackson and Brittany Wortham.
tiny ATH gallery
“3rd Annual Clean Your Closet” — This exhibition will feature multiple pieces of work from many local artists in a pop-up show with everything priced at $200 or less. C’mon out and take some new art home with you.
ACE/FRANCISCO Gallery
“Kashi Washi” — Photographs by Jason Thrasher. In November 2023, photographer Jason Thrasher embarked on a journey to Benares, India, to revisit a specific street corner where he had spent two weeks in 1998. Like any community, people had relocated, passed away and aged, but a notable number of shop owners and boatmen were still actively working and living there. The term "Kashi Washi” refers to the individuals who live and work along the riverbank in this sacred city.
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for December 21
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, December 21, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This schedule and each venue’s location and hours of operation are available at 3thurs.org.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — This free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries is led by instructors from Five Points Yoga and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Sanitized mats are provided. Space is limited and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m.
On view:
“Nancy Baker Cahill: Through Lines” — Baker Cahill’s first solo museum show expands upon her background in traditional media and redefines the possibilities of drawing in contemporary art through augmented reality.
“In Dialogue: Power Couple: Pierre and Louise Daura in Paris” — Portraits of Joaquín Torres-García’s daughters by Pierre Daura and Louise Heron Blair.
“Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” — Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists.
“Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” — Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.
Permanent collection: A wide range of the museum’s permanent collection is always on view, featuring painting, sculpture, works on paper and decorative arts from the Renaissance to the present.
The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at https://georgiamuseum.org/visit/.
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
ATHICA@675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200:
Closed this Third Thursday.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery:
“Six from the Elephant 6 Circle” — Featuring work by artists who helped make the scene.
Lyndon House Arts Center
“Memory Worker: Kelly Taylor Mitchell” — Mitchell’s multidisciplinary practice centers oral history and ancestral memory, real and imagined, woven into the fabric of the African Diaspora. Her work is deeply invested in labor-intensive making, slowness and homespun passed-down processes resulting in works of printmaking, papermaking, performance, book arts and textiles.
“Tell Me A Story: Works by Jasmine Best” — Best, a current master of fine arts candidate at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, uses her memories and manipulations of them to create dialogues about the Black female identity. She explores the folk story traditions of the Black South through tangible and traditional mediums such as fabric and yarn combined with digital sewing.
“Maquettes by Abraham Tesser” — Abraham Tesser is an Athens-based artist and furniture maker who creates magic with wood. He has exhibited large-scale pieces at the Lyndon House Arts Center over the years; however, this exhibition looks at his maquettes, or scale models in wood used as drafts or “drawings” for bigger pieces.
“The Image Moves: New Film and Video Work by Athens Artists” — Guest curated by Keith Wilson, this show features a non-narrative, experimental and personal approach to the time-based mediums of film and video. Artists include Drew Gebhardt, Katz Tepper, Jaime Bull, Selia Hooten, Vivian Liddell, CC Calloway, Shawn Campbell and AJ Aremu.
“The 8th Collegiate Paper Art Triennial” — This exhibition celebrates the pinnacle of student creativity in paper art. Jurors Mina Takahashi, Karen Kunc and Erin Zona meticulously selected 40 outstanding pieces crafted by 36 students hailing from 11 distinguished institutions.
“Growing Together” — A solo exhibition by artist Ato Ribeiro. Born in Philadelphia, he spent his childhood and adolescence in Accra, Ghana. The articulation of his West African heritage and his African American identity is evident in his wooden assemblages that reference both Ghanian strip-woven kente cloth and Black quilting traditions of the American South.
The Athenaeum
Closed this Third Thursday.
The Classic Center
Galleries are closed due to events in the building.
tiny ATH gallery
“Elizabeth Collins Hanes: Freaks of Nature” — Hanes is a recent winner of a coveted Kentucky Festival of the Arts Merit Award. She says, “I have always been a collector of interesting things. I decided to focus on incorporating my collected treasures into a cohesive body of sculptures called ‘Freaks of Nature.’
Some items I use have been given to me, but mostly I use things I find when exploring.”
ACE/FRANCISCO Gallery
“J. Grant Brittain: 80’s Skate Photography” — San Diego-based Brittain, known for his 60+ covers of Transworld Skateboarding Magazine, countless iconic images of the skate greats, and his recently published 1980s skateboarding photography book, “PUSH,” inspired generations of young people to pick up a camera or a skateboard. Over 35 images from Brittain’s iconic work in the 1980s, which captured the evolution of skateboarding from its origins in southern California into a national cultural phenomenon, are on view.
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for November 16
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, November 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This schedule and each venue’s location and hours of operation are available at 3thurs.org.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — This free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries is led by instructors from Five Points Yoga and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Sanitized mats are provided. Space is limited and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m.
Student Night: Happy Birthday, Georgia Museum of Art!, 6 – 8 p.m. — Join the Georgia Museum of Art Student Association for refreshments, door prizes and themed activities to celebrate the museum’s 75th birthday. Student Night is generously sponsored by the UGA Parents Leadership Council.
On view:
“Nancy Baker Cahill: Through Lines” — Baker Cahill’s first solo museum show expands upon her background in traditional media and redefines the possibilities of drawing in contemporary art through augmented reality.
“Southern/Modern” — This exhibition is the first project to survey comprehensively the rich array of paintings and works on paper created in the American South during the first half of the 20th century. Featuring more than 100 works of art drawn from public and private collections across the country, it brings together a generation’s worth of scholarship. This is the last Third Thursday to see this show.
“In Dialogue: Power Couple: Pierre and Louise Daura in Paris” — Portraits of Joaquín Torres-García’s daughters by Pierre Daura and Louise Heron Blair.
“Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” — Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists.
“Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” — Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.
The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at https://georgiamuseum.org/visit/.
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
ATHICA@675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200:
“SURFACE: 2023 Juried Exhibition” — Featuring work by 30 artists from Athens and beyond, selected by Clay Aldridge and Josiah Golson of Stove Works in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery:
“Six from the Elephant 6 Circle” — Featuring work by artists who helped make the scene.
Lyndon House Arts Center
Gallery walkthrough of “8th Collegiate Paper Art Triennial” with Sanaz Haghani, vice president of exhibitions, North American Hand Papermakers, 6 p.m.
On view:
“Memory Worker: Kelly Taylor Mitchell” — Mitchell’s multidisciplinary practice centers oral history and ancestral memory, real and imagined, woven into the fabric of the African Diaspora. Her work is deeply invested in labor-intensive making, slowness and homespun passed-down processes resulting in works of printmaking, papermaking, performance, book arts and textiles.
“Tell Me A Story: Works by Jasmine Best” — Best, a current master of fine arts candidate at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, uses her memories and manipulations of them to create dialogues about the Black female identity. She explores the folk story traditions of the Black South through tangible and traditional mediums such as fabric and yarn combined with digital sewing.
“Maquettes by Abraham Tesser” — Abraham Tesser is an Athens-based artist and furniture maker who creates magic with wood. He has exhibited large-scale pieces at the Lyndon House Arts Center over the years; however, this exhibition looks at his maquettes, or scale models in wood used as drafts or “drawings” for bigger pieces.
“The Image Moves: New Film and Video Work by Athens Artists” — Guest curated by Keith Wilson, this show features a non-narrative, experimental and personal approach to the time-based mediums of film and video. Artists include Drew Gebhardt, Katz Tepper, Jaime Bull, Selia Hooten, Vivian Liddell, CC Calloway, Shawn Campbell and AJ Aremu.
“The 8th Collegiate Paper Art Triennial” — This exhibition celebrates the pinnacle of student creativity in paper art. Jurors Mina Takahashi, Karen Kunc and Erin Zona meticulously selected 40 outstanding pieces crafted by 36 students hailing from 11 distinguished institutions.
“Growing Together” — A solo exhibition by artist Ato Ribeiro. Born in Philadelphia, he spent his childhood and adolescence in Accra, Ghana. The articulation of his West African heritage and his African American identity is evident in his wooden assemblages that reference both Ghanian strip-woven kente cloth and Black quilting traditions of the American South.
The Athenaeum
Closed for a private University of Georgia event.
The Classic Center
Galleries are closed due to a large convention.
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“Kip Ramey”: Raised in the northeast Georgia mountains, Kip Ramey was fascinated by the history, folklore and inhabitants of those mountains, which inspired him to create his version of what he saw. He is an established self-taught artist, living the dream and selling his work full time. A portion of art sales will be donated to Project Safe.
ACE/FRANCISCO Gallery
“J. Grant Brittain: 80’s Skate Photography” — San Diego-based Brittain, known for his 60+ covers of Transworld Skateboarding Magazine, countless iconic images of the skate greats, and his recently published 1980s skateboarding photography book, “PUSH,” inspired generations of young people to pick up a camera or a skateboard. Over 35 images from Brittain’s iconic work in the 1980s, which captured the evolution of skateboarding from its origins in southern California into a national cultural phenomenon, are on view.
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for September 21
Third Thursday events and exhibitions for September 21
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, September 21, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This schedule and each venue’s location and hours of operation are available at 3thurs.org.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — Join us for a free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries. Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga, this program is free and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Sanitized mats are provided. Space is limited and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m.
Student Night: “Southern/Modern,” 6 – 8 p.m. — Join the Georgia Museum of Art Student Association for refreshments, door prizes and themed activities to celebrate the latest exhibitions, including “Southern/Modern.” Student Night is generously sponsored by the UGA Parents Leadership Council.
On view:
“Southern/Modern” — This exhibition is the first project to survey comprehensively the rich array of paintings and works on paper created in the American South during the first half of the 20th century. Featuring more than 100 works of art drawn from public and private collections across the country, it brings together a generation’s worth of scholarship.
“Where Shadows Cross: Photography by Jim Fiscus” — Iconic image maker Jim Fiscus produces layered single-frame stories that comment on human experience.
“Sky Hopinka: Lore” — Images of friends and landscapes are cut, fragmented and reassembled on an overhead projector as hands guide their shape and construction in this video work stemming from Hollis Frampton’s 1971 experimental film “Nostalgia.”
“In Dialogue: Power Couple: Pierre and Louise Daura in Paris” — Portraits of Joaquín Torres-García’s daughters by Pierre Daura and Louise Heron Blair.
“Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” — Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists.
“Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” — Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.
The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at https://georgiamuseum.org/visit/.
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
ATHICA@675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200
6 – 8 p.m.: Artist-in-ATHICA sculptor Mickey Boyd hosts open studio hours for his installation in progress. Boyd’s work investigates the substructure of the contemporary built environment through replicating the forms writ large around us. In surreal facsimile constructions, he uses the same materials as those in our residential structures: dimensional lumber, drywall, insulation, found doors, and windows, calling our attention to the suffocating sameness that pervades our market-driven society.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery
“80s Skate Photography: J Grant Brittain” — Drawn from Brittain’s vast catalog of skate photography, the exhibition highlights images found in his monograph “Push.”
Lyndon House Arts Center
“Sanctuary: Works by Mary Engel and Cheryl Washburn” — This exhibition combines the work of two artists with a shared passion for animals. Though their media of choice differs greatly, these two artists are compassionate for and inspired by creatures of all kinds.
“The Fables, by Kristin Roberts” — Athens artist Kristin Roberts illustrates Aesop’s Fables, inspired by their combination of personal accountability, the laws of nature, and the tenuous border between life and death.
The Athenaeum
“Paul Pfeiffer: Red Green Blue” — Often located in the heart of a city or campus, the sports stadium has the capacity to fortify national, regional or community-based models of identity. Inside, the spectator is bombarded with carefully orchestrated stimuli, immersed in a multi-sensory experience intended to incite an emotional response. In “Red Green Blue,” Paul Pfeiffer edits audio and visual recordings of the UGA Redcoat Marching Band, examining the mechanics of the performance through close-up footage of band members and their directors during and between periods of play.
The Classic Center
Galleries will be inaccessible due to an event in the gallery spaces.
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“Serendipity” — Works painted by Jim Barsness and Jesse Blalock in tandem. It was serendipity when Jim Barsness and Jesse Blalock met the first time, and when Jesse’s Mustang broke down in front of Jim’s studio, it was fate. They started painting together, sharing their processes, styles and their joy of art and creating.
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for August 17
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, August 17, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This schedule and each venue’s location and hours of operation are available at 3thurs.org.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — Join us for a free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries. Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga, this program is free and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Sanitized mats are provided. Space is limited and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m.
On view:
“Southern/Modern” — This exhibition is the first project to survey comprehensively the rich array of paintings and works on paper created in the American South during the first half of the 20th century. Featuring more than 100 works of art drawn from public and private collections across the country, it brings together a generation’s worth of scholarship.
“Sky Hopinka: Lore” — Images of friends and landscapes are cut, fragmented and reassembled on an overhead projector as hands guide their shape and construction in this video work stemming from Hollis Frampton’s 1971 experimental film “Nostalgia.”
“In Dialogue: Power Couple: Pierre and Louise Daura in Paris” — Portraits of Joaquín Torres-García’s daughters by Pierre Daura and Louise Heron Blair.
“Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” — Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists.
“Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” — Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.
The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at https://georgiamuseum.org/visit/.
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
ATHICA@675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200
6 – 8 p.m.: Artist-in-ATHICA sculptor Mickey Boyd hosts open studio hours for his installation in progress.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery
“Exhibit A” — Oil paintings by Athens-based artist Teresa Abel
Lyndon House Arts Center
Third Thursday event, 6 – 7 p.m. — Please join us for an evening of art and dance discussion with the former and current program supervisors of East Athens Educational Dance Center. Lois Thomas-Ewings will tour us through her new passion of painting, and Nena Gilreath will tell us tales of a career of dancing on ballet toe shoes now on view in our Community Collections case.
On view:
“Indigo Prayers: Works by Charmaine Minniefield” — Painted works that celebrate movement and the history of the “ring shout.”
“Story as Jewel: Metalworks by Charles Pinckney” — Pinckney incorporates his storytelling skills — which he developed during his time as a radio announcer — into his intricate metalworks.
“Legendary Georgia Musicians in Watercolor” — Jackie Dorsey’s series of portraits recognizes and honors the legacies of Georgia-based musicians and celebrates Georgia music.
“Mythical Reality: Paintings by Lois Thomas-Ewings” — Since her retirement, Thomas-Ewings, a dancer and founder of East Athens Educational Dance Center, has returned to her initial interest in painting, depicting dancers and Black mythology.
“Georgia Theaters: A Ballad Surrounding the Proscenium” — During the height of the pandemic, Brandon Narsing captured photographic images of abandoned theaters, an eerie acknowledgment of the vulnerability of performers and performance venues in our culture.
“Paradigm Shift” — This series of paintings by Margaret Morrison explores dramatic staging and lighting inspired by Caravaggio. She worked with photographer Gabrielle Rosenthal and UGA Theatre and Film Studies professor Anthony Marotta to create a script, document the resulting performance and then use the photographs as source material for her paintings.
“Sanctuary: Works by Mary Engel and Cheryl Washburn” — This exhibition combines the work of two artists with a shared passion for animals. Though their media of choice differs greatly, these two artists are compassionate for and inspired by creatures of all kinds.
“The Fables, by Kristin Roberts” — Athens artist Kristin Roberts illustrates Aesop’s Fables, inspired by their combination of personal accountability, the laws of nature, and the tenuous border between life and death.
The Athenaeum
Closed for the summer.
The Classic Center
Galleries will be inaccessible due to preparations for a large conference.
tiny ATH gallery
3THURS exhibition closing, 6 – 9 p.m.
On view:
“Raindrops and Reflections: Paintings by Manda McKay” — McKay says, “I paint pretty peculiar still lifes. Nature inspires me with the finds I discover in the woods, swamp or ocean. I assemble these curios into fanciful new forms to paint. By combining inspiration and imagination, I hope to share my ideas with open-minded and open-hearted people.”
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for June 15
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, June 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This schedule and each venue’s location and hours of operation are available at 3thurs.org.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — Join us for a free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries. Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga, this program is free and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Sanitized mats are provided. Space is limited and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m.
On view:
“Art is a form of freedom” — This exhibition results from a collaborative project that brought works of art from the museum’s collection into classrooms at Whitworth Women’s Facility, a prison in north Georgia. The incarcerated women there selected the works in this exhibition and wrote prose and poetry in response to them.
“Sky Hopinka: Lore” — Images of friends and landscapes are cut, fragmented and reassembled on an overhead projector as hands guide their shape and construction in this video work stemming from Hollis Frampton’s 1971 experimental film “Nostalgia.”
“In Dialogue: Henry Ossawa Tanner, Mentor and Muse” — This focused exhibition highlights Black artist Henry Ossawa Tanner’s impact on several younger artists: Palmer C. Hayden, William H. Johnson, William Edouard Scott and Hale Woodruff.
“Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” — Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists.
“Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” — Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.
The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at https://georgiamuseum.org/visit/.
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
ATHICA@675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200
“A Glitch Night’s Dream” — Artist-in-ATHICA Mux Blank will be hosting open studio hours, including the livestream of JOKERJOKERtv.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery
“Inner Forms” — Oil paintings by Athens-based artist and musician Joseph Leone.
Lyndon House Arts Center
The Love.Craft band — 6 p.m.
On view:
“Indigo Prayers: Works by Charmaine Minniefield” — Painted works that celebrate movement and the history of the “ring shout.”
“Story as Jewel: Metalworks by Charles Pinckney” — Pinckney incorporates his constant storytelling skills — which he developed during his time as a radio announcer — into his intricate metalworks.
“Legendary Georgia Musicians in Watercolor” — Jackie Dorsey’s series of portraits recognizes and honors the legacies of Georgia-based musicians and celebrates Georgia music.
“Mythical Reality: Paintings by Lois Thomas-Ewings” — Since her retirement, Thomas-Ewings, a dancer and founder of East Athens Educational Dance Center, has returned to her initial interest in painting, depicting dancers and Black mythology.
“Georgia Theaters: A Ballad Surrounding the Proscenium” — During the height of the pandemic, Brandon Narsing captured photographic images of abandoned theaters, an eerie acknowledgment of the vulnerability of performers and performance venues in our culture.
“Paradigm Shift” — This series of paintings by Margaret Morrison explores dramatic staging and lighting inspired by Caravaggio. She worked with photographer Gabrielle Rosenthal and UGA Theatre and Film Studies professor Anthony Marotta to create a script, document the resulting performance and then use the photographs as source material for her paintings.
“Love.Craft Part I” and “Love.Craft Part II” — Love.Craft Athens is a non-profit organization that serves adults with developmental disabilities. Their mission is to empower this population through the creation of art and music along with finding purposeful opportunities by educating the local community and businesses on how to engage in customized employment for their crew. They are working to facilitate a future where people with developmental disabilities are encouraged and included in the community around them and have equal opportunities and resources to achieve their own goals and ambitions. The Love.Craft exhibitions include paintings, drawings and ceramics.
The Athenaeum
Closed for the summer.
The Classic Center
Closed due to a large conference.
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“SCRIBBLE WARLOCK’S TOY DEPOT” — Featuring 100 works by Gunnar Tarsa, the 2023 AthFest Theme Artist, this exhibition is inspired by the heroes in the comics Gunnar read as a kid. In this collection, Gunnar explores the power of pop colors, nostalgia and the structural composition of retro toys in relation to his original characters.
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for September 15
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, September 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This schedule and location and hours of operation for each venue are available at 3thurs.org.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — Join us via Zoom for a free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries. Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga, this program is free and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. This program is available both in-person (spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m.) and via Zoom.
On view:
“Infinity on the Horizon” — This exhibition highlights modern and contemporary objects in the Georgia Museum of Art’s permanent collection by prominent and lesser-known artists that can be characterized as abstract landscapes.
“Allison Janae Hamilton: Between Life and Landscape” — Allison Janae Hamilton’s works often include spectral figures to convey the role of nature in Black experience as beautiful and fragile, hopeful and haunted.
“In Dialogue: Henry Ossawa Tanner, Mentor and Muse” — This focused exhibition highlights Black artist Henry Ossawa Tanner’s impact on several younger artists: Palmer C. Hayden, William H. Johnson, William Edouard Scott and Hale Woodruff.
“Jane Manus, Undaunted” — Five large-scale sculptures by the Florida-based geometric sculptor.
“Kristin Leachman: Longleaf Lines” — Paintings by artist Kristin Leachman of an old-growth longleaf pine forest in southwest Georgia as part of her “Fifty Forests” project.
“Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” — Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists.
“Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” — Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.
The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at https://georgiamuseum.org/visit/.
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
ATHICA@675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200
“TRIO: Dana Jones, Sara Hess, and Jon Swindler” — Selected by the ATHICA exhibitions committee with additional curation by exhibition committee chair and ATHICA board president Jon Vogt, this exhibition examines the use of found materials, abstraction and representation through different modalities and points of view. Dana Jones paints on the creased, punched and torn surfaces of beverage and food packaging. Collaborators since 2019, Hess and Swindler document, collect, and draw from an array of visual and physical ephemera to make prints, drawings, collages and sculptural objects.ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery
“In Search of Mutisia” — Three-dimensional wall works by Nancy Barbosa. Her use of saturated, bright and complementary colors allows exploration of an imaginary landscape using elements not literally of this scene, but breaking apart nature into fragments, and rotating and inserting recycled elements on organic supports.
Lyndon House Arts Center
Window Works — Third in a series featuring original site-designed work. This edition is by artist Cedric Smith. Located at the entrance of the arts center and viewable during daylight every day.
“Margo Newmark Rosenbaum” — Rosenbaum has worked alongside her husband, Art Rosenbaum, for over 50 years, using her camera to document his field recording sessions and other artistic endeavors. A selection of photographs from her book “Drawing with Light” is on view in the North Gallery. At the same time, she has maintained a strong painting practice. With a courageous palette and brushwork reminiscent of the German Expressionists, Margo’s mostly figurative paintings include domestic scenes alive with real and imaginary animals. Her paintings are on view in the Ronnie Lukasiewicz Gallery.
Ceramics by Mark Johnson and Zuzka Vaclavik — On view in the Lobby Case
“Collections from Our Community: Winfield and McNeal’s Fleet” — Vintage Tonka Trucks and Hot Wheels
Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries, University of Georgia
Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries are withdrawing from participation in Third Thursday due to staffing issues.
The Athenaeum
Closed for a University of Georgia function.
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“Prairie Dew + Pop Skulls” — An exhibition by Keith P. Rein.
Safety precautions in place for tiny ATH gallery:
Face masks are optional in the gallery if fully vaccinated
Please consider parking up Pulaski/Cleveland to alleviate parking issues if lot is full
If you feel unwell, or have been in touch with anyone who has been sick, please stay home
Hotel Indigo, Athens
ArtWall@Hotel Indigo: Photography by Lucy Reback and Megan Reilly — These New York-based photographers have been living and working in Athens for the past two years. The artists, who are also a couple, have never exhibited collaboratively. These works span five years; some were taken before the couple met, and others are intimate vignettes of their relationship. The fragmented assemblage of their combined work reinterprets these memories, bending time to include the other in their past and articulate the present connection.
Glass Cube: “Aurora,” an installation by multimedia artist Zane Cochran featuring changing light and geometric lanterns based on occurrences of the Northern Lights. Open 24/7.
The Classic Center
Closed this Third Thursday due to a hockey game.
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities. This schedule and venue locations and regular hours can be found at 3thurs.org.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for August 18
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, August 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This schedule and location and hours of operation for each venue are available at 3thurs.org.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — Join us via Zoom for a free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries. Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga, this program is free and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Email [email protected] to reserve an in-person spot or join on Zoom.
On view:
“Kristin Leachman: Longleaf Lines” — Paintings by artist Kristin Leachman of an old-growth longleaf pine forest in southwest Georgia as part of her “Fifty Forests” project.
“Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” — Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists.
“Graphic Eloquence: American Modernism on Paper from the Collection of Michael T. Ricker” — This exhibition highlights an array of techniques and a range of artists who explored modernism’s myriad forms through paper-based media.
“In Dialogue: Views of Empire: Grand and Humble” — Two sets of Russian prints: sweeping cityscapes and small hand-colored lithographs of working-class occupations.
“Jennifer Steinkamp: The Technologies of Nature” — A video installation by Jennifer Steinkamp consisting of her work “Mike Kelley.”
“Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” — Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.
The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at https://georgiamuseum.org/visit/.
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
ATHICA@675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200
Closed until August 21.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery
“Cross Sections at the Conundrum: A Constellation of Dimensional Works by Henry McEachern” — A cloudlike arrangement of dozens of small, colorful assemblages by the New York artist who won ATHICA’s “Future Show Award” in the 2020 juried exhibition. Open 5 – 9 p.m. for Third Thursday.
Lyndon House Arts Center
Window Works — Third in a series featuring original site-designed work. This edition is by artist Cedric Smith. Located at the entrance of the arts center and viewable during daylight every day.
“Margo Newmark Rosenbaum” — Rosenbaum has worked alongside her husband, Art Rosenbaum, for over 50 years, using her camera to document his field recording sessions and other artistic endeavors. A selection of photographs from her book “Drawing with Light” is on view in the North Gallery. At the same time, she has maintained a strong painting practice. With a courageous palette and brushwork reminiscent of the German Expressionists, Margo’s mostly figurative paintings include domestic scenes alive with real and imaginary animals. Her paintings are on view in the Ronnie Lukasiewicz Gallery.
“Picture This” — The third in a series of triennial traveling exhibitions organized by the Lyndon House Arts Center and the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia, “Picture This” selects the work of 11 Georgia-based painters who focus on narratives. Each exhibition is made available at minimal cost to interested venues in metropolitan areas big and small across the state. “Picture This” will travel for 24 months throughout Georgia.
“Maps, Landforms and River Rafts” — The “Maps and Landforms” series of art quilts by Cathy Fussell are on view alongside her daughter Coulter’s “River Raft” series. Mother and daughter share inspiration and a dedication to craft and detail in their work.
“Robert Croker at Random 2022” — Works on paper. Monumental yet meditative, the exhibition is an immersive viewing experience.
“For Heather: New Shaped Paintings” — Athens-based artist Jason Matherly’s color-block shaped works against a painted ground feature forms that investigate geometry and color.
Ceramics by Mark Johnson and Zuzka Vaclavik — On view in the Lobby Case
“Collections from Our Community: Winfield and McNeal’s Fleet” — Vintage Tonka Trucks and Hot Wheels
Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries, University of Georgia
Closed until September.
The Athenaeum
Closed until September.
tiny ATH gallery
“Death & BBQ” — Many Athens residents will recognize Sam Balling’s iconic artistic style (and beard) when he returns to Athens from the south Georgia swamps one year after leaving for the Okefenokee Swamp. His exhibition encompasses the illustrations and mixed media paintings he’s created in 365 days. “Every day brings new experiences — sights, sounds, literature, history, conversations at gas stations. . . . Each moment informs my work. The unifying theme of these pieces is an underbelly of change, loss, redemption and rebirth. Things the soil remembers. Things wrapped in the sweet smoky scent of barbecue.”
Safety precautions in place for tiny ATH gallery:
Face masks are optional in the gallery if fully vaccinated
Please consider parking up Pulaski/Cleveland to alleviate parking issues if lot is full
If you feel unwell, or have been in touch with anyone who has been sick, please stay home
Hotel Indigo, Athens
ArtWall@Hotel Indigo: Photography by Lucy Reback and Megan Reilly — These New York-based photographers have been living and working in Athens for the past two years. The artists, who are also a couple, have never exhibited collaboratively. These works span five years; some were taken before the couple met, and others are intimate vignettes of their relationship. The fragmented assemblage of their combined work reinterprets these memories, bending time to include the other in their past and articulate the present connection.
Glass Cube: “Aurora,” an installation by multimedia artist Zane Cochran featuring changing light and geometric lanterns based on occurrences of the Northern Lights. Open 24/7.
The Classic Center
Classic Gallery I: “Spotlight: Paintings by Amy Watts” — Cowgirls, farmers, miners, Indigenous peoples and angels commingle on big, bold, colorful canvases that bring to mind stained-glass windows and WPA murals.
Classic Gallery II: “Light Bright” — This exhibition is inspired by the classic childhood toy. Remember using colorful plastic pegs to create glowing compositions? Artists Caitlin Gal, Allison McPheeters and Alivia Patton all utilize the simple circle to create inspiring works. Gal’s paintings joyfully point to plant life and biology using a bright color palette and Matisse-inspired shapes. McPheeters uses drawing to relax, and her intricate repeated mark reads as a sort of meditation. Patton shows the transformation of form in her works that resemble a target or a planet or an eyeball.
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities. This schedule and venue locations and regular hours can be found at 3thurs.org.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for July 21
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, July 21, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This schedule and location and hours of operation for each venue are available at 3thurs.org.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — Join us via Zoom for a free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries. Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga, this program is free and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Email [email protected] to reserve an in-person spot or join on Zoom.
On view:
“Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” — Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists.
“Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects” — Organized by the Louisiana State University Museum of Art and curated by Courtney Taylor, this exhibition includes recent photographic and video works by the renowned artist questioning stereotypes that associate Black bodies with criminality.
“Call and Response” — As a visual response to “Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects,” this selection of works from the museum’s permanent collection considers the intersection of race and representation in the works of other African American artists.
“Graphic Eloquence: American Modernism on Paper from the Collection of Michael T. Ricker” — This exhibition highlights an array of techniques and a range of artists who explored modernism’s myriad forms through paper-based media.
“In Dialogue: Views of Empire: Grand and Humble” — Two sets of Russian prints: sweeping cityscapes and small hand-colored lithographs of working-class occupations.
“Jennifer Steinkamp: The Technologies of Nature” — A video installation by Jennifer Steinkamp consisting of her work “Mike Kelley.”
“Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” — Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.
The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at https://georgiamuseum.org/visit/.
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
ATHICA@675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200
“Quarantined Apparitions” — Artist-in-ATHICA Monty Greene hosts this video installation.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery
“Cross Sections at the Conundrum: A Constellation of Dimensional Works by Henry McEachern” — A cloudlike arrangement of dozens of small, colorful assemblages by the New York artist who won ATHICA’s “Future Show Award” in the 2020 juried exhibition.
Lyndon House Arts Center
Artist Talk, 6 p.m. — Margo Newmark Rosenbaum on her two exhibitions.
On view:
Window Works — Third in a series featuring original site-designed work. This edition is by artist Cedric Smith. Located at the entrance of the arts center and viewable during daylight every day.
“Margo Newmark Rosenbaum” — Rosenbaum has worked alongside her husband, Art Rosenbaum, for over 50 years, using her camera to document his field recording sessions and other artistic endeavors. A selection of photographs from her book “Drawing with Light” are on view in the North Gallery. At the same time, she has maintained a strong painting practice. With a courageous palette and brushwork reminiscent of the German Expressionists, Margo’s mostly figurative paintings include domestic scenes alive with real and imaginary animals. Her paintings are on view in the Ronnie Lukasiewicz Gallery.
“Picture This” — The third in a series of triennial traveling exhibitions organized by the Lyndon House Arts Center and the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia, “Picture This” selects the work of 11 Georgia-based painters who focus on narratives. Each exhibition is made available at minimal cost to interested venues in metropolitan areas big and small across the state. “Picture This” will travel for 24 months throughout Georgia.
“Maps, Landforms and River Rafts” — The “Maps and Landforms” series of art quilts by Cathy Fussell are on view alongside her daughter Coulter’s “River Raft” series. Mother and daughter share inspiration and a dedication to craft and detail in their work.
“Robert Croker at Random 2022” — Works on paper. Monumental yet meditative, the exhibition is an immersive viewing experience.
“For Heather: New Shaped Paintings” — Athens-based artist Jason Matherly’s color-block shaped works against a painted ground feature forms that investigate geometry and color.
Ceramics by Mark Johnson and Zuzka Vaclavik — On view in the Lobby Case
“Collections from Our Community: Winfield and McNeal’s Fleet” — Vintage Tonka Trucks and Hot Wheels
Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries, University of Georgia
Closed until September.
The Athenaeum
Closed until September.
tiny ATH gallery
“Reflections” — Photography by Jason Machen
Safety precautions in place for tiny ATH gallery:
Face masks are optional in the gallery if fully vaccinated
Please consider parking up Pulaski/Cleveland to alleviate parking issues if lot is full
If you feel unwell, or have been in touch with anyone who has been sick, please stay home
Hotel Indigo, Athens
ArtWall@Hotel Indigo: “Quiet Marks” — Work by Kathryn Refi, In Kyoung Choi Chun and Shirley N. Chambliss. This exhibition considers the relationship between work and privacy, particularly the behaviors that arise when we are alone. Whether it be through the meticulous studio practice of Shirley Chambliss’ weaving, the stunning ruminative patterns of Kathryn Refi’s inkjet prints or the confined emptiness of In Kyoung Choi Chun’s sculptures, each artist in this show considers the relationship of domesticity and consciousness in their practice. Curated by Lilly McEachern.
Glass Cube: “Aurora,” an installation by multimedia artist Zane Cochran featuring changing light and geometric lanterns based on occurrences of the Northern Lights. Open 24/7.
The Classic Center
Closed this Third Thursday.
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities. This schedule and venue locations and regular hours can be found at 3thurs.org.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for January 19
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, January 19, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This schedule and each venue’s location and hours of operation are available at 3thurs.org.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — Join us for a free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries. Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga, this program is free and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Sanitized mats are provided. This program is available both in-person (spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m.) and via Zoom (register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYlc-2oqzIqGtcFoERxBDlKkEoOYo8qk--u).
On view:
“Allison Janae Hamilton: Between Life and Landscape” — Allison Janae Hamilton’s works often include spectral figures to convey the role of nature in Black experience as beautiful and fragile, hopeful and haunted.
“In Dialogue: Henry Ossawa Tanner, Mentor and Muse” — This focused exhibition highlights Black artist Henry Ossawa Tanner’s impact on several younger artists: Palmer C. Hayden, William H. Johnson, William Edouard Scott and Hale Woodruff.
“Jane Manus, Undaunted” — Five large-scale sculptures by the Florida-based geometric sculptor.
“Kristin Leachman: Longleaf Lines” — Paintings by artist Kristin Leachman of an old-growth longleaf pine forest in southwest Georgia as part of her “Fifty Forests” project.
“Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” — Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists.
“Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” — Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.
The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at https://georgiamuseum.org/visit/.
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
ATHICA@675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200
Free Music Night featuring the multi-instrumentalist and one-of-a-kind musical whirlwind Gull, 7 p.m.
On view:
“Trio: Lauren Bradshaw, Daniel Brickman and Jeanne Ciravolo”: Selected by the ATHICA Exhibitions Committee with additional curation by exhibition committee chair and ATHICA board president Jon Vogt, the work in this exhibition is united by its visceral and unusual use of fiber and other materials, referencing the body, the tactile and the experiential.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery
“Domus Domus: New Works by Alice Stone-Collins”: Intricate hand-painted collaged pieces by the Atlanta-baesd artist.
Lyndon House Arts Center
3Thurs Artist Talk: J Taran Diamond, 6 p.m. — On “The Same, Yet Separate”
On view:
“A Pattern of Moments” — Featuring art by Kate Burke, Rebecca Kreisler and Sylvia Schaefer. The three artists share a feminized aesthetic sensibility and color palette, reflected in their chosen material: thread, folded paper and quilted fabric
“The Same, Yet Separate” — J Taran Diamond is a metalsmith and interdisciplinary craft artist. Diamond creates intricate ornate objects inspired by historic artifacts that investigate anti-Blackness within the material culture of the American South.
“Bess Carter: Arts Center Choice Award Exhibition” — Bess Carter, who teaches art at Oconee County High School, will share art inspired by her family and “everyday beautifully imperfect life.”
The Athenaeum
“Kara Walker: Back of Hand” — The internationally renowned artist’s first solo exhibition in Georgia displays a series of new works on paper that examine themes such as complicity, racism, misremembered histories and the violence that undergirds the legacy of the South. Walker moved to Stone Mountain from Stockton, California, when she was 13 and attended college at the Atlanta College of Art and Design.
tiny ATH gallery
2nd Annual “Clean Your Closet” exhibition pop-up — Featuring multiple local artists selling works priced below $200. Some of the artists participating include Jamie Calkin, Melody Croft, See Dan Paint, Alexis Spina, Sarah Flinn, Camille Hayes, James Benyshek and Gary Autry. Art can go home with its new owners right from the exhibition.
The Classic Center
Classic Gallery I: “Spotlight: Paintings by Amy Watts” — Cowgirls, farmers, miners, Indigenous peoples and angels comingle on big, bold, colorful canvases that bring to mind stained-glass windows and WPA murals.
Classic Gallery II: “Light Bright” — This exhibition is inspired by the childhood toy. Remember piercing through with little, colorful, plastic pegs to create glowing compositions. Artists Caitlin Gal, Allison McPheeters and Alivia Patton all utilize the simple circle to create inspiring works. Gal’s paintings joyfully point to plant life and biology using a bright color palette and Matisse-inspired shapes. McPheeters uses drawing as a means to relax, and her intricate repeated mark reads as a sort of meditation. Patton shows the transformation of form in her works that resemble a target or a planet or an eyeball.
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected]
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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for October 17
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, October 17, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This month will offer four events in addition to the exhibitions. None of the venues will be closed.
This Third Thursday announces the addition of a new venue: Creature Comforts Brewing Co.’s CCBC Gallery. Creature Comforts’ taproom is located at 271 W. Hancock Ave., in downtown Athens; like all other Third Thursday venues, admission is free and all ages are allowed. CCBC Gallery art shows are presented by Get Artistic, Creature Comforts’ community impact program to support the arts. After its inaugural Third Thursday this month, the gallery will be dark in November and December, returning in January.
Creature Comforts Brewing Co.’s CCBC Gallery
“Creatures of the Night” — A Halloween-inspired installation of fantastical creature silhouettes designed by artist Elinor Saragoussi. Nearly a dozen of the artist’s sketches will be transformed into larger-than-life paper cut-outs that are then pasted onto Creature Comforts’ tasting room walls. Saragoussi is an illustrator, designer, textile artist and musician in Athens.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Lecture: Gavin Pretor-Pinney, 5:30 p.m. — In his talk, “Cloudspotting For Beginners,” Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, takes you on an illustrated tour of the sky. He shows how to recognize many of the varied and beautiful cloud formations, including how various cloud types appear in works of art in the museum’s permanent collection.
Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — Join us for a yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries. Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga, this program is free and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m. Yoga mats provided.
On view:
“Mary Lee Bendolph: Quilted Memories” — This survey exhibition features three decades’ worth of quilts created by artist Mary Lee Bendolph.
“Before the War: Photographs of Syria by Peter Aaron” — Peter Aaron’s photographs of Syrian monuments, many of which are now destroyed.
“Storytelling in Renaissance Maiolica” — Colorful tin-glazed earthenware from 16th-century Italy, including two new acquisitions by the museum.
“Drama and Devotion in Baroque Rome” — Paintings on loan from the Museum and Gallery at Bob Jones University that show the influence of Caravaggio, including works by Rubens, Orazio Gentileschi and Simon Vouet.
“Rachel Whiteread” — Five cast-stone sculptures by Rachel Whiteread reinterpret the artist’s earlier resin castings of the space beneath chairs.
Permanent Collection — Thirteen galleries house a large portion of the Georgia Museum of Art’s collection, including many of the 100 American paintings that made up Alfred Heber Holbrook’s founding gift.
Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries, University of Georgia
“Kiki Kogelnik, Julia Scher, Erika Vogt, Lisa Williamson” — A group show that examines technology in relation to the human body, performance and formal representations of the female figure.
“Codified Color” — Dodd graduate students Mary Gordon, Christina Foard and Nick Abrami employ color to examine personal histories.
“Baci from Cortona” — Celebrating 50 years of UGA in Cortona, this show features a series of photographs, both professional and personal, that document this history.
“Immortal Beloved” — Dodd MFA candidate Robby Toles challenges authenticity as the artist’s image takes precedence over place and questions where the ‘real’ might exist if everything is performed.
Lyndon House Arts Center
Artist Gallery talks by exhibiting watercolor artists, 6 p.m. — Diana Toma, Suzanne Hicks and Mark Willis.
On view:
“Elemental Clayscapes by Love Hawk & Mendelwhite” — A pottery collaboration between David Hale and Marci White.
“Georgia Watercolor Society Member Exhibition 2019” — The Georgia Watercolor Society was formed in March 1975 to advance the art of watercolor painting while contributing to the cultural atmosphere and standards of the state of Georgia. This year, renowned watercolorist and juror Myrna Wacknov selected 64 works out of 194 entries. All artists are living and working in Georgia, and share their love of water-based mediums.
“This Is It!” — Features artists balancing their practice while working in the service industry. Among the artists included in the exhibit are Lucy Calhoun, Toby Cole, Chris Collins, Kayla Cox, Jess Dunlap, Alexei Gural, Anna LeBer, Tim Root, Maximos Salzman, Elinor Saragoussi, Jessica Smith, Vernon Thornsberry and Robyn Waserman.
“Lounge Gallery: Photographs by Nathaniel Burkins”
“Collections from Our Community: Tad Gloeckler’s Flyswatters”
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
“Jason Thrasher | Uncovered Perspectives: India 21 Years Later” — Pre-digital photographs of India digitally reprinted and reexamined. Jason Thrasher lives in Athens, Georgia, where he’s been working as an artist and professional photographer for 25 years. His coverage of the Southeast’s rich and varied music scene includes published portraits of the Drive-By Truckers, R.E.M. and the Elephant Six collective. Thrasher won the Georgia Author of the Year award in 2018 for his photography book “Athens Potluck,” a tender and encyclopedic look at the Athens music scene. Curated by Lauren Fancher.
Ciné
“Suspended: Leah Mazza and Laurel Fulton” — Leah Mazza received her undergraduate degree in drawing and metalsmithing at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and is now completing her final year at the University of Georgia for her master’s in fine arts. Laurel Fulton received her undergraduate degree at the University of Northern Colorado in photography and art education. She is a currently in her final year as a master’s student at UGA.
Hotel Indigo, Athens
“FUN” — An art exhibition featuring works by Neil Hancock, Marla Star, Jolene O’Brien, Kim Truesdale, Katherine Miele, Hannah Betzel and Brittainy Lauback. Just not ready to give up the joyful abandon of summer, the artists in this show explore engaging activities, human interest stories and just plain fun! Featuring photographic works by Brittainy Lauback, found objects by Kim Truesdale, drawing by Marla Star, decorated vinyl by Jolene O’Brien, paintings by Neil Hancock, collage by Hannah Betzel and embroidery by Katherine Miele.
The Classic Center
Opening reception during Third Thursday, with light refreshments and a cash bar.
On view:
“Good Vibrations” — Taking a note from the Beach Boys, this show celebrates the end of the summer easing us on a smooth, harmonious, feel good transition into fall. Brittainy Lauback photographs cruise life, capturing the seascapes and portraits aboard a Carnival ship. Warren Slater draws from his Australian upbringing and interest in Aboriginal mark-making to create his pulsating pointillist landscapes picturing beaches and surf culture. Hannah Betzel’s vivid abstractions vibrate almost musically, conjuring images of the sea.
“Building Facades” — In Gallery II, on the second floor, Mike Landers’ solo exhibition of sophisticated, symmetric, minimally composed photographs will take you down memory lane. Images of Barnett’s Newsstand, Helix and the Gap will make you nostalgic for nights wandering downtown Athens of the late 1990s and early 2000s and make you realize how much has changed.
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities. Rack cards promoting Third Thursday and visual art in Athens are available upon request. This schedule and venue locations and regular hours can be found at 3thurs.org.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for March 21
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, March 21, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.
This Third Thursday will offer four events in addition to the exhibitions. One of the venues will be closed.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Teen Studio: A Meeting of Art and Science, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. — Teens ages 13–18 are invited to this free studio-based workshop led by local artist and educator Kristen Bach and inspired by the exhibition “Out of the Darkness.” Please email [email protected] or call 706.542.8863 to reserve a spot.
Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — Join us for a yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries. Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga, this program is free and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m. Yoga mats provided.
On view:
“Life, Love and Marriage Chests in Renaissance Italy” — The exhibition comprises around 45 Renaissance works of art related to its theme and representative of life and social customs in Renaissance Italy.
“Stony the Road We Trod” — This exhibition features works by African American artists in the museum’s permanent collection and by this year’s Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Award Winner, Leo Twiggs.
“Out of the Darkness: Light in the Depths of the Sea of Cortez” — Artist Rebecca Rutstein uses UGA marine sciences professor Samantha Joye's research to create an interactive sculptural installation and several large paintings.
Permanent Collection — Thirteen galleries house a large portion of the Georgia Museum of Art's collection, including many of the 100 American paintings that made up Alfred Heber Holbrook's founding gift.
Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries, University of Georgia
We will be exhibiting solo exhibitions by Siavash Tohidi, Sanaz Nouri, as well as a group exhibition featuring BFA students in Scientific Illustration. We're especially thrilled to be debuting a suite of works by Lauren Fensterstock that was created while in residence as the 2018–19 Dodd Chair.
Lyndon House Arts Center
3Thurs Gallery Talk by artist Abigail West, 6 p.m. —In Plastic Bodies, Abigail West makes new materials out of hard-to-recycle consumer objects like potato chip bags and plastic film, and uses these in performances in rivers. These objects were made to be single-use, predestined to become either litter or part of the landfill. Through this work, West points out that they have value far beyond their manufactured use. She believes that art and artists can provoke people in intimate ways to think differently about critical social and environmental issues.
On view:
“The 44th Juried Exhibition” — Featuring works by 130 artists selected by guest juror, Lauren Haynes, Contemporary Curator at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
Closed for installation of the March 25 exhibition, “New Gods | Old Gods: The Work of Balinese Artist, Musician and Activist Made ‘Bayak’ Muliana”
Ciné
Opening Exhibition: 6 – 8 p.m.
On view:
“Painting by Tobiah Cole” — Tobiah Cole’s work is an exploration of improvisational mark making. Often working with a wandering line Tobiah has been painting forms that evolve and deconstruct in a landscape of paint that has no firm boundaries. It's his intention to paint from a place of not knowing and to allow images to slowly emerge on their own.
Hotel Indigo, Athens
“You Are Here” — Works by Amanda Jane Burk, Eli Saragoussi, Chasity Williams and Tae Lee
“Taylor Shaw” — A new installation in the GlassCube, featuring fantastic neon Athens mini-golf mural fun.
The Classic Center
“Checkerboard Checkered Floor” — An exhibition exploring pattern play is on view in Classic Gallery I. Featuring the boxy abstractions of Cal Clements, the black-and-white patterned interiors of Hanna Friedlander, Jess Machacek’s ombré assemblages, Jared Brown’s bouncy, poppy paintings and Courtney McCracken’s marbled geometric combination collages.
“Dan Smith” — A solo exhibition in Classic Gallery II of Moby Dicks and large paintings.
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities. Rack cards promoting Third Thursday and visual art in Athens are available upon request. This schedule and venue locations and regular hours can be found at 3thurs.org.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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