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Visual art in Athens, Georgia every third Thursday, 6 – 9 p.m.
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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.
tiny ATH gallery
“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 October 19
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, October 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. — 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.
Film: “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter,” 7 p.m. — Join us for a film series featuring adaptations of classic southern literature, presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Southern/Modern.” “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” (1968) adapts Carson McCullers’ debut novel of the same name from 1940 about a Deaf man in a small Georgia town. Starring Alan Arkin and Sondra Locke, it was nominated for two Academy Awards. NR, 123 min. Films are 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.
“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
“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
“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 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.
“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 tiny works, the maquettes, or a scale models in wood used as drafts or “drawings” for bigger pieces.
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
Classic Galleries, presented by Acura of Athens, will unveil two new collections as part of this month’s event:
Classic Gallery I: “Wild Thing” features animals, plants and people intermingling. Margo Rosenbaum’s horses wander into her living rooms, and her house cats grow to an enormous scale. Angels hover and tigers roar in Shelby Little’s mythological compositions. Carolyn Suzanne Schew’s psychedelic desertscapes and Amanda Burk’s black-and-white printed gardens celebrate the wildness of our natural world.
Classic Gallery II: “LOVE.CRAFT Athens” features the work of Melanie Jackson, Hannah Jo, Norman Austin Junior and Brittany Wortham. LOVE.CRAFT Athens empowers and educates differently abled adults.
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Will Eskridge’s “Fangs for the Memories” — The artist explores the dichotomy of fangs as a curse and a blessing. Intense colors, stark contrasts and surreal compositions convey the ferocity of nature and fangs’ paradoxical allure.
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.
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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 July 20
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, July 20, 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
7 p.m., Artist-in-ATHICA Georgia Fine Arts Academy presents staged readings of scenes and short plays by playwriting workshop students. Rated PG-13. Refreshments available; free, donations appreciated.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery
“Exhibit A” — Oil paintings by Athens-based artist Teresa Abel
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 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 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. “Love.Craft Part II” features ceramics in our Lobby Case.
The Athenaeum
Closed for the summer.
The Classic Center
“FLOURISH” — Featuring artists inspired by our botanical world. Petals abound in painter Dallis Foshee’s vibrant compositions. Mary Mason Sams steps out into her garden, clipping bouquets to inspire her expressive compositions. Marisa Mustard takes a more graphic approach in her flower-power, spray-painted paintings. And Zahria Cook's vine-like abstraction undulates and twists like kudzu taking over.
“Paintings by Bess Carter” — Bess investigates and delights in interior spaces and the meaningful items we use to decorate and activate our homes. A charming collection of paintings with beautiful, thoughtful details. On view in Classic Gallery II on the second floor.
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3THURS Pop-Up: “Flat File Print Shop” — A group exhibition curated by Amanda Burk.
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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 May 18
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, May 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. — 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
Closed until June, when Artist-in-ATHICA Mux Blank will be in residence.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery
“Inner Forms” — Oil paintings by Athens-based artist and musician Joseph Leone.
Lyndon House Arts Center
6 – 7:30 p.m. — Reception for the artists of “Breathing Room”
On view:
“Breathing Room: artist employees of r wood studio” —This exhibition features paintings and ceramics by Rebecca Wood alongside works by “employee artists” past and present.
“The Green Life Art Exhibition” — The Green Life Art Contest is an annual art contest geared toward K - 12 students that falls under the larger umbrella of the Athens-Clarke County Green Life Awards. Organized by several ACCGov divisions focused on environmental education and sustainability, the Green Life Awards recognize environmental leaders in our community, and the art contest has been a piece of this program for over 10 years.
“Collections from Our Community: Typewriters from the Collections of Mike Kilpatrick, Tatiana Veneruso, Mike Landers and Lauren Fancher”
The Athenaeum
Closed for the summer.
The Classic Center
“FLOURISH” — Featuring artists inspired by our botanical world. Petals abound in painter Dallis Foshee’s vibrant compositions. Mary Mason Sams steps out into her garden, clipping bouquets to inspire her expressive compositions. Marisa Mustard takes a more graphic approach in her flower-power, spray-painted paintings. And Zahria Cook's vine-like abstraction undulates and twists like kudzu taking over.
“Paintings by Bess Carter” — Bess investigates and delights in interior spaces and the meaningful items we use to decorate and activate our homes. A charming collection of paintings with beautiful, thoughtful details. On view in Classic Gallery II on the second floor.
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6 – 9 p.m. — Closing event of “Walking Through a Radiant World” with live music by John Kiran Fernandes.
On view:
“Walking Through a Radiant World” — Acrylic paintings of Susie Criswell's interpretation of nature. Criswell says, “I enjoy using bright colors and a sense of pattern in both the shapes and the lines I see in gardens, forests and from my imagination. My work is both representational and symbolic of the natural world. You might notice a person in some of the paintings, often reading. The paintings that include people send a message that reading can take you anywhere; just as a painting can transport you to different places in the natural world, both real and imaginary.”
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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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hird Thursday events and exhibitions for April 20
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, April 20, 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.
“Object Lessons in American Art: Selections from the Princeton University Art Museum” — This exhibition features four centuries of works from the Princeton University Art Museum that collectively explore American history, culture and society.
“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
“Solo: New Works by Heather Deyling” — ATHICA's Spring 2023 exhibition features the work of Atlanta-based artist Heather Deyling, whose colorful and playful sculptures, wall works and installations animate the gallery. Her “invented hybrids” live in a world where plants and animals are undifferentiated and freely swap characteristics.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery
Posters for the 1980s Athens band Limbo District, designed by Bill Georgia and reprinted by Henry Owings, in conjunction with the screening of Jim Herbert's Limbo District art film “Carnival” on April 15.
Lyndon House Arts Center
Artist Talks 3: 48th Juried Exhibition, 6 p.m. — Carolyn Schew, Sebastian Granados, Jessica Crooks and Shelby Little.
On view:
“48th Juried Exhibition” — Maria Elena Ortiz, curator at the Modern in Fort Worth, Texas, reviewed 682 works of art by 245 Athens-area artists and selected 154 works by 107 local artists.
“Breathing Room: artist employees of r wood studio” —This exhibition features paintings and ceramics by Rebecca Wood alongside works by “employee artists” past and present.
“The Green Life Art Exhibition” — The Green Life Art Contest is an annual art contest geared towards K-12 students that falls under the larger umbrella of the Athens-Clarke County Green Life Awards. Organized by several ACCGov divisions focused on environmental education and sustainability, the Green Life Awards recognize environmental leaders in our community, and the art contest has been a piece of this program for over 10 years.
“Collections from Our Community: Typewriters from the Collections of Mike Kilpatrick, Tatiana Veneruso, Mike Landers and Lauren Fancher”
The Athenaeum
“RE:(DE)CONSTRUCTION” — A circular and continuous call and response presenting the work of 11 MFA students who studied at the Lamar Dodd School of Art for the past three years. Starting their program during the height of the pandemic, these artists have witnessed and participated in a deep re-examination of the structures that govern society. Through their various material experiments in video, painting, print, photography, metals, clay and sound they share a commitment to reconfiguring and reinventing new ways of being in the world. Artists in the exhibition include: AJ Aremu, Mickey Boyd, Zahria Cook, J Diamond, Shaunia Grant, Chad Hayward, Huey Lee, Jason Rafferty, Rachel Seburn, Ethan Snow and Lee Villalobos.
The Classic Center
“FLOURISH” — Featuring artists inspired by our botanical world. Petals abound in painter Dallis Foshee’s vibrant compositions. Mary Mason Sams steps out into her garden, clipping bouquets to inspire her expressive compositions. Marisa Mustard takes a more graphic approach in her flower-power, spray painted paintings. And Zahria Cook's vine-like abstraction undulates and twists like kudzu taking over.
“Paintings by Bess Carter” — Bess investigates and delights in interior spaces and the meaningful items we use to decorate and activate our homes. A charming collection of paintings with beautiful, thoughtful details. On view in Classic Gallery II on the second floor.
ACE / FRANCISCO Gallery and OX Fine ART
“Hearts in Repair: The Necessity of Seduction” — Recent mixed media work by Karen Graffeo, a multi-media artist active in photography, performance and installation. Graffeo will be creating a unique installation of “Hearts in Repair” for ACE / FRANCISCO Gallery in Suite 1500 of the Leathers Building, 675 Pulaski Street, and work from her life in Cuba will be shown concurrently at OX Fine Art in Suite 1700 of the Leathers Building. The artist will be present at both galleries on April 20.
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Due to popular demand, Tim Root's exhibition will have a final closing event during Third Thursday from 6-9. Join the artist, and for the evening "DJ Root," for a record listening and art party.
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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 16
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, March 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. — 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/tJIqcuqopz8uHtcLlSBmOvBJchlq0fQ6JCWg).
Pop-Up Exhibition: “Wonder Women” — Celebrate the power of women in art with a special Women’s History Month pop-up exhibition in the Shannon and Peter Candler Collection Study Room. Stop by to check out a selection of works by woman artists from the museum’s collection, selected by museum interns.
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.
“Object Lessons in American Art: Selections from the Princeton University Art Museum” — This exhibition features four centuries of works from the Princeton University Art Museum that collectively explore American history, culture and society.
“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
2023 Members’ Showcase — Over 40 artist members of all ages and affinities have work in this energetic, wide-ranging and accomplished exhibition with all types of media, including sculpture, photography, painting and more.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery
No exhibition during March 2023.
Lyndon House Arts Center
48th Juried Exhibition —Maria Elena Ortiz, curator at the Modern in Fort Worth, Texas, reviewed 682 works of art by 245 Athens-area artists and selected 154 works by 107 local artists.
The Athenaeum
“Kara Walker: Back of Hand” — This is the first solo exhibition to be held in Georgia of the work of this internationally renowned artist. It 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.
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Pop-Up Exhibition: Oil paintings by Anna Marie Ruch — Anna Marie’s works highlight places she’s visited and things she finds beautiful in the natural world.
The Classic Center
Closed for 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.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for February 16
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, February 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
Student Night, 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 “Object Lessons in American Art.” Student Night is generously sponsored by the UGA Parents Leadership Council.
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/tJArd-GspzooHNQilbyhvu2Np0hukSlOmEoG).
Film: “Black Art: In the Absence of Light,” 7 p.m. — Inspired by the work of the late artist and curator David Driskell, this illuminating documentary spotlights the indelible contributions of some of the foremost African American artists in today’s contemporary art world, including Theaster Gates, Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Amy Sherald and many more. 2021, TV-MA, 85 min.
On view:
“Object Lessons in American Art: Selections from the Princeton University Art Museum” — This exhibition features four centuries of works from the Princeton University Art Museum that collectively explore American history, culture and society.
“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
Closed for this Third Thursday.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery
Closed for this Third Thursday.
Lyndon House Arts Center
Artist talk and reception, 6 p.m. — Bess Carter is the recent recipient of the 2022 Art Center Choice Award from the 47th Juried Exhibition, which includes a solo exhibition. Carter is a local artist and a graduate of the Lamar Dodd School of Art at UGA. She is the art teacher at Oconee County High School. The exhibition features landscapes, room interiors and still-life paintings all rich with unwavering color and delight.
The Athenaeum
“Kara Walker: Back of Hand” — This is the first solo exhibition to be held in Georgia of the work of this internationally renowned artist. It 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.
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Closed for this Third Thursday.
The Classic Center
Closed for a new gallery installation.
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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 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.
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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 December 15
The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, December 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. 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/tJMsc-GoqD4iHtPnlfFt7h1YXB4wv_-IuKKr).
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
Closed until 2023.
ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery
“Familiar” — Photographs by Christy Bush.
Lyndon House Arts Center
“RE-, the Clarke County School District Student Art Exhibition” — Works by students from kindergarten to 12th grade in 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 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.
“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.
“Collections from Our Community” — Hand-crafted miniature scenes lovingly created by Nancy Songster.
The Athenaeum
Closed on this Third Thursday.
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Art party for Andrea Wellnitz and her exhibition “The Journey.” This body of work includes wet felting, papercuts and eco-dye. Andrea was introduced to the art of wet felting while on sabbatical in Austria in 2008 and has been exploring and growing her craft ever since. She said, “I am continuously inspired by the possibilities of the wool, fibers and its versatility. Wool can be wearable or sculptural, colorful or neutral, hard or soft; its potential is only limited by the creator.”
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.
Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, [email protected].
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