Art Around Athens

It's another busy summer weekend in Athens and the surrounding areas.

Tonight (Fri., Jul. 17) at Aurum Studios on E. Clayton Street down, from 6–9 p.m., is a free opening reception for an exhibition featuring work by local potter Maria Dondero (work pictured above, from her Web site), painter Joy Stanley from Macon and fiber artist Margaret Hunt from Clarks Hill, S.C.

Also tonight, at the Monroe Art Guild from 6 to 8 p.m., is another free opening reception, for the guild's Summer Members' Show.

On Saturday, Jul. 18, at Blue Tin Studio from 1 to 4 p.m., is a free open studio, where you can see what artists Erin McIntosh and Sarah Seabolt are making in the studio and consume refreshments.

Sunday, Jul. 19, from 3 to 6 p.m. at ATHICA is the closing reception for Emerges III: Journeys, which will feature a presentation by Nicholas Holt on virtual worlds, a travel photo retrospective by Robyn Waserman and a panel discussion with exhibit artists moderated by curator Mary C. Wilson, followed by light refreshments.