Art Around Athens

So, of course, tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. is the annual meeting of the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art, which we're holding in the large auditorium of the new Lamar Dodd School of Art (on the ground floor, near the main entrance). It's free, everyone is invited (not just Friends) and there will be refreshments, as well as the presentation of the M. Smith Griffith Volunteer of the Year Award, a.k.a., the Smitty. We strongly encourage you to come to that, but there's plenty else going on around town tonight and the rest of the weekend, all of it free.


At Ciné, Erin McIntosh and Stacy Isenbarger, both recent MFA graduates from Lamar Dodd, have an opening reception for their exhibition from 7 to 9 p.m.

Starting a little bit earlier is the opening reception at the Healing Arts Centre for an exhibition of paintings by Scott Pridgen of the band Dubconscious, which runs from 6 to 8 p.m.

Then, Sunday, at the Lyndon House Arts Center from 2 to 4 p.m., is the opening reception for Light After Dark, an exhibition featuring dream-like landscapes by photographers Karekin and Ginger Goekjian.

Also, Sunday, at ATHICA, from 3 to 6 p.m., is the closing day for the exhibition Crafting Romance, featuring a raffle, presentations, a panel discussion with artists and a reception. Speakers include Josh Barnett, the founder of GayInAthens, and featured artist Vadis Turner from Brooklyn, N.Y. Jyl Inov of "Flagpole" magazine's "Reality Check" column will also take questions live via cell phone.