Friday, November 13, 2009

Art Around Athens (and Beyond...)

Friday, November 13, Georgia Piedmont Arts Center is hosting the opening reception for “Harvest of Art,” an exhibition that features a wide variety of works from local artists. The reception is from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and is free. See www.georgiapiedmontartscenter.com for more information.

This Friday is a busy day at Lamar Dodd School of Art! From 7 to 9 p.m., at the main building on East Campus, the art school is hosting the opening reception for “Mother-Me-Do,” an exhibition by Jonathan Bouknight that references mythology, history, pop culture and science to express attitudes about gender, sexuality and identity. The reception will be held in Room S365 and is free. Visit www.jonathanbouknight.com for more information. 


Also from 7 to 9 p.m., in the Bridge Exhibition Space, the art school is hosting the opening reception for the exhibition “The Others Who Haunt Me and Whom I Haunt” by Marie Porterfield, which explorates the unseen, the seen and the seeing. Visit www.marieporterfield.com for more information. 



Finally, in Gallery 101, is a free opening reception for “Continuance,” an exhibition that features kinetic video and sound sculpture by Gary Bardizbanian, a projected and sculptural piece by Kati Graham, flash animation by Elizabeth Baek and other technologically inspired works by Rejon Noah and Seth Nichols Stephens. Visit www.art.uga.edu for more information.


Saturday, November 14, at the courthouse in downtown Danielsville, Madison County is hosting an artists’ market with folk art, pottery, jewelry, metal works, baskets, paintings, fiber crafts, sculptures and more from more than 30 local artists. The market begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Contact lebowen at alltel.net for more information.

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