Thursday, July 19, 2018

Third Thursday Highlights Visual Arts in Athens


Third Thursday

This evening, Athens citizens and visitors are invited to enjoy several art venues for the monthly event Third Thursday. This event was started six years ago in order to “encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities.”

Among the participants are the Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries, Lyndon House Arts Center, ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Ciné, Hotel Indigo, the Classic Center and the Georgia Museum of Art. The bridging of these venues helps showcase the abundance of options that visitors have to choose from when seeking visual arts in the Athens area.

The event, expectedly, happens on the third Thursday of every month, with a changing roster of exhibitions and events. This month, visitors can choose between five venues with a varied selection of shows. While two of the venues are closed, there is no shortage of choice for Athens area art lovers.

Among others, the Classic Center is boasting a new show on contemporary quilts (“Stitch”), Hotel Indigo is presenting an installation titled “Pillow Fight,” Lyndon House Arts Center is showing works by Vernon Thornsberry and the Georgia Museum of Art is displaying three temporary exhibitions. With such a diverse collection, there is truly something to fit everyone’s interests.

In addition to the exhibitions, the Georgia Museum of Art is also providing a free yoga class in its galleries starting at 6 p.m. This program is led by instructors from Five Points Yoga and is open to visitors with all levels of experience.

For more information about Third Thursday and to see what upcoming months will bring, you can view its website.

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