Art Around Athens

This evening, check out the opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Lamar Dodd School of Art for "Side Effects May Include: New Work by Imi Hwangbo's Expanded Notions of Sculpture Spring 2010 Installation Class," which includes work by the students listed above on the poster.


Sunday, February 28, from 1 to 6 p.m., ATHICA will hold a closing day of events for its exhibition "Nurture." A day of fun for all ages, it will feature a panel discussion on alternative education, magic by magician Rick Franceschini, a shadow puppet show by A Creaky Theater Company, kindertunes by Noogeez and a live performance by Nanny Island. Low cost childcare available for ages six months and up.


On the other side of town, from 2 to 4 p.m., the Studio Group will hold an opening reception at Athens Academy for an exhibition of silk painting, metalwork, jewelry, pottery, fused glass, books and more from a dozen artists involved with the local collective.

Call for Artists

We've got a few of these for you.

First off, Michael Lachowski, member of Pylon, graphic designer and artist about town, theoretical candidate for mayor and much more, is seeking artists to contribute to his 6X6 Media Events, as chronicled on this blog. Here are some of the details:

Athens artists working in experimental, digital media, film, performance, sound, or combination arts: 6X6 wants your work

The 6X6 Media Arts Events will be held monthly from February 2010 to July 2010 in order to provide a forum for submission and curation of media artworks and build a community of participation, review, and response for both audience and practitioner.

The program title “6X6” refers to the structure of the program:

* Six events
* Sixty minutes long each
* Six pieces per event
* Six minutes or less per piece
* Six curators
* Six themes

Pieces are limited in length to six minutes, and no more than six will be selected for any one event. No limitations are placed on what type of work can be submitted except: it must be able to be projected digitally, performed, played via sound system, or some combination. Electronic files and support materials can be submitted via email (up to 5 MB's), CD, DVD, or internet download. Entries with technical problems need to be resolved by the artist or will be withdrawn or rejected. Terms of submission include permission to exhibit both live and online (whether or not selected for a particular event), permission to video tape performances, and permission to include selected work in a compilation DVD. No materials will be returned. Other than these uses, the artists will retain all rights.

A submission form can be found here. In its restrictions, the project kind of reminds us of the Pecha Kucha, which hasn't made it as far as Athens but is thriving in Atlanta.

A bit less hip is the "Give Wildlife a Chance" poster contest, which is geared toward students and sponsored by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the State Botanical Garden of Georgia and The Environmental Resources Network, Inc. (T.E.R.N.), with a deadline of March 22. This year's theme is "The Future of Georgia’s Wildlife is in YOUR Hands." To download a pdf of the brochure, click here.

The Gwinnett Citizen just ran an article about the Hudgens Prize, which consists of $50,000 in cash and a solo exhibition for an artist in any medium as long as he or she lives in Georgia full-time and is 18 or older. Jurors are David Kiehl, curator of prints at the Whitney Museum of American Art; Sylvie Fortin, editor-in-chief of ART PAPERS Magazine; and Eungie Joo, Keith Haring Director and Curator of Exhibitions and Public Programs at the New Museum in New York. The deadline for entry is June 4, and more information can be obtained from the Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for the Arts Web site.

Athens Academy is looking for mail art and accepting entries of postcard-sized artwork for inclusion in an exhibition there that will be up through March. Both sides of the card will be on display as part of a permanent exhibit at the school. Mail your entries to Lawrence Stueck, Athens Academy, P.O. Box 6548, Athens, GA 30604 or email him at lstueck at athensacademy.org for more details.

Art Around Athens (and Beyond)

Athens Academy has an exhibition up in its Myers Gallery of work by more than 20 local teachers, through February 12.

If you happen to be in Atlanta this weekend, or any time after that, check out the "Professori di Cortona Exhibition" at the Gallery at Chastain Arts Center, a Facility of the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs (135 W. Wieuca Rd. NW, Atlanta, GA 30342). The exhibition consists of selected works from the Lamar Dodd School of Art faculty in the Cortona Studies Abroad Program, 1970–2009. Its opening reception (free and open to the public) is this Saturday, January 16, from 7 to 9 p.m., and the exhibition runs through February 27. The exhibition will include works by Jim Barness, Scott Belville, Kinzey Branham, R.G. Brown, Jim Buonaccorsi, Didi Dunphy, Mary Engle, Tad Gloeckler, Ian Hagarty, Melissa Harshman, Carole Henry, Christopher Hocking, Thom Houser, Rob Jackson, Rick Johnson, Jack Kehoe, Mary Ruth Moore, Margaret Morrison, Alex Murawski, Mary Hallam Pearse, Ben Reynolds, Chris Robinson, Frank Saggus, Zuzka Vaclavik, Eileen Wallace, Lanny Webb, Jeffrey Whittle, Gene Wright and Sunkoo Yuh.


This Sunday, January 17, from 2 to 4 p.m., the State Botanical Garden of Georgia will hold an opening reception and a gallery talk by the artist (at 3 p.m.) for an exhibition of works of silk batik fabric art by Jamie Kirkell. Kirkell will discuss his work, the history of batik and more. The exhibition will be on view through February 28.