Calls for Entries

We've got three here with deadlines coming up soon, so if you're an artist seeking places to put your art, take a look at the following.



The Morton Theatre in downtown Athens is accepting submissions of works celebrating the Morton Theatre, Hot Corner or "the culture, heritage and community which comprise Hot Corner" for the Morton Theatre Centennial Art Show and Sale until Thursday, May 13. Submissions will run you $20 each. Call 706.613.3770 or email centennial@mortontheatre.com for more information.

This Saturday, May 15, is the deadline to register for a booth at the third annual Five Points Art Fest, scheduled for June. Booths are $50 each and you can download a registration form as a pdf by clicking here.

Finally, the Georgia Center for Continuing Education, on the UGA Campus, is always looking for local artists to exhibit. Here's some information from them:

In an effort to promote the talents of local and regional artists to our community, as well as our national and international visitors, The Georgia Center is pleased to invite artists from your organization to submit applications for display of works of art in our temporary exhibition space, The Hill Atrium. Exhibitions of two dimensional works are displayed for a maximum of one month. Predetermined holes are located in the walls of the Hill Atrium for your convenience and will aid you in determining the number of works to submit for exhibition approval. Applications must be submitted a minimum of 90 days prior to the desired start date of the exhibition; will be reviewed and rewarded on a first-come, first-served basis; and exhibition content is subject to approval. Artists are encouraged to provide supplemental materials for distribution to visitors for the duration of the exhibition. In addition, wall labels, with pricing if works are for sale, is permitted. Artists may also choose to book a reception in conjunction with the exhibition. A public event provides artists with a chance to invite the community, university, and friends to view the exhibition, as well as answer questions about their work.

For an application or if you have more questions, please contact Jenna Chambers at jenna.chambers@georgiacenter.uga.edu or 706.542.9334.

More Art Around Athens

Since we posted our list of art events coming up in the area this weekend, we've found a few more, all taking place this Sunday (Nov. 22).

At the Brick House Studio in Crawford is a closing reception from 1 to 5 p.m. for the fall exhibitions, including work by Brian Reader (above) and Doug Makemson. Directions can be found by clicking here.

Hawthorne House, on Milledge Avenue in Athens, is hosting a trio of events the same day, beginning at 1 p.m., with a holiday open house (the rest of Five Points is participating, too!) and food drive benefiting the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia. Then, from 4 to 7 p.m., enjoy food and drink by Peter Dale of The National and check out the redesigned showroom by Lisa Fiscus, which features fine art by Jim Fiscus, Ann Smith, Renee Shoemaker, Eric Simmons and Jessie Merriam, as well as the pop-up gallery for Field Trip, by sisters Rinne Allen and Lucy Allen Gillis. Chef Hugh Acheson of Five and Ten will be signing copies of Coco, the new cookbook from Phaidon, in which he's featured, and you'll be able to see design boards for Empire State South, his new restaurant in Atlanta, from Lisa and Susan Hable.