Grant Brittain: 80’s Skate Photography” - San Diego-based Brittain, known for his 60+ covers of Transworld Skateboarding Magazine, countless iconic images of the skate greats, and his recently published 1980s skateboarding photography book, “PUSH,” inspired generations of young people to pick up a camera or a skateboard. Some items I use have been given to me, but mostly I use things I find when exploring.” I decided to focus on incorporating my collected treasures into a cohesive body of sculptures called ‘Freaks of Nature.’ She says, “I have always been a collector of interesting things. “Elizabeth Collins Hanes: Freaks of Nature” - Hanes is a recent winner of a coveted Kentucky Festival of the Arts Merit Award. Galleries are closed due to events in the building. The articulation of his West African heritage and his African American identity is evident in his wooden assemblages that reference both Ghanian strip-woven kente cloth and Black quilting traditions of the American South. Born in Philadelphia, he spent his childhood and adolescence in Accra, Ghana. “Growing Together” - A solo exhibition by artist Ato Ribeiro. Jurors Mina Takahashi, Karen Kunc and Erin Zona meticulously selected 40 outstanding pieces crafted by 36 students hailing from 11 distinguished institutions. “The 8th Collegiate Paper Art Triennial” - This exhibition celebrates the pinnacle of student creativity in paper art. Artists include Drew Gebhardt, Katz Tepper, Jaime Bull, Selia Hooten, Vivian Liddell, CC Calloway, Shawn Campbell and AJ Aremu. “The Image Moves: New Film and Video Work by Athens Artists” - Guest curated by Keith Wilson, this show features a non-narrative, experimental and personal approach to the time-based mediums of film and video. He has exhibited large-scale pieces at the Lyndon House Arts Center over the years however, this exhibition looks at his maquettes, or scale models in wood used as drafts or “drawings” for bigger pieces. “Maquettes by Abraham Tesser” - Abraham Tesser is an Athens-based artist and furniture maker who creates magic with wood. She explores the folk story traditions of the Black South through tangible and traditional mediums such as fabric and yarn combined with digital sewing. “Tell Me A Story: Works by Jasmine Best” - Best, a current master of fine arts candidate at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, uses her memories and manipulations of them to create dialogues about the Black female identity. ![]() Her work is deeply invested in labor-intensive making, slowness and homespun passed-down processes resulting in works of printmaking, papermaking, performance, book arts and textiles. “Memory Worker: Kelly Taylor Mitchell” - Mitchell’s multidisciplinary practice centers oral history and ancestral memory, real and imagined, woven into the fabric of the African Diaspora. “Six from the Elephant 6 Circle” - Featuring work by artists who helped make the scene. ĪTHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Pulaski St., Suite 1200: Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at. The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Permanent collection: A wide range of the museum’s permanent collection is always on view, featuring painting, sculpture, works on paper and decorative arts from the Renaissance to the present. “Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” - Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery. Thompson Collection” - Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists. “Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. “In Dialogue: Power Couple: Pierre and Louise Daura in Paris” - Portraits of Joaquín Torres-García’s daughters by Pierre Daura and Louise Heron Blair. “Nancy Baker Cahill: Through Lines” - Baker Cahill’s first solo museum show expands upon her background in traditional media and redefines the possibilities of drawing in contemporary art through augmented reality. ![]() Space is limited and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m. This free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries is led by instructors from Five Points Yoga and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia This schedule and each venue’s location and hours of operation are available at. ![]() ![]() All exhibitions are free and open to the public. The next Third Thursday - the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia - is scheduled for Thursday, December 21, from 6 to 9 p.m. Third Thursday events and exhibitions for December 21
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