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Thursday. Junk 24, aoio | The Red a Black
Sculpture festival
for show and sale
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By CC NOLAN
Thk Red and Black
Local artists have the
chance to become “clas
sics" at the new Athens
Sculpture Festival.
The Classic Center
Cultural Foundation is
geared up to host a com
petition and exhibition of
local sculpture this week
in the center’s Orand
Hall.
“Art is so important. It
provides an intangible
but extra dimension to
daily life,” said Julie
Walters, director of the
Classic Center Cultural
Foundation.
An issued call for
entries was posted in
early March; 20 local par
ticipants were chosen to
feature their work in the
newly added festival.
Each artist will display
a maximum of four piec
es at the juried exhibi
tion, and all sculptures
will be for sale.
Prizes include SI,OOO
for Best in Show. SSOO for
second place, $250 for
third place. $250 for hon
orable mention, all of
which will be awarded
Wednesday before the
exhibition is open. There
will also be a SI,OOO prize
for the People’s Choice
Award, which will be
determined during the
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ATHENS SCULPTURE
FESTIVAL
When: June 24 & 25, 5 p.m.-
9 p.m.; June 26,10 a.m.-2
p.m.
Where: The Classic Center
Cost: Free
festival.
“We want to welcome
everyone to come and
eifloy the beautiful art
work these talented art
ists have put on display,”
Walters said.
The festival is not the
first time the Classic
Center has supported
local artists. The walls of
the Classic Center always
display local artwork pur
chased by the founda
tion. The foundation has
will purchase at least one
piece out of the sculpture
festival to add to the per
manent collection.
The festival will be set
up in a walk-through
manner with the featured
artists available to
answer questions and
accept comments.
“We look forward to
hosting the first annual
sculpture festival,”
Walters said. “I think this
is going to be a very
rewarding experience
that continues to grow
each year.”
VARIETY & THE WEEK
Art made with a delicate touch
By EMILY KAROL
The Red and Black
From a classroom at
the Lamar Dodd School of
Art to the gallery at
Aurum Studios, Courtney
Poole Pendergrast has
matured into an artist
who chums out a tradi
tional style of filigree jew
elry with a delicate, mod
em twist.
After graduating from
the University in May 2008
with a degree in metal
smithing, Pendergrast
chose to stay in Athens in
order to showcase her jew
elry.
She began working at
Aurum her senior year of
college, primarily doing
repairs and cleanings for
customers.
Then, in October 2009,
she showcased her first
collection.
She chose a traditional,
delicate style of jewelry
making called filigree.
Filigree is thin, twisting
strands of silver or gold
are interwoven to create
intricate pattems.These
patterns are then soldered
into an earring, necklace
or pendant mold. Before
focusing solely on filigree,
Pendergrast attained a
foundational knowledge of
metalsmithing from her
professor at the
University, Rob Jackson.
“Rob Jackson is very
knowledgeable about met
alsmithing, and he taught
me all the extremes, from
dainty to heavy,” she said.
Pendergrast remem-
THE WEEK
The Red & Black’s
event guide to
happenings news,
variety and
sports in and
around Athens
from June 24-30.
Compiled by KESLEY BYRD
Designed by HALEY TEMPLE
THURSDAY
What; Twilight Toasts in trie •
Garden; Proven Annuals for
Georgia Summers
Where: The Stole Botanical
Garden of Georgia
When; 6:30-8 p.m.
Price: $25
Verdict: Shelley Prescott, gar
den curator, will be teaching
people how to choose sum
mer annuals. This event will
also feature hors d'oeuvres
by Trumps Catering, a wine
tasting by the Five Points
Bottle Shop and live music.
Contact; (706) 542-1244
FRIDAY
What: Flora Hydroponics
Where: Sacred Earth
Farmers Market
When; 3-7 p.m.
Price: Free
Verdict: The Sacred Earth
Growers Cooperative sells
locally grown foods and
handmade items.
Contact: (706) 353-2223
What: Double Ease
Where: Terrapin Beer Cos.
When: 5 p.m.
Price: TBD
Verdict: Augusta, Ga., jam
band.
Contact:
www.terrapinbeer.com
What: Drowning Creek Band
Where: Club Chrome
When. 8 p.m.
Price: TBD
Verdict: Rock band that
plays music from the 70s
through today.
MONDAY
What: Steve Abercrombie,
Mark Cunningham, Julia
HatCgan,
Nightingale News
Where: Flicker Theatre & Bar
When: 8:30 pm.
Price: TBD
Verdct: Local musicians play
ing Americana, blues, country,
and acoustic ballads.
Contact:
www.myspaoe.com/ffickefbar
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▲Courtney Poole Pendergrast works on her
detailed type of jewelry-making called filigree.
bers asking Jackson to
show her and her class at
Lamar Dodd how to make
filigree.
“No one knew actually
PICK OF THE WEEK:
“SPIRIT OF THE
LAND" GALA
If you want to stay out of the heat this Saturday, but still enjoy live
entertainment and good food, Athens Land Trust is hosting the fifth
annual "Spirit of the Land" Gala at the State Botanical Garden of
Georgia
The art exhibit opened June 6 and features the art of many local
artists including June Ball. David Lindsay. Margie Spalding. Chris
Wyrick and many more.
Light refreshments will be served by Farm 255 and Gosford Wine
will share its wine selection in a tree tasting. Live music is being per
formed by Tin Cup Prophette along with an aerial performance by
Canopy studios.
One of the main events of the evening is the silent auction, with
pieces of art, garden services, weekend tnps and other items to be
auctioned off during the evening.
Items in the auction include a week at a Flonda beach, a three
day getaway in North Carolina, a personalized trail by Walt Cook, a
tent from Halt Moon Outfitters, tree goil at the Georgia Club, several
restaurant certificates, custom-brewed beer by Walter O'Niell, home
made jewelry and a trip down the Broad River
So don your little black dress or a shirt and tie and join the Athens
Land Trust at The State Botanical Garden of Georgia for what prom
ises to be an unforgettable evening.
Where: The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
When: 7-10 p.m.
Price: S4O advance. SSO at the door
Contact: www.athenslandtrust.org
SATURDAY
What: Carty Gibson, Sean Arington and Greg Benson
Where: Bishop Park
When: 8 a.m.-noon
Price: Free
Verdict: Jazz, folk songs and blues
Contact: www.athensfarmersmarket.net
What: Summer Book Sale
Where: ACC Library
When: 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Prk: Free
Verdict: Come buy books.
Contact: (706) 613-3650
SUNDAY
What . Kinky Waikiki
Where: Farm 255
When: 10 p.m.
TUESDAY
What: Brown Bag Lunch
Where: ACC Library
When: 12:15 p.m.
Price: Free
WEDNESDAY
What: Betsy Franck, Echo Canyon, P.D. Wilder, Adam Payne,
The Sublimator
Where; Flicker Theatre & Bar
When; 8:30 p.m.
Price: $5
Verdict: You’re sure to find something you like in this variety
showcase ot musical styles.
Contact: www.myspace.com/ftickerbar
how difficult it was going
to be,” Pendergrast said.
“We just thought it was
really pretty.”
After graduating from
Price: Free
Verdict: Traditional Hawaiian
music with Western swing
added.
Contact: www.tarm2ss.com
Verdict: Thea Ellenburg, inte
rior designer, talks about
making your home more
marketable through simple
staging techniques.
Contact: (706) 613-3650
Jackson’s class,
Pendergrast found contin
ued guidance from her
boss at Aurum, Patricia
Ruppersburg who gradu
ated from the University
in 1974.
“Tricla taught me
everything I know, and
that knowledge is invalu
able to me,” Pendergrast
said. “Tricla continues to
constantly give me new
challenges.”
Working in filigree for
approximately four years
now, Pendergrast has
grown accustomed to the
finite precision that the
style requires.
“I’ve definitely gotten
better, am able to use
much harder solders, and
am quicker,” she said.
In addition to master
ing the technical challeng
es associated with filigree,
Pendergrast’s design aes
thetic has also matured
throughout her years of
experience.
Now her collections
include more intricate and
complex pieces of filigree
jewelry.
She continues to chum
out new jewelry and styles
of her own, and has start
ed to make custom pieces
for any patrons with a
specific design in mind.
“I love working with
people, and while design
ing a piece with a custom
er has its technical chal
lenges sometimes, I love
getting new inspiration for
my work like incorpo
rating different stones
into my pieces,” she said.
‘'TRY CLAY” CLASS
When: Fridays, 7 p.m.
Where: Good Dirt
Cost: Free
Get dirty at
local studio
on Friday
evenings
By CHRIS DESANTIS
Thk Red and Black
As Athens swelters in
heat and humidity, every
one left In town this sum
mer is desperate to stay
inside.
Instead of watching TV
at home. Good Dirt Studio
offers the chance to build
a large-scale sculpture or
make your very own set of
plates.
Opened in 1997 by Kate
Tremel, the studio offers a
variety of clay, sculpture
and pottery classes for
people with all levels of
experience.
“I took my first class
here in 2001 and sort of got
sucked in to working with
clay,” said Robert
Sutherland, who received
his Ph.D. at the University.
“I really loved it.”
He bought the business
from Tremel in 2004.
According to
Sutherland, there are plen
ty of reasons to get your
hands dirty at Good Dirt.
“There’s something cap
tivating about the wet clay
spinning on the wheel, the
limitless possibilities of
being able to change the
form at will,” Sutherland
said. “It's really a nice
medium for creative
expression of form.”
The gallery houses 12
resident artists; each has
his or her own unique form
and imagery. Some of them
teach; however, the majori
ty of them do not.
Their works, though,
provide amateurs with a
plethora of creative inspi
ration.
Summer classes begin
this week. Most classes are
offered In the evening, yet
the class structure is
unique.
“Students have unlimit
ed access to facilities,
where they can do whatev
er they want creatively,”
Sutherland said. “It’s total
immersion In the process.”
Students have access to
Good Dirt studios anytime
during business hours
“My way of thinking is
that students really learn
by doing,” Sutherland said
of his open studio policy.
Good Dirt also offers
Friday night “Try Clay”
classes, which are one
time classes designed for
people with no experience
who just want to do some
thing fiin and different on
a Friday night
"It’s a pretty fertile
environment for learning,”
Sutherland said.