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Elbow room:
Georgia Museum of Art moves
Gone will be the easy walk from downtown and the shady oaks towering
above you. “I will miss North Campus," Wendy Cooper said, “but it doesn't
compare with how much storage space the facility will have, plus it will be
safer for the art.”
Cooper, who works in public relations at the Georgia Museum of Art
(GMOA) is talking about the New Performing and Visual Arts Complex open
ing on East Campus. The GMOA is part of that complex and will move to the
location with a grand opening Sunday, April 14.
The GMOA has been located on North Campus since its founding in
1948. The nucleus of the collection was given by a new student to the Uni
versity art department that year, Alfred Holbrook, a 70-year-old retired New
York lawyer. Holbrook needed a home for the 100 paintings he and his late
wife Eva Underhill Holbrook had collected over the years. He found that
home in what was then the University library.
“It is good to have a facility built as a museum," Cooper said. With
52,000 square feet, of which 9,000 square feet will be gallery space, this
building is suited for exhibiting art, including a permanent collection that
has grown from Holbrook's time to over 7,000 objects.
On the first floor, a spacious lobby gives docents and the Education
Curator a chance to talk with visiting groups. There is a 200-seat auditorium
for lectures and film and a sunny studio classroom for adults and children
to be used on the Museum's “Family Days.” Also, there is a cafe and a large
museum shop.
On the second floor, which can be reached either by a stairway or an
elevator that fits three wheelchairs, nine galleries will showcase some of the
museum’s riches and traveling exhibitions. One gallery is dedicated to the
permanent collection, which is mostly of 19th and 20th century paintings.
Another gallery is devoted to decorative arts, while yet another is set up for
prints and drawings. Two galleries are dedicated solely for traveling exhibi
tions, and an audio/visual theater will help museum patrons learn more
about current exhibitions. There is even a collections study gallery for fac
ulty and graduate students.
Each of the galleries has its own humidity system, Cooper said. With
these systems and added space, the GMOA can acquire larger exhibits and
more delicate exhibitions.
“We could not be showing the 'Italian Renaissance and Baroque Draw
ings' without these systems," Cooper said.
On the third floor is a room dedicated for the study of the extensive
GMOA collection of prints and drawings. The walls are lined with one long
easel where faculty members and students can view the work without having
to lean over them. This makes for easier viewing, but it also protects the
works, some of which date from the 16th Century. There is also a library,
which will allow the museum to unpack a few boxes and air out all of its
books on shelves. Plus, the staff at the GMOA no longer have basement
offices without windows.
“I think that the field of art is being paid more attention. This complex is
a testament to that,” Cooper said.
Indeed, the New Performing and Visual Arts Complex cost $34 million,
which was provided by private donations, the Georgia General Assembly as
a part of Governor Zell Miller's Georgia Rebound Budget for fiscal year 1993
and corporations and foundations, including major grants from the Callaway
and Woodruff Foundations.
Construction began November 1993, but anticipation of the new facility
dates before that time. Office manager Vicky Brown, who has worked at the
museum longer than anyone else, was told when she started work in June
1974 that “pretty soon, you will be in a new building." Twenty-two years
later, Brown can enjoy her new office in the new building, at least for another
year. She plans to retire in 1997. , . ,, ,.
John Hawkins
UGA will host a week of activities to open the new Performing and Vi
sual Arts Complex beginning Saturday. April 13. at 11 a.m. with a lecture by
Time Magazine ad critic Robert Hughes.
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Blue Sky Coffee, 128 College Ave.
(354-0880) — “Rhythms" by Lanora
Pierce and work by D. Moak.
Bluebird Cafe, 493 E. Clayton St.
(549-3663) — Paintings by Langford.
Chef Wolfgang's European Res
taurant, 1074 Baxter St. (369-8333)
— Paintings by Mikelle Kinnard.
Dogwood Cafe, 311 E. Broad St.
(548-5187) — Paintings by Christine
Springett, photographs by Kathleen
Reagan and Natalie Petito.
Clayton Street Deli, 445 E. Clayton
St. (369-9717) — “Numbered Acces
sories' by David Robert Voll.
Espresso Royale Caffe, 297 E
Broad St. (613-7449)—Batiks by Paul
Hollands and Marcia Thibodeau.
Five Points Deli, 1650 S. Lumpkin
St. (546-8915) — Paintings by Peter
Thompson.
The Grit, 199 Prince Ave. (543-6592)
— Photographs by Pam Pecchio.
Guaranteed, 167 E. Broad SI. (208-
0962) — Photographs by Jeff Luckey.
Karen’s Catering, 54 N. Main St..
Walkinsville (769-7219) — Paintings
by Pamela Thrasher through March.
Kumquat Mae, 217 Hiawassee Ave.
(549-4404) — Sculpture by Joni
Younkins.
Jittery Joe’s, 243 Washington Si.
(548-3116) — “2 Chinese Guys
Smokin' Opium," a painting show of the
works ol Tim Conley and John Mobilio.
last Resort Grill, 184 W. Clayton St.
(549-0810) — Works by Bob Marable.
Lumpkin Cafe, 1700 Lumpkin SI.
(543-3122) — Paintings by John
Cleaveland.
Washington Street Tavern, 318 E.
Washington SI. (613-7817) — Oils by
Betty Gantt Walker. Plus, sketches of tav
ern patrons by Brian Crean.
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Dream Catcher, 163 N. Jackson St.
(543-2616) — “More than Abstract
Landscapes," paintings by S. Kohl
Mathews. Also, ceramics by Ryan Berg.
Reception Saturday, April 13,7-9 p.m.
Hair Solutions, 840 Hawthorne Ave.
(546-4977) — Watercolors by Jean
McLean Gibson through March.
Intrigue Styling Studio, 157 B Col
lege Ave. (354-8710) — Oil Dainlings
by Dawn Kinney: "Pennsylvania Land
scape," a view through oil on canvas.
Lock Nest Hair Studio, 156A Col
lege Ave. (546-7288) — Watercolors
by Jane Gibson.
Rage, 132 College Ave. (548-8178)—
“For the Love of Bongo," new works
about Bongo the flying dog (who also
plays a mean piano) by Peter Loose.
The Ritzz Salon, Athens Business
Center, 2440 W. Broad SI. (546-8200)
— Jill Leite's watercolors of UGA ar
chitecture.
Strand, 1625 S. Lumpkin St. (549-
8074) —- Academic drawings by John
Wright.
and
^aUeries
Athens 96, corner of Washington and
Hull (354-0096) — Works by Sarah
Pattison, John Moon and Stan Mullins.
Athens-Clarke County Library,
2025 Baxter St. (613-3650) — In the
Young Adults and Children's Section:
photographs by Valerie Frey and masks
by Montessori students, tn the Heritage
Room: Cherokee genealogy display. In
the Heritage Room hallway: "A Senior
Retrospective," handmade books by
senior citizens at the Athens Council on
Aging. Also, paintings by Connee Flynn.
State Botanical Garden, 2450 S.
Milledge Ave. (542-1244) — “Land
scapes of Oconee County," oil paintings
by Rend Guerin. Through April 28.
Burnt Earth, 115 Towns Grocery Rd.
(369-3935) — Local pottery, paintings
and sculpture.
Clayton Street Galleries, 351 E.
Clayton St. (549-9299) — "The Five
Ring Circus Arts Exhibit." an invitational
exhibition through May 8. The exhibit
will then travel to other venues and back
again to Athens for the Olympics.
Gathering Thyme Art Gallery, 1700
S. Broad St., Commerce, Ga. (335-
3964) — Work by Wendy Giminski.
Georgia Museum of Art, Perform
ing and Visual Arts Complex, East Cam
pus (542-GMOA or 542-1668) —
Grand Opening of the Performing and
Visual Arts Complex is Sunday, April 14.
Come see the new building and eight
new exhibitions. Call for details. Begin
ning on that day: “Permanent Collec
tion of Paintings,'' “Tiffany Glass from
the McConnell Collection," “Picaresque
Voyages: Albert P. Ryder's Shore Scene
and Howard Pyle's Marooned," “From
Bonnard to Toulouse-Lautrec: Avant-
Garde Prinlmaking in France in the
1890s,” “Masterpieces of European
Painting from Bob Jones University,"
“Contemporary Aboriginal Art,” “Italian
Renaissance and Baroque Drawings"
and at the new sculpture court, “Jane
Manus Sculptures."
Hudson Studios (under Homeplace),
1676 S. Lumpkin St. (549-2741) —
Small oils, pastels and watercolors by
Charles Hudson and framed wildflow-
ers by Terianne Hudson.
The Loef Gallery, 320 E. Clayton St.
(546-7580)—Paintings and jewelry by
Flo Gross. Leaded, etched and fused
glass by Bea Lilly Hatala plus works by
members of the Visual Arts Guild.
Lowery Photography and Gallery,
9 School St.. Watkinsville (769-9557)
— “Ten Thousand Joys, Ten 'i housand
Sorrows." Paintings by John Hawkins,
sculpture by Stacey Johnson and paint
ings by Scott Pope through April 20.
Lyndon House Art Center, 293 Hoyt
St. (613-3623) — Beginning April 12:
"The Grant Show," a series of solo ex
hibitions by artists in the area who were
awarded the last Individual Artist grants
by the Georgia Council on the Arts.
Come see Jim Buonaccorsi, Anita But
ler, Toni Carlucci, Donald Chambers,
Marilyn Darden, Melissa Harshman,
Cary Emile Jordan, Carl Martin, Ted
Suape and Mark Steinmetz. Opening
reception Friday, April 12, from 5-7 p.m.
Madison-Morgan Cultural Center,
434 S. Main St. (342-47-,3) — Bird-
houses and sculpture by Charles Ratliff.
Oconee County Civic Center, 2661
Hog Mountain Rd. (769-3902) — On
going exhibition of over 40 works ot
various media by the members of the
Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation.
St. Gregory the Great Episcopal
Church, 3195 Barnett Shoals Rd. (546-
7553) — Paintings by Scott Pope.
Tate Student Center Gallery, UGA
Tate Center (542-3816)—“Contempla
tion," paintings by Josephine
Bloodgood. Through April 12.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship,
780 Timothy Rd. (546-7914) — Paint
ings and sculpture by Elizabeth Bishop-
Martin.
Visual Arts Building, UGA Campus
(542-1511) — “Southeastfrintmaking
and Book Art Invitational".
Wild Rabbit, 425 E. Hancock Ave.
(353-3802) — Featuring various clay
artists from around the Athens area.
William J- Thompson Gallery, Jack-
son Street, south of Broad Street (542-
2468) — "Teddy Who?," an installation
by Massachusetts sculptor Steve
Silveria. The interactive installation ad
dresses the absurdity of commercialism.
C^lrl and
(^Retail
Above the Rug, 1658 S. Lumpkin St.
(369-7766) — Hand-painted furniture
and accessories by Julie Martin and
paintings and hand-painted pillows by
Karin Bostwick.
Ampt Skate Shop, 512 N. Thomas St.
(369-7646) — Alison Rentz's Le-Lil:
mixed media.
Art Masters Framing and Gallery,
13 N. Main SI.. Walkinsville (769-4450)
— Brand new dulcimers and rabbit an
gels. combining a love for the environ
ment with a love for art, by Peter Loose.
Plus, pottery by Flora Eustis and many
other local artists.
Aurum Studios, 125 E. Clayton SI.
(546-8826) — Landscapes by David
Mudrinich.
Loblolly Frame Shop, 153 N. Jack-
son St. — Eclectic collection of local
artists, featuring potters from the Ath
ens area
John Hawkins
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• INAUGURAL CELEBRATION WEEKEND: UGA will host a week's
worth of activities to celebrate the opening of the new Performing
and Visual Arts Complex. Call 542-4400 for details. Saturday. April
13. at 11 a.m.. Time Magazine art critic Robert Hughes will speak
in Hugh Hodgson Hall. It's free, but space is limited. Get tickets at
the box office. Call 542-4400 for more info. • The Performing and
Visual Arts Exposition, a multi-activity grand opening, will begin
Sunday. April 14. at 2 p.m. and will feature eight new exhibitions,
for details, call 542-GMOA or 542-1668. • The Italian Film Festival
starts Friday. April 19. at 7:30 p.m. in the new auditorium at the
new museum. Fiorile(VJM Flower) directed by Paolo and Vittorio
Tavaini. This is part of a four-film series that runs through June 7.
The cost is S2 • New sessions for Docent Training will begin Tues
day, April 16. at 12:10 p.m. and run through June 4 at the new
museum. Docent training isopen to new and returning volunteers.
Call 542-3255 for details.
• OTHER EVENTS: There will be an opening reception for an exhibi
tion of works by Wendy Giminski af the Gathering Thyme Ail Gal
lery in Commerce. Ga.. Saturday. April 13. at 1 p.m. Call 335-3964
for more info • The opening reception for the Student Photogra
phy Show at UGA's Tate Student Center Gallery will be Tuesday,
April 16. from 6-7 p.m. • Creative Weekends Art Exhibition, spon
sored by the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation and featuring
children's art, will be Saturday. April 13. Upm 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at
189 VFW Drive, next to the Watkinsville Community Center. For.,
details, call 769-4565. • Art therapist Susanne Fincher will give a
free workshop on creating mandalas Sunday. Apnl 14. at 5 p.m. at
the Athens Yoga Center on Clayton Street. Call 369-0697 or 546-
4200 for details. • The opening reception for the Student Photogra
phy Show at the Tate Center Gallery will be Tuesday. April 16. from
6-7 p.m • Julia Cameron, author of The Artist's Way, will conduct a
week-long creativity camp conference in Black Mountain. N.C June
3-8. This will be her only week-long appearance for 1996-199/.
For details, call Derek Evans at 704-683-2426 or email
Gargoyle53lAol.com.
• CONGRATULATIONS: One of June Johnston's paintings from her
new series "Ancient Origins" was selected for the Southeastern'
Exhibition at the Mobile Museum of Art in Mobile. Ala The show
rubs through mid-June
• OPPORTUNITY: Applications are now available for the'Student
Photography Show at 153 Tate Student Center or the Tate Center
, Info Desk at UGA Applicants must be UGA students, and no mor?
than four works can be submitted. No computer art. please. Prized
will be awarded for Best of Show, first place (color and b&w) and
second placje (color and b&w). The exhibit will run from April 16-
May 4 Deadline is Thursday April 11
• Hurry: Southeast Printmaking and Book Art Invitational at the
Visual Art's Building closes'April 12 Contemplation," pairtfrfKjs by
Josephine Bloodgood at the Tate Student Center Gallery closes'April
12 Cancer Mask.' an‘exhibition of new' sculpture by Jennifer
Torres-Rzetetny at T w Arts ExsM.nge.m Atlanta -W-ojr-JZ’ *'
ends April 13-
» John Hawkins
April 10, 1996 FLAGPOLE OB HU