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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. 'wuisine 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. cand 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 zt ^Vine • 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
