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October, finals in December. Cost: $10, amateurs
only. 706-613-3580. Visit the Teen Talent Showcase
page at www.accleisureservices.com.
. ART EVENTS
BETTY EDGE Opening reception for new exhibit of
nature images by Betty Edge. Botanical Garden on
Sunday, Sept. 30, 1:30-3:30 p.m. 706-542-6130.
BRICK HOUSE STUDIO Brick House Studio presents
"The World at Large: Modern Portraits," featuring
work by Rinne Allen, Dana Downs, Ella Grace Downs,
Henry DuVall, Jim Fiscus, Curtis Knapp, Michael
Lachowski, Bryan Redding and John Martin Taylor.
Outdoor music festival and closing event on Sunday,
Oct. 7, 1-6 p.m. Visit www.lamarwood.com for di
rections and more information.
D. PIERCE GILTNER "Preserving the Past, Presenting
to the Future" is a solo exhibit in the main gallery of
the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation. Over 50 pieces
featuring found materials discovered in old slave
cabins and tenant houses. An opening reception will
be held on Saturday, Oct. 6, 6 p.m. 706-769-4565.
GUIDED TOUR AT GMOA Tour the "More Than Words"
exhibit on Thursday, Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. Georgia
Museum of Art, 706-542-6442.
"HAUNTINGS" Opening reception for "Hauntings,"
a group show featuring work from over 30 area art
ists, including Megan Cattau, Owen Cornish, Paige
Cummings, Will Eskridge, Robin Fay, Will Jacques
and more. Blue Bell Gallery, Comer on Saturday, Oct.
20 at 7 p.m. For more info, call 706-783-4665, or
visit www.bluebellgallery.net.
HERBERT CREECY Opening reception for "Herbert
Creecy: Selected Works," which contains over 40
pieces, including paintings on canvas, sculptures
and sketchbooks. Many have never been exhibited.
Madison-Morgan Cultural Center on Friday, Oct. 5,
7-10 p.m. Additional events include the screening
of a documentary about the artist, and an informal
talk by friends of Creecy on Nov. 11. 706-342-4743,
www.madisonmorgancultural.org.
KATHERINE McGUIRE Opening reception for
"Revisions." featuring screen prints on wood. Flicker
Theatre & Bar on Thursday, Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. For
more information, call 706-546-0039.
OPENING RECEPTION The Pecan Orchard Art Gallery
in Greensboro hosts the opening of the "First Annual
Locals Art Exhibition." Some Athens artists are fea
tured. Saturday, Sept. 29, 6-10 p.m. Call 706-454-
2161 for directions.
STUDIO MOD GLASS Local jewelry artist Annette
Paskiewicz and OK Coffee present an evening of
sparkly jewelry and live music from The Jumpin'
Jesus Christers. OK Coffee, corner of College &
Clayton, downtown Athens, on Friday, Oct. 5, 6-9
p.m. FREE! www.studiomodglass.com.
SUSAN NEES Opening reception for exhibit of oil
paintings by Susan Nees. Oconee County Library on
Friday, Oct. 12, 7-9 p.m. 706-769-3950.
R. WOOD STUDIO CERAMICS SALE Fall Sale at 450
Georgia Dr. on Saturday, Sept. 29, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
706-613-8525, www.rwoodstudio.com.
ART ANNOUNCEMENTS
ARTISTS' WEBSITE Free website for Georgia artists
18 & up. Have up to five pages. See more at www.
artistsingeorgia.com. From the Art Development
Council of Georgia, 706-486-6808.
CALL FOR ARTISTS & PERFORMERS Works sought
in all media which explore food politics and issues,
and in particular the impact of food production on
ourselves and our environment for "Ingest." Curated
by Beth Sale. Deadline: Nov. 9. Exhibit dates: Jan.
19-Mar. 2. Email low-res jpgs or urls to ingest@
athica.org or mail short proposal with SASE to
ATHICA, 160 Tracy St., Unit 4, Athens, GA 30601.
Also, performance artists and musicians sought for
affiliated events for "Ingest." Email your ideas to
ingest@athica.org.
REPUBLIC WANTS ART Republic Salon (located on
the 3rd floor of Tasty World) is looking for artists to
hang two-dimensional artwork. Submit samples to
reDublicsalon@gmail.com. Also, the salon is seek
ing local artists to decorate the stairwell. Submit a
proposal via email (republicsalon@gmail.com) or in
person at the salon.
ART CLASSES
BEADING CLASSES Beading classes for kids and
adults: basic beading, seed beads and wirework.
Wire Wrap mini-workshops on Saturday, Sept. 29,
10:30 a.m., 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Cost: $10. Side
Street Beads, Watkinsville. For more info, visit www.
sidestreetbeads.com, or call 706-769-9901.
"THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ARTIST" One-day work
shop for artists wanting to turn their art into a
business. Point of Art Gallery, Union Point, on
Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more info, call
706-486-6808, or visit www.thepointofart.net.
GOOD DIRT Fall classes for adults and children. New
after-school art program for ages 6-12, on Tuesdays
and Thursdays, 3-5:30 p.m. Cost: $20/day or $30
both days per week. Taught by Andrea Trombetta.
See website for details. Try Clay every Friday, 7-9
p.m. and Sundays, 2-4 p.m. (for families). Cost:
$20. Registration, 706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net.
OPEN STUDIO: LIFE DRAWING Refine your drawing
skills with live models, no instruction, provide your
own supplies. Ages 18 & up. Georgia Museum of Art
on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. Cost: $3 per session.
706-542-4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.
ART AROUND TOWN
A. La FERA SALON Paintings by Perry McCrackin.
Through Sept.
ACC LIBRARY Paintings by Connie Flynn. Through
Oct.
ANTIQUES & JEWELS Athens-themed oils, acrylics
and watercolors by local artist Maty Porter.
ATHENS ACADEMY In the Myers Gallery, new exhibit
of paintings by local artists Jamie Calkin and Sue
Marion. Through Oct. 20. Also, drawings by Amy
Michel at the Science & Art Bldg. Foyer Gallery; rugs
by Bonnie Montgomery and jewelry and enamels by
Jim Norton in the Bertelsmann Gallery. Through Oct.
12. Call for hours the school's galleries are open to
the public, 706-549-9225
ATHICA ""Animal Instincts: Allegory and
Anthropomorphism." Through Nov. 11.
AURUM STUDIO "Travels," recent paintings by
Shannon Candler. Also, "Precious Landscapes," jew
elry by Aurum. Through Oct. 13.
BIG CITY CAFE "Serpents and Civilization" photogra
phy by Matthew King. Through Sept. Up next: pho
tography by Jacob Malovany through Oct.
BLUE BELL GALLERY (Comer) "Hauntings," group
show featuring work from over 30 area artists. See
Art Events. Oct. 4-27.
BOTANICAL GARDEN New nature images by Betty
Edge. See Art Events. Sept. 30-0ct. 24.
CINE Images of Iraq by Peter Frey.
CIRCLE GALLERY (UGA College of Environment
and Design) "Cortona Experiences with Professor
Calabria," a collection of photography, drawings,
and landscape plans completed by students during
their studies in Cortona, Italy. Through Sept. 30.
CLAYTON STREET GALLERY "Interior Landscapes,"
featuring work by Jeffrey Whittle, Michael Oliveri,
Brian Bishop and many more. Also featured on this
week's cover. Curated by Beth Sale. Through Oct. 7.
ESPRESSO ROYALE CAFFE Prints by local printmaker
Talia Bromstad. Through Oct. 1.
FIVE STAR DAY CAFE (Eastside) Contemporary por
traits by Will L. Eskridge (www.willeskridge.com).
Through Sept. 30.
FLAT PENNY FOLK GALLERY "Sobriety Show," by
D.M. Kirwin. Through Nov. 7.
FLICKER THEATRE & BAR Cartoon-based paint
ings by Jeff Owens (www.jefftowens.com). Also,
embroidery based on comics and rock album art by
Jared Brown. Through Sept. Next up: "Revisions," by
Katherine McGuire. Opens Oct. 4.
GALLERY@GOOD DIRT "Pushing Tradition:
Asheville's New Voices," functional pottery by up-
and-coming potters Josh Copus, Kyle Carpenter, Joy
Tanner, Matt Jacobs, Courtney Martin and Naomi
Dalglish. Through mid Oct.
GEORGIA CENTER (HILL ATRIUM) "1980
Championship Year Revisited," photographs by
Wingate Downs. Through Sept. 30.
GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART "More Than Words:
Illustrated Letters from the Smithsonian's Archives
of American Art." Through Oct. 14. "Amazing Grace:
Self-Taught Artists from the Mullis Collection," "Real
Western Wear: Beaded Gauntlets from the William
Healey Collection." Sept. 29-Jan. 6. "Landscape
Series, 1-12" by Frances de La Rosa.
THE GRIT Paintings by Matt Blanks (www.mattblank-
sart.com). Next up: Paintings by Amanda DeLong
starting Sept. 30; Folk art by John Sperry on Oct.
21; photography by Robert Lowery on Nov. 11.
HEALING ARTS CENTRE Expressive paintings and
poetry from patients, their caregivers and sup
port people who are taking classes at the Loran
Smith Center for Cancer Support (706-475-4900).
The show is designed to raise awareness about the
"In Her Shoes" fundraising walk on Oct. 20 (see
Events).
JITTERY JOE'S (Five Points) "Keepsakes," works by
Genevieve Swinford and Dana Jo Cooley. Through
Oct. 15
JITTERY JOE'S (Eastside) Works on paper by Tim
Conley. Through Sept.
LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART In the Main Gallery:
"Cowboy Magic," paintings by Richard Roth. Through
Oct. 5. At Broad St. Gallery: "Snap to Grid," an ex
hibition by Brett MacFadden, the first to feature his
experimental typography on paper and in gold leaf
on the windows of the gallery. Through Sept. 28
LEATHERS BUILDING (offices of John Shewe and
Neil Anderson) "FRESH," paintings by Catherine
Stinson.
LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER "Artists of Note: A
Visual Celebration of Music and Dance." Through
Nov. 3. "Women of Biblical Proportion," an art quilt
show io benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society. Admission is free, donations accepted.
Through Oct. 8.
MADISON-MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (Madison)
"Herbert Creecy: Selected Works," Sept. 28-Dec. 13.
Sculpture park featuring two pieces by Athens artist
Didi Dunphy.
MERCURY LOUNGE Work by Randall Jason Irving
and William Carey Whitley. Through Sept. 30.
OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY Oil paintings by Susan
Nees and original beaded jewelry by Laura Nix.
Through Oct.
ORIGINAL FINE ART GALLERY (Elements Art
Supply) "Pipin' Hot Pictures" by Greg Benson.
Through Oct. 31.
SWEET RETREAT (Towncenter, Watkinsville)
Landscapes, botanicals and portraits in acrylic,
pastel and watercolor by Kate Sherrill. Also, three
painted antique windows. Through Oct. 31.
TRANSMETROPOLITAN "Underwaterthings," new
paintings and drawings by Joe Havasy, Mike Groves
and Chris Parry. Through Sept. 30. Up next: work by
Lauren Greg, through Oct. 31.
UGA RUSSELL LIBRARY "History Lives in the
Russell Library: Highlights from the Russell Library's
Collections," featuring the "greatest hits" from the
Russell Library's political collections. Through Feb.
1, 2008. www.libs.uga.edu/Russell.
UGA ADERHOLD HALL (Room 232) Photographs of
Antarctica by former UGA Prof. Bob Hart, his wife
Nancy and friends taken during a December 2006
trip. Through Sept. 28.
UGA TATE CENTER GALLERY "Musica Con Amore"
an exhibit by Athens artist Lumi Sakakura. Still-life
pastels, charcoals and ink drawings that serve as
visual metaphors for music. Through Oct. 5.
WILLIAM J. THOMPSON GALLERY (UGA Campus,
South Thomas St.) BFA Fabric Design Exit Show fea
turing work by Kerry Jones. Through Sept. 28. Next
up: new work by first-year sculpture MFA students.
Sept. 29-0ct. 12.
Z-DOG BAKERY & PET SUPPLY "Pure Dog," photo
graphs by Holly Brown.
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