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STOP AND GO
You, Me, and the Bus: Athens has a new form of public sculpture,
thanks in part to Chris Evans and the Athens Area Arts Council,
along with Athens Transit and Athens-Clarke County. Entries were
required to be able to shelter a minimum of three people and
one wheelchair space, and to express themes of transportation
and movement. In May of 2006, a jury selected four winning .
proposals out of 48 entries. Athens Design Development, which
is comprised of Didi Dunphy, Carol John, Lou Kregel, Michael
Lachowski, Carl Martin and Michael Oliveri, designed "Blazberry
Highway." See this bus shelter on West Broad Street, next to the
entrance to St. Mary's Hospital. The name is inspired by the color
of the shelter. Christopher Fennell, of Birmingham, AL, designed
a bus shelter incorporating pieces of a recycled school bus. This
sculpture/ shelter is on West Broad Street/ Atlanta Highway,
near McDonald's and Hampton Inn. Craig
Brimley and Stephanie Hui of New York
City designed the sleek seat on Alps Road,
near SunTrust Bank. Their design allows an
entranceway for shoppers on both sides of
the shelter. "Recycled Rails," designed by
Joe Maddox of North Carolina, has been
installed on Baxter Street, near Wolf Camera
and Jittery Joe's. "You, Me, and The Bus"
marks an important move towards public
sculpture in Athens. Let's hope the ball
keeps rolling, www.athensarts.org.
Healing Art: Work.by students in Sarah
Pattison's expressive painting class, titled
"Seeing with a Wild Eye," is currently on
view at the Healing Arts Centre on Prince
Avenue. A member of the Society of Arts in
Healthcare (SAH), Pattison guides cancer
patients, caregivers and family members
through an introspective process to create
art in a nurturing environment at the Loran
Smith Center for Cancer Support. Each
of the 12 artists exhibited at The Healing
Arts Centre remains anonymous; protecting
privacy is among the guidelines that help
promote exploration in the class. Pattison,
an artist herself, says, "This method is
proving very valuable to those suffering
from cancer and those who support them
simply because there is a permission to say
what cannot be said and to have a safe
place to express feelings that arise from the
stresses caused by life-threatening illness.
It requires no previous painting experi
ence." Pattison knows firsthand how dif
ficult it can be to navigate a battle against
cancer; she and her siblings dealt with their
mother's struggle with the disease.
In addition to the painting class, the
Loran Smith Center offers free counseling,
yoga and a poetry workshop. Poems from
"The Woven Dialogue Workshop," facili
tated by Sara Baker, are also on display
at Healing Arts. On Saturday, Oct. 20, as
part of the "In Their Shoes" fundraiser, a
13-mile walk that begins and ends at the
Loran Smith Center, The Healing Arts Centre
will be hosting a Yogathon. Participants in
the Yogathon will be helping to raise funds
for the Loran Smith Center by getting spon
sors to contribute Si for every sun salutation they complete. Stop
by the Healing Arts Centre, located at 834 Prince Avenue, on that
day, to cheer on participants in the walk and the Yogathon, and to
view the art on the last day of display. For more on the Yogathon,
see www.healingartscentre.net or 706-613-1143. For more on the
Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support, see www.armc.org/health/
cancer.shtml or call 706-475-4900.
Jars are also repeated in several images. "Revisions (grass jars)"
shows the jars filled with grass, which convey a different meaning
than the empty jars in other panels. "Revisions" was inspired by
McGuire's recent process of regaining vision after an event left her
blinded in one eye. She says, "The original sketches for this series
were done while I was undergoing extensive surgeries and recuper
ating. The actual printing was started while I was still traveling
back and forth to Emory for doctor's visits and injections into my
eye which left it very difficult to see for large portions of time."
"Revisions" will be on display through the first week of November.
McGuire also currently has a semester-long installation in the
window of the historic Tanner Building, which houses Ideas for
Creative Exploration (ICE). Passersby are invited to take prints
that have been adhered to the exterior window, reminiscent of
Felix Gonzalez-Torres' stacks of paper. Mark Callahan, assistant
director of ICE, suggests that the diminishing prints, on trans
lucent vellum paper, affect the view of the installation. As more
prints are removed, more light comes through the window. The
Historic Tanner Building is located on Fulton Street., off South
Jackson Street. Find out more at www.ice.uga.edu.
Top: “Recycled Rails,” designed by Joe Maddox, is on Baxter Street, near Wolf Camera and Jittery Joe’s.
Bottom: Craig Brimley and Stephanie Hui designed this sleek shelter on Alps Road, near SunTrust Bank.
Revisions: Work by Katherine McGuire, an MFA candidate in
Printmaking at UGA, is currently on view at Flicker Theatre and
Bar. Originally from California, she received a BA in Anthropology
at NYU in 2003. McGuire has titled the series of screenprints
"Revisions," referring to the change of meaning that occurs
when images are placed in a different context. An example of this
change is the use of a young girl's feet, clad in Mary Janes, on
two different panels. In one panel, McGuire has printed the image
so that the feet appear to rest on a solid surface. In a separate
piece, titled "revisions (girl)," the same feet are seen floating
above a grr en lamb. A young girl with hands over her eyes stands
in the foreground, suggesting thoughts of Mary and her lost lamb.
Endnotes: Don't forget to check out Elliott Earls' performance and
film screening at Cin6 on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. Earls will
also attend the opening reception for his exhibit at the Lamar
Dodd School of Art Main Gallery on Friday, Oct. 19, 6-8 p.m.
Stuart Fleisher will have work on display at Jittery Joe's in Five
Points. There will be a reception on Monday, Oct. 22, starting at 6
p.m., featuring live music by A Tale of Two Caleys. The exhibit will
be on display through of November.
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