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Deadline for getting listed in Bulletin Board is every THURSDAY at 5 p.m. for the print issue that comes out the following Wednesday. Online listings are updated daily. Email calendar@flagpole.com. Art AAAC QUARTERLY GRANT (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council offers $500 grants to visual and performing artists in any medium to support specific projects that enrich the culture of Athens. Rolling dead lines are Mar. 15, June 15, Sept. 15 and Dec. 15. Apply online, www. athensarts.org/support ART MART CALL FOR ARTISTS AND VENDORS (Lyndon House Arts Center) Applications are now open for fine artists and craftspeo ple to participate in the indoor 2025 Art Market. All mediums welcome. Free to apply. $60 (vendor fee). Deadline Jan. 15. Event held May 17,10 a.m.-5 p.m. www.lyndon houseartsfoundation.com ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM (Lyndon House Arts Center) The AIR Program provides participants with a semi-private workspace, access to the center's seven open studios and a $250 stipend. Rising professional and studio-based artists are invited to apply. Artists will be expected to present their work in a workshop or artist talk and will be invited to take part in a group exhibition with other AIR Program alumni. Applications are reviewed Apr. 20 for residencies beginning July 1 and Sept. 20 for residencies beginning Jan. 1. www. accgov.com/lyndonhouse ATHENS CREATIVE DIRECTORY (Athens, GA) The ACD is a platform to connect creatives with patrons. Visual artists, musicians, actors, writers and other creatives are encouraged to create a free listing, www.athenscreatives.directory BIPOC ARTIST/CURATOR PROJ ECT OPEN CALL (Lyndon House Arts Center) Seeking BIPOC individ uals residing in Georgia to develop an art exhibition to be on display for 6- 8 weeks at the LHAC. A stipend of $1,500 is provided, www.accgov. com/9799/ArtistCurator CALL FOR ART (Amici at The Falls) Amici is seeking artists to share art work in monthly exhibitions. Email an introduction and a few examples of work, careywelsh20@gmail.com CALL FOR ARTISTS (Winterville, GA) The 2025 Winterville Marigold Festival is seeking theme artwork to be featured on posters, T-shirts and more. Marigold or Winterville- themed artwork preferred. Deadline to apply Jan. 1,5 p.m. www.mari- goldfestival.com CALL FOR COLLECTORS (Lyndon House Arts Center) The LHAC's “Collections from our Community” series features unique collections of objects found in the closets, cabinets and shelves of Athenians. Email if interested in displaying your collection. shelby.little@ accgov.com CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (Lyndon House Arts Center) The 50th Juried Exhibition will be juried by Michael Rooks, Wieland Family Senior Curator of Modern and Contem porary Art at the High Museum in Atlanta. Submissions accepted Jan. 7- 24. Exhibition on view Mar. 13- May 10. accgov.com/lyndonhouse JOKERJOKERTV CALL FOR ART ISTS (Online) JOKERJOKERtv is actively accepting proposals for collaboration from visual, musical and video artists and curators living in Athens. Artists worldwide can also submit music videos, short films, skits and ideas to share with a weekly livestream audience, www. jokerjokertv.com/submit OPEN STUDIOS (Lyndon House Arts Center) Studio members have access to spaces for painting, print making, photography, ceramics, jewelry, fiber and woodworking. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $65/month. www. accgov.com/7350/Open-Studio- Membership PUBLIC ART SELECTION PANELS (Athens GA) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission is seeking community members to participate in upcoming public art selection panels. Panels review, evaluate and select from submitted proposals for ACC-funded public art com missions. www.accgov.com/9656/ Public-Art-Selection-Panels Classes A COURSE OF LOVE (Unity Athens Church) Learn a positive path for spiritual living based on/I Course in Miracles. Wednesdays, 10-11:30 a.m. FREE! www.unity athens.com ACCENT REDUCTION CLASS (Covenant Presbyterian Church) Improve your American English pronunciation skills. Forages 18 and up. Tuesdays, 12 p.m. FREE! marjoriemiller@gmail.com ART CLASSES (K.A. Artist Shop) The shop offers a range of fine art classes and workshops for adults, private classes and parties, summer camps, and art clubs for youth. Register online, www.kaartist.com BLACKSMITHING CLASSES (Green- how Handmade Ironworks, Wash ington) A variety of blacksmithing classes include “First Time at the Forge: Three Hook Rack” (Jan. 4 or Feb. 8), “Beginner Blacksmithing: Forge a Fire Poker” (Jan. 11), “Forge a Medieval Flail” (Jan. 17), “Beginner Blacksmithing: Forge a Bottle Opener" (Jan. 25), “Crash Course in Artistic Blacksmithing” (Feb. 9-10, $250) and “Forging Basic Tongs” (Feb. 15). Classes run 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $150/class. www.greenhowhandmade.com/ blacksmith-classes CANOPY CLASSES & SCHOLAR SHIPS (Canopy Studio) Canopy offers a variety of trapeze and aerial arts classes for children and adults. Scholarships and financial aid are available. outreach@canopystudio. org, www.canopystudio.org/ outreach/scholarships DANCE CLASSES (East Athens Educational Dance Center) The center offers classes in ballet, hip hop, jazz, modern and tap. Lunch time classes are available for adults including “Pilates & Dance Condi tioning" on Wednesdays at noon. www.accgov.com/myrec PETANQUE CLUB OF ATHENS (5 Alumni Dr.) Learn to play Petanque. RSVP for a free Wednesday intro duction. athenspetanqueclub@ gmail.com, www.athenspetanque club.wixsite.com/play TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS CLASSES (Live Oak Martial Arts) Traditional and modern-style Tae kwondo, self-defense, grappling and weapons classes are offered for all ages. Classes in Jodo, the art of the Japanese staff and sword, are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 p.m. Visit the website for a full schedule, www.liveoak martialarts.com UGA COMMUNITY ART SCHOOL (Lamar Dodd School of Art) This new program features 10-week courses for adult students seeking to learn new skills or expand their artistic expression. “Drawing Other Humans" runs Tuesdays, Jan. 28- Apr. 8, 6-8:30 p.m. $450. Register by Jan. 15. art.uga.edu/uga- community-art-school YOGA AND MORE (Revolution Ther apy and Yoga) Revolution is a multi purpose mind-body wellness studio offering yoga and therapy with an emphasis on trauma-informed prac tices. Check website for upcoming classes and programs, www.revolu- tiontherapyandyoga.com YOGA CLASSES (Highland Yoga) Classes are offered seven days a week. Intro offer includes 30 days for $30. www.highland-yoga.com YOGA CLASSES (Let It Be Yoga Studio, Watkinsville) Classes are offered in Hatha, Vinyasa, Kundalini, beginner, gentle and other styles. Check online calendar for weekly offerings, www.letitbeyoga.org YOGA CLASSES (Shakti Yoga Ath ens) This body-neutral and trauma- informed space in Normaltown offers heated and unheated classes. Classes are offered in Power Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Yin and Restorative Yoga. New student offer: four weeks of unlimited yoga for $40. shakti yogaathens.com Help Out ATHENS REPAIR CAFE (Solid Waste Office) The repair cafe is seeking volunteers comfortable fixing any of the following: clothing, pillows, small appliances, lamps, elec tronics, computers, bikes, small engines, clocks, knives, tools. The repair cafe is held the fourth Sunday of every month. reuse@accgov. com, www.accgov.com/RepairCafe MLK DAY OF SERVICE (Athens, GA) Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day by volunteering on Jan. 20. Over 30 different community orga nizations, cemeteries, schools and government agencies will host ser vice projects. Registration deadline Jan. 17. www.accgov.com/mlkday MULTIPLE CHOICES VOLUNTEERS (Multiple Choices Center for Inde pendent Living) Seeking volunteers to assist a nonprofit agency that serves individuals living with dis abilities throughout a 10-country area of Northeastern Georgia. Con tact Daniel Myers at 706-850-4025 or dmyers@multiplechoices.us PET FOOD PANTRY (Animal Ser vices Adoption Center) The Animal Services community pet food pantry provides pet food to ACC residents at no cost. Donations always welcome. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, 12-3 p.m. www.accgov.com/adoptioncenter SEEKING BOARD MEMBERS (Big ger Vision of Athens) The nonprofit homeless shelter Bigger Vision of Athens, Inc. is seeking new mem bers for its board of directors. The application is available online, the- biggervisionshelter@gmail.com, www.bvoa.org/boardmember SEEKING BOARD MEMBERS (Mor ton Theatre Corporation) The Mor ton Theatre Corporation is seeking new members for its board of direc tors and volunteers. The application is available online. board@morton theatre.com, www.mortontheatre. com/join-the-board TOWELS FOR ANIMALS (ACCGov Animal Services Adoption Center) Seeking donations of gently used bath towels and hand rags for bath ing animals and cleaning kennels. Donations can be dropped off at the door if it’s after hours, www.accgov. com/animalservices TRAIL GUIDING (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Volunteers lead small groups of children on hikes around the nature center trails and emphasize the lesson for the day by incorporating things found on the hike. Register online, accgov. givepulse.com/event/379177-Trail- Guides-Training Kidstuff ART CARD CLUB FOR PRE-TEENS AND TEENS (K.A. Artist Shop) Draw, paint, collage and create your own collection of art cards. Materi als provided. Fridays, 6-7:30 p.m. $28/drop-in, $200 (10 classes). www.kaartist.com ATHENS FOREST KINDERGARTEN (Sandy Creek Park) Now enroll ing children ages 3-6. AFK is a cooperative preschool that aims to develop initiative, persistence, interdependence, and empathy. www.athensforestkindergarten.org BRELLA ACTIVITIES ('BRELLA STUDIO) After-school art lessons for ages 6-11 include drawing and mixed media activities and are held Monday and Tuesday afternoons. Family Playgroups are for ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Check website soft QDQOQODGl] Ge™ ACE/FRANCISCO GALLERY (675 Pulaski St., Suite 1500) “Murmur Trestle: Photographs by Jason Thrasher" shares images from a new book of photos taken during different seasons over the course of six years. Through Dec. 30. • “Grit Portraits: Paintings by Tobiah Cole” includes portraits of some of the artist's friends from his many years at The Grit. Through Dec. 30. ARTS + ATHLETICS (Contact for Address) “Raised Bed" features works on paper and sculptural works by Sara Hess, co-founder of printmaking studio Two Parts Press. Closing Reception Feb. 22, 4-6 p.m. Open by appoint ment through Feb. 22. ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) On view in the Bogue Gallery, Will Eskridge presents “Beach Bumz,” a series of paintings that combine shorelines, animals and sweet treats. Through Dec. 29. ATHICA@CINE GALLERY (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “Game Day" by Vivian Liddell features an immersive diptych painting depicting an infamous cel ebration in downtown Athens. Through Dec. 25. • Paintings by R.B. Pruett. Jan. 1—Feb. 25. CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) On view in Classic Gallery I, “Legendary Georgia Musicians in Watercolor” is Jackie Dorsey’s homage to musicians who have called Georgia their home. • In Classic Gallery II, “Linnentown Then and Now: The Johnsons” includes portraits by Caroline Ford Coleman. FOYER (135 Park Ave.) Brooklyn-based artist Baker Overstreet's “Goblin Gazebo" features sculptures that bring to mind puppets, dolls and French clowns, and are made with canvas and bits and bobbles like wood, push pins and found materials. On view through Jan. 18 by appointment. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Jim Wilson. Through December. GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) Shot through the windows from inside Waffle House restaurants across the Southeast, Micah Cash’s photographs in “Waffle House Vistas” contemplate the built and natural environments. Through June 1. • “On Wonder and Witnessing at Tallulah Falls" places a 1841 painting by George Cooke alongside contemporary photographs by Caitlin Peterson. Through Jan. 12. GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Zane Cochran presents “Aurora,” a sculptural interpretation of the aurora borealis using 3D geometric figures and lights. HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Vivian Liddell shares “Athens Landscapes,” a series of monotypes based on photographs taken around town over the past several years. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) “Inspired: Artworks by Students of the Clarke County School District Inspired by Athens Creatives” was envisioned as a way to foster a connection between local artists and students. Through Jan. 18. • In “We Are All Kinda Floating,” Atlanta- based artist Jamele Wright Sr. creates monumental textiles that center the traditions of Black American vernacular experience and merge sculpture, painting, fiber and techniques applied from graffiti and quilting. Through Dec. 28. • “Self-Preservation” is a solo exhibition spotlighting the works of Jaci Davis, the recipient of the 49th Juried Exhibition Arts Center Choice Award. Through Dec. 28. • The Window Works series presents a site-spe cific artwork by Atlanta artist Michael Reese that questions the perception of the Black Body against cyanotype photography popular with architectural blueprints. Through spring 2025. Collections from Our Community hosts John Stephenson's vintage radio collection. Through Jan. 11. • “fast tracks, ski masks, plaid slacks” by Tim Root includes playful wooden constructions drawn from a comic book aesthetic and DIY ethos. Artist event held Jan. 30, 6-8 p.m. Currently on view through Feb. 8. MAGALLERY (125 W. Jefferson St., Madison) The 2024 MAGallery Artists Exhibition, “RED,” presents an array of original works by 16 gallery artists in styles, subjects and media ranging from contemporary to traditional. Through Dec. 28. OX FINE ART (675 Pulaski St., Suite 1700) Artwork by the late Art Rosenbaum, a painter, muralist, professor, and collector and performer of traditional American folk music. PORCELAIN AND DECORATIVE ARTS MUSEUM (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) Two new collections celebrating the connection between art and nature include a complete Jasperware tea set from Wedgewood in England and a series of hand-carved coconut vessels. STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd„ Buckhead) “Queer Perspectives” is a juried exhibition featuring work by 13 Georgia- based artists including Yousef Bousheri, Perrine Gaudry, Rial Rye, Ezra Witkowski and Clint Zeagler. Through Jan. 4. UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Athens Potluck” revisits Jason Thrasher's 2017 book that includes portraits of 33 musicians at home or in the studio.The exhibition includes photographs, stories, loaned items from the featured musicians and items from the music collections of the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Through December. • “Bulldog Olympians” celebrates over 200 UGA athletes who have competed for Team USA or their home countries through photographs and artifacts. • “Precious, Almost Sacred: Voting Rights in America" features photos, pam phlets, newspaper reports, letters and more from the Russell Library archives to illustrate the expansion of voter access in Georgia. Through May. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS CLEMENTS GALLERY (780 Timothy Rd.) Lori Hammer presents “Enhanced Paintings from Photos.” Through Jan. 2. WINTERVILLE CULTURAL CENTER GALLERY (371 N. Church St., Winterville) “Small Works” is a group exhibition of works measuring 13”x13” or smaller and priced under $250 for the holidays. Through Jan. 3. • “Of Wood and Water” presents the found wooden sculptures of Barbara Odil and landscape paintings by Laura Floyd. Through Jan. 3. • “Fading Light in 30624" captures rural life in the '70s and '80s through the photo graphs of Jason Machen. Through Jan. 3. WINTERVILLE LIBRARY (115 Marigold Ln„ Winterville) Vicky Tavernier and Jenifer Borg present “Tide Pools, Rainforests, Deserts, and Fields: Selected Works from What Hides in the Tides and Stay a While with a Reptile." Through Dec. 27. 10 FLAGPOLE.COM ■ DECEMBER 25, 2024 & JANUARY 1, 2025
