Archived Exhibits
35th Juried Exhibition (February 21-May 8, 2010)The 35th Juried Exhibition is a professionally oriented art competition open to Athens area artists working in all visual media.
More than 190 Athens area artists submitted 740+ pieces in a wide variety of media, from very large sculptures and paintings to delicate and beautifully wrought jewelry. This year's juror, Ron Platt, Hugh Kaul Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Birmingham Museum of Art, selected over 140 pieces for display in the exhibition.
Refuses (March 1- April 19, 2010)
In the spirit of the Parisian Salon Des Refuses, the historic Morton Theatre is hosting Refusés this year, as part of their centennial celebration. Back after a two-year hiatus, Refuses is a salon of works refused from the Lyndon House Arts Center's 35th Juried Exhibition and presents a wide spectrum of work by Athens area artists.
Through Our Eyes: Portraits and Self-Portraits by the students of the Clarke County School District (November 8, 2009-January 20, 2010)More than 300 works by young artists in the Clarke County School District will be on display during the Clarke County School District�s biennial art exhibition at the Lyndon House Arts Center.
This year's show, "Through Our Eyes: Portraits and Self-Portraits," will feature the work of students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.
"Using mediums such as clay, pencil, paint and fabric, the artwork on display provides an opportunity to share our student's incredible work with the community," said Timothy Elementary art teacher, Mary Lazzari. "Every child in the district, from four to eighteen years old, can experience quality art education, which is one important feature that makes CCSD special."
Lazzari said the work celebrates not only the work done in art classes, but the connections formed across the school district. Clarke County art teachers actively collaborate with classroom and other fine arts teachers to support and enhance the Georgia Performance Standards in all areas.
"And to help in our efforts to promote and support art in our schools and the achievements of CCSD students, the First American Bank of Athens has published a book of the art work from the show," said Lazzari. "Student's statements about the art, poetry and narrative writing are included in the book."
To kick off the exhibition, an artist's reception will be held November 8 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Lyndon House Arts Center. In addition to artwork created by students in at all grade levels, the reception will feature musical and dance performances by Clarke County School District students.
The Clarke County School District has held district-wide, biennial art exhibitions since 1983
Lamar Dodd Exhibition (September 19-October 24, 2009)Lyndon House Arts Center is proud to present Lamar Dodd: a tribute exhibition 100 years after his birth, featuring work from the collections of C.L. Morehead Jr. and Annie Laurie Dodd.
The exhibition presents a varied body of styles, from very early works to paintings from his last series.
Dodd is well known as being the creative force behind the University of Georgia Department of Art - he spearheaded its foundation in 1940, became Department Director at the age of 27, and served in that post for many years. Dodd helped create a contemporary southern art movement where none previously existed, and in 1996 the UGA art school was renamed the "Lamar Dodd School of Art".
The artistic talent of Lamar Dodd, born in Fairburn, Georgia on Sept. 22, 1909, was noticed early.
In the sixth grade he was allowed to take art lessons in LaGrange. He moved to New York in 1928, and was educated at the Art Students League there. Lamar Dodd studied both the Ashcan School and American Scene modes of painting, beginning a pattern of stylistic changes that he would follow throughout his lifetime. Dodd would never wholly abandon representational art, but the work he did for NASA in the 1960s & 1970s and the Heart Series in the 1980s are among the most abstract of his career.
Lyndon House Arts Center is very grateful for the generous assistance given by his widow, Annie Laurie Dodd, and longtime Dodd collector C.L. Morehead in mounting this exhibition.
The exhibition was seen in the upstairs South and West Galleries.
Surrealist Tropical Pop Exhibition (August 30-October 31)Paintings and mixed media works by Stanley Bermudez of Athens and Carlos
Solis of Kennesaw, both of whom are originally from Venezuela and have been
living in the U.S. over two decades. The vibrant colors found in the works
of both artists undoubtedly reflect exposure to the colors of their
country, the urban and rural landscape, the influences of folk art,
traditional arts, contemporary artists in South America as well as
Surrealism and Pop Art.
Together they have about 30 years of experience in the visual arts
Paintings and mixed media works by Stanley Bermudez of Athens and Carlos
Solis of Kennesaw, both of whom are originally from Venezuela and have been
living in the U.S. over two decades. The vibrant colors found in the works
of both artists undoubtedly reflect exposure to the colors of their
country, the urban and rural landscape, the influences of folk art,
traditional arts, contemporary artists in South America as well as
Surrealism and Pop Art.
Together they have about 30 years of experience in the visual arts
Lord Love You: Works by R.A. Miller from the Mullis Collection (August 8- October 24)A total of 75 paintings, drawings, sculptures, and whirligigis created by the Georgia self-taught artists, Reuben Aaron "R.A." Miller, curated and presented by the Georiga Museum of Art in partnership with Lyndon House Arts Center while GMOA is closed for renovation and expansion.
Light After Dark: Karekin and Ginger Goekjian (May 31- August 15, 2009)
A selection of work by husband-and-wife photographers Karekin & Ginger Goekjian. Their photos depict dream-like landscapes from the coastal regions of Georgia, suffused with moonlight and light from hand-held sources such as flashlights and filled with the decaying grandeur of old mansions, objects being consumed by their environments, and ghostly figures.
Karekin has photographed a series of time exposures situated on an old porch looking out onto a marsh, with traces of the silhouette or shadow of a passing cat. Ginger documented the disarray of an old greenhouse on Sapelo Island gone to seed. Another of her photos depicts an old church with its tightly shuttered windows illuminated from an uncertain source.
Southeastern Pastel Society 2009 Members Exhibition(June 11-August 15, 2009)
A juried exhibition of works by members of the Southeastern Pastel Society
The National Tapestry, America the Beautiful (May 23-July 18, 2009)
The traveling exhibit presented by the Dogwood Chapter of the Embroiders' Guild of America is a five-panel tapestry depiciting flora, fauna, and natural wonders of the United States created over a period of six years by 1000 people
Embroiderer's Guild Dogwood Chapter Exhibition (May 23-July 18, 2009)Works by members of the Athens/Atlanta area Dogwood Chapter of embroiderers featuring needlework of many types.
Art Rocks the Bus Shelter Design Competition Proposals (March 17 - May 23, 2009)Selections from the second round of proposals for the Athens Area Arts Council's "You, Me, and the Bus" program of artist desgined bus shelters for Athens-Clarke County Transit.
34th Juried Exhibition (Feburary 22-May 9, 2009)This professionally oriented competition was judged by Karen Shaw, Chief Curator of the Islip Art Museum and The Carriage House space in Long Island, New York.
The 34th Juried Art Exhibition was on view from February 22 through May 9, 2009 during regular gallery hours.
See also: Lyndon House Arts Center - Art Exhibits