Atrium, South, and West Galleries

October 8, 2024 - January 18, 2025

The Lyndon House Arts Center is pleased to announce the opening of the biennial Clarke County School District Student Art Exhibition, with this year’s theme “INSPIRED: Artworks by Students of the Clarke County School District Inspired by Athens Creatives,” on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm.  

We are very excited to welcome this ongoing partnership with the Clarke County School District that celebrates the creative youth in our community and the importance of art education.

“This exhibition has been years in the making, stemming from the collaborative efforts of two CCSD art teachers, Laura Lee D'Huyvetter and Jenniffer Jones, who served as board members of the Athens Area Arts Council (AAAC). Their vision was to foster a connection between local artists and students in their art classes. With the AAAC's mission to “connect the arts to the community through promotion, education, and funding” in mind, grant funds were allocated to nine artists. These artists created videos detailing their backgrounds, artworks, and creative processes, which our CCSD students were able to access for inspiration in producing the artwork featured in this book and exhibition. The exhibition is dedicated to Leonard Piha, a visionary artist and a former Clarke County School District art teacher who inspired many students during his tenure.

The partnerships between our schools, artists, and organizations like AAAC are essential in nurturing and expanding our local arts community. We are fortunate to be situated in Athens, GA, where the arts and music thrive as an integral part of our community. The achievement of this exhibition, accompanying book, and the arts educational opportunities that CCSD offers to our students owe much to the unyielding support of our community. “ – Dan Smith, Fine Arts, Health, & PE Curriculum Coordinator, Clarke County School District

The exhibit will include works by students from kindergarten to 12^th grade and will include all mediums including weaving, sculpture, photography, painting, drawing, and collage.  Also on view will be art by the professional working artists who provided inspiration to the students.

For our opening reception, we are happy to announce performances by many talented young musicians including Clarke Central High School Honor Chamber Strings and Cedar Shoals High School Camber Strings.

The “INSPIRE” exhibition is accompanied by a beautiful publication with all the student artist’s work pictured.   The catalog is available to each child in the show and as quantity continues, these are available to family, friends and all.  Thank you to all the supporters and sponsors who make this publication possible.

All exhibitions are free of charge and open to the public.  Exhibitions are on view during regular gallery hours Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.   Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Please note during the fall, the Lyndon House Arts Center will be closed on home football games. 

For more information, please call 706 613 3623, or visit www.accgov.com/exhibits.  Lyndon House Arts Center, located at 211 Hoyt Street, is a facility of the Arts Division of Leisure Services Department.