August 28 - November 18, 2021

In honor of the willow oak tree that graced the lawn of the historic Ware – Lyndon House for over a century, this exhibit features works created with and inspired by the tree. Each of the participating artists received reclaimed wood from the tree to incorporate into a work of art.

Artists included in the Willow Oak Tree Exhibit are Peter Bull, Tad Gloekler, Walt Groover, Cal Logue, Reid McCallister, Larry Millard, Duane Paxson, Leonard Piha, Richard Shrader, Jim Talley, Abraham Tesser, Jim Underwood, Martijn van Wagtendonk and Tom Wenzka.

Artist Programming:

August 28, 2pm - Join Guest Curator Abraham Tesser for an introduction to the Willow Oak Tree Exhibit, in the Community Room at the Lyndon House Arts Center.

September 9, 6pm - Gallery Talks with Duane Paxton, Jim Talley & Tom Wenzka

October 21, 6pm 3Thurs - Gallery talk with Cal Logue, Leonard Piha & Richard Shrader

October 30, 1pm - 3:30 pm - Heritage Tree Symposium with Peter Bull, Tad Gloekler & Larry Millard.  Join us for an afternoon of presentations from the Willow Oak Tree Exhibit artists in the Community Room at the Lyndon House Arts Center. The Symposium will be hosted by Guest Curator, Abraham Tesser. Peter Bull is a nationally known timber framer. He will talk about Timber Preparation, i.e., how does one start with a tree on the ground, prepare the timber and end up with a useful structure.  Tad Gloekler , an architect and Professor of Art at UGA will talk about Narrative in Sculpture.  He will address questions like, why is narrative important in 3 dimensional art?  How does an artist infuse an object with narrative?  How does an art consumer decode the narrative?  Larry Millard’s career as a sculptor and his “retirement” have put him into the thick of creating, planning and recruiting public art. Larry will talk about The Creation and Consumption of public art.

A publication will accompany this exhibition.