THIS WEEK: OPENING RECEPTIONS
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April 3, 2025 from 5:30 PM-7:30 PM Join us on Thursday, April 3rd from 5:30 PM-7:30 PM for the opening reception of Go'n by the House: Solidarities of Black Southern and Appalachian Women through Material Culture. This exhibition illuminates the shared histories, struggles, and cultural practices of Black Southern and Appalachian women by centering material culture as a vital force in shaping their identities and solidarities. This exhibition is curated by Dr. Sha'Mira Covington, Assistant Professor in Fashion in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising, & Interiors at the University of Georgia. |
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April 3, 2025 from 5:30 PM-7:30 PM Join us on Thursday, April 3rd from 5:30pm-7:30pm for the artist reception of Unbroken Circle: The Musical Threads of Art Rosenbaum. The exhibition is composed of paintings and drawings by Art Rosenbaum, on view from April 3 - June 14, 2025. This exhibition is guest-curated by Joseph Peragine, Professor of Drawing and Painting, Director of the Lamar Dodd School of Art, UGA. |
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Rae Haight is a stained-glass artist and educator with a background in traditional glass techniques. They completed an apprenticeship at SGAA-accredited Art Glass Ensembles in Denton, Texas before launching their own practice. In addition to their artistic work, Rae brings experience in content management, project management, social media, and event planning. We're thrilled to have them on the team! Be sure to say hello, introduce yourself, and help give Rae a warm welcome to the Lyndon House community! |
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Full day: April 9, 2025; Half day: April 10, 2025 While CCSD students are on break, join us for fun and creative ONE-DAY & HALF-DAY ART CAMPS at the Lyndon House Arts Center! Enjoy a variety of art activities, which may include 2D and 3D projects, painting, drawing, assemblage, jewelry, and more. There will also be gallery tours, Tai Chi, games, and of course, time for snacks and lunch. It's the perfect way to spend a day exploring your artistic side! Registration is required. There is limited availability per class, so register today! Hours (FULL DAY): 9 AM-2 PM Hours (HALF DAY): 9 AM-12 PM For in-county Athens-Clarke residents, the price for full day camp is $35.00, $21.00 for the half day. For out of Athens-Clarke residents, the price for full day camp is $52.50, $31.50 for the half day. Prices include all art supplies. |
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Saturday, April 19, 2025 drop-in from 12:00pm-2:00pm Join us for art-making and crafting inspired by the exhibitions on view at the arts center. These are free drop-in events designed for the whole family and all ages. Registration is not required but is greatly appreciated.
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (Social @ 5:30 PM, Panel discussion @ 6:00 PM) Artist, curator, and collector Didi Dunphy will lead a conversation with local art collectors Kevin Bates, Allen Eaves, Teresa and Charlie Friedlander, and Betsy and Blair Dorminey. The panelists will share insights into their personal collections, discuss their selection process, share where they search for original works of art and their experiences with studio and gallery visits as well as experiences with purchasing original art. The Lyndon House Arts Center will host this workshop as part of the 50th anniversary of the Juried Exhibition. Attendees are encouraged to network from 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm, with the program-taking place from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The Art Work professional development series offers free workshops in partnership with the Lyndon House Arts Center, Didi Dunphy Studios, and Invest Athens (Athens-Clarke County Economic Development) for Athens-based artists and creative professionals. Didi Dunphy is an Athens, GA-based artist and curator with an MFA in Video and Performance Art from the San Francisco Art Institute. Her work has been showcased at major venues like the Atlanta Contemporary and Telfair Museum, with features in Southern Living, Athens Magazine, and design publications such as Elle Décor and Vogue Living. Dunphy is a former professor at Lamar Dodd School of Art and is currently an independent curator for projects like Highlighting Contemporary Art in Georgia. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Hambidge Center and a recipient of the Georgia Governors Award for Arts & Humanities in 2022. Dunphy is represented by Whitespace Gallery in Atlanta. |
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April 10, April 17, April 24, May 1 (all @ 5:30 PM) Join us in celebrating contributing artists in the 50th Juried Exhibition at Lyndon House Arts Center. During April and May, selected exhibiting artists will share insights into their creative processes and concepts behind the works. For more information on which artists will be discussing their work according to the above dates, please visit 2025 50th Juried Exhibition. |
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March 20th, April 17th, and May 15th This spring, create your own limited-edition postcard while visiting Athens art venues across three separate Third Thursday events! The postcard image has been divided into 4 rubber stamp layers. Collect each stamp at all 4 participating galleries to reveal your postcard image. Visit all 4 locations during any Third Thursday event this spring to collect all of your stamps! Hours vary. Please check 3thurs.org to confirm the open hours of each location before visiting. |
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March 13, 2025 - May 10, 2025 Join us in celebrating the 50th Juried Exhibition at the Lyndon House Arts Center curated by this year's juror, Michael Rooks. Rooks is the Wieland Family Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the High Museum in Atlanta. The 50th Juried Exhibition is on display in the Atrium, South, & West Galleries. The Lyndon House Arts Center would like to thank the Athens area artists who entered their works for review and for the generous and continued support for this anchor community art event.
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February 14, 2025 - April 25, 2025 Lobby Case Emily Llamazales is an interdisciplinary artist whose work draws from science-fiction and reimagined biology in order to address concerns about our ecological future. This exhibition is a site-specific installation in the Lobby Case and a result of the IN CASE proposal process. To learn more about IN CASE, view the application here. |
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April 3, 2025 - May, 2025 Lounge Gallery This exhibition illuminates the shared histories, struggles, and cultural practices of Black Southern and Appalachian women by centering material culture as a vital force in shaping their identities and solidarities. Everyday objects such as ceramics, textiles, and household items, offer a window into the ways these women have preserved traditions, resisted oppression, and built community. This exhibition is curated by Dr. Sha'Mira Covington, Assistant Professor in Fashion in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising, & Interiors at the University of Georgia. The opening reception for this exhibition will be Thursday, April 3, 2025 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM. |
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April 3, 2025 - June 14, 2025 Lukasiewicz Gallery The Lyndon House Arts Center is pleased to announce Unbroken Circle: The Musical Threads of Art Rosenbaum, composed of paintings and drawings by Art Rosenbaum. Art Rosenbaum’s paintings and drawings are more than visual expressions—they are vibrant echoes of a life devoted to storytelling, tradition, and human connection. Unbroken Circle: The Musical Threads of Art Rosenbaum takes its name from the iconic folk and gospel song "Will the Circle Be Unbroken", a piece rooted in Appalachian and Southern gospel traditions that speaks to themes of continuity, unity, and the enduring bonds of family and community. These same threads are woven throughout Rosenbaum’s life and work, reflecting his deep commitment to preserving cultural and musical heritage. This exhibition is guest-curated by Joseph Peragine, Professor of Drawing and Painting, Director of the Lamar Dodd School of Art, UGA. The artist reception is Thursday, April 3 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. |
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June 5, 2025 - August 30, 2025 Lower Atrium Rooted in the American South, Mohs' work explores the tension between resilience and vulnerability, shaped by a life of chronic illness and an organ transplant. As an artist and mother, she moves between the physicality of materials and the fragility of the body, reflecting on survival, care, and kinship. She is drawn to the landscape and traditions of the South, where storytelling and craft carry histories of both struggle and grace. Mohs' practice investigates the body as both structure and shelter, likened to architecture and foundation, where puzzled pieces are sewn, bound, and mended together. She minimizes and abstracts body parts, distilling them to their bare essentials to reveal the intricate mechanisms and symbiotic connections between skeleton and skin, spirit and flesh, organs and cavities. The interplay of structural forms and narrative inquiry manifests in organically shaped wooden objects that hold memory, honor the body, and invite connection. Opening reception Thursday, June 5, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Photo Credit: Matt Ramey |
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June 5, 2025 - August 30, 2025 West Gallery Victoria Dugger's work explores identity, disability, and Southern heritage through a reimagined Southern Gothic lens. As a disabled Black woman, she navigates themes of isolation, desire, and visibility, blending vulnerability, beauty, and the grotesque. Her figures--exaggerated, anthropomorphic stand-ins for her own body--are adorned with pearls, frosting, and glitter, merging opulence with decay. Drawing from Southern domestic iconography, Dugger's work plays with body horror, humor, and excess, challenging ideas of beauty, deformity, and survival. She reflects on the complexities of girlhood and femininity, reclaiming space for bodies often overlooked or misunderstood. Opening reception Thursday, June 5, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. |
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June 5, 2025 - August, 30, 2025 Upper Atrium Yanira Vissepo’s textile paintings are centered around gradient linocuts of native plants and the natural terrain of both her birthplace in the Caribbean Sea and her adopted home in the American South. She uses methods such as stain painting, linoleum cut-outs, and hand embroidery on canvas to portray the rich biodiversity and resilience of botanicals endemic to both Puerto Rico and Tennessee. Through these techniques, she examined the connectivity of plants across these regions, merging flora native to both lands while researching their holistic properties. In doing so, she weaves her own healing process into the diasporic experience. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, June 5, 2025, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. |
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April 3, 2025 - May 1, 2025 North Gallery This year, students are invited to explore and express their unique perspectives on sustainability and nature in our Classic City. Create a work of art that shares how you see Athens embracing the balance between urban life and the natural world, highlighting both its challenges and the beauty that lies in its landscapes and environment. We encourage you to create a painting, drawing, sculpture, take a photograph, or write a poem to demonstrate Athens through your eyes. Athens-Clarke County PreK-12 grade students are encouraged to submit their artwork for the exhibition via this link. A closing reception will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2025, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. |
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May 5, 2025 - July 12, 2025 Lobby Case In her installation Pretend, Anne McInnis’ layered works on washi papers and silk organza explore the impermanence of identity. The light, gossamer pieces float within space, creating a patchwork of echoing shapes and forms. Utilizing the process of screen printing, McInnis repeats the motifs of clouds and mirrors to visualize our shifting natures, identities that are temporal and illusive. The use of text underscores the blurred line between reality and pretense, encouraging viewers to reflect on how this concept manifests in their own lives. |
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$65/monthCome tour our art studios and consider signing up for an open studios membership. Our studio monitor, Noah Lagle, will be conducting orientations every Saturday at 11am for renewing and new members. For more info email noah.lagle@accgov.com |
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We are proud to be members of Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia.
All exhibitions are free and open to the public from 6pm-8pm. The schedule and each venue’s location and hours of operation are regularly updated on 3thurs.org. |
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