ARTifacts Newsletter Fall 2010

L Y N D O N H O U S E A R T S C E N T E R N E W S L E T T E R

Members of thePublic Art TaskForce (L-R): FrontRow - DevereuxBurch, BrittanyMcGrue, LauraNehf, BarbaraBloomfisher,Joan Curtis; BackRow - StuartMiller, MarilynWolf-Ragatz(Chair), MarioCambardella,Holly Alderman;Not Pictured -Alex Sams, MattForshee, GaryGrossman, MengKok Tan, JohnAhee, ChrisWyrick

Vol 6 #1 A FACILITY OF ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY LEISURE SERVICES DEPARTMENT Autumn/Winter 2010

ArtiFactsStaff

EditorPenelopeOvercash

GraphicDesignerVan Burns

WritersClaire Benson

Celia Brooks

Madeline Darnell

Joan M. Howard

NancyLukasiewicz

Laura C. Nehf

PenelopeOvercash

Caroline Self

Dale Wechsler

PhotographyDenise SainBurns

Van Burns

ShannonWilliams

The Athens-ClarkeCounty Public ArtTask ForceCreation, Mission andRecommendationsBy Laura C. Nehf

BackgroundAthens, Georgia is a vibrant community with a rich artsand cultural heritage. Talented artists and sculptors havelong contributed to a community palette that bears wit-ness to our cultural values, our desire to enhance ourrecreational experiences, and our tolerance for all thingscreative and fun.Art festivals,exhibits, galleries,and communityarts workshopshave been part ofAthens and haveconsistently beena growing part ofthe Athens culturalscene.

However, likemany culturalexperiences, thearts presence inAthens was formany years con-sidered a benefitthat the communi-ty enjoyed at itsleisure. And whileEuropean andother countrieshave for yearsconsistently capital-ized on their cultural offerings, cities in the United Stateshave only recently begun considering the arts as anindustry capable of attracting tourists and businessinvestment. Thisdevelopment has come primarily from successful artsinvestments made by cities, both large and small, thathave resulted in an economic payoff. The lessons ofcultural expansion have quickly spread and have nowcaught the attention of our city leaders.

In 2007 Americans for the Arts released a nationwidestudy showing the economic impact of nonprofitcultural institutions. As we reviewed the success of thearts in a variety of cities such as Seattle, Portland, NewYork, Austin, and Chapel Hill, it was apparent that ineach there was an organized, intentional effort to bothpromote the arts and acquire art as part of its culturalofferings. Most did so through a Percent for Art pro-gram that required capitol improvement projects to setaside a certain small percentage (1-2%) of the improve-ment budget for art installations, whether as part of thebuilding/improvement or separate art acquisition.

In Georgia, cities including Atlanta, Savannah,Columbus, Macon, Sewanee and Colquitt have begunprograms to acquire art for their city infrastructures.Though the programs vary, all are seeking to enhancethe visual surroundings of the community and create avisible cultural overlay to the city.

CreationIn July of 2008, Athens Area Arts Council delivered apresentation to the Mayor and Commission regardingthe nationwide growth of public art programs and thepotential for economic growth in the cities that haveimplemented them. A formal written request followedasking the Mayor and Commission to appoint a taskforce to explore such a program for Athens. In February2010, after several years of positive public reaction tovarious organizations’ public art installations

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Photo: Shannon Williams

Spotlight

Van Alex BurnsBy Penelope Overcash

Even regular readers of this newsletter may never haveheard of Van Alex Burns. Yet since 2005 he has beenresponsible for the visual layout of the newsletter andhe also created the ArtiFacts logo. As an artist, hebelieves in the Lyndon House mission. “I love LyndonHouse. It has become asecond home for me.” Burnshas been an artist in theAtlanta and Athens areas forover 30 years. In addition tohis work with LyndonHouse, he works at theAthens Welcome Center as agraphic artist and tourguide. Most days he worksat the kiosk on WashingtonStreet downtown at the oldbus station location. In addi-tion, he is an artist in severalmediums including graphicdesign, illustration, andcomics.

Burns knew he wanted tobe an artist from the time hewas a child and he has animpressive educational back-ground. He earned anAssociate of Fine Arts atYoung Harris College and aBachelor of Fine Arts at theUniversity of Georgia. He wasthen accepted into the prestigious Cranbrook Academyof Art in Michigan where he earned a Master of FineArts. Since earning his degrees, he has worked as agraphic designer and illustrator for many companies inAtlanta and Athens. He was in graduate school whenhe first became interested in graphic design and illustra-tion. “I had a few friends who majored in graphicdesign so I went back a few years later and studied itmyself.” In 1987 he started his own business, Van BurnsGraphic Design & Illustration. Through his business hehas done freelance work for many business andorganizations including Lyndon House Arts Center, IBM,Creative Loafing, Bellsouth, WAGA-TV, WXIA-TV, andAtlanta College of Art.

Although he has a lot of experience with graphicdesign and illustration, his greatest interest is cartoons.“It was my first love since the time I was a kid. I alwaysdrew in my notebooks. I drew my own comic booksand stapled them together.” As an adult, he created aserial comic while freelancing for Creative Loafing inAtlanta. The comic was called Access Atlanta and it ranfor eighteen years. In 1998 he won an award for thecomic from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.More recently, he curated a cartoon art show at LyndonHouse in 2007. The name of the show was BetweenThought and Expression. “I tried to gather together all

the artists who were local or had some connectionswith Athens. I got to meet a lot of cartoonists.Cartoonists tend to be loners so it was nice to geteverybody together and get them talking to oneanother. “ But as much as Burns loves cartoons, he isskeptical about the opportunities for cartoonists in thefuture. “I heard the other day that the New York Timesmight stop publishing. The future doesn’t look promis-ing for newspaper comics.” Some web sites allow car-toonists to post their work but Burns says it’s difficult forartists to make money with these sites. Still, he loves

cartoons and he stays incontact with some of thecartoonists he met throughthe Lyndon House exhibit.

It is not surprising that aman who loves art wouldfall in love with an artist. Hiswife, Denise Burns, is a pot-ter. She has a studio athome and teaches art at theelementary school inOglethorpe County. Burnsfirst met Denise while atjunior college but they losttouch with each other inthe mid-70s. When they metagain in 1996, Burns livedin Atlanta and Denise livedin Pennsylvania. They had along distance relationshipfor about a year until theydecided to get married andmove to Athens. Althoughsome say that artists do notmake great partners, Burns

says their shared love of art is one of the most impor-tant aspects for their relationship. “One of the things welove to do is go to museums together. Financially, anartist would be better off marrying a banker. But it’sworked out well for us.”

Van has been an artist since the 1970s and has seenfirst-hand the impact new technology has on art, andgraphic design in particular. I asked him what advice hewould offer young people who want to make a livingas artists. “It’s a lot tougher than it was since everyonewho has a computer now has access to the tools to cre-ate their own design work. There are so many newslet-ters in a box you can do yourself that a lot of peopledon’t think they need a graphic designer.” Althoughgraphic designers face a future of sophisticated ‘do-it-yourself’ software tools, Burns is somewhat optimisticthat artists bring a unique vision to their work that can-not be replaced by technology. “I think more people arerealizing the benefit of having a professional do thatwork. You just have to do your best and have some-thing individual about your work that someone can’tjust buy off a shelf.”

LyndonHouse ArtsFoundation

Board ofDirectors

Madeline DarnellPresident

Dale WechslerVice President

Allison LewisSecretary

Sara WilliamsonTreasurer

Lou KudonMember-at Large

Patricia Brown

Janet Clark

Claire Clements

Bob Clements

Tracie Constantino

Mary Ann Edens

Laurel Gentemen

Dottie Harnish

Anita Heady

Ed Lambert

Matt McKinney

Montu Miller

Penny Overcash

Lanora Pierce

Mike Shetterly

Don Smith

Russel Stalvey

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Photo: Denise Sain Burns

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Richie HavensHonored at Dinner Hostedby the Lyndon House ArtsFoundationBy Celia Brooks

Musician and artist Richie Havens was recently honoredfor his long time support of Lyndon House Arts Centerat a dinner hosted by theLyndon House ArtsFoundation (LHAF). Aninvitation only dinner washeld at the Hoyt Houseon May 9, 2010 withFoundation members,Arts Center benefactorsand staff in attendance.Everyone enjoyed cock-tails and was able tomeet Richie before sittingdown to a sumptuousfour course meal in thedining room.

Following the dinnerRichie was presentedwith a hand-made fusedplate that was created byPaul Bendzunas. Theplate is cobalt blue incolor and fused with“mille fiore” glass. HiekeMueller designed a maplestand to hold the plate.Attached to the stand is asmall brass plaqueinscribed: “To RichieHavens - Thanks for shin-ing your light on us!Lyndon House ArtsCenter”.

Over the years, Richie Havens has given three benefitconcerts for the Lyndon House Arts Center, two held inthe spring of 1994, in a partnership with the GeorgiaTheatre. Plans for the expansion of Lyndon House ArtsCenter were underway and LHAF had just beenformed. Richie and his band graciously did two con-certs that evening, proceeds from which were used topay Kress-Cox Architects to create the schematicdrawings for the new arts center addition. A patron’sreception was held that afternoon hosted by Trumps inthe ballroom of the Georgian Hotel.

The second concert was held in coordination with thefirst anniversary of the new Arts Center in the fall of2000. That concert was held at the Morton Theatre in afestival atmosphere, artists being invited to set upbooths in the lobby of the theatre to sell their art.

Richie was here for an entire week prior to that concert,overseeing the installation of his exhibition Traveler inthe South and West Galleries of the arts center. During

the week he took time to do a drawing project with theneighborhood children attending the LHAC Tuesday ArtClub. The day after the concert a public reception washeld for Traveler. Emil Latimer, Richie’s conga drummeroffered a drum circle as entertainment during thereception with many Athenian drummers participating.

That night art patrons were invited to a dinner in honorof Mr. Havens. The LHAF had previously organized aplate painting party in which artists from the communitypainted porcelain plates to be used at the dinner. The

plates werefired andused aschargers onthe tables forthe dinner.The room wasset up in thestyle of a JudyChicagoDinner Party,the platesadding to themagical ambi-ence of theevening.Patrons wereable to pur-chase theseunique artplates. A silentauction wasalso held thatweekend aswell. Proceedscollected bythe founda-tion from theconcert andweekend

events enabled the arts center to purchase and install asound system in the new facility.

All of these events were organized through the LyndonHouse Arts Center – Lyndon House Arts Foundationpartnership. The participation of the many, many com-munity volunteers, businesses and art organizationscontributed to the remarkable success of these extraor-dinary and memorable events.



Celia Brookspresents a plateto Richie Havensin appreciationfor his fund-raising concertsover the years.

Richie Havens(center) withLHAF boardmember EffieAndreu-Hiterand her husbandBart.

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LHACStaff

Claire BensonLHAC Supervisor

NancyLukasiewicz

ExhibitionSpecialist

Caroline SelfEducationSpecialist

Celia BrooksArts Preparator

ShannonWilliams

Program Leader

Toni CarlucciProgram Leader

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@ Lyndon House@ Lyndon HouseGallery ExhibitionsBy Nancy Lukasiewicz

Lyndon House Arts Center presents continuallychanging art exhibitions which feature the broad rangeof works by practicing local and area artists in a varietyof media, styles and concepts. From traditional to avant-garde, works by professional, novice, young or elderartists can be seen in Lyndon House Arts Centergalleries. Some exhibitions are theme presentations,some are competitions, and some are targeted to aspecific media or a local patron’s collection. Childrenvisiting the galleries must be accompanied and super-vised by an adult for the safety of the artwork and forartwork content. Lyndon House Arts Center welcomesproposals for future exhibitions - call 613-3623 (ext.226)with ideas.

Gallery Hours:Tuesday s & Thursdays 12 noon – 9 p.m.Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Hands That Can Do: AfricanAmerican Quilters of NortheastGeorgiaRonnie Lukasiewicz GalleryOctober 5, 2010 - January 19, 2011

An exhibition which honors the lives and work oftwelve women from Clarke, Greene, and Oglethorpecounties who have found joy and community aroundthe quilting frame. The exhibition offers visual proof thatthis important traditional craft continues to be alive andwell in this part of Georgia since the time of renownedlocal quilter Harriet Powers 100 years ago. This galleryexhibition is part of a series of October events in ourcommunity intended to make the public more aware ofMs. Powers and her work.

Chinese Brush Painted Scrolls,Paintings and CalligraphyUpper Atrium GalleryOctober 26, 2010 - January 19, 2011

I-Hsiung Ju is considered one of few Chinese artists ableto blend two worlds of style, technique and idiom toproduce a unique form of brush painting, which is bothmodern and traditionally Oriental. Professor Ju exhibitshis 16-scroll Yangtze River Mural. In addition, VirginiaLloyd-Davies and Egbert Ennulat exhibit their brushpaintings of various subjects and calligraphy.

Floating - Fetching - FowlingSouth and West GalleriesOctober 24, 2010 - January 19, 2011

An exhibition of recent works by Ouida Williams,Nancy Lloyd and Caroline Montague. Works inpainting, drawing, mixed media and threedimensions are accompanied by insights intoeach artist’s individual creative process.

Deck The Walls - LHAC GalleryShop Expands for the HolidaysNovember 23, 2010 - January 8, 2011Tuesday - Saturday, Noon - 5 p.m.

For the holiday season the LHAC gallery shop willextend into the Lower Atrium Gallery. Area artistswho create seasonal gifts and decorations have beeninvited to participate by offering wreaths, garlands,ornaments and other seasonal decorations for sale.Of course, popular gift items are also available. Allitems are original and hand-made and are for sale.There is easy parking in the LHAC lot and patronsenjoy the satisfaction of buying local and choosingfrom works by over 80 artists!

Call for Artists -36th Juried ExhibitionThe 36th Juried Exhibition at Lyndon House ArtsCenter is a professionally-oriented art competitionopen to Athens area artists 18 years and older,working in all visual media. For more informationand requirements, or to receive a guidelines flyer,call (706) 613-3623.

Entries are due at Lyndon House Arts Center:

Thurs., January 27 from 12:30 – 8:30 p.m. &Fri., January 28 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

FIRM FINAL DEADLINE - NO SUBMISSIONSAFTER 4:00 p.m. on JANUARY 28!

$20 non-refundable entry fee for submission of 1-3works for each artist

36th Juried ExhibitionUpper & Lower Atrium, Ronnie Lukasiewiczand South GalleriesFebruary 20 - May 10, 2011Gala Opening Reception: 2 - 4 p.m.,Sunday, February 20, 2011

This exhibition promises something for everyone ina wide range of high quality art works in a varietyof media, styles, and concepts. A professionallyoriented art competition.

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EventsFamily Day ProgramSaturday, November 20, 2010, 10 a.m. - noon

Free for all ages, children must be accompanied by an adult.

Georgia Museum of Art brings a special hands-onprogram to Lyndon House Arts Center to honor HarrietPowers, an African-American quilter who lived in ClarkeCounty over 100 years ago and became famousthrough the significance of her original appliqué quilts,two of which are in the collections of the BostonMuseum of Fine Arts and the Smithsonian Institution.Fun for the whole family!

Holiday Open HouseSaturday, December 11, 2010, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.


Centered around a festive display of time-honored holi-day decorations in the Ware-Lyndon House created bymembers of the Ladies Garden Club with live greenery,nuts and fruits in the traditions of the late 1800s, thisopen house will include hands-on crafts for the wholefamily, as well as musical and theatrical performances.

Martin Luther King Day SundayAfternoon Celebration EventSunday, January 16, 2011, 2 - 5 p.m.


This year volunteers will work on Monday on manydifferent community-wide projects. The day will startwith a kick-off event at the Morton Theatre followedby procession of volunteers on their way to servicesites for the day.

Sunday, January 17, 2011 from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.The Community Celebration at Lyndon House ArtsCenter will be held the day before the Monday day ofservice and will include a variety of music, dance, spo-ken word, as well as remarks by community speakersand hands on art activities.

Ongoing AttractionsWare-Lyndon House c. 1856

Period Decorative Arts Collection (1840 - 1890)and Athens History MuseumOngoing during LHAC operating hours

This two-story brick house represents a blend of theGreek Revival and Italianate styles and is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places. Interior furnishingsshowcase period decorative arts of the mid and late1800’s. Museum quality memorabilia in the HistoricDisplay Room highlight significant aspects of Athenshistory.

LHAC Library Resource RoomOngoing during LHAC operating hours

A part of SPLOST IV and ajoint partnership betweenthe Athens-Clarke CountyLibrary and Lyndon HouseArts Center, the LibraryResource Room at LHACprovides an arts relatedresearch collection of publi-cations, including art historyand artist biographies, busi-ness, and law for artists, arteducation curriculum &methods and studio arttechniques. Resources areavailable during LHAC oper-ating hours on a referenceroom basis. Book donationsare welcome – call 706-613-3623 ext. 226.

LHAC Gallery ShopOngoing, Tuesday – Saturdayfrom 12 Noon – 5 p.m.

Honey pots and pottery… paintings and photogra-phy… stained glass, blown glass and glass that isfused… carved wood and turned wood… jewelrymade from silver, beads, or paper… hand-painted silkscarves and hand-knit ones too… books for all ages,written and/or illustrated by local artists and CDs byarea musicians. These and more are the offerings thatawait the shopper with a discerning eye. LHAC GalleryShop offers works by more than 85 area artists, manywith national reputations. BUY LOCAL !

Anti-Smoking Vending MachineLHAC Lounge / ongoing

This art installation created by Athens artist John W.English, is a 1950s vintage cigarette vending machinewhich he restored and retro-fitted with playful anti-smoking products he created. This work is part of theArts Unleashed program and is a partnership betweenthe ACC Leisure Services Arts Division and the ACCWellness Program.

Students ages8 - 10 fromPinewoodsLearning Centercreated beautifulpictorial tiles in aGCA GrassrootsArt Project, Artfor Athens Kids.

Folk artist PeterLoose engages agroup of artcamp students.



Thinking OutsideThe BuildingPart 2: An UpdateBy Dale Wechsler

In the previous issue of ArtiFacts, it was reported thatin December Ron Evans, the Ware-Lyndon HouseCommittee Chair, submitted a SPLOST proposal onbehalf of the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation (ACHF)and Lyndon House Arts Foundation (LHAF) for a formalgarden for the front lawn of the Ware-Lyndon House. A

Southern boxwood garden hasbeen part of the Historic HouseCommittee’s goal in the restora-tion of the Ware-Lyndon Housesince early plan-ning days.

It appears thegarden is a few steps closer to

becoming a reality. Thanks to the collaborative efforts ofrepresentatives from the LHAF and the ACHF and theoverwhelming support of the Citizen's SPLOSTCommittee, the Ware-Lyndon House Garden project hasbeen included in the 2010 SPLOST Referendum to bevoted on in November. Special thanks also to A-CCCommissioner Kathy Hoard for her strong support

throughout the process, to Ron Evans and ACHFExecutive Director Amy Kissane who both havechampioned the vision and purpose of the gardenthroughout the process.

The only glitch was the request by the Mayor andCommission that the two sponsoring organizations lookfor ways to fund the estimated annual gardenmaintenance cost of $5,000. Ron Evans spoke withCharlotte Waters of the Ladies Garden Club andreceived a letter of support for the garden indicating awillingness to provide assistance once the garden iscompleted. Other groups such as the local chapter ofMaster Gardeners also expressed an interest inproviding labor for the maintenance of the garden.

The vision for the garden waswell expressed in CharlotteWaters’ words – “We see thisproposed garden as a perfectway to combine aesthetics,

history and economic

development(heritage tourism) for the

cultural and economic benefit of all Athenianswhile, at the same time, expressing a like-mindedcommitment and support by those representing ourAthens-Clarke County Unified Government. We envisionthe garden as the perfect complement to the historicWare-Lyndon House.”

Amy Kissane has mentioned that the garden will pro-vide an opportunity for a stronger partnership betweenthe LHAF and ACHF. We can also see that the gardenwill provide fertile ground for future collaborative efforts

Drawings byRobinson Fisher

Associates,July 2009.

Editor’s note:This story waswritten beforethe successful

vote November 2to accept the2010 SPLOST

projects.

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Monthly Art Meetingsat Lyndon HouseArts CenterVisitors and artists are invited to attend programs atmeetings of these art organizations. Free for visitors, butmembership dues are required for monthly attendance.For more information call LHAC at 706-613-3623.

NOTE: Meetings are subject to change please contacteach organization to confirm dates and times.

Lyndon House Arts Foundation(third Tuesdays, alternating months)PO Box 187, Athens, GA [email protected],[email protected],www.Lyndonhouse.org

Athens Area Arts Council(fourth Tuesday 5:30 p.m.)www.athensarts.org

Athens Area Plein Air Artists(second Thursday 9 a.m. - noon)[email protected]

Athens Area Porcelain Artists(second Friday 10 a.m.)706-743-8436

Athens Art Association(first Thursday 7 p.m.)www.athensart.org

Athens Fibercraft Guild(second Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.)706-769-8573

Athens Lacers(Thursdays starting at 1 p.m.)706-769-4058 or [email protected]

Athens Photography Guild(third Thursday 7:30 p.m.) 706-850-1585www.athensphotographyguild.com

Casa de la Cultura(Fridays at 10:30 a.m.) 706-202-0782www.casacultura.info/

Classic City Woodturners706-296-9620 www.classiccitywoodturners.com

Cotton Patch Quilters(second Tuesday 7 p.m.) www.cpquilters.org

Ladies’ Garden Club(first Wednesday 10 a.m.) 706-546-5246www.gardencentral.org/georgia/ladiesgardenclub

Printmakers Cooperative(Fridays at 10 a.m.) 706-613-1948 or 706-549-9923

Teen Cartoon Illustrators Club(two Thursdays 5:30 p.m.) 706-613-3623 ext.225

Visual Arts Guild of Athens(meets as needed) 706-613-3623 ext.224

Chinese brush-painting artistI-Hsiung Ju(seated) and hisdaughter Helenpose in front ofJu’s mural“YellowMountain”,on exhibit untilJanuary 19,2010.

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with the Ladies Garden Club, the Master Gardeners andother clubs that are part of the Athens Garden ClubCouncil. The Ware-Lyndon House garden is truly a pro-posal with growing potential.

From TheGallery ShopBy Celia Brooks

There is much new art in the gallery shop due to abevy of new artists many who have become membersof the Visual Arts Guild of Athens. If you haven’t been infor a while please plan a visit soon to peruse the artand perhaps meet one of the new artists. Among thenew guild members are:

Juan Alonso, PhotographyElizabeth Bishop-Martin, Drawings, Paintings, FiberPatricia Brown, Oil PaintingSylvia Dawe, Jewelry - metal and beadworkAndrew Fee, furniture with secret compartmentsCharby Patterson , PaintingsCaroline Self, Mixed media PaintingCharles Warnock, Floral PaintingsCleo Ward, FiberPat Winston , FiberRoger Winston, PhotographyCheryl Whitestone, Pastel and oil(available for commissions to paint portraits)

Other new artists with work in the shop are:Dennis Loss, potteryScot Mauldin, porcelain jewelry

Looking forward to the holiday season, Nancy hasgraciously offered the lower atrium to expand anddisplay the Holiday Shop offerings. If you create holidayitems that are for sale (all work must be hand-made, i.e.no kits, molds, etc.), such as ornaments, cards andwreathes (you may use a fabricated base) and want toparticipate please contact me at 706-613-3623 x224.We are particularly looking for artists who createoriginal holiday gift items. Drop off times are by ap-pointment. The Holiday Shop will open November 23.

Gallery Shop hours are noon to 5, Tuesday - Saturday.

A Ride in The BoatBy Joan M. Howard

Beautiful waters' black diamondsTraced golden, dawn's cross currents form,Flow under and over all surface,Lapped cradle on sun crystals borne.

So soft, no hand could sense it,So clear the transfixing breath,So swift descent into silverOne intricate, infinite death.

Poem originally published in The Road Not Taken: TheJournal of Formal Poetry, in their online Winter 2009 -2010 edition.


Art BytesBy Celia Brooks

AthicaThe 29th Annual Studio Group Show and SaleThursday, November 18th from 5 - 9 p.m. ,Friday, November 19th from 5 - 9 p.m. ,Saturday, November 20th from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. ,Sunday, November 21st from 12 noon - 4 p.m.

Georgia Museum of Art won an unprecedented nineawards at the Southeastern Museums Conference(SEMC) annual meeting in Baton Rouge, LA. Among thehonors was an Award of Excellence for the exhibitionLord Love You: Works by R.A. Miller from the MullisCollection and a number of museum publications, somerelated to the exhibition.

The museum, which has been closed to the publicsince March 2009 for a $20 million expansion andrenovation project, continued its programming offsiteas part of its GMOA on the Move initiative. Curator ofAmerican Art Paul Manoguerra organized the exhibitionLord Love You from the private collection of Carl Mullis.On display Fall 2009, at Lyndon House Arts Center andfeatured 83 artworks created by Georgia self-taughtartist Reuben Aaron “R.A.” Miller.

In conjunction with the exhibition, GMOA produced ahard-cover catalogue that received a Gold from SEMC inthe Books and Catalogs category. The catalog includedmore than 25 reproductions of Miller’s works, and aninterview with Mullis and Durwood Pepper, Miller’sfriend and collaborator. Books may still be purchased inthe Gallery Shop of the Lyndon House Arts Center.The SEMC publication judges also distributed awards forthe Lord Love You publicity campaign items, including aGold for the Lord Love You rack card, an HonorableMention for the exhibition’s opening receptioninvitation, a Gold for the exhibition poster and aBest of Show for the entire exhibition campaign.

Good DirtImaginative busts and sculptures by Jeff Williamsthrough November.

Lamar Dodd School of Art (Gallery 307)Lines of Impulse and Deliberation, drawings by SusanCofer through December 15.

OCAFRepercussions - drawing, painting, collage and print-making by Lyndon Tewksbury and Eric Simmonsthrough November 20. Holiday Market, December 3, 4,and 5 with 80 of the region’s finest artists.

Kudos to Athens artist Par Ramey on the success of herrecent exhibition at the State Botanical Garden. Theexhibition, Dancing Naked Under Palm Trees, a series ofwatercolors inspired by Harlem Renaissance Poetry.

The High Museum of Art, Atlanta GA - Salvador Dalí:The Late Work is organized by the High Museum of Artin collaboration with the Salvador Dalí Museum, St.Petersburg, Florida, and the Fundació Gala-SalvadorDalí, Figueres, Spain. The High will be the sole venuefor the exhibition, where it will be on view throughJanuary 9, 2011.

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington,DC - Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from theCollections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg is onview at the Smithsonian American Art Museum throughJan. 2, 2011. The exhibition showcases 57 majorRockwell paintings and drawings from these privatecollections.

Santa Fe NM - O'Keeffiana: Art and Art Materialsincludes O'Keeffe's art supplies, drawings, unfinishedpaintings and the rocks and bleached animal bones sheused as subjects. The exhibition continues through May2011.


Karen Kassinger(foreground) and

others enjoyviewing quilts inthe “Hands ThatCan Do” exhibi-tion of African

American Quiltson view until

January 19.

Visitors shop theLHAF Lickskillet

Artists Market onOctober 23.

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Summer art camp registration at LyndonHouse Arts Center begins Saturday, April 9,2011, with instructional and enjoyable art

programs for children ages 4 - 12, as well asprograms especially for teens. Informationwill be available at the Lyndon house on

the website in late January.

Winter Class Schedule CALL 706-613-3623 TO REGISTER! Registration Begins November 20

Children & Teen ClassesClass Dates Instructor Age CostArt Time for 4 - 6 Year Olds 6 Wednesdays, Jan 12 - Feb 16 Caroline Self 4 - 6 $0 - $35* / $53** + $5 lab fee

Art Time for 6 - 8 Year Olds 6 Tuesdays, Jan 11 - Feb 15 Caroline Self & Toni Carlucci 6 - 8 $0 - $35* / $53** + $5 lab fee

Drawing and Painting Stories 6 Thursdays, Jan 13 - Feb 17 Toni Carlucci 6 - 8 $0 - $35* / $53** + $5 lab fee

for 6 - 8 year Olds

Creating My Own Storybook 6 Wednesdays, Jan 12 - Feb 16 Toni Carlucci 6 - 9 $35 / $53** + $5 lab fee

for Homeschool Students

Teens on Canvas 6 Thursdays, Jan 13 - Feb 17 Jim StipeMaas 11+ $0 - $47* / $71** + $6 lab fee

Teen Cartoon Illustrators’ Club Thursdays, Jan 13 & 27, Robert Brown 13+ $5 for pizza and

Feb 10 & 24, Mar 10 & 24 soft drinks each time

Adult Classes and Workshops Registration date: November 20 until class fills

Class Dates Instructor CostJewelry/Metalsmithing 6 Tuesdays, Jan 4 - Feb 8 Courtney Pendergrast $83 / $125** + $10 lab fee

Intermediate Jewelry/Metalsmithing 6 Tuesdays, Feb 15 - Mar 22 Courtney Pendergrast $83 / $125** + $10 lab fee

Hands Than Can Do Workshop Saturday, January 15 Caroline Self & Toni Carlucci $14 / $21**

Charity Quilting Bee Wednesdays FREE

Painting with Charles I 8 Tuesdays, Jan 11 - Mar 1 Charles Warnock $111 / $167**

Painting with Charles II 8 Tuesdays, Jan 11 - Mar 1 Charles Warnock $111 / $167**

Watercolor Painting for 6 Thursdays, Jan 13 - Feb 17 Par Ramey $83 / $125**

Beginners & Intermediates

Drawing 6 Wednesdays, Jan 12 - Feb 16 Toni Carlucci $83 / $125**

Exploration in Printmaking 6 Thursdays, Jan 13 - Feb 17 Jenn Manzella $105 / $157** + $10 lab fee

Printmakers’ Cooperative Fridays Students share expenses

Spring Class Schedule CALL 706-613-3623 TO REGISTER! Registration Begins November 20

Children & Teen Classes and WorkshopsClass Dates Instructor Age CostArt Time for 4 - 6 Year Olds I 6 Tuesdays, Mar 15 - Apr 19 Caroline Self 4 - 6 $0 - $35* / $53** + $6 lab fee

Art Time for 4 - 6 Year Olds II 6 Wednesdays, Mar 16 - Apr 20 Caroline Self 4 - 6 $0 - $35* / $53** + $6 lab fee

Art for Homeschool Students 6 Wednesdays, Mar 16 - Apr 20 Toni Carlucci 4 - 6 $0 - $35* / $53** + $5 lab fee

Spring Break Art Break I Tuesday, Mar 8 Caroline Self & Toni Carlucci 6 - 12 $0 - $35* / $53** + $15 lab fee

Spring Break Art Break II Thursday, Mar 10 Caroline Self & Toni Carlucci 6 - 12 $0 - $35* / $53** + $15 lab fee

Art for 7 - 10 Year Olds 6 Thursdays, Mar 17 - Apr 21 Toni Carlucci 7 - 10 $0 - $35* / $53** + $6 lab fee

Teens on Canvas 6 Thursdays, Mar 17 - Apr 21 Jim StipeMaas 12+ $0 - $47* / $71** + $6 lab fee

Teen Cartoon Illustrators’ Club Thursdays, Mar 10 & 24, Robert Brown 13+ $5 for pizza and

Apr 7 & 21, May 5 & 19 soft drinks each time

Adult Classes Registration date: November 20 until class fills

Class Dates Instructor CostJewelry/Metalsmithing 6 Tuesdays, Mar 29 - May 3 Courtney Pendergrast $83 / $125** + $10 lab fee

Printmaking 6 Thursdays, Mar 17 - Apr 21 Jenn Manzella $105 / $157** + $10 lab fee

Painting I 8 Tuesdays, Mar 15 - May 3 TBA $111 / $167**

Painting II 8 Tuesdays, Mar 15 - May 3 TBA $111 / $167**

Watercolor Painting 6 Thursdays, Mar 17 - Apr 21 Par Ramey $83 / $125**

Drawing 6 Wednesdays, Mar 16 - Apr 20 Toni Carlucci $83 / $125**

*Dependent on Scholarship eligibility ** Non - Athens / Clarke County residents

Please note: Teens may take adult classes with permission from the instructor.

Teens wishing to enroll in an adult class should contact the Education Department at 706-613-3623, ext. 225

For more information, please go to www.accleisureservices.com/lyndon.shtml, call 706-613-3623 or look for the Leisure Services Program Guide

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Task Force (continued from page 1)

(and concern that there should be some guidelines forfuture installations and “gifts”), the Mayor sent requestsacross the community to form an Athens Public Art TaskForce.

MissionOn April 27, 2010 a first meeting of the Athens ClarkeCounty Public Art Task Force was convened with MayorHeidi Davison presiding. Mayor Davison charged the 12member task force with three goals:

1. Increase the stock of public art in the community;

2. Create recommendations and guidelines for artacquisition and placement;

3. Explore ways to fund additional art for Athens.

The members, all citizens of Athens and representing adiverse group of constituents (community leaders, busi-ness owners, professors, local artists, administrators,gallery owners, government services, economic devel-opment, local arts non-profit), began meeting everytwo weeks to discuss Athens arts development, studycurrent public art programs and review ways that thearts could benefit Athens.

Many issues, common to all programs, arose during thediscussions such as:

Should Athens have a public art program?

What type of program would work best for our com-munity?

What type of organization should make public artrecommendations?

Where should art be placed?

How do you monitor and preserve public art?

What do we do with donated art?

Who should be responsible for maintenance of art?

How do you publicize a city art collection?

Where do the funds to acquire art come from?

Many of the answers came from the experience ofother programs and from resources such as “Public Artby the Book” by Barbara Goldstein and “Starting aPublic Art Program in Your Community” by GeorgiaCouncil for the Arts and Metropolitan Public ArtCoalition of Atlanta. The task force looked at programsin cities of similar size and character as Athens (ChapelHill, NC and Tempe, AZ) and at programs enjoyingresounding success (Austin, TX, Coral Springs, FL,Memphis, TN, Seattle, WA). Our main goal was to get afeel for what was working in these communities andhow their experience could apply to Athens.

Members of the task force also discussed what type oforganization or structure should be formed in order tofurther the public art goals. We looked at several exist-ing local organizations and commissions, including theAthens Historic Preservation Commission, AthensGreenway Commission, Athens Community Tree Counciland Keep Athens Beautiful Advisory Board along withthe ordinances that established each.

RecommendationsAfter much discussion and deliberation, the task forcereached certain conclusions that were addressed in aDraft Ordinance and a corresponding Public Art Policy.These recommendations were sent to the Mayor andthe Athens Clarke County Manager’s office for reviewand comment. Since the details are still under review, itis probably best just to summarize the contents for now.

OrdinanceThe proposed Ordinance would create an advisorycommission that would be responsible for making rec-ommendations to the Mayor and Commission regarding“cultural affairs and public art policy that improves andenhances the cultural assets and public spaces withinAthens-Clarke County”. The commission would be com-prised of local citizen members appointed by the Mayorand Commission who have a demonstrated expertise orinterest in visual art, environmental design, performanceand other arts. Members would serve a minimum ofthree year terms. The commission would work in con-junction with several key county and local offices suchas Arts Division, Planning and Zoning, EconomicDevelopment and Downtown Development to developa public art master plan, art acquisition and mainte-nance guidelines, and other necessary policies.

The commission would also be authorized to seek feder-al, state and private foundation funds to support publicart and other cultural affairs initiatives, recommend anannual budget, hire personnel and recommend distrib-ution of the Public Art Fund. The Fund would be estab-lished by the ordinance and as a 1% Percent for Artfunding mechanism that requires allocation of one per-cent of capitol improvement projects to art enhance-ment, design or installation. The funds derived wouldalso be used to administer the arts initiatives and pro-vide for education, conservation and maintenance.

Public Art PolicyA draft policy was created to give some shape to thetypes of concerns we thought were important to theMayor and Commission and perhaps helpful to the newarts commission. The “Athens-Clarke County Public Art

“School BusShelter Art” by

ChristopherFennel. As aresult of the

Athens Area ArtsCouncil spon-

sored “You, Meand The Bus”,

Athens now hasseveral artfully

designed busstop shelters.

Photo: Van Burns

Patron -$250 or moreJohn & Elizabeth BartonMadeline DarnellLidwina KellyScott & Heather KleinerKathy Prescott & Grady

Thrasher

Sustaining -$100 - $249Athens Art AssociationAthens Fibercraft GuildJune & Milner BallDorine BurkhardMargaret ColeEgbert Ennulat in honor of

Nancy LukasiewiczWilliam & Marya FreeM. Smith GriffithRick JohnsonLou KudonPaul & Carol KurtzEdward & Donna LambertChristine LangoneKaren W PrasseMary B Warren in honor of

Charles WarnockPaula & Joseph Tanner

Contributing -$50 - $99Classic City WoodturnersClay BryantCharles & Laura CarterClaire & Bob ClementsCotton Patch QuiltersSally & Dan CoenenFrances CovertPriscilla DarleySarah & Jack FriersonConstance FlynnMax M GilstrapCalvin & Clare HasbrouckAnita HeadyEmily HonigbergRichard JohnsonBruce & Jane KingKathleen KlevenGwen O'LooneyNorm & Charlene OlsonPenelope OvercashEdward & Nancy C

RobersonRussel StalveyHildegard Timberlake in

honor of Mary FranklinNatalie Wellman in honor

of Nancy Lukasiewicz

Policy” was based on several different cities’ policies andchecked for current best practices through Americansfor the Arts Public Art Network publications. It serves tohighlight the purpose, intent and goals of a public artprogram; provide key definitions for public art pro-grams; and set out guidelines for site selection, artselection, artist selection, donations, loans, collectionmanagement, de-accession, funding, and contractualrequirements. The Policy’s overarching theme is toencourage high quality artwork, public participationand interaction with its public spaces, and to facilitatecommunication and collaboration between the city,artists and area arts organizations.

SummaryThe Athens Clarke County Public Art Task Force is hope-ful that its work and recommendations will serve toinspire our community to seek out new and creativedesigns for structures, create exciting visual elements inour public spaces and engage the community in priori-tizing its preferences for growth.

Thank Yousand SurpriseBy Claire Benson

All of the staff at LHAC would like to add their thanks tothis year’s members and donors of Lyndon House ArtsFoundation. You are so very important to us. Thanks tothose of you that have been constants during the pastyears. Thanks to those of you who are first time mem-bers or donors. Thanks to those of you that give yourvolunteer hours or pass art supplies along to us. Wewould not be here without you.

Thank you also to all the members of the Foundation’sboard of directors that have been so understanding ofour time and resource limitations. You are all doing awonderful job for us in looking at ways to raise fundsand encourage our arts activities.

We are struggling financially this year more than weever have. To see so many great outreach programs,children’s classes, exhibitions and events canceled trulyhurts those of us - staff and volunteers - who haveworked so hard to build a quality arts program andserve the community over the last 10 years. Budgetcuts, state grant cuts and policy changes are chippingaway at all we’ve built. All in all, we’re down about$40,000 in funding. In the past, we have stretched andstretched and made every penny seem like five. We cando a lot for a little, with a little help from our friends.And thank you again friends.

Now for the surprise. I’m happy to announce thatAthens-Clarke County Library in partnership withLyndon House Arts Center have just been awarded oursecond national leadership grant in the amount of$343,000 from the Institute of Museum and LibraryServices. It is a three-year grant based on reaching theboomer population through technology. While it willnot, unfortunately, fund our core programs, it will workin conjunction with existing programs to add andenhance.

Hubert WhitlowMarilyn Wolf-Ragatz

Individual -$25 - $49Effie Andreu-HiterDr. Patricia Bell-Scott in

honor of Dorothy GravesWilbanks

Nancy BostromPatricia BrownJames David CarterJ. McNair ClarkTracie CostantinoMarie E DervartanianDomis Family PartnershipMary Ann EdensLeon & Diana GalisDr. & Mrs. George M GazdaLaurel GentemanDorothy HarnishHannah HarveySandra Holcomb-WahlAnita HoltonAnnette HattonJudith JonesBalawant S JoshiCarlene & Jeremy KilpatrickFrances H Korda in honor

of Edward J. KordaAllison LewisThomas & Tonia ParamoreDH PaulJudy Clarke SeilaDaniel SmithJose Blanco & Raul

VazquezDev & Gene WeeksSara Williamson

Artists - $20Margaret AgnerLori HammerLisa Hampton-PepeDolores V HoltPhil JohnstonGlen KaufmanDoris RhodesCharles WarnockJean Westmacott

GrantsFor Hands That Can Do:Turner Family FoundationDr. Daniel & Becky

Lockman

For Classic City Arts:Doris Fischer Sias Fund

2010 LHAC Donors

Lyndon House Arts Center293 Hoyt StreetAthens, GA 30601www.accleisureservices.com706-613-3623

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How You Can HelpPlease consider making a donation and becoming a partner in the Lyndon House Arts Foundation. The Foundation is a 501(c)3corporation and donations are tax deductible. Simply fill out the attached form and mail it along with your check. If you would liketo volunteer to be on a Foundation Committee please contact Celia Brooks at 706-613-3623 x224.

Name

Address

City State Zip

Home Phone Work Phone

Fax E-mail

Please make your tax- deductible check payable to Lyndon House Arts Foundation and mail to

Lyndon House Arts Foundation, Inc.P.O. Box 187 � I am interested in being a volunteerAthens, GA 30603 at the Lyndon House Arts Center

Partnership Levels___Artist $20___Individual $25___Family $35___Contributing $50___Sustaining $100___Patron $250___Benefactor $500___Corporate $1000___EndowedScholarship Fund $________Ronnie LukasiewiczEducation Fund $________Other $_____

Thank You

Lyndon House Arts Center is a facility of Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department and is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Artsthrough the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. The Georgia Council for the Arts is a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts

Lyndon House Arts Center isoperated by the Athens-ClarkeCounty Department of Leisure

Services as a center ofexcellence for the benefit andcultural enrichment of youth

and adults. Festivals, art classes,workshops, gallery exhibitions,art meetings, special events andhistoric house museum aim to

provide area citizens with apositive experience in the visual

arts, encouraging them toappreciate the arts and to

develop their creative talents.


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July LHACAnniversaryCelebration.

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