Not many art shows have chickens on display. But The Studio Group's debut show at AthensAcademy-about to end March 31-does. You will have another chance to see these fowls since the group will host a closing reception on Saturday, March 27, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the school's Myers Gallery.
The show presents the works of twelve artists that range from ceramics, fused glass, photography, turned wood, paintings, pastels, jewelry, and metalwork. And the life-size bronze and silver Cubalaya and Malay chickens that seem to forage on their pedestals among diaphanous hanging painted silks. If other metal makes your heart throb, the sculptural lamps, crocheted-metal baskets and bracelets, as well as fabricated sterling silver jewelry, will be sure to do that. But if glass is your passion, there are the brilliantly colored fused-glass objects, often with tango motifs. And if two-dimensional work is more your cup of paint, it is there, on paper, board, and silk.
Started in 1981, The Studio Group is one of the longest ongoing art groups in the Athens area and for the past several years has been holding its annual pre-Thanksgiving show and sale in the Chase Street Warehouses' ATHICA. The members typically also exhibit elsewhere during the year-at Jekyll Island,Lake Oconee, Atlanta galleries, for example; their current show at Athens Academy is their first one there. The artists exhibiting include Margaret Agner, Barbara Allen, Nancy Carter, Anna Eidsvik, Annette Hatton, Dave Lindsay, Caroline Montague, Christie Moody, Jim Norton, Sarah Pattison, Michael Spronck, Pat Staub, and Jim Talley.
With its dramatic glass wall overlooking a small lake, Myers Gallery is a striking space, tucked away toward the rear of Athens Academy, and is perhaps little known to most Athenians. It is open, however, to the public from Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and by appointment (call 706 549-9225).
The closing reception will be held Saturday, March 27, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Myers Gallery,AthensAcademy, 1281 Spartan Lane, Athens, GA 30604. Free and open to the public.
