Third Thursday - Art in Athens

Third Thursday events and exhibitions for November 16
The next Third Thursday - the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia - is scheduled for Thursday, November 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia

Thursday Twilight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent Collection at 7 p.m.
Screening: Americans in Paris Film Series: "The Moderns" at 7 p.m.
On view:

"Muse: Mickalene Thomas Photographs and tête-à-tête" - This exhibition, organized by Aperture Foundation, New York, includes works by acclaimed contemporary artist Mickalene Thomas as well as works by artists who inspired her.
"Louise Blair Daura: A Virginian in Paris" - This exhibition showcases all known works of Louise Blair Daura, a skilled portraitist form Virginia. It is the first attempt by a museum to examine her short career as an artist.
"Martha Odum: Art Intersects Ecology" - To celebrate the 50th anniversary of UGA's Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology, this exhibition features landscape paintings by Martha Odum, Eugene Odum's wife, as well as other works related to ecology.
Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries, University of Georgia

Closed for installation.
Lyndon House Arts Center
Get some early holiday shopping done in Deck the Walls, the Lyndon House's expanded Gallery Shop. Hot cider and gingersnaps will get you in the spirit to shop.

On view:

"Connect: Art Works by Students of the Clarke County School District"
Timothy Adams' exhibition of colorful, bold abstractions, in the Lounge Gallery.
ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art

Closed for installation.

Ciné

"In the Shadow of the Sea: Photographs from Cuba by Sean Dunn"
Hotel Indigo, Athens

"Magical Mystery Tour" – Your dream come true or your worst nightmare, this exhibition toys with surreal psychedelia, featuring Dana Haugaard's reflective hypnotic swirls, Jourdan Joly's towering ice cream scoops, the dystopian dreamscapes of Orion Wertz, Jaime Bull's strange celestial spaces, Brian Hitselberger's graphic musings on dreaming and Jacob Wenska's newest illustrations for good evening read.
The GlassCube Gallery has a site-specific installation entitled "Amorphous Dislocations of Ultramarine" by artist Lucha Rodriguez. A chance to momentarily escape from your everyday routine and step into a transformative world of sculptural paper.
The Classic Center

Closed for installation.
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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens' established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities. Rack cards promoting Third Thursday and visual art in Athens are available upon request. This schedule and venue locations and regular hours can be found at 3thurs.org.

Source: Email from event organizers

Thursday, November 16, 2017

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