María Korol Artist Talk

Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 5:30 PM

Inspired by memories and the literature of Latin America, Korol's art transforms historical and geographical contexts into the realm of imagination, speculation, and reinvention. Listen to her artist talk on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 5:30 PM. 

Opening Reception for Fall Exhibitions

Thursday, October 2, 2025, at 5:30 PM

Join us on Thursday, October 2, for the opening of four new exhibitions, Carving Out Liminal Pathways Toward Fragmentation by Sebastian Garcia Huidobro and Rachel Lea Seaburn, Seams to Be: New Approaches to Textile Techniques curated by Didi Dunphy, Interwoven Narratives: Caul and Response by Sachi Rome and Tokie Rome-Taylor, and Plastic Tense by Katie Kameen.  

Art Work: Workshops for Artists & Creative Professionals 

Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 6 PM

No publicist? No problem. How to get your small biz/brand published, on your own! 

Is your business ready for media attention? Join Recipe for Press founder Amy Flurry for a behind-the-scenes fact check on what editors and content producers everywhere love (and loathe) in pitching your ideas and products and smart ways to steer clear of the little mistakes proven to quash big opportunities. Learn the essential editorial etiquette entrepreneurs need now to win positive notice in the opinionated eyes of today’s media.  

Amy Flurry is a nationally recognized speaker on the subject of DIY PR. Author of Recipe for Press, she developed must-resources that give entrepreneurs and designers the tools they need to take advantage of press opportunities. 

As a brand advisor, her team partners with companies in the home furnishings industry to develop and expand their existing marketing strategies. In 2020, Flurry founded Aloka Home, a company featuring vintage quilts hand-stitched in India 60-80 years ago, giving them new applications for today’s living. 

Amy Flurry operates a communications studio in Athens, Georgia and also helps brands to apply trend direction to product development. 

Music in the House

Thursday, October 9, 2025, from 6 PM – 7:30 PM

Join us for Music in the House, a quarterly series that brings together live local music and open creative expression at the Lyndon House Arts Center. Set in the galleries, this unique program invites community members of all ages to gather, draw the musicians, write, or simply listen and enjoy the music. Each session features a local musician performing original work in an informal, welcoming environment where easels and writing tables are set up for those who wish to engage creatively. 

Bring your sketchbook, journal, or simply your curiosity on Thursday, October 9, 2025, from 6 PM - 7:30 PM to hear Tracy and Jeff play at our inaugural Music in the House event! Whether you’re making art or soaking in the sounds, Music in the House is a space for community connection, artistic inspiration, and joyful creativity. 

This free program is made possible through the generous support of Leara Rhodes. 

Seams to Be Curator Discussion 

Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 5:30 PM 

Join curator Didi Dunphy and select artists as they discuss the exhibition on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 5:30 PM.  

Opening Reception for Shawn Ireland, FIBER 50, & Public Works

Thursday, October 30, 2025, from 5:30 - 7:30 PM

Join us on Thursday, October 30, for the opening of three new exhibitions, Shawn Ireland: Arts Center Choice Award Winner, FIBER 50: Celebrating 50 Years of the Athens Fibercraft Guild, and Public Works: Athens Public Art Behind the Scenes. 

Playing Ball Without a Ball: María Korol 

July 18, 2025 - September 27, 2025  

Lobby Case

Our bodies and experiences are deeply intertwined with those of other creatures. I explore the profound connection between the human and non-human through drawings, paintings, sculptures, writing, animation, and more. Inspired by memories and the literature of Latin America, my art transforms historical and geographical contexts into the realm of imagination, speculation, and reinvention.  

- María Korol  

María will give an artist talk on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 5:30 PM. 

Habit: Chris Moss & Sue Fox

July 3, 2025 - October 11, 2025

Lukasiewicz Gallery  

Chris Moss and Sue Fox had never met before the opening of this exhibition, living in different geographical states and with no obvious personal connections. Yet their works share a striking formal kinship: a distinct palette and careful division of the picture plane, though they arrive at it through different means and with different objectives. Despite their separate paths, both artists build visual languages that are deeply personal, process-driven, and charged with emotional depth.  

Together, Moss and Fox offer parallel explorations of form and color, playing with the viewer’s perception, concealing and revealing forms of common imagery amongst a camouflage of multifaceted hues. Their works provide a journey through abstracted terrains and complex emotional landscapes, charted with devotion and care. 

ORISA! ORISHA! ORIXA!  

An Exhibition of Illustrations by Afro-Cuban Artist Victor Mora, guest curated by Christopher Swain  

July 3, 2025 - October 11, 2025 

North Gallery 

Journey into the mystical and magical world of ancient West African mythology and meet the Orishas! These colorful and unique characters are all connected with nature and specific aspects of our daily human existence. Through this exhibition, you will be introduced to a few of the most popular and well-known Orishas as they come to life through vivid illustrations and symbolism conceived by Havana, Cuba born artist Victor Mora. These deities are found in several belief systems practiced around the planet including Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas.

Interwoven Narratives: Caul and Response 

By Sachi Rome and Tokie Rome-Taylor  

October 2, 2025 – January 24, 2026

West Gallery

Opening reception on October 2, 2025, from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM  

Interwoven Narratives: Caul and Response is a collaborative exploration by twin sisters Sachi Rome and Tokie Rome-Taylor. The exhibition delves into two main themes: the caul and double consciousness. Through a juxtaposition of photographic realism and abstract expressionism, the exhibition seeks to utilize southern folklore surrounding the caul and the concept of double consciousness, as poetically articulated by W.E.B. Du Bois, as the entry point for their works.  

The symbolism of the caul as a protective veil, exploring the ways in which it both shields and reveals identity. The caul serves as a metaphorical thread, representing a veil between the physical and spiritual realms. The caul and the veil are intertwined into liminal space much like that of W.E.B. Du Bois's double consciousness. The work explores the unique position of Black Americans, pivoting aptly from Du Bois' notion of "always looking at one's self through the eyes of others." In a modern exploration of this concept, we look at how Black Americans view themselves while still operating within the ongoing peculiar sensation of double consciousness. The exhibition invites viewers to reflect on the complex interplay between societal expectations and internal narratives of identity and the struggle to reconcile identities within one's self.  

The folklore of the caul serves as a metaphorical thread binding artistic narratives. Southern Black folklore states that those born with the caul have spiritual protection against negative influences, the ability to traverse the spirit world, and insights beyond ordinary perception. Representing a veil between the physical and spiritual realms, the caul becomes a symbol of the interconnectedness of our shared history and the unseen forces that shape our destinies. Interwoven Narratives: Caul and Response is an invitation to traverse the liminal spaces of our shared cultural consciousness, where the visual and conceptual interplay of the Rome's work seeks to foster a deeper understanding of the nuanced narratives that shape the African American experience.  

Sachi Rome and Tokie Rome-Taylor will give an artist talk in the West Gallery on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 5:30 PM. 

Carving Out Liminal Pathways Toward Fragmentation 

By Sebastian Garcia Huidobro & Rachel Lea Seaburn 

October 2, 2025 – January 24, 2026 

South Gallery

Opening reception on October 2, 2025, from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM 

This two-person exhibition features the abstract sculptural paintings of Sebastian Garcia Huidobro alongside the brutalist architecture-inspired sculptures of Rachel Lea Seaburn. Both artists explore concepts of balance, co-dependency, growth, and weight. Forms stack and lean, fit snuggly together like puzzle pieces, referencing the building blocks of structures minute and grand.  

Huidobro’s work, combining soft and hard materials, mimics the forms of microorganisms. He envisions molecules of paint magnified to reveal hidden movements and arrangements. Manipulating foam and fabric, Huidobro creates meticulously upholstered wall-based sculptures. The use of vibrant colors brings a pop sensibility to the organic forms, creating seductive candy pillows that focus the viewer’s attention on shape, line, and surface.  

In comparison, Seburn’s sculptures are inspired by Northern Alberta’s sturdy brutalist architecture of resilience. Her sculptures embody angular, jagged, and curved forms crafted from concrete, plexiglass, plaster, wood, and silicone. The neutral hues of solid, opaque building materials are contrasted with vivid transparencies. Seburn’s artistic approach mirrors the principles of autoconstruction, a method rooted in self-reliance, in which individuals build their dwellings using available materials. This framework allows spontaneity and resourcefulness during the design and building process.  

Huidobro and Seburn are creating subtly complex works that share a purity of form and sophisticated awareness of space, both occupied and empty. This interplay of presence and absence is a reflection of the equilibrium needed to build visions and worlds larger than ourselves.

Plastic Tense: Katie Kameen

October 2, 2025 – January 24, 2026  

Atrium Cases

Opening reception on October 2, 2025, from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM 

Katie Kameen collects secondhand plastics and recontextualizes them as art materials that have the potential to communicate aspects of her personal experiences. By combining highly saturated and muted colors into wearable and interactive sculptures, she invites the viewer into her world. The objects retain an element of their history and become part of a new expressive language. Through dynamic compositions, she considers color and shape both as formal and psychological tools. Physical interaction, through holding, wearing, and touching, encourages the viewer to consider their own relationship with plastics and everyday objects. By using familiar utilitarian objects that bring back recollections of the home, Kameen revisits past emotions, creating a kind of self-portraiture that speaks to the connection between consumer culture and domesticity.  

Kameen received her MFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. She exhibits nationally and internationally and has been published in American Craft Magazine, Friend of the Artist, and Uppercase Magazine. Katie is an assistant professor of 3D sculpture media at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia.  

Katie Kameen will be giving an artist talk at the Lamar Dodd on October 9, 2025, at 5:30 pm. 

Shawn Ireland: Arts Center Choice Award Winner 

October 30, 2025 – January 3, 2026  

North Gallery 

Opening reception Thursday, October 30, 2025, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM  

Each year, the Arts Center’s exhibitions team selects an artist from the annual Juried Exhibition whose work demonstrates strong promise and is worthy of wider recognition and invites them to have a solo show. This year’s awardee, Shawn Ireland, is well known for his ceramics, but it was his oil painting, Night Table, that garnered him the Arts Center Choice Award.  

Ireland’s paintings are inspired by a drawing he made in the 7th grade, rediscovered 10 years ago, of his dining room table centerpiece. His goal is to continue the colorful, playful, and awkward presence of that drawing in his paintings. A fascinating combination of traditional European still-lifes and modernism, Ireland’s paintings have a graphic simplicity and rich color palette. The common household objects depicted may sit on a table or ledge or hover over a hazy background, creating delightful vignettes that are studies of form and color. 

FIBER 50: Celebrating 50 Years of the Athens Fibercraft Guild 

October 30, 2026 – January 3, 2026  

Lukasiewicz Gallery 

Opening reception on Thursday, October 30, 2025, from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM  

This exhibition of works made by current Athens Fibercraft Guild (AFG) members spans a variety of materials and processes within the art of fiber. Founded in 1975, the first year the Lyndon House Arts Center opened, by Nancy Lukasiewicz, the guild included weavers, spinners, dyers, lace makers, and even shepherds. The guild was, and continues to be, open to hobbyists, students, and professionals and now encompasses an even broader array of fiber art methods. Hosting monthly meetings, guest speakers, demonstrations at local festivals, parties, show-and-tells, and gift exchanges, the guild remains a vibrant part of the fabric at the Arts Center and the local craft community.  

The AFG will be hosting a demonstration of various fiber techniques at the Arts Center on November 8, 2025, from 12 PM – 2 PM. Held in conjunction with Family Day Art Workshops, participants will also have the opportunity to make their own craft project to take home. 

Public Works: Athens Public Art Behind the Scenes 

October 30, 2025 – January 3, 2026  

Lounge Gallery 

Opening reception on Thursday, October 30, 2025, from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM  

Step behind the scenes of the creative infrastructure that shapes our city. Public Works is a special exhibition showcasing the mockups, engineering drawings, and design proposals behind Athens’ public art installations. From murals to sculptures to interactive works, this collection reveals the careful planning, technical precision, and bold imagination that bring public spaces to life. Celebrate the intersection of art and engineering — and get a closer look at the processes that make public art possible.  

Guest curated by Tatiana Veneruso, artist, designer, curator, collector, and Athens-Clarke County Public Art Coordinator.  

Join curator Tatiana Veneruso and select artists as they discuss the exhibition on Thursday, December 11. 

Deadline to Submit an Exhibition Proposal 

September 20, 2025, at 11:59 PM 

Exhibition proposals are accepted year-round and it is free to apply. Proposals are reviewed twice annually, with deadline of April 20th and September 20th at 11:59pm. Following this deadline, artists and curators will be contacted within two months after review.  

We're currently interested in scheduling exhibitions for 2027 and beyond.

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Deadline for January 2026 Artist In Residence

The Lyndon House Arts Center is seeking gifted studio-based artists to take part in the Artist in Residence program, which provides participants with a unique opportunity to concentrate on their work in a supportive and collaborative environment.  

During six-month terms, the Lyndon House AIR program will offer artists a semi-private work space (approximately 10 x 10 feet each) and access to our seven open studios (Photography, Printmaking, Wood Shop, Ceramics, Fiber Arts, Painting, and Fine Metals). Artists’ work may involve any or all of these media.  

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and are reviewed on September 20 for residencies beginning January 1, or April 20 for residencies beginning July 1. Notification date is within one month of submission deadline.  

The participants in the AIR program will receive a $250.00 stipend. 

Apply Here

Deadline for BIPOC Artist/Curator Proposals

The Lyndon House Arts Center seeks individuals who identify as BIPOC to apply for the BIPOC Artist/Curator Project funded by the Lyndon House Arts Foundation. The selected individual/s will develop and design an art exhibition to be on display for six-to-eight weeks. 

The goal of this project is to promote the curatorial and artistic professions and to provide our community with diverse perspectives and approaches relevant to our times. 

A stipend of $1,500 is provided to the Guest Artist/Curator for their creative contribution and their participation in two public-facing events related to the exhibition. These events provide the public with additional insight into the Guest Artist/Curator's unique vision and may take the form of an artist talk, demonstration, and/or a youth education program. 

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Deadline for IN CASE Proposals

The IN CASE program gives artists a dedicated space in the Arts Center's lobby case where they can experiment, incorporate volume into their work, and materialize ideas that might otherwise not have a location within which to exist. The selected artist will install a single work that responds to the specific dimensions of the lobby case and its location within the Arts Center. Typically the IN CASE exhibit is on view for six to eight weeks. Proposals are reviewed twice annually, with deadline of September 20th and April 20th at 11:59pm.

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Jonae Anderson

Bio: 

Jonae Anderson is an artist from Fayetteville, GA. She currently lives and works in Athens, GA, and received her BFA in Printmaking + Book Arts from the University of Georgia in 2025. Her art is largely inspired by the natural world and focuses on the relationships that exist between living things. She enjoys creating stories through her art, focusing on the exploration of narratives and how they can be created and manipulated through color, form, and shape. Her work follows the story of a fox and their friends and consists of a variety of printmaking and book arts methods, with a focus on CMYK screenprints, pochoir, collage elements, and pop-up book structures.  

Artist Statement: 

My work focuses on the idea of home, how the intricacies and tiny details of our lives connect like a puzzle, bringing us to where we’re meant to be. What makes a space feel like home, what makes a person feel like home, and how do our personal experiences influence our perception of home. I am focused on creating a space that feels like home, so I focus on all the tiny details of my work. Creating is an act of love, you are putting time and energy into everything you create, and in doing so you are imbuing that piece with a bit of yourself. I utilize color and interactive story elements to immerse the viewer into the world I am creating. My work consists of a series of CMYK color separation screen prints and digital reproductions of handmade pieces. I use these pieces to create books whose structures elevate the content of the book. Through accordion, drum leaf, carousel, tunnel books, and pop up books I tell a story through highly saturated and colorful elements, allowing the structure of the book to further inform and involve the reader. 

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Open Studio Membership

$65/month

Come 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 LyndonHouse@accgov.com 

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