Exhibitions are on view in the new Georgia Museum of Art building, part of the Performing and Visual Arts Complex on East Campus, and in the museum's former location on North Campus.
At the East Campus location, The American Scene and the South: Paintings and Works on Paper, 1930-1946 and The American Scene in Prints (both opening July 13) focus on regional works documenting the distinctiveness of the American landscape and people. Also, exhibitions are included with an international focus. At the North Campus location, an exhibition of California Impressionists (opening July 6) has been organized with the Irvine Museum as a presentation of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games Cultural Olympiad.
East Campus location hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Mondays. North Campus location hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Mondays.
Flora of Georgia, a juried exhibition featuring paintings and photographs of native and cultivated plants, in the Visitor Center through August 31. Visitor Center hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday.
Exhibitions: Main Lobby-- a National Archives traveling exhibit on Thomas Jefferson's presidency; Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies--a glimpse of the library's collection on American politics; Hargrett Library--various exhibits include documents from Georgia's founding as a colony, a rare book written in the Cherokee language, and materials from the library's extensive Margaret Mitchell collection. Exhibitions are on display July 11-August 12.
Main library hours: open daily, hours vary.
Environmental Design for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics--the work of alumni of the School of Environmental Design who were involved in designing athletic venues and public spaces for the 1996 Olympic Games. The show runs through September 30.
Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily throughout July and August.
The Red Road, part of the Native American Inclusion Project. See p. 2 for descriptions. Demonstrations of traditional and contemporary arts and crafts will be presented 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. July 20-21 and July 27-28. Exhibition hours: 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m. July 12-Aug. 4.
Dancers in tempora paint create moving "sculptures" to improvisational music performed by UGA's Contemporary Chamber Ensemble.
The UGA Jazz Band I, under the direction of Steve Dancz, will perform music ranging from spirituals to be-bop, Ellington and Basie to contemporary composers. Free admission by ticket only, School of Music or at the door (box office opens at 6 p.m.). 706/542-3737.
The Ballad of Frankie Silver, based on a true story, describes the fate of the first woman to be executed by the State of North Carolina in 1833. Choreographed by Cathy Sharp, the piece was most recently performed at the American Music Festival in Bonn, Germany. The dance ensemble will also perform a second piece: Dear Little Ego. Co-sponsored by Pro Helvetia Foundation. 706/542-2836.
See the Native American Inclusion Project page for descriptions. Free admission by ticket only. Inquire at ticket office on site. 706/542-9464.
This multimedia performance by UGA's CORE Concert Dance Company, directed by Bala Sarasvati, is set to traditional music from various cultures--including live music by Arvin Scott's Hand Drumming Ensemble. 706/542-4415.
A ballroom dance party with showcase performances by U.S. amateur and professional dance champions and the University of Georgia Ballroom Performance Group. Seating surrounds a 2,520-square-foot dance floor. Tickets $10, Classic Center box office. 706/357-4444.
A festival showcasing traditional music and dance indigenous to this region: gospel, blues, bluegrass, cloggers and fiddlers, including Ross Brown, an octogenarian who performed at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. The event is cosponsored by the Athens Folk Music and Dance Society. No tickets required. 706/542-1511.
Broadcast coverage of past Olympics and other video presentations drawn from the university's Peabody Awards Collection will be shown on a continuous basis. Administered by UGA's College of Journalism and Mass Communication, the prestigious Peabody Awards have recognized broadcasting excellence for 55 years.(See pp. 6-7 for a list of this year's Peabody recipients.) Related materials also will be on display.
Self-guided or docent-led tours of UGA's Founders Memorial Garden, located behind Brooks Hall, are offered. The garden was developed in the 1940s to commemorate the local founding of the first garden club in America.
A series of readings cosponsored with Winthrop University will feature poets, novelists and short fiction writers from Georgia and the Carolinas, including UGA's Coleman Barks and Judith Ortiz Cofer. The featured poet is Ireland's John Deane, secretary general of the European Academy of Poetry and guest poet at the 1996 Spring Literary Festival in Prague.
Two of the nation's premier collegiate debate programs--the University of Georgia and the University of Utah--will debate the merits of the Olympic experience. The debate will be followedby a public discussion. UGA's Department of Speech Communication is cosponsoring the event with the Georgia Debate Union.
For up-to-date information about events in Athens and at the University of Georgia, consult local newspapers or tune to local radio stations, including public radio station WUGA 91.7/97.9 FM. The latter will air interviews with Nobel laureates in literature on Sundays in July from 7:30-8 p.m., as well as an hour-long documentary on "Islam and the West" at noon July 31. The special programs are sponsored by the UGA Humanities Center.
For additional assistance, stop by the UGA Visitors Center (706/542-OUGA) at College Station and River Roads or the Athens Welcome Center (706/353-1820) at 280 E. Dougherty St. Several visitor information booths also will be operated on campus and in the community during the Olympics. Additional cultural events are offered under the auspices of Athens '96 and the PanAthenic Festival; for information, contact the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau at 706-546-1805.
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