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Art Exhibits

Lyndon House Art Exhibitions
All exhibitions are free and open to the public during regular gallery hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays from Noon - 9:00 p.m., and Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Lyndon House Arts Center is closed on Saturdays when there is University of Georgia home football game.

Lyndon House Arts Center, located at 293 Hoyt Street, is a facility of the Athens-Clarke County Department of Leisure Services and is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriation of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA is a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

35th Juried Exhibition (February 21-May 8, 2010)
The 35th Juried Exhibition is a professionally oriented art competition open to Athens area artists working in all visual media.

More than 190 Athens area artists submitted 740+ pieces in a wide variety of media, from very large sculptures and paintings to delicate and beautifully wrought jewelry. This year's juror, Ron Platt, Hugh Kaul Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Birmingham Museum of Art, selected over 140 pieces for display in the exhibition.

Exhibition Dates:February 21-May 8, 2010

Refuses (March 1- April 19)
In the spirit of the Parisian Salon Des Refuses, the historic Morton Theatre is hosting Refusés this year, as part of their centennial celebration. Back after a two-year hiatus, Refuses is a salon of works refused from the Lyndon House Arts Center's 35th Juried Exhibition and presents a wide spectrum of work by Athens area artists.

The exhibition will run from March 1 through April 19 during regular Morton Theatre hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3 p.m.-6 p.m. and evenings of scheduled public events.

Period Decorative Arts Collection (1840-1890) and Athens History Museum
Ongoing during Lyndon House Arts Center operating hours.

The Ware-Lyndon House (c. 1850's) is a Late Greek Revival home with Italianate influence listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The interior has been restored and arranged with decorative arts and furnishings of the period. The historic display room features artifacts related to the historic house and to the history of Athens.