UGA alumni are staying extremely busy. Jessi Wohl (MFA ‘10) and current MFA candidate Justin Plakas have work in an exhibition at Zeitgeist. Together, their works “create a dialogue about the clandestine nature of suburban life,” according to Laura Huston’s review in the Nashville Scene. Read the review in its entirety here: http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/at-zeitgeist-work-by-two-artists-addresses-the-weirdness-of-suburbia/Content?oid=2580027
From the Americus-Times Recorder: Students from UGA taking pictures of Sumter County Two University of Georgia students from the Lamar Dodd School of Art were in town recently as part of The University of Georgia Archway Partnership’s Georgia GAZE project which will allow art students to photograph notable sites and activities in the community and display their work in the community as well as other venues across the state. The Archway Executive Committee approved the Georgia GAZE project in an effort to see the community through others “eyes” as well as a way to promote Americus and Sumter County. The Archway Partnership was designed to allow the University of Georgia to partner directly with communities in a grassroots approach to meet locally identified community and economic development needs. Sumter County is one of eight portal communities involved in the Archway Partnership.  Read more: http://americustimesrecorder.com/oncampus/x226604462/Students-from-UGA-taking-photos-of-Sumter-County Photography by Justin Plakas: http://www.justinplakas.com/
Work from 4 graduate students in the Photography department was selected for the juried show Emerging Visions, part of the APG’s 2010 gallery exhibitions. Congratulations to Leslie Burns, Sarah Laurentius, Justin Plakas, and Alison Smith! Their work will be exhibited until June 25th in Atlanta, so make sure to check it out. For more information:http://www.apgphoto.org/gallery/2010/student_show/emerging_visions.shtml Photograph from Alison Smith’s Suburban Gaze portfolio (http://alisonasmith.com/)
(via plakas) Photograph by 1st year MFA candidate Justin Plakas http://www.justinplakas.com/