“Here is Immokalee. Here is a hopeful child, an athlete, a trailer park. Here is a brand new home. Here is a Haitian reverend, a skilled machinist, a woman who saw a hurricane destroy her home — and then watched her neighbors help her rebuild it. Here is a town with great poverty and even greater spirit. Here is a place that is changing, and will continue to change. Here, at 26°N and 81°W, is a spot on the map that is like no other. Here is Immokalee.” Lamar Dodd School of Art alumnus, Joshua Greer, contributes 40 full-color images in the newly published book about Immokalee, 26º 81º. Read more about the book here: http://www.26-81.com/
Up at the Lamar Dodd School of Art through August 5th- “Another Angle” by MFA student Elizabeth Owen. Gallery 101 will not disappoint! Check out more of Owen’s work on her website: http://www.owenstudio.net/
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
Up on display through December 13th: BFA Exit shows in Photography, Printmaking, Jewelry & Metalworking, Graphic Design, and Fabric Design.  Includes works by: Ashley Doliber, Heather Leake, Abigail Morris, Alex Palmour, Andrea Tabacchi, Andrew Ferrer, Anna King, Candace Frieden, Carolyne Teston, Chelsea Elliott, Danessa Reyes, Erin Freeman, Margaret George, Jeff Gess, Jennifer Lindell , Jessica Caldas, Kate Lindsey, Mallory Ingram, Rachel Cook, and Sara Nguyen. For more information, check out the LDSOA website: http://art.uga.edu/index.php?pt=3&id=256 http://art.uga.edu/index.php?pt=3&id=261 (Graphic Design) To read Adam Carlson’s article in the Red & Black about UGA’s exit shows, visit: http://www.redandblack.com/2010/12/03/students-put-forth-best-art-for-exit-show/ Image: Fabric detail by Candace Frieden (http://www.cadmiumvibe.com/)