ATHENS, Ga. — The Lyndon House Arts Center is accepting online submissions for its 51st Juried Exhibition, inviting visual artists from the Athens area to apply beginning Jan. 6.
Submissions will be accepted exclusively through ArtCall.org from 7 a.m. Jan. 6 through 11:59 p.m. Jan. 20. The exhibition will be juried by Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe, director and chief curator of the Katonah Museum of Art in Katonah, New York.
Artists ages 18 and older who live in the Athens area may submit up to three works for consideration. The entry fee is $35. Eligible counties include Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton and Wilkes.
An application clinic will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, in the Community Room at the Lyndon House Arts Center for artists who need in-person assistance with the online submission process. No appointment is required, and participants are asked to bring all required materials in digital format.
Juror selections will be completed by Jan. 29. Artists whose work is selected will deliver their pieces to the arts center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, and Saturday, Feb. 14.
The 51st Juried Exhibition will open March 19 and remain on view through May 16. All exhibitions at the Lyndon House Arts Center are free and open to the public.
The Lyndon House Arts Center is located at 211 Hoyt St. and operates Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information, call 706-613-3623 or visit www.accgov.com/exhibits.
