ACC LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) On view in the Quiet Gallery, “My Aging Face: A Conversation on Aging, Beauty and Refining Norms for Women Over 40” features photos of women who posted close-ups of their faces on Instagram along with short descriptions of what they saw and how they felt.
ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: ATHICA (675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200) The Artist-in-ATHICA residency series presents Gabrielle Sinclair of the Storyhound Theatrical Detective Agency. Open studio hours are June 23 from 4–6 p.m. An online artist talk will be held June 23 at 7 p.m. On view through July 26. • “Postcards from the Future” is an online exhibition and fundraiser of postcards designed by emerging artists. Visit athica.org.
ATHICA@CINÉ GALLERY (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Photographer Cindy Karp presents “Pandemic Portraits.” Through June 25.
EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Tom Hancock presents a collection of mixed media acrylic paintings that incorporate found objects. Through July 1.
FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Lisa Lecorchik. Through June.
GALLERY AT HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Athens Facades” presents Mike Landers’ photographs of buildings downtown and in Five Points at dark between 2000–2002.
GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Rediscovering the Art of Victoria Hutson Huntley” shares approximately 30 lithographs inspired by landscape, human figures and the natural world. Through Aug. 15. • “Echoes from Abroad: American Art from the Collection of Barbara Guillaume.” Through Aug. 15. • “Hands and Earth: Perspectives on Japanese Contemporary Ceramics” includes works by some of 20th- and 21st-century Japan’s most important artists. Through Aug. 15. • “Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection” represents three generations of artists dating from the 1940s. Through Sept. 26. • “Modernism Foretold: The Nadler Collection of Late Antique Art from Egypt.” Through Sept. 26. • “Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art.” Through Nov. 28. • “In Dialogue: Artists, Mentors, Friends: Ronald Lockett and Thornton Dial Sr.” focuses on one work by each artist to examine their friendship and compare their creative approaches. Through Nov. 28. • “Whitman, Alabama” features 23 of 52 films from journalist, photographer and filmmaker Jennifer Crandall’s ongoing documentary project of the same name. Through Dec. 12.
GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) A recipient of an Arts in Community Resilience Award from the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, local fashion designer Tabitha Fielteau presents “Nouveau Bridal,” a collection of handmade dresses. Through June.
HEIRLOOM CAFE (815 N. Chase St.) “Summer Dream” features paintings by Susie Burch. Through Aug. 23.
LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) To create the project “Lenses,” disposable cameras were distributed to 21 random participants along with a set of 27 open-ended photo prompts: words such as “hoax” and “trust.” Through July 11.
LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) The 46th annual Juried Exhibition features 161 works by 116 local artists selected by juror Hallie Ringle of the Birmingham Museum of Art. Through June 26. • On view in the lobby case, Jourdon Joly presents a collection of cast resin ice cream cones. Through June 26. • Collections from our Community presents Arthur Johnson’s (of the Bar-B-Q Killers) shark collection, which he has been building since the early ‘80s. Through June 26. • Curated by La Ruchala Murphy and featuring the works of Black artists living in the South, “#NotAStereotype” challenges the labels and limitations perceived about race, nationality, gender, ability and sexual orientation. A virtual artist talk with Rodrecas Davis, Courage Ogie, Sachi Rome and Tokie Rome-Taylor will be held July 13. Through July 24.• Will Eskridge’s “Endless Party: A Collection of Party Animals” offers a celebratory look at outcast animals like bats, snakes and raccoons. The show includes to-go maps for a scavenger hunt at Bear Hollow Zoo and Memorial Park. Through July 24. • AJ Aremu presents a large-scale installation for “Window Works,” a site-specific series that utilizes the building’s front entrance windows for outdoor art viewing.
MADISON-MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “The 125th Anniversary Exhibition: Celebrating the Home of the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center” explores the Romanesque Revival building that was built as a graded schoolhouse in 1895 and became a regional cultural center in 1976. Through June.
MASON-SCHARFENSTEIN MUSEUM OF ART (567 Georgia Street, Demorest) “Michael Ross: Foothills” features lush depictions of forests, fields, wetlands, birds and people. Closing reception Aug. 19 from 5–7 p.m.
OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville) Paintings by Broderick Flanigan. Through August.
OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (34 School St., Watkinsville) The 27th annual Members’ Exhibition showcases original artwork from the foundation’s supporters. • “TOO: An Orientation of Spirit” is a solo exhibition by painter Melody Croft, who explores the psychological, sociological and emotional complexities of race, gender, age and culture. • In “Behold. Become. Beyond,” Margaret Warfield shares images reminiscent of her childhood and portraits of women engaged in daily activities. All exhibitions remain on view through July 16.
THE ROADHOUSE (137 N. Lumpkin St.) “Sam Balling’s Awkwardly Named Art Show” is a pop-up exhibition held June 26 from 3–8 p.m.
STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) “Art From the Garden” shares acrylic, oil, watercolor, graphite, color pencil and pastel works created on-site at the garden by the Athens Area Plein Air Painters. Through July 16. • Susie Criswell presents a collection of botanical paintings, “Pitcher Plants and Other Natural Wonders.” Opening reception June 27, 2–4 p.m. Through Aug. 5.STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead) “Healing Our Humanity: Finding Hope, Love and Unity” presents works by Margaret C. Brown, Zerric Clinton, Oliver Enwonwu, Andrae Green and Nnamdi Okonkwo. Through July 10.
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