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ACC LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) Local artist Matt Brewster presents “Radiance,” a collection of landscape, interior and aerial/drone photographs. Through October.

THE ATHENAEUM (287 W. Broad St.) “Trevor Paglen: Vision After Seeing” explores the limits of human vision and the rise of automated vision technologies such as surveillance cameras and high powered telescopes. Through Dec. 1.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: ATHICA (675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200) Juried by Matt Porter, curator at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, “Light: 2021 Juried Exhibition” presents contemporary art in all media that explores or references light. Online Juror Portfolio Review Sessions held Oct. 2. Currently on view through Oct. 3.

ATHICA@CINÉ GALLERY (234 W. Hancock Ave.) ATHICA celebrates the life of local artist Chatham Murray through a retrospective exhibition of her paintings spanning six decades. Through Oct. 25.

BARBAR VINTAGE TEXTILES AND HOME (1354 S. Milledge Ave.) Self-taught painter Helen Kuykendall presents “Uncaged,” a selection of works in oil and watercolor. Reflecting her background in landscape architecture, her artwork often depict birds in seemingly natural settings that hint at elements of Magic Realism. Through Oct. 10.

DODD GALLERIES (270 River Rd.) “Time at the Table” is a collaborative exhibition of performance, installation, ceramics and photographs created by Dodd undergraduate Alan Barret and Athens-based artists Massie Herlihy and Alex Barret. • Temporary Investments, the collaborative duo of MFA candidate Rachel Seburn and Canadian artist Sarah Seburn, presents “Flex-i-ble Architecture.” • MFA candidate Mickey Boyd and Albuquerque-based artist Max Yardbird present “Waste Creation,” a series of images and sculptures that explore how exponential growth equals exponential waste. • Dawn William Boyd’s “Woe” features large-scale cloth paintings critiquing social injustice, racial violence and other abuses of power. • The Wall Works series presents a new large-scale mural by Atlanta-based artist Stacie Rose. Through Oct. 2. 

Jessica Smith Dodd MFA candidate Mickey Boyd and Albuquerque-based artist Max Yardbird present a collaborative installation called “Waste Creation” at the Dodd Galleries through Oct. 1.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Flicker presents its annual tradition of a Halloween-themed art show.

GALLERY@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Rebecca Kreisler presents a collection of nine works that investigate geometry, pattern and color. 

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “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. • “Kota Ezawa: The Crime of Art” pays homage to the objects stolen during the Gardner Museum heist in 1990 through light boxes, color-blocked graphics and video animation. Through Dec. 5. • “Neo-Abstraction: Celebrating a Gift of Contemporary Art from John and Sara Shlesinger.” Through Dec. 5. • “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. • “Inside Look: Selected Acquisitions from the Georgia Museum of Art” features previously unseen works from the museum’s collection of over 18,000 objects. Through Jan. 30. 

GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Zane Cochran presents “Aurora,” a sculptural interpretation of the aurora borealis using 3D geometric figures and lights. 

HEIRLOOM CAFE (815 N. Chase St.) Amanda Corbett of Salvage Sparrow Photo presents a collection of tintypes, a 1850s technique called wet plate collodion. Through Nov. 1.

JITTERY JOE’S EASTSIDE (1860 S. Barnett Shoals Rd.) Susan Pelham’s handmade collages are inspired by Magic Realism, fairy tales, Surrealism and fables. Through September.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) 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. • “i vs me” features paintings by Andy Cherewick and Jeffrey Whittle. Through Oct. 15. • “A Lot More Than It Seems: David Froetschel” spotlights the recipient of an Arts Center Choice Award at the most recent Juried Exhibition. Through Oct. 15. • “Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You” presents works by Brian Hitselberger and Julie Willis. Through Oct. 16. • “Inside Out: Expressing the Inner World” presents abstract paintings by a group of women artists working in the Southeast. Through Oct. 23. • “Modernist Sculptures from the Legacy of Loyd Florence.” Through Oct. 23. • Guest curated by Abraham Tesser, “Willow Oak Tree Exhibit” features works created by local artists using the reclaimed wood of a willow oak tree that lived on the lawn of the historic Ware-Lyndon House for over a century. Gallery talk with Cal Logue, Reid McCallister, Leonard Piha and Richard Shrader on Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. Heritage Tree Symposium: Peter Bull, Tad Gloeckler and Larry Millard held Oct. 30 at 1 p.m.Through Nov. 18.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) In the Athens Art Association’s exhibition, “New Art for a New Century,” 26 artists present watercolor, acrylic, color pencil, multimedia and fused glassworks. Through Oct. 16. • Judy Bolton Jarrett presents “Art and Attitude,” a collection of landscape and botanical paintings. Closing reception Oct. 17 from 2–4 p.m. 

STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead) “Large Art Dreaming” is a collaborative exhibition between the museum and Athens artist Broderick Flanigan, who worked with a group of students to create large-scale paintings and a mural design, based of Thomas’ “Brotherhood of Mankind” philosophy, which will be painted live in the gallery Sept. 27–Oct. 9. Exhibition currently on view through Nov. 6.

TINY ATH GALLERY (174 Cleveland Ave.) Local artist James Greer presents “Towards the Crooked and the Dim,” a collection of pen and ink illustrations inspired by dreams. Opening reception Oct. 3, 2–5 p.m. Open on Third Thursday, Oct. 21, 6-9 p.m. On view by appointment through October.

UGA MAIN LIBRARY (320 S. Jackson St.) “Georgia Trailblazers: Honoring the 60th Anniversary of Desegregation at UGA” chronicles the historic events of 1961 when Hamilton Holmes and Charlene Hunter became the first African American students admitted to the university. 

UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) The new Ted Turner Exhibition Hall and Gallery showcases CNN founder and environmentalist Ted Turner’s life and legacy through memorabilia, photographs and other items. • “Drinkable Water in Georgia” is an interactive exhibit tracing the geographic, environmental and political factors that surround the natural resource and how those issues have impacted Georgians. Through December. • “Lines with Power and Purpose: Editorial Cartoons” displays 51 original editorial cartoons from the nation’s metropolitan newspapers during the Golden Age of print journalism. Through Oct. 5. • “Not Only for Ourselves: The Integration of UGA Athletics” celebrates the 50th anniversary of integration of the Georgia Bulldogs football team. Tours are offered at 3 p.m. on Fridays before each home football game. On view through Spring 2022. 

WHEN IN ATHENS (Multiple Locations) Organized by The Humid with support from an Arts in Community Award from the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, “When In Athens” is a city-wide public art exhibition of images by over 100 photographers made in every Athens. Photographs are installed in the windows of street-facing businesses. Participating locations include Creature Comforts, Georgia Theatre, The Grit, Hi-Lo Lounge, Trappeze Pub and many others. Visit thehumid.com for a full list of participating venues. 

WILLSON CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES AND ARTS (Online) As part of UGA’s Spotlight on the Arts, the Willson Center presents “Shelter Projects,” a virtual exhibition of over 30 projects created by graduate students or community practitioners who reflect pandemic experiences through the arts. Visit willson.uga.edu.

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