ACE/FRANCISCO GALLERY (675 Pulaski St., Suite 500) “Beneath the Sky and Sea,” new paintings by Louise Haynes Hall on view in the Main Gallery. “Playing House”is a collection of mixed media work by Cecilia Reynolds in the Upper Gallery. Opening Reception Feb. 20, 6–9 p.m. Through April.
AMICI AT THE FALLS (8851 Macon Hwy., Suite 501) Paintings by Marissa Mustard. Through Feb. 13. • Paintings by Will Eskridge Feb. 14–Mar. 13.
ARTS + ATHLETICS (Contact for Address) “Raised Bed” features works on paper and sculptural works by Sara Hess, co-founder of printmaking studio Two Parts Press. Closing Reception Feb. 22, 4–6 p.m. Open by appointment through Feb. 22.
ATHENAEUM (287 W. Broad St.) Brooklyn-based artist Matt Keegan’s sculptures, collage and paintings in “Realia” are based on double-sided image-based flash cards his mother made to teach English. Through Mar. 22.
ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY BOGUE GALLERY (2025 Baxter St.) Library staff members share their creations. Through Feb. 23.
ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: ATHICA (675 Pulaski St.) The 2025 Members’ Showcase features a variety of mixed media works from ATHICA members. Opening reception Feb. 15. On view through Mar. 16. UGA Digital Printmaking Student Wheat Paste Mural Collaboration Feb. 10–17.
ATHICA@CINÉ GALLERY (234 W. Hancock Ave.) R.B. Pruett’s solo exhibition includes visceral “cannibalized” paintings that involve a process of cutting up and collaging fragments of other paintings. Currently on view through Feb. 25.
CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) On view in Classic Gallery I, “Legendary Georgia Musicians in Watercolor” is Jackie Dorsey’s homage to musicians who have called Georgia their home. • In Classic Gallery II, “Linnentown Then and Now: The Johnsons” includes portraits by Caroline Ford Coleman.
COMMUNITY (260 N Jackson St.) Local artist Susan Pelham will have a variety of works on view through March.
DODD GALLERIES (270 River Rd.) “Bookmarked: One Hundred Images” investigates numerous styles of visual languages and translates them into book form. Through Feb. 28.
FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) On view is a variety of works by Kristin Cole. Through February.
GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) Shot through the windows from inside Waffle House restaurants across the Southeast, Micah Cash’s photographs in “Waffle House Vistas” contemplate the built and natural environments. Through June 1. • “The Awe of Ordinary Labors: 20th-Century Paintings from Ukraine” exemplifies socialist realism, a style of art promoted by the government of the Soviet Union. Through June 1. • “Beyond the Medici: The Haukohl Family Collection” is one of the most extensive holdings of Florentine baroque art in private hands outside of Italy. Through May 18.
GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Zane Cochran presents “Aurora,” a sculptural interpretation of the aurora borealis using 3D geometric figures and lights.
GREEN WAY & FIREFLY TRAIL (Multiple Locations) Outdoor art installations include new public artwork “Georgia Railroad Lantern,” by artists Jim Benedict and Lily Kuonen. It joins other works along the trail including “Trail Blossom,” a sculpture by Richard Herzog and “Heron Sighting,” a mural by Krysia Ara.
LAMAR DODD SUITE GALLERY (270 River Rd.) Presented by the Black Artists Alliance, “COLORS” is the gallery’s second annual Black Artists’ Exhibition. Through Mar. 21.
LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) The Window Works series presents a site-specific artwork by Atlanta artist Michael Reese that questions the perception of the Black Body against cyanotype photography popular with architectural blueprints. Through spring 2025. • “Twist” features paintings by Carol John full of pop colors and vibrating repetitions of dots, lines and shapes. Studio Visit Feb. 22. Through Mar. 15. • “Distillations” features drawings on paper and wall-bound constructions by Johntimothy Pizzuto and Patti Roberts-Pizzuto. Studio Visit Mar. 1, 1–4 p.m. Through Mar. 15.
MAGALLERY (125 W. Jefferson St., Madison) In “Branching Out,” Barbara Odil presents mixed media sculptures that elevate nature and its process of decay to unprecedented artistic levels. Through Mar. 8.
OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (34 School St., Watkinsville) “Winter Respite” features photographs by Glenn Galau. Through Feb. 28.
PORCELAIN AND DECORATIVE ARTS MUSEUM (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) Two new collections celebrating the connection between art and nature include a complete Jasperware tea set from Wedgewood in England and a series of hand-carved coconut vessels.
STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead) Developed in collaboration with the Georgia Writers Museum in Eatonton, “Touch Grass: Steffen Thomas, Senora Lynch, Raven Waters” is an environmentally-focused exhibition that explores humanity’s place in the natural world. On view through June 28. • Alexandra Huynh presents “From Tears to the Sea and Other Works.” Through June 28.
TAYLOR-GRADY HOUSE (634 Prince Ave.) “Warrior Women” is a collection of 60 ceramic torsos by Alice Woodruff that celebrate real-life heroines from American history, contemporary society and across the globe. Artist Talk Feb. 20, 7 p.m. Through Feb. 21.
UGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER LOBBY GALLERY (230 River Rd.) Benjamin Britton, an associate professor at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, presents “surface potential,” a collection of four abstract paintings over 7 feet tall. Through Aug. 8.
UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Bulldog Olympians” celebrates over 200 UGA athletes who have competed for Team USA or their home countries through photographs and artifacts. Through January. • “Precious, Almost Sacred: Voting Rights in America” features photos, pamphlets, newspaper reports, letters and more from the Russell Library archives to illustrate the expansion of voter access in Georgia. Through May.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA OCONEE CAMPUS (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy., Watkinsville) “More Real than Real” is a collection from Best in Show at the UNG Visual Arts 2024 Juried Alum artist Aidan Lyerly. Through Mar. 14.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS CLEMENTS GALLERY (780 Timothy Rd.) “Family Val-hues” by Broderick Flanigan focuses on the faces of the Athens-born painter and muralist’s family members. Through March.
WINTERVILLE CULTURAL CENTER GALLERY (371 N. Church St., Winterville) Exhibitions “Two Fold” by Jack and Amanda Burk and “Outside the Box” by Peter Loose, Leigh Ellis and Michael Pierce will be on view.
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