“RESCUE: Waste and Redemption” is an exhibition guest curated by Lizzie Zucker Saltz that features artworks from 22 different artists, all made from upcycled industrial materials saved from the fate of becoming environmental pollutants. Saltz says of the exhibition, “I love the idea of redemption through transformation, and how the artists in ‘RESCUE’ embody that kind of material alchemy.” It will be on view Apr. 6–June 15. “Linnentown: Then and Now” is an exhibition by artist and educator Caroline Ford Coleman that grapples with the destruction of many Black family homes in the now nonexistent Linnentown, which fell victim to urban renewal funds that allowed the expansion of the University of Georgia campus into the town in the 1960s. Coleman’s grandparents were among the displaced families, and her exhibition asserts their place in Athens’ history by painting the faces of the Linnentown community into the current Athens landscape. Her exhibition is currently on view through May 10.
WHO: “RESCUE: Waste and Redemption” and “Linnentown: Then and Now” Opening Reception
WHEN: Tuesday, Apr. 9, 6–8 p.m.
WHERE: Lyndon House Arts Center
HOW MUCH: FREE!
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