In honor of Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Weekend, community members are invited to view the butterfly mural painted by Moms Demand Action, one of five murals on display around town, and share the art via social media using #WearOrange #WeCanEndGunViolence. Wear Orange is an organization that honors the lives of those affected by gun violence and elevates gun violence prevention efforts nationwide. Other community partners and their murals are as follows: Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement, Teen Social Justice Club (AADM Justice Center), Athens Moms Demand Action (Athens-Clarke County Library), Project Safe (Ciné Art House Cinema), Town & Gown Players (Town & Gown Arcadia Garden), Treehouse Kid & Craft (Treehouse Kid & Craft) www.facebook.com/MomsDemandActionGA

Join instructor Dortha Jacobson for a class where those who want to try a new craft for the first time or to renew interest can grow and explore the art of oil painting. Each class will focus on a different aspect of oil painting, starting with creating a color wheel in order to understand color and ending with the completion of a landscape. Classes will also include learning how to critique a painting and discussing what is effective in a painting and what can be improved. $10/person. 706-742-0823, www.wintervillecenter.com

Enjoy an art reception for the "Waxing Poetic" art exhibition featuring art by Lala Mulherin Streett and Lou Ann Zimmerman. Lala Mulherin Streett received her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Painting from Ringling Art School and has worked in the United States and abroad as a designer, professional illustrator and instructor. Lou Ann Zimmerman is the now-retired owner of the Zimmerman Gallery in Augusta and a lifetime member and past president of the Georgia Watercolor Society.  

Come out to come out and meet current CCBC Gallery artist Abby Kacen while participating in a communal art-making activity. This event is a part of the Georgia Museum of Art's monthly Third Thursday event. www.getcurious.com

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.” 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu

Turn a Mason jar into a lovely multi-colored hanging lantern. All supplies and instructions provided. Adults only. Registration required. Register in person or by phone.  706-310-3515, www.athenslibrary.org.