Abandoned Rural America Gearing Up to Exhibit in Wetumpka, AL Early Next Year

The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery - Wetumpka, Alabama, will be hosting the an exhibition of Abandoned Rural America, The American Small Family Farm in Transition. It will be the first ARA exhibit for the 2016 New Year.

Works by American artists, photographers, potters, writers and musicians bring a poignant display of images depicting the disappearing small family farms in America. Paintings, drawings, photography, wet plate collodion photo prints, models, and works in clay representing the changing face of rural America are to be exhibited.

The opening reception will be held Friday, Feb. 12 from 5:30 pm – 7 pm

Also, in conjunction with this exhibition will be a regional invitational show entitled

The Land: God’s Gift
Exhibition Dates:
January 19 – April 22, 2016

This exhibit is sponsored by the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery, the City of Wetumpka, Alabama and  Central Alabama Electric Cooperative

The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery is located at 408 S. Main St, Wetumpka, AL 36092 • Phone (334) 567-5147

The ARA Exhibit is comprised of 15 Georgia artists and photographers presenting works in egg tempera, oil, acrylic, pen & ink, photographic prints, clay and ceramic creations, and 3D models of rural structures. There are also 14 members of the Greensboro Writers Guild of Georgia adding their voices to the ARA book and video with 8 framed poetry pieces added to the hanging collection.

The Abandoned Rural America video contains original and traditional music by “Keepers of the Sound” musicians Joe Reynolds and Tom Sparks; singer-songwriters: Amanda Elizabeth Adams; Thomas W. Elliott, Jr.; and Marcus Vess. 

The ARA exhibition series originated in June 2011 the art, photography, pottery, and writings were over 40 years in the making.

Exhibitions at:

Allied Arts-Milledgeville, GA; Steffen Thomas Museum of Art -Buckhead, GA;Saute-Nacoochee Center-Sautee, GA; Monroe Art Guild Gallery-Monroe, GA; Greensboro, GA Festival Hall; the PLAZA Fine Arts Center in Eatonton, GA; the historic Crawford Depot in Crawford, GA;

with several preview exhibits around Georgia.

The original Abandoned Rural America video has been presented at each exhibition as well as special presentations to organized groups.

For information about upcoming ARA events visit the MAG website:

www.abandonedruralamerica.com

Also available: the Abandoned Rural America book

Please check the ARA website for details.

Coming, summer 2016-

the Abandoned Rural America

5th anniversary exhibition at the

Lyndon House Arts Center

293 Hoyt St, Athens, GA 30601

Nancy Lukasiewicz, Visual Arts Administrator 

(706) 613-3623

The Historic Crawford Depot to be next ARA venue

Hi all

Our Abandoned Rural America exhibition series is really beginning to take off and get recognition around the state and beyond. Our Plaza Arts Center show in Eatonton went off without a hitch and their large theater was a great venue for our updated ARA video.

The PLAZA Arts Center in Eatonton, GA

The PLAZA's board members, led by Janet Kelhoffer, hosted a very fine opening reception on June 15. It was a very well attended show and visitors were treated to readings by members of the Greensboro Writers' Guild adding another dimension to the art exhibition and ARA movie showing.

While visitors on both sides and the back of the reception hall listened, members of the Greensboro Writers' Guild who had contributed stories and poems to the ARA book, gave reading for the enjoyment of all. 

ARA members and visitors listened to Evan Karanovich's presentation of certificates before the showing of the ARA movie.

During the closing reception on July 31st, Evan Karanovich from US Georgia Senator David Perdue's office came to the closing reception to hand out certificates of appreciation for ARA participation in the arts in Washington DC program.

The next ARA venue will be at the historic Crawford Depot just 10 miles east of Athens. The opening reception will be on September 26th at 4 pm with the ARA movie being shown at 6 pm.

Egg Tempera Presentation at Lake Oconee

The Greensboro Arts Alliance is hosting a presentation on Egg Tempera Painting This Wednesday

Egg Tempera by Peter Muzyka

to be March 4th Program

Artist Peter Muzyka will give a slide presentation on

egg tempera painting along with some practical tips

and painting samples.

Peter has created many egg tempera paintings of the

Georgia far country over the last 30 years and will

highlight both his work as well as other egg tempera

artists throughout history.

Here are some examples of Peter's egg tempera work.

Peter is also teaching a class in egg tempera at the

Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton this summer. Info

will be provided at the March meeting.

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The New Abandoned Rural America hardcover book

is now available at Genuine Georgia in downtown Greensboro

and on-line at www.abandonedruralamerica.com.

Pete will also bring a copy to the meeting to pass around.

An eBook interactive version is also available on-line

at the ARA website.

Abandoned Rural America Hardcover Book

The hardcover edition of Abandoned Rural America has arrived

The 8 1/2 x 11 hardcover edition of the Abandoned Rural America book is now available online at the ARA website. With over 104 pages loaded with art and photographic images of the old farmhouses and landscapes complete with stories and poems by the Greensboro Writer's Guild, artists whose images are included in the book, and other guest writers.

You can purchase a copy through our website at www.abandonedruralamerica.com or scan the QR Code below to be taken to the website.