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Exhibition Schedule 2008
ALL EXHIBITIONS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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January 18 – February 23, 2008
Reception: January 17, 6 - 9pm
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS:
HOW WE AFFECT THEM
Photographs by Peter Essick,
A National Geographic Photographer
Artwork by Julie Stuart,
artist and environmental activist.
Exhibit updates to come
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January 17 – February 21, 2008
Reception: February 21, 6 - 8pm
RESOLUTIONS FOR NEW BEGINNINGS:
Forging a New Path Through Line and Color
Work by Spruill Center students
and instructors in all mediums, from all departments.
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March 7 – April 26, 2008
Reception: March 6, 6 - 9pm
"HAND TO HAND: 100 ARTISTS’
COMMENTS ON THE IRAQ WAR"
Curator Cecilia Kane, working with over 100 artists,
translated news reports from the war inIraq into stunning and
sobering artworks using white cotton gloves as the connective
theme – one glove for each of the 1,825 days of the war.
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March 3 – March 31, 2008
Reception: Sat. March 22, 1 - 3pm
SPRUILL CELEBRATES YOUTH ART
Work by young artists in the Spruill Center Program and
invited guests from nearby community public and private schools.
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May 9 – June 28, 2008
Reception: May 8, 6 - 9pm
Breaking New Ground:
Intersections at the frontier of
art and technology
You’re invited.
Join us for a performance
by
Dick Robinson and talks by
Tristan Al-Haddad, Danielle Roney,
Kathryn Refi and Philip Galanter.
June 12, 7 –9 pm
Reception with light bytes and
drinks will follow.
The Breaking New Ground exhibition offers a look
into the influences that technology has on artists to develop new
and innovative ways to express themselves. Through painting, music
and interactive sculpture this show celebrates the use of technology
in art.
July 25 - September 6, 2008
Lisa Alembik
"SOLACE"
Albino Mattioli
"The Inner Voice of Color"
Opening Reception:
Thursday, July 24, 2008 6-9 p.m.
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April 11 – May 29, 2008
Reception: May 29, 6 - 8pm
REALITY & BEYOND
Spruill students and instructors, in all departments, working
in all mediums, and sizes in 2 & 3 D -incorporate reality with
the imaginary in subjects and themes selected by individual
classes, groups or by each of the artists with guidance from
their instructors.
June, July,
August
End of Camp Reception each Friday at the end of each camp
session.
CAMPERS SHOW THEIR COLORS
The Spruill Education Center will
be
ablaze with color and exuberant creativity.
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September 19 – November 6, 2008
Reception: September 18, 6 - 9pm
Nelson Mandela: Man of the People
Photographs by Peter Magubane
September 19 – November 8, 2008
Opening Reception
Thursday, September 18
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Spruill Gallery is proud to present an exhibition of
photographs by internationally acclaimed photographer Peter Magubane.
In celebration of the 90th birthday of former South
African President Nelson Mandela, this exhibition features
photographs spanning five decades and covers important milestones in
Mandela’s life as well as major moments in South African history
both pre and post-apartheid. The exhibition coincides with the
remembrance of the civil rights movement, 1956 – 1968.
Exhibition
made possible with support by Soho Myriad |
September 22 – November 20, 2008
Reception: November 20, 6 - 8pm
SPECTRUM 2008: BOXED, WRAPPED, AND TIED
Works in 2 & 3D by Spruill students and instructors, working
in their medium of choice; including paint, collage, paper,
clay, glass, metal, wood, jewelry design, cloth, found objects
or a combination of materials that best express their ideas on
the subject matter they choose.
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November 24 – December 24, 2008
HOLIDAY ARTIST MARKET
Spruill Gallery’s annual holiday sales event, with artisan
made baubles, bangles and very fine art work to fit every
holiday shoppers needs
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The Spruill Center for the Arts
5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30338
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Mission: |
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Established in 1975,
The Spruill Center for the Arts is a private,
non-profit organization,
whose
mission is to foster understanding and appreciation
of the visual and
performing arts,
by offering
an extensive and diverse program of classes,
a
professional artist exhibition series and
outreach programs for seniors,
youth and
audiences with special needs. |
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The program is
supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through
the appropriations for the Georgia General Assembly. GCA is a
Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, which
believes that a great nation deserves great art. |
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Supported
with appropriations from Dekalb County Board of Commissioners and
Dekalb County Office of Arts, Culture & Entertainment. |
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