Culture Briefs
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Website: Georgia Fans Can Barely Speak English
When the plagiarism-checking website Grammarly.com re-ranked the Top 25 college football teams according to how well their fans write, the SEC did well.
UGA, not so much. The Bulldog Nation has the second-worst grammar of any Top 25 fan base (supposedly).
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'I'll Be Your Mirror' Reflects on the Art and Music Scenes of 1975-'85
Photo Credit: Barbette Houser
Musician Eddie Glikin in front of a portrait of Michael Stipe taken by Jeremy Ayers.
“I’ll Be Your Mirror” captures a magical moment when youthful beauty, quirky personalities, creative energy, a flair for thrifting, a penchant for dress-up and musical innovation all collided right here in our dusty little town and forever changed it—and the world.
The Art Rocks Athens Foundation, whose mission is to document and promote Athens' deeply connected art and music scenes' heyday, popped open its offerings for 2015 with a photo exhibit and reception on Friday night.
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Lyndon House Hosts Native American Art Symposium This Weekend
"Illit Fallamat Taani" by Erin Shaw
The Lyndon House Arts Center will host several artists and academic professionals in a symposium on contemporary Southeastern Native American art to compliment the center’s newest exhibition, “Return from Exile,” this Saturday, Aug. 29. “Return from Exile” will remain on view through Friday, Oct. 16, after which it will begin a two-year tour across the U.S. to universities, museums and tribal heritage sites. The symposium will be the only opportunity during the exhibition’s stint at the Lyndon House to meet and hear from the featured artists. Both the symposium and general exhibition will be free and open to the public.
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Ciné Showcases James Barsness' Bizarre Paintings, Amy Winehouse's Troubled Life
Fantastical creatures populate the canvases of Athens artist James Barsness. His current exhibit at Ciné, which consists of three large-scale, mixed media paintings, opened on Friday, Aug. 21 with a reception. This was well-timed, as viewing his work proved to be the perfect prelude to watching Amy, the documentary directed by Asif Kapidia about singer Amy Winehouse, which is now showing at the independent movie theater.
Viewing Barsness’ painted demons set the stage for watching Winehouse’s inner ones on screen.
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This Year's UGA Football Hype Video is Not as Good as Last Year's UGA Football Hype Video
With two weeks (!) until UGA's season opener against Louisiana-Monroe, it's time yet again to evaluate the team's annual preseason hype video.
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Bob and Claire Clements, Beloved Athens Artists, Share Their Home for WUGA
The warmth felt in Bob and Claire Clements’ home this past Saturday afternoon was both literal and metaphorical. The high temperatures inside that day were due in part to the overwhelming turnout of people for the event the couple hosted, an Artists in Residence fundraiser for public radio station WUGA-FM. And that large crowd was due to the overwhelming love the local community has for the two artists.
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A UGA Astronomer Helped Discover a Planet
University of Georgia astronomy professor Inseok Song was part of a team that recently discovered a gas-giant planet orbiting a distant star.
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Visiting Artist Lectures at Lamar Dodd School of Art
Henrik Drescher
Every academic semester, UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art (LDSOA) hosts several series of public lectures by artists, scholars, critics and museum professionals from around the world. The visitors typically give hour-long lectures on topics related to their professional or creative career. These lectures are opportunities for students and locals alike to meet with and ask questions of the speaker.
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