Exhibitions

Diverse works that celebrate the creative research of faculty whose scholarship and teaching are founded in their studio art making practice.

In this playful research session inspired by the Studio Practice: UWG Faculty show, artists can freely jump from art medium to art medium exploring how each works and how each can add to their creation.
Ages: 4 – 7 (Guardians may need to work with younger children) / 11am – 12pm
Ages 8 – 12 / 2pm – 3:30pm
Free

Artwork by winners of the 2024 juried student exhibition at the University of West Georgia: Shannon Barker, Megan Flowers, Joseph Godley, Jakiya McKinney, Eve Olsen and Ren Sibley.

George Tames worked more than 40 years as a Washington, D.C., photographer for the New York Times. He photographed 10 presidents, who allowed him access to private moments as well as official encounters.

Funny, exciting and thought-provoking works from students across Carroll County in elementary through high school.

The exhibition by Jennifer Printz is an embodied search for meaning and a poetic meditation on unanswerable questions. The combination of disparate parts and different processes – the hand-drawn mark with a collaged photograph, painting with sewing – reflects on what it means to be alive. The unity of these elements presents the exchange of personal with the universal.

The CCA is calling for submissions of artwork that feature winter and holiday themes. All art will be included in an exhibit and one work will be turned into the 2024 CCA season’s greeting card that is sent out to supporters. The competition and exhibition are free. Contact the arts center for more information.

Make festive cards for everyone on your list! Play with different art materials and learn some fun techniques along the way. Follow-up the workshop by seeing a performance of The Nutcracker in the theater.
Ages: All ages welcome. Guardians should work with small children.
Free
Nutcracker performance at 2pm requires tickets

This exhibit showcases the powerful, beautiful and compelling elements of small works of art, as well as text from local writers’ guild members. Shoppers will find great gifts for friends and loved ones. Purchased artworks may be taken home immediately, allowing artists to replace these works with new ones so the exhibition can feature new pieces throughout its duration.

A series of whimsical watercolor paintings by Clint Samples that pay homage to the charm of backroad scenes and the tranquility of pastoral settings, inviting viewers to appreciate the idyllic beauty of the countryside.

An exhibition that explores the complexity of contemporary life for teens through a mix of personal perspectives and pop culture..

Using the body, space and color; Channing Gray creates gravity-less realms in colorful books, large paintings and found objects that symbolize connections with strangers, personal objects and memory. The work is inspired by the artist’s experiences: rockets launching, late night biking, jumping off a bridge into a creek, moving between homes, building forts with grandma’s quilts and collecting botanicals in glass jars.

An exhibition of portfolio works by high school students pursuing Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate art programs.

Works by emerging artists from the University of West Georgia illustrate a variety of techniques, media and perspectives.

Local artists explore the possibilities of creative sustainability by utilizing abandoned and discarded items as part of their art.

Featuring a different regional artist guild or similar organization each year. This is an opportunity to meet unique artists and encounter fresh works.