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Columns::June 16, 2003

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‘Becoming a Nation’: Exhibition offers visual history of United States

Becoming a Nation: Americana from the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, opens at the Georgia

Fitz Hugh Lane’s View of Boston Harbor

Museum of Art July 5 and will run through Aug. 31.
The exhibition includes more than 160 objects from one of the nation’s least-known cultural treasures, the period settings of the diplomatic reception rooms at the State Department. The collection was begun in the 1950s to show the elegance of the young democratic republic. Six galleries in the museum will present a visual history of the United States, using maps, portraits, paintings and furniture. The objects represent the finest craftsmanship and artistic talent of the golden age of American decorative and fine arts, from approximately 1750 to 1825.
Several paintings are included: View of Boston Harbor by Fitz Hugh Lane (reproduced at left), Thomas Jefferson’s portrait attributed to Charles Wilson Peale, and a portrait of John Quincy Adams painted while he was serving as U.S. minister to Great Britain.

Ongoing
Art exhibitions.
Disegni: The Continuing Tradition of Italian Draftsmanship by 19th- and 20th-Century Italian Artists. Through June 17. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.

Cravings: A Photographic Installation by Robin Assner. Through June 27. Broad Street Gallery, 257 W. Broad St., open weekdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sponsored by School of Art. 542-0069.

The Weaving Room: The History of Weaving at Berry College. Through July 6. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.

Wednesday, June 18
Blood Drive.
8 a.m.-5 p.m. 501 Caldwell Hall. Conducted by American Red Cross; sponsored by University Health Service. 542-7757.

ArtBeat.
Jennifer LeCroy, supervisor of handicrafts, Berry College. 5:30 p.m. Griffith Auditorium. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Open Studio: Life Drawing.
$3. Live models; no instruction; participants must provide their own supplies. 5:30 p.m. Forio Studio Classroom. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Friday, June 20
Tate Summer Sports.
Atlanta Braves vs. Baltimore Orioles. $10 ($5 students). Bus departs 5 p.m. Sponsored by Student Activities. www.uga.edu/stuact/summer.html.

Saturday, June 21
Drawing Workshop.
“Drawing What You See: Developing Observational Drawing Skills.” Ages 12-16. Second of three basic-skills drawing workshops (first session May 24; remaining session July 26). Participants must provide their own supplies. No charge; space is limited and reservations required. 10 a.m.-noon. Forio Studio Classroom. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Sunday, June 22
Art Exhibition.
Paintings by Christine Shockley and John Gholson. Through Aug. 2. Conservatory. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sunday 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-1244.
Shockley and Gholson offer a mother-son collaboration in this exhibition of paintings that complement and play off one another. Her style is refined and realistic, while his is modern and verging on abstract. Both use brilliant colors and bold strokes.
Shockley works in oil, acrylic, pastel and watercolor “to capture the beauty and perspective of everyday places and things.” She studied with Lamar Dodd while she earned her master’s degree at UGA. Her paintings are now in several private collections.
Gholson’s subject matter ranges from the familiar to the abstract. He is now a student in the Lamar Dodd School of Art and has exhibited at the 2001 and 2002 Lyndon House juried exhibitions.

Thursday, June 26
Astrophysics Workshop.
“Frontiers in Laboratory Astrophysics.” Through June 27. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by SouthEast Laboratory Astrophysics Community. 542-2134.
The workshop is intended to survey the laboratory astrophysics needs of upcoming NASA space astrophysics missions. There will be working groups in UV/visible astrophysics, IR/submillimeter astrophysics, and Xray/EUV astrophysics.

Saturday, June 28
Trial Gardens Open House.
8:30 a.m.-noon. Trial Gardens. Sponsored by horticulture department. www.uga.edu/ugatrial.
Horticulturist Allan Armitage, his staff, and master gardeners from the Athens area will provide guided tours for visitors during this public open house. Hundreds of annuals and perennials are on display.

Monday, June 30
Last day of first-round registration for 2003-2004 parking permits.
www.parking.uga.edu.

Thursday, July 3
Art Exhibition.
Old Worlds, New Lands. Through Aug. 31. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.
This exhibition focuses on images of Native Americans made by European artists from the 16th century onward. Such views shaped ideas about the New World’s bounty. They also mark a long history of colonization during which different European powers competed with each other for control of North America. The exhibition includes prints, maps and rare books from the collections of the museum, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Giuliano Ceseri.

Friday, July 4
Independence Day Holiday.
No classes; university offices closed.

Saturday, July 5
Art Exhibition.
Becoming a Nation: Americana from the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State. Through Aug. 31. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662. See story above.

Wednesday, July 9
Last day of classes.
Short session I and law summer session.

Tate Summer Sports.
Soccer: Atlanta Beat vs. San Diego Spirit. $10 ($5 students). Bus departs 5 p.m. Sponsored by Student Activities. www.uga.edu/stuact/summer.html.

Thursday, July 10
Final exams.
Short session I.

Law final exams.
Through July 14.

Friday, July 11
First day of classes.
Short session II.

Saturday, July 12
Garden Ramble.
“Forest/River Ramble.” Edwin Dale. 8:30 a.m. Meet at covered shelter adjacent to lower parking lot. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.

Tuesday, July 15
Higher Education and the Law Conference.
Georgia Center.

Sunflower Concert on the Lawn.
Kevn Kinney with Ben Mize. $15 (members $5). 7-9 p.m. State Botanical Garden. 542-6130.

Friday, July 18
Harriette Austin Writers Conference.
Through July 19. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by College of Education. 542-3876.

Tate Summer Sports.
Atlanta Braves vs. NY Mets. $10 ($5 students). Bus departs 5 p.m. Sponsored by Student Activities. www.uga.edu/stuact/summer.html.

Saturday, July 19
Art Exhibition.
“Leaves Have Their Time to Fall”: Reflections of Mourning in 19th-Century Decorative Arts. Through Sept. 14. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.