AltWeeklies Wire
Change of Lifenew
Different endings bring similar new beginnings for local artists who forged their paths to art in separate ways.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
05-13-2008 |
Art
Tags: painter, child, daughter, Muse, photographer, Southern, Mother, artist, mother-daughter, sacred heart, toddler, visual arts
Malaika Favorite Captures Multifaceted Scenesnew
She was inspired to do a series of landscape paintings of the Augusta area when she moved here in 1986.
So last year, she applied for a Porter Fleming Foundation Grant to create a series of collage paintings documenting local scenes including landscapes and old structures in the area.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
03-12-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Going Greennew
From recent immigrants to established families, Augustans define what it means to be Irish in America.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
03-12-2008 |
History
Tags: history
Big Shotnew
Contemporary rock ballet by Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp puts audiences in a New York state of mind.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
02-27-2008 |
Theater
Tags: theater
Artful Exitnew
Molly McDowell has given Augusta a name in the international arts community. After 10 years, she's now ready to pass the torch to someone else.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
02-27-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Pilgrim's Progressnew
Cuban expatriate breaks boundaries with his art career in exile but his journey never ends.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
02-27-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Out With a Whispernew
Never a force of personality, artist Jasper Johns left his art to speak for itself. Will we understand what it says?
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
02-27-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Jeweler's Loupenew
Jewelry of Virginia transplant captures artistic history in her small, handmade, wearable pieces.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
02-27-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Southern Uprisingnew
The art of the New South shows the changing appearance and culture of Georgia's creative class in vibrant new show at local museum.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
09-18-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Medium as Messagenew
Former potter rises to art world's challenge of his medium by "taking the clay out" of his work.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
08-08-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Diorama of a Madmannew
Augusta artist Chris Murray traps his subjects in tiny boxes and gawkers come to view them.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
08-08-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Stingray Lets Fists Do the Talkingnew
Rayonta "Stingray" Whitfield's career speaks for him -- it will have to, because he's not much of a braggart.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
08-08-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
(Belt) Buckle Up
Fasten your seatbelts, America, because Mr. Pearman's Wild Ride starts at his Lake Olmstead house and ends with his artwork adorning Keith Richards.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
07-10-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Animal instincts
Artist focuses on fetching furry and feathered friends
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
07-05-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Treasured Torah
Synagogue safeguards sacred text orphaned by Holocaust
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
07-05-2007 |
History
Tags: history
