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ART EXHIBITS AT THE RITZ GIAHA sponsors arts and humanities exhibits in the Ritz Theatre Gallery throughout the year featuring touring exhibits, local and regional artists and student art. All exhibits are free and open to the public during regular gallery hours. The Ritz Gallery is open Thursdays – Fridays, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., or by appointment. Opening receptions, often with the artists themselves, are usually held on First Fridays, unless noted. If you are an artist or artist's rep interested in an exhibit at the Ritz, please contact GIAHA at 912-262-6934 or email us. |
2012-2013 EXHIBIT SCHEDULE |
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June 1 - July 28, 2012 Annual Glynn County Art Teachers Show With a few exhibits every year showcasing the creative work of local students, it's only fair that the hardworking, talented individuals who teach and inspire them get the chance to show off their artistic chops, too. This annual exhibit by Glynn County's art teachers brings to the Ritz work in all media, including painting, encaustic, photography, ceramics, and collage . Opening reception Friday, June 1, 5-8 pm |
August 3 - September 29 Chris Cook This Georgia-based Southern Expressionist artist brings his distinctive style to the Ritz, a collection of paintings imbued with broad strokes and bold colors, rough surfaces and ambiguous figures. His subjective approach is inspired by his personal experience. The common thread of his subjects - whether stark landscapes or architectural views - is observation and expression as formed by the experience of growing up in the 20th century American South. Opening reception Friday, August 3, |
October 5-December 1 City of Dreams A group show featuring imaginative, fantastic, and offbeat visions of the Big City - how the idea of the city captures our hopes, longings, and fantasies and fuels our imagination. Among the artists scheduled to exhibit in a variety of media are Anne Goodstein, Lanny Brewster, Lance Sabbe, John Sabbe, Jennifer George, Rob Nixon, and David Millman. Opening reception Friday, October 5, |
November 30- Glynn County Student Art A longstanding holiday tradition and one of our most popular annual exhibits, the Glynn County Student Art Show displays hundreds of works by our local K-12 students: paintings, drawings, collages, 3-D works, photography and more. You'll be amazed at the creativity and skill...and understand the value of continuing art instruction in our public schools! Opening reception Friday, December 7, from 5 to 8 pm |
January 4-26, 2013 St. Simons Island's presitigous gallery, Left Bank, brings work from its extensive collection to the Ritz space in January to complement a truly international month that features a performance of Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly and a screening of Fellini's film Amarcord. This exhibit includes beautiful paintings by such interntaional artists as Yvonne Ardissone, Georges Flanet, Sonia Grineva and others, with subjects ranging from Portofino to Venice, Provence, and the Amalfi Coast., Opening reception Friday, January 4, |
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February 1-23 Now in its sixth incarnation locally, The Big Read national literary initiative will once again take place in February, this time highlighting the work of Thornton Wilder, particularly his novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and the American theater classic Our Town (see The Big Read page). In conjunction with The Big Read and our production of the play (see Performance page), we present the work of local artists and students spotlighting the people and places of our community. One wall in the gallery will be open for patrons to place their own photograph or memory on it Opening reception Friday, February 1, |
March 1-30 Reflections is a national program of the PTA that provides opportunities for students to express themselves and to receive positive recognition for their artistic efforts. For more than 40 years, the program has offered Pre-K-12 students the opportunity to create works of art for fun and submit pieces in literature, dance, film, photography, musical composition, and the visual arts. Come see the winning work created by our own local students in this eclectic show. Opening reception Friday, March 1, 5-8 pm |
April 5-May 15 Local artists and craftspeople, from school age and up, create wild visions and unique objets in just about every medium (including some you probably haven't even thought of before) using disposed-of materials. Co-sponsored by Keep Brunswick-Golden Isles Beautiful, this is a great way not only to give artists a creative workout but also to raise awareness about recycling, reusing, and repurposing the overabundance of trash we discard. Opening reception Friday, April 5, 5-8 pm |
June 7 - July 13, 2013 Inspiring, stunning, whimsical, profound: these are just a few of the terms visitors to the Ritz Gallery over the years have said about the work of the artists featured in this annual traveling exhibit. Sponsored by the Pilot Club of Atlanta, the show features dozens of paintings, pottery, photos, collages, illustrations, etc., all by award-winning disabled artists from throughout the state. Opening reception Friday, June 7, 5-8 pm |
Summer 2013 To Be Announced |