newest news

Check it Out!

2011-08-24T09:09:00.001-04:00

I made the cover. 8/24/2011
http://flagpole.com/Weekly

Paintings at Ciné

2011-08-14T11:35:00.002-04:00

"My sweet, sweet...."

2011-01-09T13:56:00.003-05:00

I'm excited to announce that I have some work included in the upcoming exhibit My sweet, sweet..., the Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College opening February 3!

http://daltongallery.agnesscott.edu/sweet/Sweet_temp.html

Coming Soon

2010-09-08T11:55:00.002-04:00

6x6 = Video, Performance, and Sound Work! Oh My!

2010-09-07T16:56:00.003-04:00

It's Time to Submit Again to 6X6

Submit to 6X6: Hypnotic Suggestion Video

Just when you thought it was over, 6X6 is returning for another round of fast, free fun. Will we be able to top the antics of sweatered rabbits, searching for Gina, and locating Paul? Will the door prizes get any better? What can we possibly do to keep 6X6 fresh and unexpected? Stay tuned, the answer will surprise you.

In the meantime, the 6X6 call for submissions has been posted. New themes, new curators, and new dates, but with some continuity -- the curators are artists whose work was submitted in the first round, so they know the drill, and are ready to put their own stamp on the proceedings. You can too -- submit your video, performance, and sound work now! It's free and easy to submit; all submissions are posted to the 6X6 YouTube channel; and selected artists receive fame and glory, or at least the opportunity to capture the perfectly short attention spans of the 6X6 audience, a faithful and enthusiastic bunch of novelty-starved Athenians. Get with it -- submit to one or more themes today through March 21, 2011. See the complete schedule at: http://hexadic.blogspot.com/p/schedule.html

About 6X6: A series of media arts events in Athens, Georgia, open for submission to anyone from anywhere in the world. Video, film, sound, performance, or combination. Six minutes or less. Shorter can be better! Monthly themes and curators, October-December 2010 and February-April 2011. Next up: Chance, curated by the 6X6 Audience. Submit by September 21. http://hexadic.blogspot.com

About The Curator for 6X6 Chance:
The 6X6 Audience consists of seasoned professionals who understand the ins and outs of audience participation. They come, they buy beverages, they sit, they applaud, they volunteer, and they come back again. What a great group! They will bring their own signature style to the proceedings, one that mixes the experimental with the tried and true, the women with the men, and the unpredictable with the just plain unforeseeable.

Become a Fan of 6X6 on Facebook

New Digs

2010-09-07T16:47:00.004-04:00

After graduating, UGA wasn't going to let me keep my studio forever so I did the most logical thing ... I relocated into a room at my house. Yeah, it's cramped and hopefully temporary, but it sure is fun to paint in my pajamas at 4:00 a.m. when the Muses call.

Marco Polo Quarterly

2010-09-07T16:42:00.001-04:00

Darin Beasley and Brian Hitselberger just began an online contemporary fiction journal called Marco Polo Quarterly. I'm terribly flattered to be the featured artist in their first issue! Check it out.

http://www.marcopoloquarterly.com/

CHILDREN

2009-08-18T18:01:00.004-04:00

New Work by Awesome Artist and Great Friend, Carl Martin

at Opal Gallery Aug. 20th-Sept. 26th

Opening Thursday Aug. 20th 6 -9 pm

www.theopalgallery.com

www.carlmartinart.com

Athenians Attend Art Basel

2009-01-03T12:51:00.003-05:00

Recently, fellow grad student, Erin McIntosh and Lauren Fancher and myself hopped down to Miami Beach to soak up some art at Miami Basel fair. We ran into professors Dunphy and Barsness doing the same ....

Here is the story Lauren wrote for Flagpole Magazine

http://flagpole.com/Arts/Features/ArtBaselMiami/2008-12-24

Flagpole Interview

2009-01-03T12:12:00.003-05:00

I was very flattered and fortunate to have Flagpole writer Darin Beasley interview me. Darin asked a lot of smart, thoughtful questions and I gave him a bunch of not so smart or well thought out answers. The result is .... well..... I love it..... check it out....

Flagpole writer Darin Beasley recently sat down with local painter and longtime Athenian Jennifer Hartley to discuss her latest work and its colorful depiction of "human mythology grounded in the phenomena of the everyday." Hartley's painting exhibition, "Embraces and Other Short Stories," is at Flicker Theatre & Bar through December.

http://flagpole.com/Arts/Features/JenniferHartley/2008-12-10

Flicker: Last Chance

2009-01-03T12:00:00.003-05:00

Hey Gang, My show at Flicker is coming down Monday, so swing by if you get the chance.

Embraces
And Other Short Stories

I began this series at a time when the world seemed full of sadness and despair. I couldn’t listen to the radio or look at a newspaper without feeling a sense of hopelessness. On a personal level I was dealing with an impossibly sad situation that seemed to consume all the happiness I had ever known. I made a concerted effort to seek out positive examples of love and affection in an attempt to restore my faith in humankind…as a kind of antidote to the bad news I couldn’t seem to avoid. I needed to look no further than my studio door. I found within my artist / student community countless genuine expressions of love, laughter, care and support. Furthermore, I began scanning newspapers for positive images, seeking out the occasional good news. This body of work is based on a combination of candid snapshots of my friends and colleagues and found images of strangers.

Originally, I envisioned paintings of people shaking hands. The lines from the George Weiss, Bob Thiele song made famous by Louis Armstrong “What A Wonderful World” captured my imagination ---

I see friends shaking hands
Saying ‘How do you do?’
They’re really saying
‘I love you’

The handshake proved to be problematic compositionally…all those human H shapes weren’t working on the square format I had already decided on. Instead, I chose the embrace as a symbol for fondness and adoration. I delighted in the geometry of the shape of two bodies as one: two heads and four arms intertwined - a reminder of the importance of human touch.

Since beginning this work, there has been a major change in our national political climate. While we still face devastating problems, there is palpable feeling of hope and change in the air. I still have a need to purposefully balance news of the serious issues we face with positive reminders and sometimes humor. I can honestly say I’m beginning to feel a bit better; and yes, this can be a Wonderful World.

Jennifer Hartley

A Love Note to Satan (or "Satin")

2008-08-16T15:30:00.003-04:00

Satin is nice.

It's Official

2008-08-16T15:24:00.003-04:00

Jeffrey Rogers is on the road so watch out. Jeffrey, my sixteen year old son, is actually quite a good driver. I've warned him to watch out for you, however.

The Ink on Me

2008-07-17T10:50:00.000-04:00

Check it out......
http://www.grad.uga.edu/news/summer2008/hartley.pdf

Carol John Review: New York Magazine

2008-07-14T19:53:00.003-04:00

7/ 1/08
3:30 PM

Buzz up!

Artist Carol John’s Paintings Are Explosive

Carol John’s Untitled (2008).

Courtesy of Ivy Brown Gallery

Carol John's paintings are zesty and merry, with polka dots, blobs, and all manner of zap and swirl. Somehow, though, they'd seem to fit as perfectly on the walls of Abigail Breslin's all-American-girl bedroom in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl as in Amy Poehler's white-trash suitcases as she flees her good-for-nothin' man in Baby Mama. In other words, Carol John seems to have distilled all the grand contradictions that give lipstick feminism its pow. John's paintings are at Ivy Brown Gallery through August 13. —Emma Pearse

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/07/artist_carol_john.html

Athica Emerges II

2008-06-26T20:59:00.005-04:00

Two of UGA's painting grads, Jon Barwick and Kim Deakins, have been included in the current show of emerging artists Athica along with photographer Rylan Steele. Congratulations, guys!

http://www.athica.org/index.php

Just so happens that Jon and Kim are also featured in the Southern Edition of New American Paintings that just came out this month. Keep an eye on these two.

http://www.newamericanpaintings.com/

Carl Martin in Atlanta

2008-06-26T20:55:00.002-04:00

If you're the Atlanta area, don't miss Carl Martin's photographs at Opal.

CARL MARTIN

Photographs at OPAL GALLERY

Curated by Sam Fogarino

484B-2 Moreland Ave. Atlanta, GA

Carol John in NYC

2008-06-26T20:41:00.005-04:00

If you happen to be in New York this summer, check out Carol John's paintings at Ivy Brown through Aug.13.

Carol JohnPaintings

Opening June 25th Wednesday 6–9pm

Through August 13

Hours Mon–Sat 12–6pm

Please Breathe Here

Ivy Brown Gallery

675 Hudson Street #4n, New York

212-925-1111

caroljohnpaintings.com

gofishgallery.com

Elsewhere

2008-06-26T13:13:00.003-04:00

My friend Brian Hitselberger is Elsewhere this summer. I'm missing him because I'm Here and not Elsewhere. Elsewhere is an amazing artist residency program in Greenboro, NC. Here is what he says about it.....

Dear Friends--Hi! I'm writing to you this morning to tell you about where I've been living for the past three days, and where I will continue to be for he next month. For those of you that don't know, I'm currently an artist-in-residence at the Elsewhere Artist Collaborative in Greensboro, NC. Elsewhere is unlike any other artist program I've ever come across - it simultaneously functionsas a live/work space for upwards of 15 people (some of them full-time staff, some of them transient residents like myself), a public museum with guided tours, a storehouse for a lifetime'sworth of wacky possessions and materials, and a gallery housing some of the most interesting installation work I've seen in a longtime. Here is the official website: http://www.elsewhereelsewhere.org/ For the next month, I live here. I sleep in a (somewhat dusty) bedroom I share with two other residents on the second floor of this three-story building. I eat meals prepared in rotating shifts by the staff and other residents in the program in a group kitchen, which is located directly behind a tower constructed of mirrors and doors that you can sit in to read. I have a desk next to a log cabin, formed of stacked denim 'logs' and a hand-stitched roof. I could go on and on - if you are able, I strongly encourage you to come see this place yourself. If you are not, but find yourself interested, you can chart my progress at my Flickr site, where I'll be posting lots of pictures and (hopefully) videos, and also at a blog that's been set up for me by the administrators here. Those web addresses are as follows:

Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/fingerless-gloves/

Blog - http://brianhitselberger.vox.com/

New Studio - After

2008-06-08T11:08:00.005-04:00

Well.... that didn't take long, did it? It is interesting to me to be the first person, in what I imagine to be a long line of artists, to work in this space. Quite an honor.

New Studio - Before

2008-06-08T10:49:00.003-04:00

Here it is... clean and austere and CLEAN. Let's see how quickly I can junk this new studio up.

We'll Miss David, Joni, and Jake

2008-05-18T18:29:00.013-04:00

This past year the students of the Lamar Dodd School of Art were treated to the opportunity to work with visiting Professor David Sandlin. David's presence and energy were a positive force in the department and our entire community will miss the friendship and laughter we shared with him, his wife Joni, and son Jake. David, it was "grit" having you here.

Didi Dunphy and Jim Barsness hosted a farewell gathering for the Sandlin's in their lovely garden populated with Didi's original playground equipment. It was the most perfect of days.

Brian Hitzelberger special ordered a carrot cake with a scary carrot for the occasion.

Jessi and Kim try out Didi's swing set. While Jake and his friend go for some side-to-side swinging action.

Do you think Rob got into some of that moonshine corn liquor that Georgia brought to the party?

Artists, Dennis Harper, Carol John, and Lou Kregel relax on the lawn.

Welcome Home Erin 2.0

2008-05-13T23:03:00.005-04:00

We celebrated Erin's return from Italy over pizza and beer at Transmetropolitian. Quite a trendy affair! Fashion tip, Kids..... Kelly Green is the new Black!

Brian Hitzelberger, Stacy Isenbarger, Zuzka Vaclavik and Kim Deakins are cutting edge.

Welcome Home Erin

2008-05-13T22:58:00.005-04:00

Our friend, MFA Drawing Painting Candidate, Erin McIntosh Kumm, has just returned from Cortona, Italia where she spent a semester abroad. I'm so happy she's back. She's not so sure....

Check out Erin's awesome paintings at

www.erinmcintosh.com

Happy Mother's Day!!!!

2008-05-11T17:55:00.011-04:00

to Meeeeee..... and all the other Moms out there. I woke before anyone else in my house and treated myself to a morning at the J & J Flea Market. I used to be a weekend regular, but it has been a while since I made the trip and of course the market has changed a good bit. The pony ride was not there, maybe that was just today. And acres of trees have been clear cut. The "In the Woods" restaurant is no longer in the woods. I ended up purchasing 5 plants for 5 dollars from the plant man, aka, C.L. Morehead, who happens to own the largest collection of Lamar Dodd paintings. And I took this picture at the bar-b-que. This is so gruesome and funny, I don't know what to think of it.

I spent the rest of my mother's day potting up the plants I'd purchased and feeling very happy.

Farewell Cedar Street Studios

2008-05-06T16:41:00.008-04:00

It's moving time at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. 50 years worth of artstuff, classroom and office crap is packed into boxes and being relocated to the beautiful, new and very clean....intimidatingly clean.... new digs. The graduate painting studios at Cedar Street will be doing the same in the coming weeks. Of course, this is very exciting news. The new studios are awesome, and did I mention.... clean. Cedar Street is a lot of things, but clean is not one of them. Still, it's hard to say goodbye. We've had some good times. And check out the view from my window!

Congratulations John Powers!!!

2008-05-06T15:30:00.000-04:00

Wow, sometimes great things really do happen to nice guys. Doesn't hurt to be super talented, smart and all-around awesome.

Check out more of John's work at http://www.john-powers.com/ !

John Powers wins 2008 Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant May 1st, 2008
John Powers, a UGA sculpture MFA candidate, has won the 2008 Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant in the amount of $15,000.The Joan Mitchell Foundation was established in 1993 in memory of Joan Mitchell, a celebrated and widely recognized contemporary American abstract expressionist painter. In furtherance of the Foundation’s stated purposes, the MFA Grant Program was established to help painters and sculptors completing graduate programs as they begin their careers outside of an academic environment.

TALK20:ATHENS

2008-04-28T09:22:00.000-04:00

I can't resist an opportunity to make a complete fool of myself. Join us for the fun and enlightenment.

Here is Brian Hitselberger, the mastermind behind the organization of TALK20:Athens.

Talk20 is a global phenomenon in which individuals working directly in creative fields gather together to present their research and work to an audience, in an attempt to create new dialogues and foster creative and ideological exchange.Here's how it works:-Each participant creates a PowerPoint presentation of 20 slides. These slides can consist of any kind of information--text, images, sound or video. But all information must be condensed into 20 PowerPoint slides.-During each presentation, each slide is projected for 20 seconds-no more and no less. The lecturing participant, has 20 seconds to say whatever it is he has to say about each of his slides.-Each presentation is 400 seconds long (6 minutes, 40 seconds).-A Talk20 event consists of 10 presentations, one right after the other, with a brief intermission after the first five presentations.

These presentations will explore topics ranging from consumerism, local exploration, philosophies, notions of viewing and recording, histories (both personal and political), therapeutic practices and more. There will be many surprises, connections and interactions to be had, and I encourage you all strongly to attend. TALK20:Athens will begin at 6pm in the lab at the Cine Theater. Donations to cover rental costs will be greatly appreciated, but are not required for attendance. We hope to see you there!

http://www.talk20.org/