Dahlonega Campus Art Exhibits
Bob Owens Art Gallery
The Bob Owens Art Gallery is located on the top floor of the Hoag Student Center, across from the Great Room. There are approximately six exhibitions annually, including the “Hal B. Rhodes Student Exhibition,” and “Appalachia Here and Now.”
Upcoming and Current Exhibitions
November 5 - December 2
Wes Beeler: Ongoing Accommodations
Artist Led Tour and Reception: December 2, noon
Wes Beeler is the best-in-show winner of the 2018 Southern Printmaking Biennial VIII International Juried Exhibition. For his solo show, he is presenting work from his Ongoing Accommodations series. This open-ended exploration of symbolic imagery is presented in a brightly colored cartoon-like style.
January 13 - February 3
John Oles: The Shape of Things
Artist Led Tour and Reception: February 3, noon
John Oles uses porcelain to explore the familiarity of the domestic object. He honors the ability of the functional object to enrich our lives through daily use while communicating content. He approaches each piece as an individual sculptural object intended to compliment the food being served on and in them.
February 13 - March 16
Charles Mitchell: Music is only Skin Deep
Artist Led Tour and Reception: March 16, noon
This is a mixed media experience celebrating artists who sonically blur the color lines. Rhythm and blues and rap have become a catch-all descriptor for many black artists. "Alternative" (or worse, "hipster") is often attached to those terms when musicians embrace sounds that fall outside the confines of "urban" music. Being black and having a certain tone or look automatically makes people think you belong to one thing. When we put black artists in these boxes, we strip their ability to morph. We limit the creative potential of all music without the inability to truly hear an artist instead of just seeing them. So, what happens when black kids dream of sounding different and venture off into other genres such as pop, EDM or even country music?
March 30 - April 24
Hal B. Rhode III Student Exhibition
Award Ceremony and Reception: April 9, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
This annual juried exhibition and awards ceremony showcases the best work of UNG Visual Arts students.