Abandoned Rural America to exhibit in Alabama

The Abandoned Rural America exhibition series expands beyond the Georgia borders

After 4 years of growth, exhibitions around Georgia, and presentations to regional civic groups, ARA is about to present it's exhibit to Alabama residents. The historic Kelly Fitzgerald Memorial Gallery in Wetumpka, just north of Montgomery, will host an exhibition of works by our 14 artists and artisans as well as a presentation of several poems and short essays written expressly for ARA by associated writers from the Greensboro Writers' Guild. There is traditional music representing the rural scene and 2 songs written expressly for the exhibition series used in the 40 minute ARA video, also to be shown. The Wetumpka community artists and students will be presenting their own adjunct exhibition related to the rural and farming theme that Abandoned Rural America represents. Please join us from the middle of next January through April and celebrate America's farm country and the people who worked hard to feed a nation and most of the world.

Exact dates for the exhibit opening through closing including reception dates will be forthcoming in a future post.

Thank you for your interest in the ARA series.

Here are some photos from past exhibits:

Abandoned Rural America's 3rd Exhibit

Abandoned Rural America's 3rd Exhibit

The third in a series of exhibitions representing the Abandoned Rural America farm country will open on June 14, 2013 at the Sautee Nacoochee Community Center  at 6 pm. The exhibit shows the transition of the small American family farm over several decades. Comprising the show will be over 50 photographs, paintings, and models of small abandoned farms and landscapes. Artists and photographers in the ARA exhibit include Don Jolley, Peter Muzyka, Lisa Wheeler, Charles ST. John Dyer, Eugene Swain, and Blake Smith. A 25 minute video will also be shown in the Center's theater which seats 90 people and has stadium style seating for easy viewing. The Center will also be exhibiting the Landscapes, Seascapes and Other Escapes at the Center Gallery featuring John Kollock's paintings. Hallway Invitational will also include the drawings of Reg Moore. 

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