Georgia Appalachian Studies Center
Living and Learning the Appalachian Story
Art Gallery at the Historic Vickery House
The Center partners with the Department of Visual Arts at North Georgia and local educators to showcase students' artwork related to Appalachia. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon or by appointment.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
May 22, 2012 through August, 2012
Students from Lumpkin County High School display their original art of historic buildings in Lumpkin County. The reception is Tuesday, May 22 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at the historic Vickery House. Students and their families are invited.
PERMANENT EXHIBITION
This Mountain Life: The Story of James Waters
The photo essays by Randall Pinson and Lynn Satterfield tell
stories from 97-year old Jim Waters, known as the major of Frogtown. To
hear other stories written by Mr. Water's niece, visit the website of the
Lumpkin County Historical Society.
Past Exhibitions
Historic Photographs as a Storytelling Art Form
Paul Dunlap, an art professor at North Georgia, has curated 16 prints from Vanishing Georgia, a rare collection of photographs from the Georgia Division of Archives and History featuring Lumpkin County people and places from late 19th and early 20th century. This exhibition was part of the project, "This Land These People: The Art of Storytelling in words and pictures" and was supported by the National Endowment for Arts and the School of Education at North Georgia College & State University.
Haint's They Ain't: An exploration of night photography
This summer, the university offered its first photography course
devoted to the study of night photography. Eleven students pursued
projects relating to the phases of the moon, rural and urban landscape
photography, painting with light, capturing star trails and low-light
interior photography.
Contact Us
Georgia Appalachian Studies Center, Vickery House
North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA 30597
706.864.1540
gasc@northgeorgia.edu
