Art Gallery

Now showing at the Healing Arts Centre
Goddess art show on display for the month of November. Artistic creations in honor of goddess by Tara Faragoza, Sarah Hubbard, Sarah Cook, Catherine Stinson, Rinne Allen, Njambe, Tim Connely, and others.

The Reception and celebration, INVOCATION will be held NOVEMBER 9th&10th 8pm.

Belly dancing by Shakti.

Recently Shown at Healing Arts Centre
The current exhibit at the Healing Arts Centre is a collection of paintings in tempera on paper done by the students of the expressive painting class at The Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support. The exhbit also includes poetry written by students from the Healing Writing class at the Loran Smith Center.

The Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support is an invauable resource in our community available to anyone who has been in anyway touched by cancer. Their services are free. They offer numerous classes and support services for cancer patients and those who support them. The painting class at Loran Smith is facilitated by Sarah Pattison a local artist , art teacher and facilitator -more information can be found at www.sarahpattison.com.
The writing classes are facilitated by Sara T. Baker ,local writer and facilitator: www.saratbaker.com.

The purpose of this exhibit is to raise awareness of the existence of the Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support. Other events promoting this awareness include the 'In Their Shoes' 13 mile walk as well as Sangha Yoga Studio's YOGATHON. Both of these fundraising events are taking place in Athens on October 20th.Please contact Sangha Yoga Studio today to learn how you can participate/contribute...your help is needed! And please, come by the studio to view this inspiring exhibit.

For more information, see the artist's website at www.sarahpattison.com

Recently Shown at Healing Arts Centre
Maria Winfield May 11 through June 22
Opening reception May 18 from 7 to 9 pm with discussion starting at 8pm
Maria Inez Winfield began creating art as a five-year-old. This body of work represents her journey as a doctoral student at the University of Georgia.
She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Arizona University, Master of Liberal Arts from the Bread Loaf School of English, and will receive her Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Literacy Education on May 12, 2007. She is an education consultant, teacher, writer, and artist. She describes herself in the following poem:

I am from white sands
From Alamogordo
And deep New Mexican roots
Roswell, Las Cruces, Vado, Sante Fe
Roots stretching from west
To east

I am from green glassmakers
From Jamestown
And African artisans
Surry County, Suffolk, Norfolk, Newport News
Ancestry reaching from continent
To continent

I am from Nick and Mandy Gates
Seminole and Choctaw, trailing
Tears west of the Mississippi
From Mr. Pad, Mama Sarah, Mama Lula
Crossing the Atlantic on broken promises

I am from chickens, pigs
Windmills, dusty farm land
And from dark fertile soil
And thick musty Virginian air

I am from stacked enchiladas
Mexican corn, frosted flakes
And home made yeast rolls
Ham hocks, collard greens

I am from "Happy Sunday!"
"Blessed are the meek..."
And "Be angry but do not sin,
Do not let the sun go down
upon your anger."

I am from red leather photo albums
Silver metal slide containers
Faces reaching from heaven
The mighty cloud of witnesses

AVOIDING CAPTURE.