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Monday, January 5, 2004 WRITER/CONTACT: Robin Dana, 706/542-0069, rdana@uga.edu "SMALL CUPS & TANGIBLE GEMS" AT UGA’S BROAD STREET GALLERY FEATURES CERAMIC AND METAL WORK BY GATES AND JACKSON ATHENS, Ga. – An exhibition of the work of ceramicist Annette Gates and metalsmith Rob Jackson, titled "Small Cups & Tangible Gems," will run from Jan. 15 through Mar. 5 at the Broad Street Gallery in Athens. An opening reception will be held on Thurs., Jan. 15, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The reception and exhibition are free and open to the public. The gallery is operated by the University of Georgia's Lamar Dodd School of Art. Gates’ delicate cups juxtapose precious gemstones with bits of broken glass embedded in porcelain, blurring the boundaries between the functional and decorative. Jackson’s jewelry employs a similar reversal of traditional roles when high karat gold is used as the hardware or joinery to hold richly eroded iron scraps. This exhibition presents a fusion of materials chosen to challenge ideas of form, use and value. Rob Jackson is a professor of art in jewelry and metalwork at UGA. Athens artist Annette Gates has taught in the UGA Cortona program, the Atlanta College of Art and numerous other colleges and art centers. She makes both functional hand-built pottery and sculpture, which she exhibits internationally. The Broad Street Gallery is located at 257 W. Broad Street and is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., free of charge. NOTE TO EDITORS: Digital images of the work in the exhibit are available by calling 706/542-0069. Kim Cretors, News Bureau Manager |
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