Westobou, Steve Hall Productions and Friends with Benefits present An Evening with Chris Robinson Brotherhood at Sky City beginning at 9 PM immediately following the Launch Party on October 3rd. Chris Robinson Brotherhood is on the road in 2017 supporting their fourth studio album, 'Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel,' and its follow up companion EP, 'If You Lived Here, You Would Be Home By Now,' both out via Robinson's Silver Arrow Records. Writing, recording and creating at a compelling clip, while performing an ever growing number of sold out shows across the U.S., Robinson is as energized as he's ever been in what's already been a long and historic career as one of rock music's most prolific and successful songwriters and frontmen. Joined by guitarist Neal Casal, keyboardist Adam MacDougall, bassist Jeff Hill and drummer Tony Leone, The CRB (as they are affectionately known to fans), are on the verge of their most inspired and prolific year yet.
Doors at 8pm
Music at 10pm
$25-$30
Join us for an Artist Talk on October 4 at 12:30 PM at Westobou Gallery.
Tracing Shadows with contemporary artworks by Annie Kammerer Butrus and Yuken Teruya Studio is curated by Shannon Morris Examining the role of art as a means of documenting change, beauty and fragility within the natural world, Morris brings together Birmingham-based painter, Annie Kammerer Butrus, and the imaginative installations by artist, Yuken Teruya, who divides his time between New York and Okinawa.
The Telephone Game: The objective is to whisper a message without it becoming garbled along the way. Part of the enjoyment is that, regardless, misunderstandings usually happen. Reasons for changes include misinterpretation or that some players may deliberately alter what is being said to guarantee a changed message by the end of the game. This exhibition features 14 artists each creating artwork in response to the previous artist’s work, like the game of Telephone.
Participating artists include:
Brent Cline
Staci Marie Swider
Jennifer Keller Vaz
Chase Lanier
Shishir Chokshi
Jay Jacobs
Lillie Hardy Morris
Brian Lee Rust
Troy Campbell
Leonard Porkchop Zimmerman
Jason Lutz
Jennifer Onofrio Fornes
Kristin Casaletto
and Tom Hubbard
ADIOS is Cory Branan’s death record. Not the cheeriest of openings, but like all of Branan’s mercurial work it’s probably not what you think. As funny and defiant as it is touching and sad, this self-dubbed “loser’s survival kit” doesn’t spare its subjects or the listener.
Theatre AUG Performance Works
Students from Augusta University’s Department of Communication share performances from Melanie Kitchens O’Meara’s “Directing for the Stage” and “Performance Studies” courses, as well as scenes from the upcoming fall theatre production, Fanny’s Fantastic Food Frolic.
Westobou Gallery // 5:30 PM // Free
Tracing Shadows with contemporary artworks by Annie Kammerer Butrus and Yuken Teruya is curated by Shannon Morris. Examining the role of art as a means of documenting change, beauty and fragility within the natural world, Morris brings together Birmingham-based painter, Annie Kammerer Butrus, and the imaginative installations by artist, Yuken Teruya, who divides his time between New York and Okinawa.
The fiery and temperamental Balkan Quartet presents a program of original and arranged music strongly rooted in folk traditions from the Balkans, brought to life by a string quartet.
A place to meet, greet and engage, Westobou Central features a live music stage, food vendors, a beer garden and an assortment of family-friendly activities. Make sure you take a spin on the FREE Ferris wheel.
LIVE MUSIC STAGE: FUNK YOU, Bethany and the Southside Boys, and more
CHILDREN’S FUN FACTORY: Proud Pollinators hosted by Phinizy, 5-8 PM
SKATE: Sweet Sticks Pop-Up Plaza painted by local artist Jacob Vaz, 5-10 PM
LIVE ART: Augusta University Printmaking Club, 5-8 PM
presented by
State Bank and Trust & Copenhaver Consulting
This late night getdown features regional hip hip artists – rappers, rhymers and assorted breakers of beats including Dope Knife, Dillon, Bat Sauce & Lady Daisy, and Grand Prize Winners from Last Year. Fresh is the Word is a place where art with attitude meets musicians with storyteller hearts against a backdrop of bass and beats.
Drawing and Its Peripheries is an exploration of the notion of “contemporary drawing,” an exhibition of about thirty works that include sublimely crafted drawings in the historical tradition as well as works that challenge, expand, or defy assumptions of what drawing can be.
The show presents a means for thinking about what the fundamental art of “drawing” can be/mean/do, and how it is integrated into contemporary art practices.
Drawing & Its Peripheries is a traveling exhibit of selected student artwork from the School of Visual Art at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, and the Department of Art & Design at Augusta University, Augusta, GA. The show will open in Augusta at the Ann & Ellis Johnson Gallery at the Jessye Norman School of the Arts and will then travel to the Armory Gallery at Virginia Tech in Blackburg, VA. The co-curators and jurors of the competitive-acceptance show are Kristin Casaletto of Augusta University and Amelia Salisbury of Virginia Tech, both working artists themselves with an interest in drawing.
On view in Augusta: Sept. 27 – Oct. 20, 2017
The Artists:
Cori Black Teresa Bliss Kara Bocklet Taylor Carroll
Stefni Cerny Emma Crim Isabella Cruz Hailey Delaney
Celeste Finelli Cody Ford Alexandra Church Sydney Haddon
HAM Morgan Hayes Kristen Hayter Elizabeth Henderson
Charlotte Hendrix Madison Hermann Elizabeth Kenyon Emerson Kelly
Jenny Klug Ian Josey Susan McKew Robin Morse
Carmen Moses Megan Nilsson Riley Orwig Kayla Rayburn
Brittany Roberts Jonkota Samuels Karissa Snowden Romantra Spence
Peter Stehm Yiming Wang Arthur Youngblood Kenya Gibbons
Blue Hair is Anna Patrick’s third solo exhibition in Augusta, Georgia and is a continuation of ideas and process cultivated over the past few years.
This particular body of work is changing the way I am interacting with the viewing space. I am exploring new ways to display sculpture, specifically soft material, in a more traditional way. I always strive to create a sense of play and nostalgia through shape, material, and color. I am continuing to explore how traditional sewing methods can be used to create work that is related to the body, sex, innocence, and the norms of gender stereotyping. By removing the viewer’s ability to touch the work, I am hoping to create a new level of interaction that is more centered in thought and concept.
A place to meet, greet and engage, Westobou Central features a live music stage, food vendors, a beer garden and an assortment of family-friendly activities. Make sure you take a spin on the FREE Ferris wheel.
LIVE MUSIC STAGE: DJ KUT DAILY
STARLIGHT CINEMA: Beetlejuice
CHILDREN’S FUN FACTORY: Fall Printmaking by Morris Museum of Art, 5-8 PM
SKATE: Sweet Sticks Pop-Up Plaza painted by local artist Jacob Vaz, 5-10 PM
LIVE ART: Augusta University Printmaking Club, 5-8 PM
presented by State Bank and Trust, Copenhaver Consulting
A showcase concert featuring students from the Augusta University Department of Music, performing works from a wide variety of genres.
presented by GPB
Athens, Ga. – Inside/Out
Led by the success of the B-52's and R.E.M., Athens, Georgia was the most happening music scene in the country by the mid 80s. Following several different bands from different genres, this film paints Athens as a magical artistic environment where bands are not in competition, but co-exist in harmony. Live performances of R.E.M.'s "Swan Swan H" and "Dream (All I Have To Do)" at the Lucy Cobb Institute chapel are included. Also featured are performances and interviews from the B-52's, Pylon, B-B-Que Killers, Time Toy, Jim Herbert, Flat Duo Jets, Love Tractor, Kilkenny Cats, Squalls, and more.
Pylon Reenactment Society
When people talk about the beginnings of the music scene in Athens, GA the discussion usually begins “The B-52’s, R.E.M, ....” Those who know will continue the list, “Pylon.” They were every Athens band’s favorite Athens band. Their musical naïveté, southern upbringing, art school smarts, and house-party roots exploded together to create something quite improbably amazing, hitting the listener on mental, physical, and spiritual levels simultaneously.
Pylon’s celebrated history came to a sudden end with the death of iconic guitarist Randy Bewley in 2009. Pylon was and always will be Vanessa, Randy Bewley, Michael Lachowski, and Curtis Crowe. It is a certainty that the band will not reform with a new guitarist.
Vanessa has gathered members of Athens bands Casper & the Cookies, The Glands, and talented pianist Damon Denton to create Pylon Reenactment Society to perform for special occasions like Westobou Festival
All aboard! Join the trolley hop showcasing downtown galleries and exhibitions. The multi-venue event will offer patrons easy access to six unique exhibitions and Westobou Central at the Augusta Common. A free trolley will run on a continuous loop between the following locations:
Westobou Gallery || Tracing Shadows
Westobou Gallery Pop-up || Enigma: The Telephone Game
Ann and Ellis Johnson Gallery of Art at JNSA || Drawing and Its Peripheries
Wolf and Finch || Blue Hair
The Augusta Common || Westobou Central
Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art || A Sense of Place
El Camino Boyz are DJ battle champions, scratch innovators, and Atlanta renaissance party rockers. Nicknamed the “Block Rockers” for their open format DJing style, the El Camino Boyz are sure to bring the funk to Westobou Late Night!
$5 at the door
A place to meet, greet and engage, Westobou Central features a live music stage, food vendors, a beer garden and an assortment of family-friendly activities. Make sure you take a spin on the FREE Ferris wheel.
LIVE MUSIC STAGE: DJ KUT DAILY
STARLIGHT CINEMA: Coraline
CHILDREN’S FUN FACTORY: Lovely Leaves hosted by Westobou Junior Board
SKATE: Sweet Sticks Pop-Up Plaza painted by local artist Jacob Vaz, 5-10 PM
LIVE ART: Augusta University Printmaking Club, 5-8 PM
Musicians Martin David Jones, Travis Shaw and Edwin Hamilton present renowned composer Claude Bolling's rarely heard masterpiece for jazz trio.
Presented by GPB
Kevin Hart has made a name for himself as one of the foremost comedians, entertainers, authors and businessmen in the industry today. He began performing stand-up full time at venues such as The Boston Comedy Club, The Laugh Factory, and The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. However, it was his first appearance at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival that led Kevin into roles in feature films including the animated film The Secret Life of Pets (Illumination Entertainment) and the biggest grossing live action comedy Central Intelligence (New Line Cinema and Universal Pictures), Universal’s Ride Along 2, which grossed over $100 million worldwide, Screen Gems’ The Wedding Ringer, and Warner Brothers’ Get Hard. In addition, Hart embarked on the multi-city domestic and international WHAT NOW comedy tour selling out 8 tri-state area arenas, including Madison Square Garden, Barclays, Prudential Center and Jones Beach.
Join Space Yoga Studio on the floor of Westobou Gallery for a relaxing evening filled with deep stretches, slow movements and communication with your subconscious. Don’t forget your mat and water bottle!
Free
The Russian String Orchestra appeared on the HJCMS stage in 2008 under the name Chamber Orchestra Kremlin. Now, they will return to the stage during the 2017 Westobou Festival. The orchestra regularly tours throughout the world and have recently appeared in South Korea and Mexico, as well as Texas and Iowa. They travel with 14 soloists…any of whom can be designated by the audience to perform a solo with the orchestra on the spot.
TICKET PRICE: $40 // FREE for students with AU ID
presented by the Harry Jacobs Chamber Music Society
Kevin Hart has made a name for himself as one of the foremost comedians, entertainers, authors and businessmen in the industry today. He began performing stand-up full time at venues such as The Boston Comedy Club, The Laugh Factory, and The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. However, it was his first appearance at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival that led Kevin into roles in feature films including the animated film The Secret Life of Pets (Illumination Entertainment) and the biggest grossing live action comedy Central Intelligence (New Line Cinema and Universal Pictures), Universal’s Ride Along 2, which grossed over $100 million worldwide, Screen Gems’ The Wedding Ringer, and Warner Brothers’ Get Hard. In addition, Hart embarked on the multi-city domestic and international WHAT NOW comedy tour selling out 8 tri-state area arenas, including Madison Square Garden, Barclays, Prudential Center and Jones Beach.
Augusta’s longest running all vinyl celebration of soul music. Hosted by a loose collective of soul music obsessives and DJs who cull their collections from basements, attics, charity shops and anywhere funky 45’s can be found. Stringing together unique playlists of forgotten gems, over-looked local obscurities, and songs that just make you want to bust a move – members of Augusta’s Soul Club have been providing the funk and soul to their monthly “Soul Nights at the Soul Bar” for years in addition to providing opening support to touring acts such as the late Sharon Jones and DJing party infused soul selections alongside members of the Dap Kings.
Dancers of Sole Music Collective including Hillary-Marie are joined on stage by Wycliffe Gordon. Hillary-Marie is one of the most accomplished tap dance artists and producers in America. She is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed soloist and ensemble member and at age 17 founded the Jersey Tap Fest, New Jersey's sole dance festival featuring world-class tap faculty and extravaganza. In addition to Jersey Tap Fest, she is also the artistic director of FutureSTEP Tap Company, Sole Music Collective and Grooves Unlimited Dance Studio. Wycliffe Gordon is a renowned musician, composer, conductor and arranger from Waynesboro, Georgia. He has received several awards for his music including Downbeat Magazine’s Critics Choice Award Best Trombone 2016, 2014, 2013 and 2012 and Jazz Journalists Association Award/Trombonist of the Year – 2016, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2002, 2001.
Sopranos Sawyer Branham, Elizabeth Grant and Coraine Tate are joined by pianist Carol Cook in a delightful program of vocal gems.
For fifteen years, the Morris Museum of Art’s Budweiser True Music Southern Soul & Song concert series has featured icons and rising stars in bluegrass, country, Americana, gospel, roots, and jazz—everyone from Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs to Pam Tillis and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. This year, during the 2017 Westobou Festival, join us for bluegrass sensations The Becky Buller Band with Kenny and Amanda Smith. Buy your tickets no at The Imperial Theatre.
Presented by Southern Soul and Song
On his third full-length album, soul artist Allen Stone proves himself deeply devoted to making uncompromisingly soulful music that transcends all pop convention. Made in collaboration with Swedish soul singer/songwriter/phenom Magnus Tingsek, Radius captures the warm energy of that creative connection and transports the listener to a higher and more exalted plane. Tearing through nearly 600 shows in just two years - including sold out performances at LA’s Ace Hotel and NYC’s Apollo Theater – Allen Stone is determined to make 2017 yet another impactful year of writing and performance. JAMP will open the show.
Westobou is pleased to announce Valton Murray, 6 July – 24 August. This exhibition is curated by Shannon Morris, Gallery Director, Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art, Department of Art and Design as a part of Westobou’s collaboration with Augusta University’s Pamplin College.
Join us for a reception with the artist July 6, 2018, 5-8 p.m.
Through this collaboration that aims to support Augusta’s growing creative community and promote the city as an arts destination within the region, Westobou features the work of a local artist through an annual solo exhibition. This year, Westobou presents Valton Murray, a self-taught artist who lives and works near Thomson, Georgia.
Murray’s brightly colored palettes depict scenes of his childhood home, his family, and the beauty of the rural landscape as he envisions it. Challenged by his battle with epilepsy and the polio virus, he found early and continued success in creating pictures.
Recalling a childhood memory, Murray fondly remembers drawing pictures in his mother’s freshly raked yard. About Murray and his work, Morris says, “He possesses a keen memory and a natural gift for storytelling that successfully translates into his paintings filled with rural landscapes and images of barns, children playing, and people engaged in the daily activities of rural life.”
More About the Artist: Valton Murray grew-up in Mesena, Georgia and was a member of a large and loving family. Murray’s life-long career as a visual artist has led him to exhibit widely throughout the State of Georgia, and he has garnered national acclaim as an artist. Murray’s 2004 selection by VSA, The International Organization on Arts and Disabilities, to participate in its international festival and exhibition led him to further notoriety. Having exhibited in The Kennedy Center and featured in the House of Blues Collection, Murray continues to attract collectors and receive awards for his art.
Westobou, Steve Hall Productions and Friends with Benefits present An Evening with Chris Robinson Brotherhood at Sky City beginning at 9 PM immediately following the Launch Party on October 3rd. Chris Robinson Brotherhood is on the road in 2017 supporting their fourth studio album, 'Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel,' and its follow up companion EP, 'If You Lived Here, You Would Be Home By Now,' both out via Robinson's Silver Arrow Records. Writing, recording and creating at a compelling clip, while performing an ever growing number of sold out shows across the U.S., Robinson is as energized as he's ever been in what's already been a long and historic career as one of rock music's most prolific and successful songwriters and frontmen. Joined by guitarist Neal Casal, keyboardist Adam MacDougall, bassist Jeff Hill and drummer Tony Leone, The CRB (as they are affectionately known to fans), are on the verge of their most inspired and prolific year yet.
Doors at 8pm
Music at 10pm
$25-$30
ADIOS is Cory Branan’s death record. Not the cheeriest of openings, but like all of Branan’s mercurial work it’s probably not what you think. As funny and defiant as it is touching and sad, this self-dubbed “loser’s survival kit” doesn’t spare its subjects or the listener.
The fiery and temperamental Balkan Quartet presents a program of original and arranged music strongly rooted in folk traditions from the Balkans, brought to life by a string quartet.
A showcase concert featuring students from the Augusta University Department of Music, performing works from a wide variety of genres.
presented by GPB
This late night getdown features regional hip hip artists – rappers, rhymers and assorted breakers of beats including Dope Knife, Dillon, Bat Sauce & Lady Daisy, and Grand Prize Winners from Last Year. Fresh is the Word is a place where art with attitude meets musicians with storyteller hearts against a backdrop of bass and beats.
Musicians Martin David Jones, Travis Shaw and Edwin Hamilton present renowned composer Claude Bolling's rarely heard masterpiece for jazz trio.
Presented by GPB
El Camino Boyz are DJ battle champions, scratch innovators, and Atlanta renaissance party rockers. Nicknamed the “Block Rockers” for their open format DJing style, the El Camino Boyz are sure to bring the funk to Westobou Late Night!
$5 at the door
The Russian String Orchestra appeared on the HJCMS stage in 2008 under the name Chamber Orchestra Kremlin. Now, they will return to the stage during the 2017 Westobou Festival. The orchestra regularly tours throughout the world and have recently appeared in South Korea and Mexico, as well as Texas and Iowa. They travel with 14 soloists…any of whom can be designated by the audience to perform a solo with the orchestra on the spot.
TICKET PRICE: $40 // FREE for students with AU ID
presented by the Harry Jacobs Chamber Music Society
Augusta’s longest running all vinyl celebration of soul music. Hosted by a loose collective of soul music obsessives and DJs who cull their collections from basements, attics, charity shops and anywhere funky 45’s can be found. Stringing together unique playlists of forgotten gems, over-looked local obscurities, and songs that just make you want to bust a move – members of Augusta’s Soul Club have been providing the funk and soul to their monthly “Soul Nights at the Soul Bar” for years in addition to providing opening support to touring acts such as the late Sharon Jones and DJing party infused soul selections alongside members of the Dap Kings.
Dancers of Sole Music Collective including Hillary-Marie are joined on stage by Wycliffe Gordon. Hillary-Marie is one of the most accomplished tap dance artists and producers in America. She is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed soloist and ensemble member and at age 17 founded the Jersey Tap Fest, New Jersey's sole dance festival featuring world-class tap faculty and extravaganza. In addition to Jersey Tap Fest, she is also the artistic director of FutureSTEP Tap Company, Sole Music Collective and Grooves Unlimited Dance Studio. Wycliffe Gordon is a renowned musician, composer, conductor and arranger from Waynesboro, Georgia. He has received several awards for his music including Downbeat Magazine’s Critics Choice Award Best Trombone 2016, 2014, 2013 and 2012 and Jazz Journalists Association Award/Trombonist of the Year – 2016, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2002, 2001.
Sopranos Sawyer Branham, Elizabeth Grant and Coraine Tate are joined by pianist Carol Cook in a delightful program of vocal gems.
For fifteen years, the Morris Museum of Art’s Budweiser True Music Southern Soul & Song concert series has featured icons and rising stars in bluegrass, country, Americana, gospel, roots, and jazz—everyone from Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs to Pam Tillis and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. This year, during the 2017 Westobou Festival, join us for bluegrass sensations The Becky Buller Band with Kenny and Amanda Smith. Buy your tickets no at The Imperial Theatre.
Presented by Southern Soul and Song
On his third full-length album, soul artist Allen Stone proves himself deeply devoted to making uncompromisingly soulful music that transcends all pop convention. Made in collaboration with Swedish soul singer/songwriter/phenom Magnus Tingsek, Radius captures the warm energy of that creative connection and transports the listener to a higher and more exalted plane. Tearing through nearly 600 shows in just two years - including sold out performances at LA’s Ace Hotel and NYC’s Apollo Theater – Allen Stone is determined to make 2017 yet another impactful year of writing and performance. JAMP will open the show.
The Telephone Game: The objective is to whisper a message without it becoming garbled along the way. Part of the enjoyment is that, regardless, misunderstandings usually happen. Reasons for changes include misinterpretation or that some players may deliberately alter what is being said to guarantee a changed message by the end of the game. This exhibition features 14 artists each creating artwork in response to the previous artist’s work, like the game of Telephone.
Participating artists include:
Brent Cline
Staci Marie Swider
Jennifer Keller Vaz
Chase Lanier
Shishir Chokshi
Jay Jacobs
Lillie Hardy Morris
Brian Lee Rust
Troy Campbell
Leonard Porkchop Zimmerman
Jason Lutz
Jennifer Onofrio Fornes
Kristin Casaletto
and Tom Hubbard
Tracing Shadows with contemporary artworks by Annie Kammerer Butrus and Yuken Teruya is curated by Shannon Morris. Examining the role of art as a means of documenting change, beauty and fragility within the natural world, Morris brings together Birmingham-based painter, Annie Kammerer Butrus, and the imaginative installations by artist, Yuken Teruya, who divides his time between New York and Okinawa.
Join us for an Artist Talk on October 4 at 12:30 PM at Westobou Gallery.
Tracing Shadows with contemporary artworks by Annie Kammerer Butrus and Yuken Teruya Studio is curated by Shannon Morris Examining the role of art as a means of documenting change, beauty and fragility within the natural world, Morris brings together Birmingham-based painter, Annie Kammerer Butrus, and the imaginative installations by artist, Yuken Teruya, who divides his time between New York and Okinawa.
Blue Hair is Anna Patrick’s third solo exhibition in Augusta, Georgia and is a continuation of ideas and process cultivated over the past few years.
This particular body of work is changing the way I am interacting with the viewing space. I am exploring new ways to display sculpture, specifically soft material, in a more traditional way. I always strive to create a sense of play and nostalgia through shape, material, and color. I am continuing to explore how traditional sewing methods can be used to create work that is related to the body, sex, innocence, and the norms of gender stereotyping. By removing the viewer’s ability to touch the work, I am hoping to create a new level of interaction that is more centered in thought and concept.
Drawing and Its Peripheries is an exploration of the notion of “contemporary drawing,” an exhibition of about thirty works that include sublimely crafted drawings in the historical tradition as well as works that challenge, expand, or defy assumptions of what drawing can be.
The show presents a means for thinking about what the fundamental art of “drawing” can be/mean/do, and how it is integrated into contemporary art practices.
Drawing & Its Peripheries is a traveling exhibit of selected student artwork from the School of Visual Art at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, and the Department of Art & Design at Augusta University, Augusta, GA. The show will open in Augusta at the Ann & Ellis Johnson Gallery at the Jessye Norman School of the Arts and will then travel to the Armory Gallery at Virginia Tech in Blackburg, VA. The co-curators and jurors of the competitive-acceptance show are Kristin Casaletto of Augusta University and Amelia Salisbury of Virginia Tech, both working artists themselves with an interest in drawing.
On view in Augusta: Sept. 27 – Oct. 20, 2017
The Artists:
Cori Black Teresa Bliss Kara Bocklet Taylor Carroll
Stefni Cerny Emma Crim Isabella Cruz Hailey Delaney
Celeste Finelli Cody Ford Alexandra Church Sydney Haddon
HAM Morgan Hayes Kristen Hayter Elizabeth Henderson
Charlotte Hendrix Madison Hermann Elizabeth Kenyon Emerson Kelly
Jenny Klug Ian Josey Susan McKew Robin Morse
Carmen Moses Megan Nilsson Riley Orwig Kayla Rayburn
Brittany Roberts Jonkota Samuels Karissa Snowden Romantra Spence
Peter Stehm Yiming Wang Arthur Youngblood Kenya Gibbons
All aboard! Join the trolley hop showcasing downtown galleries and exhibitions. The multi-venue event will offer patrons easy access to six unique exhibitions and Westobou Central at the Augusta Common. A free trolley will run on a continuous loop between the following locations:
Westobou Gallery || Tracing Shadows
Westobou Gallery Pop-up || Enigma: The Telephone Game
Ann and Ellis Johnson Gallery of Art at JNSA || Drawing and Its Peripheries
Wolf and Finch || Blue Hair
The Augusta Common || Westobou Central
Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art || A Sense of Place
Westobou is pleased to announce Valton Murray, 6 July – 24 August. This exhibition is curated by Shannon Morris, Gallery Director, Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art, Department of Art and Design as a part of Westobou’s collaboration with Augusta University’s Pamplin College.
Join us for a reception with the artist July 6, 2018, 5-8 p.m.
Through this collaboration that aims to support Augusta’s growing creative community and promote the city as an arts destination within the region, Westobou features the work of a local artist through an annual solo exhibition. This year, Westobou presents Valton Murray, a self-taught artist who lives and works near Thomson, Georgia.
Murray’s brightly colored palettes depict scenes of his childhood home, his family, and the beauty of the rural landscape as he envisions it. Challenged by his battle with epilepsy and the polio virus, he found early and continued success in creating pictures.
Recalling a childhood memory, Murray fondly remembers drawing pictures in his mother’s freshly raked yard. About Murray and his work, Morris says, “He possesses a keen memory and a natural gift for storytelling that successfully translates into his paintings filled with rural landscapes and images of barns, children playing, and people engaged in the daily activities of rural life.”
More About the Artist: Valton Murray grew-up in Mesena, Georgia and was a member of a large and loving family. Murray’s life-long career as a visual artist has led him to exhibit widely throughout the State of Georgia, and he has garnered national acclaim as an artist. Murray’s 2004 selection by VSA, The International Organization on Arts and Disabilities, to participate in its international festival and exhibition led him to further notoriety. Having exhibited in The Kennedy Center and featured in the House of Blues Collection, Murray continues to attract collectors and receive awards for his art.
Theatre AUG Performance Works
Students from Augusta University’s Department of Communication share performances from Melanie Kitchens O’Meara’s “Directing for the Stage” and “Performance Studies” courses, as well as scenes from the upcoming fall theatre production, Fanny’s Fantastic Food Frolic.
Westobou Gallery // 5:30 PM // Free
A place to meet, greet and engage, Westobou Central features a live music stage, food vendors, a beer garden and an assortment of family-friendly activities. Make sure you take a spin on the FREE Ferris wheel.
LIVE MUSIC STAGE: FUNK YOU, Bethany and the Southside Boys, and more
CHILDREN’S FUN FACTORY: Proud Pollinators hosted by Phinizy, 5-8 PM
SKATE: Sweet Sticks Pop-Up Plaza painted by local artist Jacob Vaz, 5-10 PM
LIVE ART: Augusta University Printmaking Club, 5-8 PM
presented by
State Bank and Trust & Copenhaver Consulting
A place to meet, greet and engage, Westobou Central features a live music stage, food vendors, a beer garden and an assortment of family-friendly activities. Make sure you take a spin on the FREE Ferris wheel.
LIVE MUSIC STAGE: DJ KUT DAILY
STARLIGHT CINEMA: Beetlejuice
CHILDREN’S FUN FACTORY: Fall Printmaking by Morris Museum of Art, 5-8 PM
SKATE: Sweet Sticks Pop-Up Plaza painted by local artist Jacob Vaz, 5-10 PM
LIVE ART: Augusta University Printmaking Club, 5-8 PM
presented by State Bank and Trust, Copenhaver Consulting
Athens, Ga. – Inside/Out
Led by the success of the B-52's and R.E.M., Athens, Georgia was the most happening music scene in the country by the mid 80s. Following several different bands from different genres, this film paints Athens as a magical artistic environment where bands are not in competition, but co-exist in harmony. Live performances of R.E.M.'s "Swan Swan H" and "Dream (All I Have To Do)" at the Lucy Cobb Institute chapel are included. Also featured are performances and interviews from the B-52's, Pylon, B-B-Que Killers, Time Toy, Jim Herbert, Flat Duo Jets, Love Tractor, Kilkenny Cats, Squalls, and more.
Pylon Reenactment Society
When people talk about the beginnings of the music scene in Athens, GA the discussion usually begins “The B-52’s, R.E.M, ....” Those who know will continue the list, “Pylon.” They were every Athens band’s favorite Athens band. Their musical naïveté, southern upbringing, art school smarts, and house-party roots exploded together to create something quite improbably amazing, hitting the listener on mental, physical, and spiritual levels simultaneously.
Pylon’s celebrated history came to a sudden end with the death of iconic guitarist Randy Bewley in 2009. Pylon was and always will be Vanessa, Randy Bewley, Michael Lachowski, and Curtis Crowe. It is a certainty that the band will not reform with a new guitarist.
Vanessa has gathered members of Athens bands Casper & the Cookies, The Glands, and talented pianist Damon Denton to create Pylon Reenactment Society to perform for special occasions like Westobou Festival
A place to meet, greet and engage, Westobou Central features a live music stage, food vendors, a beer garden and an assortment of family-friendly activities. Make sure you take a spin on the FREE Ferris wheel.
LIVE MUSIC STAGE: DJ KUT DAILY
STARLIGHT CINEMA: Coraline
CHILDREN’S FUN FACTORY: Lovely Leaves hosted by Westobou Junior Board
SKATE: Sweet Sticks Pop-Up Plaza painted by local artist Jacob Vaz, 5-10 PM
LIVE ART: Augusta University Printmaking Club, 5-8 PM
Join Space Yoga Studio on the floor of Westobou Gallery for a relaxing evening filled with deep stretches, slow movements and communication with your subconscious. Don’t forget your mat and water bottle!
Free
Kevin Hart has made a name for himself as one of the foremost comedians, entertainers, authors and businessmen in the industry today. He began performing stand-up full time at venues such as The Boston Comedy Club, The Laugh Factory, and The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. However, it was his first appearance at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival that led Kevin into roles in feature films including the animated film The Secret Life of Pets (Illumination Entertainment) and the biggest grossing live action comedy Central Intelligence (New Line Cinema and Universal Pictures), Universal’s Ride Along 2, which grossed over $100 million worldwide, Screen Gems’ The Wedding Ringer, and Warner Brothers’ Get Hard. In addition, Hart embarked on the multi-city domestic and international WHAT NOW comedy tour selling out 8 tri-state area arenas, including Madison Square Garden, Barclays, Prudential Center and Jones Beach.
Dancers of Sole Music Collective including Hillary-Marie are joined on stage by Wycliffe Gordon. Hillary-Marie is one of the most accomplished tap dance artists and producers in America. She is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed soloist and ensemble member and at age 17 founded the Jersey Tap Fest, New Jersey's sole dance festival featuring world-class tap faculty and extravaganza. In addition to Jersey Tap Fest, she is also the artistic director of FutureSTEP Tap Company, Sole Music Collective and Grooves Unlimited Dance Studio. Wycliffe Gordon is a renowned musician, composer, conductor and arranger from Waynesboro, Georgia. He has received several awards for his music including Downbeat Magazine’s Critics Choice Award Best Trombone 2016, 2014, 2013 and 2012 and Jazz Journalists Association Award/Trombonist of the Year – 2016, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2002, 2001.