“I’m a big believer in treating the audience like another actor, hopping off the edge of the stage, interacting with … More
Category: Features
Beg, Borrow and Make…and buy if you absolutely have to: The Life of Props Master Vicky Moody
“The actors had to actually eat a meal onstage. Most of the time in a show it can be worked … More
The (real) Wedding Singer
“I just love performing. I’d play polka music if that’s what it took to entertain 300 drunk Germans.” – Dan … More
Didi Dunphy’s Magical Mystery Tour
AU visited with curator extraordinaire Didi Dunphy at the opening of the Magical Mystery Tour show at the Hotel Indigo’s … More
No Arms, but Plenty of Talent and a Generous Portion of Strength: the Michael Davenport Story
The Classic City of Athens, Georgia has a handful of landmarks, places and people you can’t miss. The Arch. That cannon downtown. Ort. The … More
Coloring the Whole Damn World: Gunnar Tarsa
No one ever said saving the world would be easy…but local artist and recent Lamar Dodd graduate, Gunnar Tarsa, makes … More
A Tourist in the Land of Rock ‘n’ Roll: Vanessa Briscoe Hay
Vanessa Briscoe Hay, 62, lead singer of the seminal Athens’ art/post-punk band, Pylon, has ridden quite the wave from her … More
Portraits – Cameron Bliss
AU spoke with artist Cameron Bliss, 47, at the studio she shares with her husband – musician and Winterville, Georgia … More
Art, Faith & Spirit: William Bray pt. 1 – The Untold Story of How William Bray Saved John Waters’ Ass
Sometimes you need to stretch out, and this is what AU is doing for our ongoing conversations with long-time Athen’s … More
Beckoning Worlds – the art of Lisa Freeman
Eons ago at a housesitting gig in the East Village for art critic Dore Ashton (author of A Joseph Cornell Album) there … More
Miniature Ministry
Nine-tenths of a tiny, yellow wooden beach house sits on display in the lobby of the Lanier Gardens assisted living … More
Athventure
Welcome to Athventure! AU first ran into artist Will Eskridge at the Bulldog Inn Art Show in 2015, where he … More
Mrs. Creatinomics to the World
INIMITABLE, PRIMARY, BEAUTIFLORAL, AND UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU’VE EVER SEEN: A DAY IN SARAH CARNES’ IMAGINARIUM “The doctor who delivered me, … More
Script – Setting Solstice
SETTING SOLSTICE by Cheryl Ruebner SCENE I, Birth Woman wakes up on rock in the middle of the river. Her … More
Setting Solstice
Stills – Setting Solstice
Fire Goddess – an interview with Ember Fox
Ember Fox (aka Cheryl Reubner), 30, is a poet, fire-flow/performance artist, entertainer, provocateur, gypsy, self-described “ham.” Her journey led her … More
One More Chance: Harold Rittenberry
Harold Rittenberry, 83, has a unique approach to showing his work. “I don’t like to fool around with galleries,” he says. … More
