Athens Cultural Center

The Athens Cultural Center has been a gathering place for local arts, classes, film, and community happenings since 2005. ACC offers a rich variety of free and paid classes for all art enthusiasts. Exhibitions are presented throughout the year, along with special events. Housed in a former 1870s storefront, ACC is steps away from the Hudson River. Every December, ACC presents their signature authentic Victorian Stroll.

Exhibits:

Particle Point Collisions

Saturday, October 26, 2024 12:00 PM -Sunday, November 10, 2024 5:00 PM

Join the artist in conversation, October 26, 12–5 pm

Book signing: 10/27, time TBD

Acquire an art book; all proceeds are gifts to the Athens Cultural Center.

First Friday celebration: November 1, 5–7 pm 

James Holl’s latest work, The Landscape Painter 1972–2023, traces the evolution of a young artist navigating the transition from modernism to postmodernism and into the present day. This journey reflects the diverse art theories and cultural changes that shaped both the artist and New York City during these vibrant times. In the present, Holl distills landscapes into manifestations of matter emerging from energy, which is the focus of this exhibition.

The Particle Point Collision paintings explore landscapes at the quantum level, capturing the light and traces created by particle collisions in a collider. Instead of fragmenting particles, these collisions transform them, resulting in the emission of electromagnetic light. The paintings represent these particle showers as traces, visualizing their journey through time. The elemental energy points, too tiny to see, are depicted through dynamic compositions and colors that resonate visually, much like music resonates in sound.

The sculptures from the From Energy Matter Emerges series embody the emergence of matter at the Planck length, where energy takes on discrete quantum units. This scale marks the threshold of observable phenomena. Holl interprets fundamental particles that constitute the universe in his sculptures. Although these quantum entities are invisible at their scale, they can be measured and conceptualized. The sculptures provide a larger interpretation of particles like quarks, electrons, and protons, grounded in contemporary physics.

Gallery Hours:

12PM - 5PM 

Saturday & Sunday