Exhibitions
The Athens Cultural Center presents a dynamic range of exhibitions that celebrate the talent and diversity of our region’s creative community. These include member shows, nonprofit partnerships, K–12 student exhibitions, and seasonal curator-led projects. Each exhibition invites residents and visitors alike to connect through the shared experience of art.
Current
sMALL WORKS:
Fall MEMBERs EXHIBITION
Opening on November 7th, we’re excited to present our annual members’ small works exhibition. Featuring a diverse range of artwork—all (roughly) 12" x 12" or smaller—this showcase highlights the incredible creativity and talent of our member artists.
Please join us in supporting the Athens Food Pantry by bringing a donation when you drop off your art! They are looking for: Hot cocoa mix, pet food, stuffing mix, canned chili and beef stew, snack foods such as cookies, pudding cups, microwave popcorn, shampoo, soaps, toothpaste and brushes, canned tuna or chicken. Also personal care items, feminine hygiene products, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, etc.
All current members are invited to be part of this exhibition, so there's never been a better time to become a member or renew your support of ACC!
Important Dates
11/1: Art Intake
11/7: Opening Reception
12/5: First Friday
12/15: Art Pick Up
upcoming
Esperanza, Hope: Portraits of Migration and Change in Athens, NY
Photographs by Thierry Casias
On View December 20, 2025 - February 15, 2026
First Friday Receptions: January 2 & February 6, 2026, 5-7pm
Gallery Hours: Saturday & Sunday 12-5PM
Through portraiture, landscape, and archival imagery, Esperanza, Hope traces the many migrations that have shaped Athens, New York, from the region’s Indigenous roots and Underground Railroad history to the arrival of Italian settlers, African American laborers, and today’s migrant and queer communities. Thierry Casias brings these stories into focus through intimate photographic portraits and site-based research, honoring the people whose lives have woven the town’s complex cultural fabric.
Both a meditation and an act of recognition, Esperanza, Hope reflects on displacement, freedom, and belonging, asking how memory and migration continue to define place. By connecting past and present, Casias invites viewers to consider how the movement of people shapes identity, and how, in Athens, the echoes of history still live in the faces of its residents.
