David Mack's comics

Local artist David Mack makes comics about Athens, published weekly in Flagpole.

Check out his site here.

A few of his bike-related pieces are below. Enjoy!

Art & bikes, bikes in art

Live Free or Drive
Bike-themed Art Show at Anchor Gallery supports BikeAthens
660 W. Broad Street
Friday, April 23, 2-10 pm

A portion of the proceeds will go towards BikeAthens to help support transportation choices in Athens, and anyone who arrives on a BIKE will receive a free print!

It will be an all day event with an open house at Ben's Bikes, plus music, food and drinks, and plenty of good times! Get out, and ride your bike!








And speaking of bike-themed art...
Check out our sweet new safety poster, designed by local artist Nash Hogan:



We'll be placing this image in media outlets very soon to spread the gospel on being an eye-catching cyclist. In the meantime, here's a full-size, hi-res version for your viewing pleasure.

Art Bash & Holiday Party

Thanks to everyone who contributed art, helped organize, and attended. We had a blast!

Thursday: BikeAthens Art Bash!

Holiday social & silent auction on some very cool bike-themed pieces from local artists.
6:00 - 10 pm at The Globe, upstairs

1/2 price pints of New Belgium beer all night!

Flagpole: downtown ped mall, GDOT, and more

Along with cover art by a former BikeAthens' Board member, this week's Flagpole features stories on possibly converting College Square to a pedestrian plaza and the budgetary tribulations at GDOT.

"Running on empty" @ ATHICA

ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Inc.proudly presents:

Running on Empty: the fossil fuel addiction

curated by Bart King

with featured artist:
Christoph Gielen from New York City/Bonn, Germany

Opening Reception:
Saturday, January 31
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
-with yummies provided by White Tiger Gourmet

ATHICA's 30th exhibition brings you artwork and industrial products
inspired by the energy crisis we face, and by the solutions that could
help us survive.

Running on Empty includes photography, print, large-scale painting,
mosaic, video, installation, digital imaging and more by 17 artists and
groups selected from more than 50 submissions from across the U.S., South
America, Europe and Asia.

The exhibit runs
January 31-March 22, 2009

More info.

Bus news

Flagpole's got a couple of bus-related stories this week in "City Pages."

Go here, then scroll to the 2nd and 3rd articles, about night service and more art shelters, respectively.

Campus Transit runs it round the clock

From UGA's Columns magazine, good news for those who need campus-centered transit late night:

24-hour bus service
UGA’s Campus Transit System now offers bus services 24 hours per day.

A new bus route named UGA Overnight will operate from 1 a.m.–6:30 a.m. with stops from Family Housing all the way to the Arch. The route will serve stops similar to the Weekender route, except that the bus will not leave campus.

The bus will stop at Family Housing Building S, the East Campus parking deck, Snelling Dining Commons, Russell Hall, the Arch, the Tate Student Center, the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel and East Village Commons. Additional stops along the route may be made if requested.

Two buses will operate the route with approximately 15- 20 minutes between them so riders should have to wait no more than 20 minutes for a bus.

The new route will be offered on a trial basis fall semester to gauge demand for the service.

The route will run Mondays through early Saturday mornings with regular weekend bus service ­available from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Campus night routes, operating from 6 p.m. until 1 a.m., remain unchanged from last year.

Campus Transit also has extended the route hours for the Milledge Avenue bus service from 7 p.m. until 10:15 p.m. This route runs through Five Points and by the fraternity and sorority houses on Milledge Avenue.

For additional information on the new route, including a timetable and list of its stops, visit www.transit.uga.edu and click on the Full Service link, then the UGA Overnight link.

Also in transit news, ABH covers the debate over funding those funky bus shelters.

Art Bike Auction update

Final Art Bike Auction
8pm, Friday, September 5th.
The Globe, upstairs.

Buy beer, bid on art bikes, good times all around. Bring your kazoos and noisemakers. I have no idea if we'll use them, but this is your chance.

Details on art bikes and the auction here.

Cheers!

Thanks & Art Bikes

Many thanks to all who came out for our annual meeting last night at Cine'!
There's a short slide show below of pics from the event.

Don't forget that our Art Bike Auction is still in progress! Bids are down for all bikes, but we are accepting bids through the 30th.

Go here for details on bidding and pics of the frames. They are amazing.

Bike art in the parking deck

There's some great transportation-related art up at the College Ave parking deck. On each floor, by the elevator, there are displays created by Athens area students.
Some examples below. Check 'em out: