THE LYNDON HOUSE ARTS FOUNDATION
The Lyndon House Arts Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3), non-profit organization that provides funding and resources to support the innovation, reach and diversity of the Lyndon House Arts Center
2025 Annual Limited-Edition Print
Boo Who by Victoria Dugger
The Lyndon House Arts Foundation in collaboration with the Lyndon House Arts Center presents the ninth annual Limited-Edition Print, Boo Who created by Victoria Dugger. The 5-color screen print was produced at Two Parts Press, operated by Jon Swindler and Sara Hess. This original edition of 50 prints is scheduled to be released on August 21, 2025, at the Lyndon House Arts Center at 5:30 pm.
Victoria Dugger’s Boo Who is a tender, slightly eerie piece that explores themes of girlhood, spectacle, and the quiet grief of feeling unseen. With her signature blend of humor and emotional depth, Dugger creates an image that is personal, a little funny, and a little sad — drawing the viewer into a world where vulnerability and visibility coexist. The print holds space for both play and pain, evoking a theatrical, ghostly presence that lingers in the mind. Boo Who captures the spirit of Dugger’s larger body of work: deeply felt, visually arresting, and unafraid to confront complex emotional landscapes.
Victoria Dugger (b. 1991, Columbus, Georgia) is a visual artist based in Athens, Georgia. She earned her BFA from Columbus State University in 2016 and her MFA in Painting from the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia in 2022. Her solo debut in New York, Out of Body, premiered at Sargent’s Daughters in 2021, followed by Tough Love in 2024. Her work has been featured in Vogue, FRIEZE, Hyperallergic, ARTnews, and The New York Times. Dugger was named a 2023 Georgia Woman to Watch by the National Museum of Women in the Arts and is the recipient of both the 2023 South Arts Southern Prize and the 2024 Hudgens Prize. Most recently, she was awarded a 2024 MacDowell Fellowship. Dugger is represented by Sargent’s Daughters.
These prints will be available for purchase at the Lyndon House Arts Center beginning August 21, 2025, at 5:30 pm. Each print is obtainable for $100 plus tax.
Proceeds from the Limited Edition Prints help support the Teen Art Clubs.
PAST Artist PRINT SALE
There are a FEW limited edition prints remaining - please visit the Lyndon House Arts Center to purchase one of these wonderful prints!
Cost of any remaining print is $100 + tax ($108 total)
HISTORY
THE VERY BEGINNING
The history of the Lyndon House Arts Foundation begins with the historic Ware-Lyndon House located on the Arts Center property. Edward R. Ware was the original owner who sold the property to Edward S Lyndon in 1880. In 1939, the city of Athens purchased the home, making it the second building owned by the city (City Hall was the first). A major restoration of the house was made in 1960 to facilitate ACC government offices. Since 1973, the house has served as Athen’s first government-sponsored community arts program.
THE LEGACY OF RONNY and NANCY LUKASIEWICZ
The new founders of the Lyndon House Arts Center, Ronnie and Nancy Lukasiewicz emerged with an infectious inspiration and vision for the advancement of the arts in Athens. In 1993, the newly formed Lyndon House Arts Foundation, Inc., an independent 501c3 organization, coordinated with Ronnie, Nancy and local citizens and art enthusiasts to create a proposal for a new and expanded arts center. Raising over twenty thousand dollars, they hired an architectural firm (Kress Cox and Associates) to produce renderings, cost estimates and concept narratives. The Foundation cosponsored the SPLOST proposal (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) with the ACC Leisure Services Department. ACC voters passed the proposal in 1994. Construction begins with its completion in 1999.
CONTINUING EFFORTS LYNDON HOUSE ARTS FOUNDATION
The Athens-Clarke County of Leisure Services now operates the Lyndon House Arts Center. They provide basic funding to the center, but only a percentage of the program costs. This is where the Foundation’s involvement and mission becomes relevant as an “independent non-profit that provides funding and resources to support the innovation, reach and diversity of the Lyndon House Arts Center”. The foundation receives its support (both unrestricted and designated) from community members and artists, local businesses and fundraisers. The Foundation members consist of an all-volunteer Board of Directors who offer their time, skills resources for engaging in fundraising, community engagement, and helping the LHAC serve their mission.
In collaboration with the Lyndon House Arts Center, the Foundation has established current funding or partial funding for the BIPOC project (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color); the Artist in Residence program (AIR), the Handwork Proposal; three Teen Clubs Mentors ; the Annual Print Edition Sale; the CCSD Student Exhibition Catalog; the Annual Juried Exhibition with Exhibition Merit Awards of $1750; Window Art; Creative Tracks; Special Guest Exhibitions; Handwork: Celebrating American Craft, and recently the sponsorship of the annual ART MART artists market.
THE RONNIE LUKASIEWICZ ENDOWMENT FUND
The Foundation began building an Endowment Fund in honor of and to the memory of Ronnie Lukasiewicz in 1999. The corpus has been achieved at this time. The endowment is intended to support the LHAC through educational support and scholarships, exhibition support, and other operational needs.
PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY THE LHAF
TEEN ART CLUBS
These evening classes are offered to teens ages 12- 17 free of charge with generous support from the Lyndon House Arts Foundation.
Click on the links below for YouTube video information.
Teen Cartoon/Illustration Club
Teen Fashion Design/Sewing Club
ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
The Foundation has sponsored the annual JURIED EXHIBITION since 1993. The professionally curated art competition is open to all Athens-area artists. The Foundation awards more than $2000 annually to works selected for their merit by the Juror.
OTHER PROGRAMS
Creative Tracks- partnership with LHAC, Acc Leisure Services, and ACC Jail
Artist in Residency
Special Guest Exhibitions
Various Pop-up requests
ADDITIONAL ANNUAL PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY THE LHAF WHEN REQUESTED
BY THE LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER
SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION
1. DONATE BY MAIL : Send to the Lyndon House Arts Foundation, P.O. Box 187. Athens, GA 30603
2. Donate with Paypal on this website (You DO NOT need to have a PayPal account, just a credit/debit card number)
3. CONTRIBUTE TO THE RONNIE LUKASIEWICZ ENDOWMENT FUND - established to create a sustainable financial foundation for the Lyndon House Arts Center projects.
Contact: lhartsfoundation@gmail.com
CONTACT
lhartsfoundation@gmail.com
OR
P O Box 187 Athens, GA 30603
Interested in Joining the LHAF Board?
If you have a bit of time and enthusiasm for the arts, we think you would enjoy belonging to the Lyndon House Arts Foundation Board of Directors and helping the LHAF perform its mission.
The Foundation would like to invite new members to join its Board in advancing its mission to support and promote the arts in the Athens-Clarke County community, with a particular focus on the activities of the Lyndon House Arts Center.
The LHAF fundraising activities currently provide financial support to the Teen Cartoon/Illustration Club, the Teen Fashion Design/Sewing Club, the Teen Media Club; the Annual Juried Exhibition; the Annual Limited Edition Screen Print Sale; and the Guest Bipoc/Curator Program. The foundation considers other funding opportunities and projects throughout the year.
The LHAF meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm. Board members also serve on one or more standing committees of interest and attend/facilitate activities at the Art Center. The only financial obligation is to pay the LHAF membership fee of $25 per year.
We're also seeking members who may wish to assume leadership roles now and, in the future, as well as serve on the Board. Such roles include fundraising, finance, non-profit administration, legal services, and grant writing.
Complete the form to let us know you are interested!
Thank you for considering the Lyndon House Arts Foundation!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NANCY ELLIOTT President
VAN BURNS Secretary
LETA BODINE Treasurer
LEA CLARK Vice-President
ANNE O’NIELL
DERRICK GABLE
PAUL HARTMANN
ANNA LEE SHULTZ