Reporting Trip: Lyndon House Arts Center
As part of my reporting on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the creative community in Athens, I visited the Lyndon House Arts Center to learn more about how the gallery has adapted to guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control as well as how their visitorship looked.
When I first walked into the entrance of the gallery, I was greeted with a stand that had hand sanitizer and a spray on top of it so patrons can clean their hands. Behind a sign that read “Hand Washing Station” was a small pack of disposable masks for visitors to use.
On either side of the stand were colored arrows directing the flow of visitors, however, a staff member told me I could roam as I pleased since I was the only person visiting the gallery at the time.
Signs were stationed either just outside or inside of each gallery listing how many people were allowed in the room at one time. The signs also reminded visitors to keep a six feet distance from each other for social distancing purposes.
There was an additional hand sanitization station on the second floor, this one without masks. Inside one of the galleries, there were benches to sit on to view a video that was part of one of the exhibits. Sanitization wipes were provided for visitors to wipe down the benches, however, there was no sign explicitly saying so.
The studios were also open for self-directed work (they’re currently closed to classes). Nobody was in the printmaking studio, but there was at least one person present in the drawing studio.
Side note: The Athens Banner Project winners were displayed in windows leading up to the entrance.
