On Thursday, Jan. 6, The Studios of Essential West kicks off a new arts and tradition period with the opening of four exhibits.  The remarkably anticipated “South of Southernmost” by Mark Hedden opens in the Sanger Gallery “Pandemic Drawings” by Nicholas Hill opens in the XOJ Gallery “Dancing In A Tea Cup: A Pixel Paradox In Paradise” by Christopher Santoro opens in the Zabar Venture Gallery, and a collection of huge-scale ceramic parts by Ann Labriola opens in the Zabar Foyer Gallery. Hedden’s “South of Southernmost” is an exhibit of photos of Ballast Crucial, a backcountry island 10 miles west of Important West, south of the Southernmost Stage. It was…