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Expanding Tradition

Behind the Scenes

The Art of Giving

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Winter 2017

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Department of Publications Hillary Brown and Stella Tran Board of Advisors

Communications Interns

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Benjamin Thrash

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Fred D. Bentley Sr.* Richard E. Berkowitz Jeanne L. Berry Devereux C. Burch Robert E. Burton** Debra C. Callaway** Randolph W. Camp Shannon I. Candler,* executive committee Faye S. Chambers Harvey J. Coleman Sharon Cooper Martha R. Daura*** Martha T. Dinos** Annie Laurie Dodd***

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The museum has a great friend in Gloria Norris, who has recently become an honorary member of our Board of Advisors. Gloria’s late husband, Seaborn Christopher Early, was the stepson of our founder and, therefore, Gloria is the unofficial keeper of Alfred Heber Holbrook’s flame, just as we are the safeguards of his legacy. His grave is on her farm in Bishop, Georgia.

It was with much kindness and thoughtfulness that she invited the museum staff to lunch on October 3, 2016, for an informal celebration of our commitment to Mr. Holbrook and his plans for the museum. When we visited his resting place, I was reminded that Jonathan Marshall, in his column “Spectrum” for Arts Magazine of January 1958, called Mr. Holbrook a “one-man art mobile.” I also remembered Mr. Holbrook’s words to artist James N. Rosenberg on June 8, 1960, after the death of his beloved wife Eva Underhill Holbrook. He resolved to create a collection in her memory, one that would become a museum designed to “spread the healing art spirit among many peoples during the centuries ahead.” To that ideal, to those words, we at the museum hold true.

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Contents

FEATURES

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Highlights from the

The Art of Giving

In the Shop

Permanent Collection

Exhibitions

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Behind the Scenes: An Inside Look at Reinstalling the Permanent Collection

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Highlights from the Permanent Collection

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The Art of Giving

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Calendar of Events

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Museum Notes

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Gifts

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In the Shop

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Event Photos

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On the front cover:

On the back cover:

Wilmer Jennings (American, 1910–1990)

Frederick D. Jones (American, 1913–1996)

De Good Book Says (Church Scene) (detail), 1935

Lady with Guitar, 1950

Oil on canvas

Oil on canvas

30 1/4 x 24 inches

16 1/2 x 12 inches

The Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection

The Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection

of African American Art

of African American Art

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© Estate of Wilmer Jennings

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Charles Wilbert White John Brown, 1949 Lithograph 17 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches

James Hiram Malone (American, 1930–2011) The Stevedore, 1949 Oil on board 29 x 22 inches The Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection of African American Art © Estate of James Hiram Malone

Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the

Galleries: Virginia and Alfred Kennedy and Philip Henry Alston Jr. Galleries

American and African Diasporic Art

Curator: Shawnya Harris, Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African

artists found in their continuously expanding collection.

demonstrates the shifting artistic styles and concerns for African American

This exhibition provides an overview of their commitment to collecting art and

works of art by African Americans to the Georgia Museum of Art in 2012.

curatorship, held by Dr. Shawnya L. Harris. The Thompsons donated 100

“Expanding Tradition” celebrates the inception of the Thompsons’ endowed

Wesley Hardrick and prints by Norman Lewis and Kara Walker. In addition,

and Brenda A. Thompson, including paintings by Freddie Styles and John

underrecognized African American artists in the private collection of Larry D.

This exhibition showcases more than 50 works by important yet

Expanding Tradition: Selections from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection January 28–May 7, 2016

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Willie Cole (American, b. 1955) Untitled (Chicken), 1995 Women’s shoes and galvanized wire 14 3/4 x 22 9/10 x 9 9/10 inches The Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection of African American Art © Willie Cole

Robert Reid (American, 1924–2000) Landscape, n.d.

Oil on canvas approx. 24 x 36 inches The Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection of African American Art

Advanced and Irascible: Abstract Expressionism from the Collection of Jeanne and Carroll Berry January 14–April 30, 2016 This exhibition showcases Jeanne and Carroll Berry’s efforts to gather one work by each of the so-called “Irascible” painters of abstract expressionism. The Irascibles earned their nickname after sending a signed, open letter to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to protest the lack of what they called “advanced” art in its exhibition of contemporary artists in 1950. A photograph of them that appeared in Life Magazine in 1951 became the defining image of the abstract expressionists for the remainder of the 20th century.

This exhibition will feature works by, among others, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Adolph Gottlieb, Willem de Kooning, Hedda Sterne and Ad Reinhardt. The exhibition is also the subject of a semester-long art history course at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Taught by curator of American art Sarah Kate Gillespie, the course examines ideas around abstract expressionism and how such groups and labels get formed. It will also analyze the shifts that happened in art making in the postwar period and the motivations behind them.

Curator: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art Gallery: Lamar Dodd Gallery Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art

Adolph Gottlieb (American, 1903–1974) #30, 1970 Acrylic on paper 23 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches Collection of Jeanne and Carroll Berry © Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Artists of the New York School January 14–March 19, 2016 This exhibition features works from the collection of the Georgia Museum of Art and several private collections.

Containing paintings, sculptures and works on paper, the show highlights artistic trends of the “New York School,” or artists who were active in New York City in the 1950s and 1960s and primarily worked in abstraction. Works by female artists such as Louise Nevelson, Michael (Corrine) West, Helen Frankenthaler and Anne Ryan are included, along with works by artists Robert Goodnough, James Brooks, Frank Stella, Philip Guston and Gerome Kamroski.

Curator: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art Galleries: Boone and George-Ann Knox Gallery I, Rachel Cosby Conway, Alfred Heber Holbrook and Charles B. Presley Family Galleries Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation

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Carl Holty (American, 1900–1973) Bathers, ca. 1948–50 Oil on Masonite 56 x 48 inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Helen and Harold G. Wescott GMOA 1981.154 © Estate of the artist

Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922–1993) Seated Nude [#30], 1963 Pen and ink on paper 17 x 12 9/16 inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; University purchase GMOA 1971.2684 © Richard Diebenkorn Foundation

Michael Ellison: Urban Impressions February 18–May 14, 2016

This exhibition centers on a selection of block prints produced by Atlanta-based educator and printmaker Michael Ellison (d. 2001). Ellison was a graduate of both Atlanta College of Art (now SCAD) and Georgia State University and later taught at Atlanta College of Art, South Carolina State College and Claflin College. Ellison’s colorful representations of 1980s and 1990s Atlanta suggest both the diversity of experience and the isolation and fragmentation associated with the changing urban landscape. His block-print technique produces figurative abstract landscapes that are rich and visually complex in form and meaning.

Curator: Shawnya Harris, Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art Gallery: Boone and George-Ann Knox Gallery II Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art

To Spin a Yarn: Distaffs, Folk Art and Material Culture January 21, 2016–April 16, 2016 Organized by the Stephen F. Austin State University Galleries, this exhibition consists of about 40 decorated wooden distaffs, or spinning

Michael Ellison (American, 1952–2001) Platform, 1986 Blockprint The Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection of African American Art

implements, from Russia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, France, Germany, Albania, Greece, Serbia and Bosnia and dating from the 19th and 20th centuries. Distaffs were eventually phased out by the Industrial Revolution and the subsequent availability of ready-made fabric. Originally simple sticks, distaffs evolved into highly decorated objects with intense cultural significance, more important for their meanings than for their function.

Short-form through-carved distaff, probably from Vätö, Uppland 18 (high) x 4 7/16 (wide) x 1 1/16 (deep) inches

In-House Curators: Hillary Brown and Todd Rivers Galleries: Dorothy Alexander Roush and Martha Thompson Dinos Galleries Sponsors: The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art

Don’t Miss: Storytelling: The Georgia Review’s 70th Anniversary Art Retrospective Through January 29 Gallery: Boone and George-Ann Knox Gallery II Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum

Driving Forces: Sculpture by Lin Emery Through April 2 Galleries: Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden and Alonzo and Vallye Dudley Gallery Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art

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AN INSIDE LOOK AT REINSTALLING THE PERMANENT COLLECTION

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Visitors in the revamped Nancy Cooper Turner Gallery.

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...the result is a reimagined suite of galleries, with many paintings that have been in our collection for years displaying their charms in a new and enticing way.

To visitors, the whole project might seem to have gone off without a hitch.

But that doesn’t mean it was easy.

Muscles were sore, long hours were put in, and some of the paint colors required coat after coat to achieve the desired effect. But the result is a reimagined suite of galleries, with many paintings that have been in our collection for years displaying their charms in a new and enticing way.

Todd Rivers, the museum’s chief preparator, was here when we first opened these same galleries in 2011, and he says it went much more smoothly this time. Experience led to a more rigorous planning process, and the timing (June to August) meant that snowstorms didn’t interfere as they had before. Living with the spaces for more than five years also helped everyone on staff to figure out how to make them better and friendlier to visitors and art alike. The addition of temporary walls throughout the galleries has created intimacy and allowed for areas devoted purely to prints, drawings and photographs.

Previously, delicate works on paper were displayed next to paintings, but the low light levels they required made the paintings look dark by comparison.

Preparator Robert Russell, a recent UGA graduate, took charge of the lighting. New energy-efficient LED lights made many colors feel different, both in works of art and on the walls.

The Samuel H. Kress Gallery, in particular, benefited from a different lighting scheme. Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, says that the Renaissance-era paintings it contains were meant to be seen in low light settings, such as candlelight or diffused light through stained glass, and need a gentler, more forgiving glow. Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator

of American art and manager of the reinstallation project, says that picking the colors was probably the most difficult part of the whole process, harder than picking the works that would go in each gallery.

She enjoyed creating groupings and visual relationships rather than spacing works evenly. Clarity was the goal, and the wall panels that explain different periods in art history are a big step in that direction. These signs, now limited to between 140 and 160 words and written for the layperson, do a lot to inform the visitor without overwhelming her.

Rivers selected label holders that project slightly from the wall to enhance readability and tested the new labels just like the paint colors: taping examples to the gallery walls as staff deliberated which font would be the most readable and just how big we could go. Century Schoolbook, a standard for readability, was the perfect answer, and we went up at least four point sizes in every part of the text. Since then, we’ve noticed a lot fewer people squinting to try to make out the words. Word counts for extended labels helped, too.

Curators figured out how to explain something — if not everything — about a work in less than 100 words without oversimplification, defining art history terms and using clear, simple language. It was all hard work, but the results are worth the effort.

Hillary Brown Director of Communications

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION:

BY BEVERLY BUCHANAN Beverly Buchanan died in 2015, but her art lives on. Born in Fuquay, North Carolina, in 1940, she pursued a career in science and medicine, with master’s degrees in parasitology and public health from Columbia University, New York. In the early 1970s, she shifted to a different path, studying at the Art Students League and beginning to make paintings and sculptures in a variety of media.

Her success, especially with her series of works depicting shacks in the rural South, led her to pursue art full time and to move back to the South.

Among other places, she lived in Athens from 1987 to 2003.

A gift from the artist, facilitated by her friend and fellow Athenian Prudence Lopp before Buchanan’s death, “Medicine Woman” stands out among her work even as it clearly comes from the same hand.

“Medicine Woman” is much larger than the scale at which Buchanan usually worked. It uses found objects as in her other sculptures, but in wider variety, and she applied copious decoration to the figure, which also has a name: Evelyn. In 1993, the artist wrote: “I was always looking for something for ‘HER.’ Something to add and mix [to this] ‘Healer.’”

The sculpture took the artist almost seven months to complete and includes wood, glass, textile, paper, plastic, paint, stone, ceramic, foam core, masking tape, metal wire and aluminum foil. Some of these objects were adhered with glue that was failing regularly, but Buchanan was elderly and unable to perform the conservation herself. When the Brooklyn Museum approached us about borrowing “Medicine Woman” for its exhibition, its staff agreed to cover the costs of conservation.

The Georgia Museum of Art is pleased to offer the latest catalogues chronicling its exhibition history and research.

These publications feature scholarly essays, historical perspectives on exhibited works, full-color illustrations and checklists of the exhibitions. Call the Museum Shop at 706.542.0450 or visit us at http://georgiamuseum.org/ visit/shop to order.

Amy Jones Abbe (pictured above), a professional conservator based in Athens who has performed conservation on many other objects for the Georgia Museum of Art, agreed to undertake the job. Working from a few historic photographs and consulting extensively with Shawnya Harris, the museum’s Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art, Jones Abbe first stabilized the sculpture and then used different glues to reattach objects that had fallen off. She then added a few minimally invasive screws and a piece of heat-treated pine to hold the work firmly in place. A bit of sleuthing allowed her and Harris to determine where nearly every detached element had been placed originally and, essentially, put the jigsaw puzzle back together. Jones Abbe’s painstaking work should pay dividends, not only for visitors to the Brooklyn Museum, but also for future visitors to the Georgia Museum of Art, where “Medicine Woman” can now be displayed.

Detail of “Medicine Woman” while undergoing conservation.

Gifts and Prayers: The Romanovs and Their Subjects Hardcover; 204 pp.; $50 978-0915977987

Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana Hardcover; 260 pp.; $60 978-0-915977-95-6

Icon of Modernism: Representing the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883–1950 Hardcover with slip case and double-ribbon marker; 126 pp.; $55 978-0-915977-95-6

Turned & Sculpted: Wood Art from the Collection of Arthur and Jane Mason Softcover; 64 pp.; $15 978-0915977949

Cherokee Basketry: Woven Culture Softcover; 48 pp.; $12 978-0-915977-93-2 Connections: Georgia in the World: The Seventh Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts Softcover; 224 pp.; $30 978-0-915977-92-5

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The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum, New York, has organized the large retrospective exhibition “Beverly Buchanan—Ruins and Rituals,” on view there through March 5. One of the sculptures, “Medicine Woman,” is on loan from our collection, although it has never been on view at the museum.

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The University of Georgia launched its billion-dollar capital campaign, Commit to Georgia, on November 10, and as part of the campaign, the museum is tasked with raising more than $20 million over the next few years.

The campaign has three priorities that shape its focus: increasing access for students from Georgia and beyond, enhancing the student experience and solving world problems through research and service. So how does the Georgia Museum of Art fit into all of that?

First and foremost, the museum is committed to its role within the University of Georgia. Our mission includes the same three pillars as that of the university: teaching, research and service. Our public service is the easiest aspect to see. We serve tens of thousands of visitors a year and bring free visual arts education across the state to communities that need it.

We educate at the same time. We lead gallery tours. We provide a hands-on teaching venue for university students in all disciplines.

We supply K–12 teachers with materials that meet state standards at no cost. And we produce the next generation of museum professionals through experiential learning. Finally, we are committed to research. Our curators are faculty members, and every exhibition we organize begins with hours in the library. We’re rewriting art history every day, documenting Georgia’s history and

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Increasing access isn’t just about scholarships. It’s about making students from a wide variety of backgrounds feel like they belong and providing them with an unparalleled experience while they’re here.

Though we rely on private gifts for all our programming, numbers aren’t the whole story. When Larry and Brenda Thompson gave us 100 works by African American artists and endowed a curatorial position to focus on that understudied area of art history, their gift served the same three priorities as the campaign. Increasing access isn’t just about scholarships. It’s about making students from a wide variety of backgrounds feel like they belong and providing them with an unparalleled experience while they’re here. The Thompsons’ gift, now reflected in our reinstalled galleries, pushed us toward greater inclusiveness.

That spirit of inclusiveness has also enhanced the student experience, providing models for students of diverse backgrounds to see themselves represented in art. And by validating the importance of all creators, the Thompsons’ gift brings us together as humans, uniting us instead of dividing us. That kind of commitment to the differences that art can make in the lives of individuals is exactly what we’ll be asking of you in the coming years. Together, we can change lives through art.

Heather Malcom Director of Development

Elegant Salute Sponsors The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art would like to acknowledge the generosity of our sponsors of Elegant Salute XV: A Night of Tropical Splendor (as of November 28, 2016):

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$5,000 Heather Malcom, director of development (right), with Cyndy Harbold, president of the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art

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All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Special Events Third Thursday Thursday, January 19, February 16 and March 16, 6 – 9 p.m.

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Seven of Athens’ established venues for visual art (the Georgia Museum of Art, the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Lyndon House Arts Center, Glass Cube & Gallery@Hotel Indigo-Athens, Ciné, the Classic Center and ATHICA) hold this evening event devoted to art on the third Thursday of every month, to showcase their programming. Details posted at 3thurs.org.

Closing Reception: “Storytelling: The Georgia Review’s 70th Anniversary Art Retrospective” Thursday, January 19, 7 p.m.

Award-winning poet Jericho Brown will read work at the closing reception for the Georgia Review’s “Storytelling” exhibition. Light refreshments will be served and the exhibition will be open for viewing. This event is sponsored in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Make It an Evening Thursday, January 26, 6 – 8 p.m.

Enjoy coffee, dessert and a gallery tour at the museum prior to the performance in Hodgson Hall by the Spanish Brass. Jittery Joe’s Coffee and Cecilia Villaveces’ cakes.

Purchase tickets for the concert at pac.uga.edu.

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The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art host this biennial black-tie gala featuring cocktails, music, dinner and dancing. Proceeds provide crucial support for exhibitions, outreach and year-round educational programming at the museum. Advance reservations required by January 13. $300 per person, members. $350 per person, nonmembers. Call 706.542.0830 or visit http://bit.ly/gmoa-es2017 for more information, to sponsor or to purchase tickets.

Copacabana Saturday, January 28, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Enjoy dessert and dancing featuring DJ Mahogany at the after-party for Elegant Salute. Tropical attire encouraged.

Call 706.542.0830 or visit http://bit.ly/gmoa-es2017 for more information or to purchase tickets. $50 members, $65 nonmembers.

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The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art present a reception featuring the winter exhibitions. Enjoy light refreshments, gallery activities, door prizes and “Ask the Experts” from 7 to 8 p.m. Event Partners: Athens Printing Company, Barron’s Rental Center and Epting Events. $5, free for members. Become a member of the museum at the event for complimentary admission. RSVP to gmoarsvp@uga.edu or by calling 706.542.4199.

Register at http://bit.ly/90c-winter17.

Student Night Thursday, February 16, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Join the Student Association of the Georgia Museum of Art for a night of music, food, fun and themed activities to celebrate the current exhibitions. Student Night is generously sponsored by the UGA Parents and Families Association and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art.

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Make It an Evening Thursday, February 16, 6 – 8 p.m.

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Schedule a Visit to the Georgia Museum of Art To schedule a class visit or student assignment at the Georgia Museum of Art, please call us at 706.542.4662 at least two weeks prior to the visit. Scheduling in advance enables us to prepare for your visit, whether it is a selfguided tour led by an instructor, a docent-led tour or students coming on their own to complete an assignment.

Inclement Weather The Georgia Museum of Art follows the inclement weather policies of the University of Georgia. When the university is closed, the museum is closed as well. Announcements are posted to the UGA homepage (www.uga. edu) and appear on Athens Charter cable channel 15. Announcements also will be posted to Twitter (@universityofga and @UGAEVENTS) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/uga.edu and www. facebook.com/ UgaToday). Up-to-date information is provided to Athens radio stations.

Enjoy coffee, dessert and a gallery tour at the museum prior to the performance in Hodgson Hall by Dailey & Vincent. Jittery Joe’s Coffee and Cecilia Villaveces’ cakes.

Purchase tickets for the concert at pac.uga.edu.

Black History Month Dinner Friday, February 24, 6 – 9 p.m.

This annual event has become one of our most popular events and sold out in 2016. The dinner and awards ceremony feature the presentation of the Larry D. and Brenda A Thompson Award and the Lillian C. Lynch Citation. Visit http://bit.ly/gmoa-bhma-17 to sponsor and receive guaranteed tickets or to purchase. Individual tickets available January 9 for members, $55. Tickets, if available, February 1 for nonmembers, $75. Call 706.542.4199 for additional ticket inquiries.

Conversation on Collecting Thursday, February 23, 5:30 p.m.

Join collectors Larry and Brenda Thompson and Curlee Raven Holton, director of the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland, College Park, for a discussion with curator Shawnya Harris, on varied aspects of collecting African American art. In particular, they will discuss the importance of partnerships between academic institutions and private collectors in nurturing and fostering an awareness of African American artists.

An Evening with Lin Emery Thursday, March 30, 5:30 p.m.

Join us for a special night at the museum with New Orleans-based artist Lin Emery.

Family Programs Family Day programs are sponsored by Heyward Allen Motor Co., Inc., Heyward Allen Toyota and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art.

Family Day: Faces of the Georgia Museum of Art Saturday, January 14, 10 a.m. – noon Explore the many faces of the Georgia Museum of Art with portrait-themed gallery activities in the permanent collection, then create your own portraits in the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom.

Toddler Tuesday: Finger Painting Tuesday, January 17, 10 a.m.

Join us for a special tour, story time in the galleries and a finger-painting art activity just for little ones. This free, 40-minute program is designed for families with children ages 18 months to 3 years. Space is limited; please email callan@uga.edu or call 706.542.8863 to reserve a spot.

Family Day: Abstract Valentines Saturday, February 11, 10 a.m. – noon Check out examples of abstract expressionism in the exhibition “Advanced and Irascible: Abstract Expressionism from the Collection of Jeanne and Carroll Berry,” then make your own splatter-paint valentine inspired by the work in the show.

Films Films are subject to change. Please call 706.542.4662 or check our website for confirmation.

Irascibles Film Series Presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Advanced and Irascible: Abstract Expressionism from the Collection of Jeanne and Carroll Berry”

“Painters Painting” Thursday, January 26, 7 p.m.

The definitive documentary on the New York School of painters. Among the artists interviewed in their studios are Robert Rauschenberg, William de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Stella, Barnett Newman, Hans Hofmann, Jules Olitski, Philip Pavia, Larry Poons, Robert Motherwell and Kenneth Noland. 1973, 116 mins.

“Pollock” Thursday, February 2, 7 p.m.

This biopic, starring Ed Harris as Jackson Pollock, follows the artist in the early 1940s as he struggles with self-doubt, engaging in a lonely tug-of-war between needing to express himself and wanting to shut out the world. 2000, 122 mins.

“Robert Motherwell and the New York School: Storming the Citadel” Thursday, February 9, 7 p.m.

The film tells the story of the struggle and eventual triumph of the abstract expressionist movement, as seen through the eyes of one of its last survivors. Interwoven with the chronicle of the movement is the personal story of Robert Motherwell and his development as an artist.

1990, 55 mins.

España en Corto: Spanish Short Film Festival Tuesday, March 28, and Wednesday, March 29, 7 p.m.

Join us for the fifth-annual Spanish Short Film Festival, ´ started by UGA students to showcase award-winning Spanish short films. A different selection of films will be shown each night. Cosponsored by the UGA department of Romance languages.

Films are generously sponsored by

Toddler Tuesday: Movement Tuesday, March 21, 10 a.m.

Join us for story time, a special tour of Lin Emery’s kinetic sculptures in the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden and an art-making activity just for little ones. This free, 40-minute program is designed for families with children ages 18 months to 3 years. Space is limited; please email callan@uga.edu or call 706.542.8863 to reserve a spot.

Join Callan Steinmann, associate curator of education, for an in-depth gallery discussion featuring selected works from the exhibition.

Tour at Two: “Expanding Tradition: Selections from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” Wednesday, February 15, 2 p.m.

Shawnya Harris, Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art, will lead a tour of the exhibition.

Tour at Two: “Advanced and Irascible: Abstract Expressionism from the Collection of Jeanne and Carroll Berry” Wednesday, February 22, 2 p.m.

Join Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, for a tour of the exhibition.

Tour at Two: Lin Emery Wednesday, March 8, 2 p.m.

Join Annelies Mondi, deputy director and curator of the exhibition, for a special tour of works by Lin Emery in the sculpture garden.

Tour at Two: “Michael Ellison: Urban Impressions” Wednesday, March 15, 2 p.m.

Join Shawnya Harris, Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art, for a tour of the exhibition.

Artful Conversation: “Expanding Tradition: Selections from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” Wednesday, March 22, 2 p.m.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, assistant curator of education Sage Kincaid will lead an in-depth gallery conversation focusing on several works by women artists in the exhibition.

Workshops & Classes Studio Workshop: Biomorphic Acrylics Thursday, January 5, 12, 19 and 26, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Family Day: To Spin a Yarn Saturday, March 18, 10 a.m. – noon View over 40 wooden spinning implements from different countries throughout Europe in the exhibition “To Spin a Yarn: Distaffs, Folk Art and Material Culture” and learn how wool is processed from “sheep to shawl.” Then try your own hand at weaving with yarn in the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom.

Artful Conversation: “Advanced and Irascible: Abstract Expressionism from the Collection of Jeanne and Carroll Berry” Wednesday, February 8, 2 p.m.

Tours Tour at Two: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Wednesday, January 4 and 18, February 1, March 1 and 29, 2 p.m.

Led by docents.

Artful Conversation: Purvis Young Wednesday, January 11, 2 p.m.

Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, for an in-depth discussion on Purvis Young’s painting “Angels from Heaven and Earth.”

Thursday Twilight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Thursday, January 12, February 23 and March 16, 7 p.m.

Led by docents.

Sunday Spotlight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Sunday, January 22, February 12 and March 26, 3 p.m.

Led by docents.

Tour at Two: “To Spin a Yarn: Distaffs, Folk Art and Material Culture” Wednesday, January 25, 2 p.m.

Join Hillary Brown, director of communications and in-house co-curator of the exhibition, for a special tour.

Join Athens-based artist and educator Erin McIntosh for a four-part series of studio-based courses that will focus on biomorphic abstraction and acrylics as expressed through various techniques and acrylic mediums, including applications for both abstract and representational works.

This workshop is open to artists of all levels of experience, from enthusiastic beginners to more seasoned practitioners. The sessions will draw inspiration from the museum’s collection, including works from the archives and many not currently on display. The cost of the course is a $15 materials fee, which will cover all necessary supplies for the four sessions. Space is limited; please call 706.542.8863 or email callan@uga.edu to reserve a spot.

Morning Mindfulness Friday, January 20, February 3 and 17, March 3, 17 and 31, 9:30 a.m.

The Georgia Museum of Art invites you into the galleries to participate in free guided mindfulness meditation sessions, held every other Friday during the spring semester. Sessions include instructor-led meditation followed by a period of reflection. Stools (without backs) are provided; please bring a cushion if desired. Reservations are encouraged; please contact 706.542.0448 or sagekincaid@uga.edu.

Teen Studio Thursday, February 16, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Teens ages 13–18 are invited to this studio workshop led by local artist and educator Kristen Bach. The group will learn about weaving traditions from around the world with a tour of the exhibition “To Spin a Yarn: Distaffs, Folk Art and Material Culture,” then try their hand at several weaving techniques with yarn and other fibers in the studio classroom. Includes a pizza dinner. This program is free, but space is limited. Please call 706.542.8863 or email callan@uga.edu to reserve a spot.

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PERSONNEL: Callan Steinmann, who has been our associate curator of education since 2013, got married in October 2016 and successfully defended her dissertation prospectus, meaning she is now officially an “ABD” (all but dissertation) doctoral candidate in art education at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. What a fantastic year!

Congratulations, Callan!

AWARDS:

Facet, designed by Athensbased firm The Adsmith, received two design awards last year, one from the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) and one from

In memory of B. Carroll Berry Jr. by Jeanne L. Berry

the American Alliance of Museums. SEMC also presented the Georgia Museum of Art with two awards for exhibitions: silver for “El Taller de Gráfica Popular: Vida y Arte” and bronze for “Georgia’s Girlhood Embroidery: ‘Crowned with Glory and Immortality.’”

“El Taller de Gráfica Popular: Vida y Arte” also won at the Southeastern College Art Conference for Outstanding Exhibition and Catalogue of Historical Materials as well as a bronze award from the Foreword IndieFab Book of the Year Awards.

In memory of Ambassador John M. Steeves by John Clark and Jodi Bergstrom

In memory of Meg Dure by Bonnie and Henry Elrod Ramsey

The Georgia Museum of Art received the following gifts between July 23 and October 22, 2016:

In memory of Dr. William J. Free by William Underwood Eiland

In memory of Joan P. Vaughan by Bonnie and Henry Elrod Ramsey

In memory of Donald Keyes by Valerie Aldridge

In honor of Dale Couch by Rosemary Buttermore

In memory of Mr. and Mrs. J. Gerard Kwilecki Jr. by Margaret K. Howard

In honor of Eudora and Wainright “Rip” Roebling by Gloria and Edman Norris

In memory of Dorothy Isabel Robertson by Agnes Elizabeth Robertson

In honor of W. Kyser Thompson and Alice C. Thompson by Tim and Lynn Callahan

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The decorative arts collection at the Georgia Museum of Art includes myriad examples of china and silver enjoyed at teatime for generations. With winter’s chill settled over us for a while yet, why not enjoy your own warming brew made with tea and accessories from the Museum Shop? You can even brush up on your brewing technique or learn more about the history and etiquette surrounding the world’s most popular beverage. After all, no one is ever too old for a tea party.

1 “CHILDREN’S TEA & ETIQUETTE”: $19.95 Members’ price: $18

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“HOW TO MAKE TEA”: $18.95 Members’ price: $17.06

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“A SOCIAL HISTORY OF TEA”: $24.95 Members’ price: $22.45 2 PORCELAIN MUG WITH STRAINER & LID: $24.95 Members’ price: $22.46 3 ELMWOOD INN LOOSE TEA: $10.95 Members’ price: $9.86 4 BONE CHINA LATTE MUG: $24.95 Members’ price: $22.46

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