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Department of Publications Hillary Brown Board of Advisors B. Heyward Allen Jr.* Rinne Allen Amalia K. Amaki
Taylor Lear Interns Savannah Guenthner
June M. Ball
Stephanie Motter
Linda N. Beard
McKenzie Peterson
Karen L. Benson Fred D. Bentley Sr.* Richard E. Berkowitz Jeanne L. Berry
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Devereux C. Burch* Robert E. Burton** Debra C. Callaway** Shannon I. Candler* Faye S. Chambers Harvey J. Coleman Sharon Cooper Martha Randolph Daura*** Martha T. Dinos** Annie Laurie Dodd*** Sally Dorsey** Howard F. Elkins Judith A. Ellis Todd Emily James B. Fleece Phoebe G. Forio***
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John M. Greene** Helen C. Griffith** Barbara Guillaume Judith F. Hernstadt Marion E. Jarrell** Jane Compton Johnson*
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George-Ann Knox*
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D. Hamilton Magill David W. Matheny Catherine A. May** Mark G. McConnell Marilyn M. McMullan
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Saturday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
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Thursday: 10 a.m.–9 p.m.
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Sunday: 1–5 p.m.
Gloria E. Norris*** Deborah L. O’Kain Director William Eiland with signed footballs from Peyton and Eli Manning.
15 minutes prior. (Museum members
Gordhan L. Patel, chair-elect
receive 10% off all regularly priced items.)
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s I write, it is early morning on January 2, 2018, after the Georgia Bulldogs have just won a spot in the NCAA national championship game against the University of Alabama—thus, an all-SEC final. Hooray! Yes, I am a fan of football, especially of the SEC.
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I am equally, if not more so, a fan of academic museums, in whatever guise they appear on individual campuses. They can be devoted to art, history, science or nature. They can be zoos or arboreta, children’s museums, even for-profit museums. They can be rarefied or narrowly focused on such objects and subjects as textiles or folk art, and they can be even more specific in celebrating bowling balls, Corvettes, quilts or lamps. They can concentrate on the history of ideas, such as the Wolfsonian’s focus on propaganda in Miami Beach, or they can be museums of conscience such as the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. Thus, even though the museum I serve focuses on art and its history and practice, I learn from and enjoy other institutions that collect and interpret not only the objects of humans’ shared past, present and future, but also museums that gather and disseminate knowledge, that provoke, inspire and encourage the learning that ensues from study of material and visual culture. On this campus, we have four such institutions: the Georgia Museum of Art, the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, the Georgia Museum of Natural History and the university’s Special Collections Libraries, all with wonders to behold and knowledge to impart.
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The Georgia Museum of Art shares the
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mission of the University of Georgia to
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support and to promote teaching,
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research and service. Specifically, as a
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repository and educational instrument of
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the visual arts, the museum exists to
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collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret significant works of art.
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All that said, one might presume erroneously that my ivory tower has no playing field; that the vita contemplativa and the vita activa do not meet at the Georgia Museum of Art. Not true: please come visit. Among the treasures at the museum, in my office, you’ll find two footballs: one signed by Peyton Manning and the other by his brother Eli. I am still covetous of ones from Herschel Walker and Bo Jackson.
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Partial support for the exhibitions and programs at the Georgia Museum of Art is provided by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the
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appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly.
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The Georgia Council for the Arts also receives support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts. Individuals, foundations and corporations provide additional museum support through their gifts to the University of Georgia Foundation. The Georgia Museum of Art is ADA compliant; the M. Smith Griffith
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Deepanjan Mukhopadhyay
Frederick Childe Hassam (American, 1859–1935)
Minutes from the Congress of Scam International, 2017
Mrs. Hassam in Monet’s Garden
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n o s i A Legacy of Giving: C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry May 12 – August 5, 2018
In 2017, the Georgia Museum of Art received a gift of a significant group of paintings and works on paper from C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry. Mrs. Terry and her late husband have generously supported many endeavors across the University of Georgia for decades, including the Terry College of Business, which bears their name. Together, they collected these works of French and American art with a discriminating eye to hang in their home. The resulting group features delicate watercolors by Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent and Andrew Wyeth, a pastel by Childe Hassam and oils by John Twachtman, Maurice Prendergast and John Leslie Breck, among others. The intimate exhibition will feature all 14 works, which greatly increase the museum’s holdings by some of these major artists. Curator: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art Galleries: George Ann and Boone Knox Gallery II Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art
John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853–1902) View from the Holley House, Cos Cob Oil on wood panel 8 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches Gift of C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry
Laura Coombs Hills (American, 1859–1952) Zinnias, Petunias and Delphinium in a Yellow Pottery Crock Pastel on paper 21 1/2 x 18 inches Gift of C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry
John Leslie Breck (American, 1860–1899) Misty Day, Venice, 1896 Oil on canvas 21 x 18 inches Gift of C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925) The Portal of S. Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, ca. 1903 Watercolor over pencil on paper 9 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches Gift of C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry
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Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection June 30 – September 23, 2018 “Central to Their Lives,” organized by the Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, South Carolina, examines the achievements of women artists working in and inspired by the American South. Spanning the decades between the late 1890s and early 1960s, it looks at the particularly complex challenges these artists confronted in a traditionally conservative region during a period in which women’s social, cultural and political roles were being redefined and reinterpreted. How did the variables of historical gender norms, educational barriers, race, regionalism, sisterhood, suffrage and modernism mitigate and motivate women seeking expression on canvas or in clay? Working from studio space in spare rooms at home or on the world stage, these artists made remarkable contributions by fostering future generations of artists through instruction, incorporating new aesthetics into the fine arts and challenging the status quo. This exhibition includes works by Minnie Evans, Anne Goldthwaite, Clementine Hunter, Nell Choate Jones, Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer, Alma Thomas, Mary Leath Thomas, Elizabeth O’Neill Verner and Kate Freeman Clark, in sculpture, drawing and painting. In-house Curator: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art Georgia Museum of Art facet | Winter 2018
Galleries: Virginia and Alfred Kennedy and Philip Henry Alston Jr. Galleries
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Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891–1978) Still Life with Mandolin, ca. 1950’s Oil on Masonite 19 7/8 x 35 1/4 inches
Nell Hinton Choate Jones (1879–1981) The Fortune Teller Mixed media on paper 21 3/4 x 16 3/8 inches
Bloom Where You’re Planted: The Collection of Deen Day Sanders May 19 – July 29, 2018
Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904) Two Cherokee Rose Blossoms on a Table, ca. 1883–95 Oil on board 6 1/8 x 12 1/4 inches Collection of Deen Day Sanders
“Bloom Where You’re Planted: The Collection of
and represent the full range of interests within
Curator: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American
Deen Day Sanders” features highlights from one
American art during that time. The furniture
art
of the most important Georgia-based collections
emphasizes neoclassical objects with restrained
Galleries: Boone and George-Ann Knox I, Rachel
of American art and includes furniture and
forms and attenuated lines from urban American
Cosby Conway, Alfred Heber Holbrook, Charles B.
porcelain as well as paintings by artists including
style centers, including New York. It also makes an
Presley Family and Lamar Dodd Galleries
Severin Roesen, Thomas Sully, Jasper Francis
elegant counterpoint to porcelain from prominent
Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable
Cropsey, Thomas Moran, John G. Brown, John
American and European factories, including Tucker
Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum
Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt,
(Philadelphia) and Jacob Petit (Limoges and Paris).
of Art
Childe Hassam and Ernest Lawson. The exhibition
Mrs. Sanders has been a long-time supporter of
represents a unique opportunity to see this
the University of Georgia, in particular the State
exceptional collection from Bellmere, the home
Botanical Garden of Georgia, and we are pleased
of Jim and Deen Day Sanders. The works date
to share her impeccable collection with the Athens
from the 19th through the early 20th century
community and beyond.
Images of Awakening: Buddhist Sculpture from Afghanistan and Pakistan March 24 – June 17, 2018 This exhibition highlights the Buddhist artistic
what is widely regarded as one of the most distinctive
in Buddhist sculpture and the enduring legacy of the
heritage of ancient Gandhara, a region once
schools of ancient and early medieval Buddhist art,
classical Gandharan style.
heralded as the Crossroads of Asia and now located
a product of this unprecedented encounter between
in present-day northern Pakistan and Afghanistan.
the Eastern and Western worlds. Included in this
Guest Curator: Nicolas Morrissey, associate professor
Following the conquest of Alexander the Great during
exhibition are examples of sculpted imagery from
of art history, Lamar Dodd School of Art
the 4th century BCE, the region of Gandhara became
early-period Gandharan Buddhist art (1st – 3rd
Galleries: Dorothy Alexander Roush and Martha
a nexus point of diverse and evolving cultural
centuries CE), a rare assemblage of stucco images
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influences. This remarkable cultural milieu led to
representing the later cosmopolitan stucco style of
Sponsors: The Willson Center for Humanities and
the fusion of Hellenistic and later Roman cultural
Hadda school of sculpture (4th – 5th century CE)
Arts, the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation
traditions with the artistic expression and religious
and select examples of early medieval sculptures
and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art
worldview of the Indian subcontinent. The result was
(6th – 7th century CE) reflecting the new trajectories
Unidentified artist Head of Buddha, 5th century. CE, from Hadda, in present-day Afghanistan Stucco Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift in memory of Ambassador John M. Steeves by his family, including his grandson UGA Professor John C. Bergstrom GMOA 2016.154
Unidentified artist Buddhist Worshippers Adoring the Wheel of the Law Indian, Gandhara 4th century Schist On loan from the Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 87.52
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Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition April 7 – May 20, 2018
The annual exit show for the graduating master of fine arts students at the Lamar Dodd School of Art will be taking place April 7-May 20.
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Whitney Cleveland painting and drawing
2 Kaleena Stasiak printmaking and book arts
Deepanjan Mukhopadhyay photo and video
3 Kelsey Scharf painting and drawing
Erin Geagon fabric design
4 Karine Lepage ceramics
Johanna Norry fabric design
5 Katherine Miller printmaking and book arts
Yeonsoo Kim ceramics
6 Ally Christmas photo and video
Elizabeth Rogers Art X: video/performance/ installation
7 Ali Norman printmaking and book arts 8 Annemarie Dicamillo painting and drawing
Katlin Shae sculpture/fibers Alexis Spina jewelry/metals
do nt mi s s Crafting History: Textiles, Metals and Ceramics at the University of Georgia Through April 29, 2018
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Curators: Ashley Callahan, independent scholar; Annelies Mondi, deputy director; and Mary Hallam Pearse, associate professor, Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries: Lamar Dodd, Boone and George-Ann Knox I, Rachel Cosby Conway, Alfred Heber Holbrook, Charles B. Presley Family and Alonzo and Vallye Dudley Galleries Sponsors: The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, Aurum Studios, the Lamar Dodd School of Art, the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art
Curator: Abigail Kosberg, Pierre Daura Center Graduate Intern Gallery: George Ann and Boone Knox Gallery II Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the
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Opera in Print: Fin-de-siĂŠcle Posters from the Blum Collection Through April 22, 2018
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A A A R T A g i v i ng The Georgia Museum of Art would like to thank The Silver Vault of Charleston and The Brass & Silver Workshop for generously sponsoring this issue of Facet.
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Its business school bears their name, as it has since 1991, but they have also supported faculty chairs, the general scholarship fund at the university and the College of Pharmacy. Their legacy continues through Mrs. Terry’s latest gift: 14 paintings and works on paper to the collection of the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia. Throughout her life, Mrs. Terry has focused her philanthropy on three areas: education, children’s charities and the arts. She has been a trustee of Jacksonville University and served on the boards of the Wolfson Children’s Hospital, the Children’s Home Society, the Salvation Army, the Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless and the Jacksonville Symphony. Mr. Terry graduated from what was then UGA’s school of commerce in 1939, then became president of Dependable Insurance Co., which he built into a major corporation in Jacksonville, Florida, where the couple made their home. He passed away in 1998, but Mrs. Terry has continued the legacy of giving that they began together. She received an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Georgia in 2009 and served recently as honorary chair of the very successful Building Terry campaign at UGA’s Terry College of Business.
A native of Quitman, Georgia, and a graduate of Valdosta State University, Mary Virginia Terry understands the impact that art can make on children’s lives and the way that it can provide UGA students with a well-rounded experience. She and her husband built their collection of art together, and these 14 works greatly increase the museum’s holdings by the major artists who created them. It would be rare and marvelous to receive a gift of a single work by Childe Hassam, John Henry Twachtman, Maurice Prendergast, Andrew Wyeth, Ernest Lawson, Winslow Homer, Gifford Beal or John Singer Sargent. To receive works by all of these artists at once, in a single gift, is extraordinary. Until Mrs. Terry made her gift, the museum did not own a painting by Sargent, only a drawing. Not only are the works beautiful and important, but they also fill some gaps in its collection, allowing UGA students and the wider Athens-area community to benefit from seeing these works in person. All 14 works will be on display at the museum this spring, in the exhibition “A Legacy of Giving: C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry,” on view May 12 through August 5.
William U. Eiland visited Mrs. Terry several times over the years of his tenure as director of the museum and said, of this extraordinary gift, “My reaction at hearing from Mrs. Terry that she was making this gift to the museum? Joy. Unaffected, pure joy. And gratefulness, on behalf of generations of students yet to enroll at the university.” Mary Virginia Terry has said, “My husband and I just felt we wanted to give back because we had such good fortune.” They chose to focus on the arts, hospitals, education and children’s concerns because, “We felt those were important both for the future and for the needs we saw now.” Mrs. Terry is a modest person, who does not love the spotlight, but she accepts public recognition in the hope that her giving will serve as an example to others. For more than half a century, she has provided support to the University of Georgia that has helped it strengthen academic and research programs. The museum is proud and grateful to be among the beneficiaries of their kindness.
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Whether it be buried treasure, winning the lottery or finding a suitcase full of millions of dollars, everyone is familiar with the rags-toriches story, including the ones featured on PBS’ popular Antiques Roadshow program. If you’ve ever wondered whether the contents of your attic could have you living a life of leisure, you’ll have a chance to find out this May at the Georgia Museum of Art.
On May 11 and 12, the museum will host “The Collectors Road Show: Art, Heirlooms and Treasures,” with numerous appraisal opportunities for both members and non-members.
On May 11, expert appraisers from Bonhams will do formal, in-home valuations for upper-level event sponsors. The museum will then host a Patrons Party that evening, featuring more chances for in-depth appraisals and a silent auction. Patrons Party tickets may be purchased separately from event sponsorship, $100 for non-members and $85 for members.
The prestigious Bonhams auction house was established in 1793 and is world renowned for its international auction houses, sales and specialists. Bonhams is
On May 12, both museum members and the general public can bring items to the museum for informal, verbal appraisal by the Bonhams’ experts. Appointments are $15 for members and $20 for non-members per item. Each additional item will cost $10, with a limit of three items per person. Advance reservations are strongly recommended but not required. Visit bit.ly/collectors-road-show for additional sponsor information, benefits or to register online.
headquartered in London but has salesrooms in New York and Los Angeles. It specializes in buying and selling in every major area of art, antiques, jewelry and cars.
The Collectors have acquired various works of art that are beloved objects of the permanent collection. Most recently, the Collectors obtained the sculpture bust “Minnehaha” by famed African-American and Chippewa artist Edmonia Lewis, who is considered to be one of the most influential female artists of the 19th century. Other notable works of art that have been acquired by the Collectors include a lithograph after artist Édouard Manet, an engraving from the 1620s and an oil painting of the famed Blue Ridge Mountains by American landscape painter William Sonntag.
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The event serves as the Collectors’ biennial fundraiser to benefit the museum’s permanent collection. Membership in the Collectors is open to contributing level members (and above). The group raises funds for acquisitions, organizes lectures, visits homes of art enthusiasts and hosts excursions to other cities. Every Collectors event is an opportunity to learn and appreciate art, and the group’s membership has continued to grow.
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Special Events [Text]ure: Weaving Together an Understanding of New Literacies Doctoral Dissertation Defense Thursday, April 5, 5 – 8 p.m. Rachel Kaminski Sanders, UGA department of language and literacy education, will present her doctoral dissertation as a public pop-up experience in the museum’s Education Resource Center.
MFA Opening Reception Saturday, April 7, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Make It an Evening Thursday, April 12, 6 – 8 p.m. Enjoy coffee, Cecilia Villaveces’ cake, and a gallery tour at the museum prior to the performance in Hodgson Hall by pianist Murray Perahia. Jittery Joe’s Coffee and s will be served. Purchase tickets for the concert at pac.uga.edu.
Slow Art Day Saturday, April 14, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Self-guided tours. Funded in part by the Hemera Foundation.
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Andrea Carson-Coley Lecture: “Creativity, Hip Hop Civics Ed, Intersectionality & Black Joy” Friday, April 20, 12:30 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 self-guided tour led by an instructor, a docent-led tour or students coming on their own to complete an assignment.
Appraisers will provide verbal valuations of attendees’ treasured family heirlooms and favorite flea market finds. $15/item members, $20/item nonmembers, $10/each additional item. Maximum of three items per person. Open to the public. Walk-ins welcome. Advance reservations are strongly recommended. Visit bit.ly/collectorsroad-show to make advance reservations. Additional questions? Email jointhemuseum@uga.edu or call 706.542.0830.
Family Day: Waterways Saturday, June 16, 10 a.m. – noon
The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art and the Friends of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia present a reception to celebrate “Bloom Where You’re Planted: The Collection of Deen Day Sanders” with refreshments, gallery activities, door prizes and “Ask the Experts” from 7 to 8 p.m. Event Partners: Athens Printing Company, Barron’s Rental Center, Epting Events and Guide 2 Athens. Free for members; $5 suggested donation nonmembers. RSVP to gmoarsvp@uga.edu or by calling 706.542.4199. Register online at bit.ly/90c-spring2018.
Cool off in the museum while you discover paintings inspired by water in the museum’s permanent collection. Then head to the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom to create your own water-inspired work of art.
Art is How We Live: Mindfulness in the Midst of Complexity Thursday, May 24, 2–6 p.m. and Friday, May 25, 9–11 a.m. Kaira Jewel Lingo will lead this special mindfulness retreat focusing on art and creativity. Each retreat date can stand alone, but attendees are encouraged to attend both. The event is free but registration is limited and required: please contact 706.542.0448 or sagekincaid@uga.edu. Funded in part by the Hemera Foundation.
Museum Mix Thursday, June 28, 8 – 11 p.m. The museum’s thrice-annual late-night art party features a live deejay, free refreshments and galleries open until 11 p.m. Free admission. #museummix
Lectures & Gallery Talks MFA Speaks Thursday, April 19, 6:30 p.m. MFA candidates each have three minutes to discuss their work. Cosponsored by the Lamar Dodd School of Art.
Lecture: Juan Pablo Molyneux Tuesday, April 24, 5:30 p.m. World-renowned interior designer Juan Pablo Molyneux will give a lecture entitled “My Russian Rooms.” Presented in partnership with the Atlanta Chapter of the French Heritage Society.
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: Mindfulness and Mandalas Saturday, April 7, 10 a.m. – noon Continue at an easy pace through the galleries and head to the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom to make your own mandalas, or decorated circles. Funded in part by the Hemera Foundation.
Toddler Tuesday: Make Some Noise Tuesday, April 17, 10 a.m. Join us for a tour, story time in the galleries and an art activity just for the little ones, inspired by beautiful opera posters from the late 1800s. This free, 40-minute program is designed for families with children ages 18 months to 3 years. Space is limited; please email sagekincaid@uga.edu or call 706.542.0448 after March 1 to reserve a spot.
Family Day: Bloom Where You’re Planted Saturday, May 19, 10 a.m. – noon Celebrate spring at this special flower themed Family Day. Gorgeous still lifes and landscapes provide plenty of inspiration and a breath of fresh air! Create your own masterpieces in the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom.
Toddler Tuesday: In Full Bloom Tuesday, May 22, 10 a.m. This program will focus on paintings of flowers. Email sagekincaid@uga.edu or call 706.542.0448 after April 1 to reserve a spot.
Toddler Tuesday: Summertime Tuesday, June 19, 10 a.m. Email sagekincaid@uga.edu or call 706.542.0448 after May 1 to reserve a spot.
Conversations in Film Join the Georgia Museum of Art for films discussed by scholars, filmmakers and students. Each film will include a 15-minute introduction by a guest speakers and short conversations about the film following the screening.
España en Corto: Spanish Short Film Festival Tuesday, April 3, and Wednesday, April 4, 7 p.m. España en Corto: Spanish Short Film Festival Tuesday, April 3 and Wednesday, April 4, 7 p.m. Join us for the 6th-annual Spanish Short Film Festival. Cosponsored by the UGA Department of Romance Language.
“Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” Thursday, April 26, 8 p.m., Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden Cosponsored by the UGA Parents Leadership Council and the Georgia Museum of Art Student Association. Popcorn provided!
Museums on Film Series “Night at the Museum” Thursday, May 31, 7 p.m. “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” Thursday, June 7, 7 p.m. “The Thomas Crown Affair” Thursday, June 14, 7 p.m.
Films are generously sponsored by
Tours Artful Conversation: Beverly Buchanan Wednesday, April 4, 2 p.m. Join Callan Steinmann, associate curator of education, for a special session of slow looking and conversation around Buchanan’s “Medicine Woman.”
Sunday Spotlight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Sunday, April 8, May 6 and June 10, 3 p.m. Tour at Two: “Images of Awakening: Buddhist Sculpture from Afghanistan and Pakistan” Wednesday, April 11, 2 p.m. Led by Nicolas Morrissey, curator of the exhibition.
Slow Art Tour Saturday, April 14, 2 p.m. Join Sage Kincaid, assistant curator of education, for a special tour including slow-looking at works of art and group conversation. Funded in part by the Hemera Foundation.
Tour at Two: “Crafting History” Wednesday, April 18, 2 p.m. Led by Annelies Mondi, deputy director and co-curator of the exhibition.
Tour at Two: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Wednesday, April 25, May 2, 23 and 30, June 13 and 20, 2 p.m. Thursday Twilight Tour: Highlights of the permanent collection Thursday, April 26, May 17 and June 21, 7 p.m. Artful Conversation: Pedro Orrente Wednesday, May 9, 2 p.m. Join Sage Kincaid, assistant curator of education, for a closer look and conversation inspired by Orrente’s “The Crucifixion.”
Tour at Two: “A Legacy of Giving” Wednesday, May 16, 2 p.m. Led by Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art.
Tour at Two: “Bloom Where You’re Planted” Wednesday, June 6, 2 p.m. Led by Sarah Kate Gillespie.
Artful Conversation: O. Louis Guglielmi Wednesday, June 27, 2 p.m. Join Callan Steinmann, associate curator of education, for a closer look at and conversation on Guglielmi’s painting “Tenements.”
Workshops & Classes Awakening the Divine: A Mandala Workshop Thursday, April 5, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Debra Alvis, PhD, will guide this mindfulness workshop focused on mandalas, or sacred circles. Call 706.542.8863 or email sagekincaid@uga.edu to reserve a spot. Funded in part by the Hemera Foundation.
Morning Mindfulness Friday, April 6 and 20, 9:30 a.m. Participate in free, guided mindfulness meditation sessions, held every other Friday. No experience, special clothing or gear is necessary. Reservations are encouraged; please contact 706.542.0448 or sagekincaid@uga.edu. Funded in part by the Hemera Foundation.
Intro Tapestry Weaving Workshop Saturday, April 14, 1 – 4 p.m. Join Athens-based artist and educator Stephanie Blair for an afternoon of weaving in this three-hour workshop. Open to artists of all levels and experience. $30 materials fee required. Call 706.542.4883 or email morglo@uga.edu to register.
Yoga in the Galleries Thursdays, April 26, May 17 and June 21, 6 p.m. Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga. Space is limited; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15. Yoga mats provided. Funded in part by the Hemera Foundation.
Studio Workshop: Fiber Arts Thursdays May 3, 10, 17 and 24, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Join Athens-based artist Paige French for a four-part series of studio-based courses that will explore weaving and fiber arts through various techniques and materials. $15 materials fee required. Call 706.542.8863 or email callan@ uga.edu to register. Limited to 15 participants.
Teen Studio: Les Rock Posters Thursday, April 12, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Teens ages 13 – 18 are invited to this studio-based workshop led by local artist and educator Kristen Bach. The group will draw inspiration from a special tour of the exhibition “Opera in Print,” then experiment with lettering and collage. Includes a pizza dinner. Email sagekincaid@ uga.edu or call 706.542.0448 to reserve a spot.
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AWARDS The museum and its staff received three awards through the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries (GAMG) at a ceremony on Friday, January 19, in Rome, Georgia. “Modern Living” won the 2018 award for Museum Exhibition (over $100K), and Studio Workshop received the award for educational program. Additionally, director of communications Hillary Brown received the 2018 award for Museum Professional. GAMG serves the entire state of Georgia as a private, non-profit museum and gallery association. It is dedicated to serving a diverse membership, providing a resource base, and promoting professionalism so that Georgia’s museum community is strong, effective and proactive.
Top: The Georgia Museum of Art staff receives awards at GAMG. Bottom left: Taylor Lear Bottom right: Dr. Henry, Dr. Sanders-Bustle, Callan Steinmann and Pam Kelsey
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In addition to the GAMG awards, another member of the museum was recently honored. Professor and curator Asen Kirin’s exhibition catalogue for “Gifts & Prayers: The Romanovs and Their Subjects” won this year’s Mary Ellen LoPresti Award. The Southeast Chapter of the Art Libraries Society of North America gives out this award, which recognizes and encourages excellence in art publications issues in the southeastern United States.
In honor of Kelly Blanton by Spitzmiller & Norris, Inc. In honor of Mark and Elizabeth Coffee by Maggie and Adam Brown In honor of William Underwood Eiland by John and Patricia Wright In honor of Annelies Mondi by John and Patricia Wright In memory of Frances Aronson-Healey by William Underwood Eiland In memory of Beverly Bremer by Randall Bashinski In memory of Fernando de la Rosa by William Underwood Eiland
The Georgia Museum of Art received the following gifts between September 30 and December 31, 2017:
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The Museum Shop is always excited to feature the work of regional artisans and craftspeople. Our current selection offers a bounty of beautiful, handcrafted jewelry, housewares, decor and other unique gift items. All of our objects are purchased directly from their makers, so their purchase supports not only museum programming, but also the vibrant, creative community of our region.
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The Greenbriar (Watkinsville, GA) “Cuddle Mug” and candle luminary $34.95 & $29.95
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Loretta Eby Hot Glass (Watkinsville, GA) vases and ornament
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$16.95 & $89.95
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Forestique (Peachtree Corners, GA) wooden necklace and earrings $28.00 & $40.00
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Dee Janssen GlassWorks (Kennesaw, GA) cuff links $30.00
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The museum recently hired Taylor Lear in the role of assistant editor. She joins Hillary Brown and Michael Lachowski in the department of communications. Her duties include managing the museum blog, helping with all of the exhibition catalogues produced each year and project managing the quarterly publication of Facet. Lear received her bachelor’s degrees from the University of Georgia in 2016, and her master’s degree from Pace University in 2017.
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Associate curator of education Callan Steinmann graduated with her doctorate in art education at UGA in December 2017. Steinmann was selected to present on a graduate panel at the Georgia Art Education Association conference in Augusta in October and will be presenting a session on her doctoral research at the 2018 National Art Education Association National Convention in Seattle this March. She will be teaching Art Criticism and Aesthetic Understanding through the Lamar Dodd School of Art in spring 2018. Assistant curator of education Sage Kincaid was admitted to candidacy for a doctorate in art education after she passed her comprehensive exams and had her dissertation prospectus approved. She will begin writing her dissertation this semester.
In memory of Bobby Gibson by William Underwood Eiland In memory of Andrew Ladis by John and Patricia Wright In memory of Michael Montesani by William Underwood Eiland In memory of Henry Ramsey by William Underwood Eiland In memory of Betty Slaton by William Underwood Eiland In memory of Jane Willson by Larry Willson
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Family Day
Georgia Football Appreciation
Spotlight on the Arts
Asen Kirin wins LoPresti Award
Art Art Adventures Adventures Summer 2018 Summer 2018 Day camps, daycares and community groups are invited to take part in this free summer program, with morning and afternoon time slots available Wednesdays and Thursdays from June 6 to July 26. Inspired by the museum’s permanent collection, each 90-minute session will include a gallery tour, games, and an art activity. To schedule your group’s Art Adventure, contact Sage Kincaid at sagekincaid@uga.edu
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