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Studio Craft

Volunteer Spotlight

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Spring 2015

Board of Advisors

Department of Publications

Mr. B. Heyward Allen Jr., chair

Hillary Brown

Dr. Amalia K. Amaki Mrs. Frances Aronson-Healey Mrs. June M. Ball

Publications Interns

Dr. Linda N. Beard

Jennifer Brown and

Ms. Karen L. Benson

Elizabeth Vogan

Mr. Fred D. Bentley Sr.* Mr. Richard E. Berkowitz

Design

Mrs. Jeanne L. Berry

The Adsmith

Mrs. Devereux C. Burch Mr. Robert E. Burton** Mrs. Debbie C. Callaway** Mr. Randolph W. Camp Mrs. Shannon I. Candler,* past chair Mrs. Faye S. Chambers

William U. Eiland and Friends board member Chris Peterson at Elegant Salute.

Mr. Harvey J. Coleman Mrs. Martha T. Dinos** Mrs. Annie Laurie Dodd*** Ms. Sally Dorsey Professor Marvin Eisenberg* Mr. Howard F. Elkins Mr. Todd Emily Ms. Carlyn F. Fisher* Mr. James B. Fleece Mrs. Phoebe G. Forio

mong the offerings at the museum this quarter, you will find a large

Mr. John M. Greene**

University of Georgia

Mrs. Helen C. Griffith

90 Carlton Street

Mrs. M. Smith Griffith*

Athens, GA 30602-1502

Mrs. Judith F. Hernstadt

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exhibition of works of art and ephemera from Mexico’s Taller de Gráfica

Mrs. Marion E. Jarrell

Popular, a printmaking workshop where artists expressed sociopoliti-

Mrs. Jane Compton Johnson*

cal opinion through biting and focused social commentary. An abiding

Georgia Museum of Art

Mrs. George-Ann Knox* Mrs. Shell H. Knox

image, ubiquitous in the exhibition, is that of the skeleton or skull, associated both

Mr. David W. Matheny

with Mexico’s celebrations of the Day of the Dead and its political commentary. In

Ms. Catherine A. May

Admission: Free HOURS Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday,

Mr. Mark G. McConnell

10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.–9 p.m.;

Mrs. Marilyn M. McMullan

anti-fascism, agrarian reform, corruption of the church and poverty. As we prepared for

Sunday, 1–5 p.m. Museum Shop closes 15

Mrs. Marilyn D. McNeely Mrs. Berkeley S. Minor

minutes prior.

this exhibition and selected the checklist, I was struck by the similarities of the issues

this exhibition, you will note such contemporary themes for the artists of the Taller as

confronted by Mexican artists between the wars with those of the leftist and socially

Mr. C.L. Morehead Jr.* Mr. Carl W. Mullis III, past chair

conscious artists of our own New Deal era, a period well-represented by works, particu-

Mrs. Betty R. Myrtle

larly prints, in our collections at the Georgia Museum of Art. Works on the walls of the

Mrs. Deborah L. O’Kain

museum now document such concerns in the 1940s as agrarian desolation, abortion

Dr. Randall S. Ott

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Dr. Gordhan L. Patel

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and prenatal care and white flight to avoid desegregation. Those paintings act as a sort

Mrs. Janet W. Patterson

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of bridge to a smaller exhibition we are also featuring of “cutting edge” (pun intended)

Ms. Kathy B. Prescott

21st-century prints.

Dr. William F. Prokasy IV* Mr. Rowland A. Radford Jr.* Ms. Margaret A. Rolando

We have been working on the exhibition of Mexican artists for several years, and, as a consequence of my questioning a friend in California about source material, I had

Mr. Alan F. Rothschild Jr., chair-elect Mrs. Dorothy A. Roush* Ms. Jan E. Roush

Mission Statement

the fortune of meeting Art Hazelwood, a printmaker in the Bay Area whose own works

Mrs. Sarah P. Sams**

reflect the tradition of José Guadalupe Posada and his followers as surely as if he were

Mr. D. Jack Sawyer Jr.

The Georgia Museum of Art shares the

Mrs. Helen H. Scheidt**

mission of the University of Georgia to

Mr. Henry C. Schwob**

personal history gives his works especial force in exposing the scourges of homeless-

support and to promote teaching,

Ms. Cathy Selig-Kuranoff** Mr. S. Stephen Selig III**

research and service. Specifically, as a

ness, violent crime and despair. Because of the media in which they present their art

their contemporary. He, in turn, introduced me to the works of Ronnie Goodman, whose

and thoughts—linocuts, woodcuts and etchings—and their critical looks at war and

Mr. Ronald K. Shelp Mrs. Margaret R. Spalding

repository and educational instrument of the visual arts, the museum exists to

poverty, they are direct descendants of the Talleristes; yet their themes are as current as

Mrs. Dudley R. Stevens

collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret

Ferguson, ISIS and gun control.

Mrs. Carolyn W. Tanner

significant works of art.

Dr. Brenda A. Thompson Mrs. Barbara Auxier Turner

As I worked with Mr. Hazelwood, and we were talking about trickle-down economics,

Mr. C. Noel Wadsworth*

I remarked on the imagery of a woman climbing over someone to get higher on the

Mrs. W. Harry Willson

wealth pyramid. I commented on the iconography of plutocrat and money, with the

Dr. Carol V. Winthrop

Partial support for the exhibitions and programs

pyramid itself calling to mind the one on the dollar bill. My “reading” of the image may

Ex-Officio

at the Georgia Museum of Art is provided by the

have exasperated the artist, who finally noted that the real message of all his prints, as

Mrs. Linda C. Chesnut

Georgia Council for the Arts through the

Dr. William Underwood Eiland

appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly.

well as those of Ronnie Goodman, the Mexican muralists and the WPA-era Americans, is, in the final analysis, justice.

Professor Chris Garvin Mr. Kelly Kerner Dr. Russell Mumper

Kathy Rowan, who recently passed away, was a loyal member of the docent corps when

Mrs. Julie Roth Dr. Pamela Whitten

I arrived at the museum back in 1989. When I think of her and her enthusiasm for the museum and for art in general, I smile. She was not above teasing me occasionally, and that gives me reason to laugh out loud. Several months ago, I received a note from the receptionist downstairs that Kathy was visiting the museum and, since she had heard that I needed money for a haircut, if I would come down she would see if she could inaugurate a director’s haircut fund. I was out of town that day and missed seeing her. I miss her still. I would be remiss if I didn’t take this opportunity to thank our Friends and all our volunteers, sponsors and patrons, our honorees and our staff members who made Elegant Salute and our Black History Month Dinner back-to-back transformative events in our ongoing quest for excellence in programming and service. William Underwood Eiland, Director

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

*Lifetime member

is ADA compliant; the M. Smith Griffith

**Emeritus member

Auditorium is equipped for the hearing impaired.

***Honorary member

Contents FEATURES

Exhibitions

Volunteer Spotlight

Elegant Salute

Event Photos

Exhibitions

Studio Craft Initiative

New Acquisition

Volunteer Spotlight

Experience UGA

Elegant Salute

Calendar of Events

Museum Notes

Event Photos

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Leopoldo Méndez (Mexican, 1902–1969)

Joe Camoosa

“1 de Mayo. Elevar el nivel de vida del pueblo

Time Release, 2015

mexicano,...”, 1947

Mixed media on canvas

Linoleum cut

75 1/4 x 59 inches

32 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches (sheet)

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Collection of Michael T. Ricker

Alberto Beltrán (Mexican, 1923–2002) Untitled (forest scene with Olmec head, campesino, and oil fields), ca. 1950 Linoleum cut 14 7/8 x 22 3/8 inches (sheet) Collection of Michael T. Ricker

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El Taller de Gráfica Popular: Vida y Arte June 13–September 13, 2015

collection of large-scale posters (carteles), small flyers

workshop membership included many notable

(volantes), books and pamphlets, powerful fine art

20th-century Mexican printmakers. The workshop

portfolios and calavera newspapers that exemplifies

also instructed students from other countries in the

TGP’s lasting contributions to the Mexican printmaking

techniques of printing and printmaking. During the New

From the international fight against fascism to

tradition. The TGP used art to inspire and inform in a

Deal era in the United States some Works Progress

protecting the proletariat, El Taller de Gráfica Popular

country where literacy and communication technology

Administration artists collaborated on projects with the

(the Workshop for Popular Graphics, or TGP for short)

were not widespread. Images of revolution, resistance

TGP. Several years later, during the U.S. civil rights

worked diligently to keep pertinent issues before

and unity were often paired with anti-Nazi and anti-

movement, Chicano and African American artists such

the populace of Mexico and the world. Covering the

fascist messages and printed on the economical, easily

as Elizabeth Catlett would produce work there as well.

period from the TGP’s predecessor, the LEAR (the

distributed volantes and the larger, more visible carteles.

The proliferation of television and radio in Mexican

League of Revolutionary Writers and Artists), through

Remarkably prolific, the TGP produced works in a

homes, along with a more stable political environment,

the most active years of the workshop, the exhibition

wide variety of media, specializing in linoleum prints

eventually made the use of carteles and volantes

of approximately 250 works presents an extensive

and woodcuts. From Raúl Anguiano to Alfredo Zalce,

for disseminating information unnecessary, and the

Attributed to Alberto Beltrán (possibly with Leopoldo Méndez) Study for Vida y drama de México, 1957 Water-based pigment on paper 13 13/16 x 18 11/16 inches Collection of Michael T. Ricker

workshop’s productivity slowed. The TGP will always be remembered, however, as a distinct part of Mexican history, when art put social and political issues before the people and brought them to life. The accompanying catalogue, which will contain extensive scholarship and workshop. Curator: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art Galleries: Virginia and Alfred Kennedy, Philip Henry Alston Jr., Boone and George-Ann Knox I, Rachel Cosby Conway, Alfred Heber Holbrook, Charles B. Presley Family and Lamar Dodd Galleries Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art

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images, will be one of the very first authoritative texts in English on the

Georgia Rhodes Roadtrip Archival inkjet print 24 x 30 inches

Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition April 11–May 3, 2015

Nineteen emerging talents from eight different

and Bo Wang, interior design; and Zipporah

areas at the Lamar Dodd School of Art will

Thompson, fabric design.

present their work in the annual MFA exhibition at the Georgia Museum of Art, a tradition dating

Curators: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of

back to the early days of the museum and the

American art; Todd Rivers, head preparator;

art school. This year’s students are: Patrick

Katie Geha, gallery director, Lamar Dodd School

Brien, Joseph Camoosa, Andrew Indelicato, Allan

of Art

Innman and Mahera Khaleque, drawing and

Galleries: Virginia and Alfred Kennedy, Philip

painting; Winnie Gier, Anna Gay Leavitt, Georgia

Henry Alston Jr. and Alonzo and Vallye Dudley

Rhodes and Lucas Underwood, photography;

Galleries

Mark Johnson, ceramics; Tyler Leslie and Jessica

Sponsors: The Lamar Dodd School of Art, the W.

Machacek, printmaking; Cameron Lyden and

Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the

Lillian Smith, jewelry and metals; Louisa Powell

Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art

and Phillip Scarpone, sculpture; Andrew Soper Patrick Brien Cloud Tracking (detail), 2014 Oil, acrylic and spraypaint on panel 49 3/8 x 49 1/2 inches

Art Hazelwood and Ronnie Goodman: Speaking to the Issues June 13–September 13, 2015 Two California Bay Area artists, Art Hazelwood and Ronnie Goodman, confront and tackle such present-day realities as homelessness, poverty, war, corruption and violence in their art. Consonant with the exhibition of works from Mexico’s Taller de Gráfica Popular and squarely in its tradition of sociopolitical commentary—and, perhaps most important, populist in theme and medium—the linocuts, woodcuts, etchings and books in this exhibition show two skilled artists fearless in goading viewers from complacency or from indifference to injustice. They are artists not to be detoured from speaking to the issues.

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Curator: William U. Eiland, director

Galleries: Martha Thompson Dinos and Dorothy Alexander Roush Galleries Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art

Ronnie Goodman Nighttime Jazz, 2012 Linocut on paper 22 x 15 inches (sheet) Museum purchase with funds provided by the Byrnece Purcell Knox Swanson Acquisitions Fund GMOA 2013.67

Jay Robinson: Quarks, Leptons and Peanuts March 28–June 21, 2015

This exhibition will feature the work Jay Robinson

presents his imaginings of subatomic particles and

has created since a fire in the mid-1990s destroyed

their fundamental fields.

much of his home and his studio. Since then, Robinson has changed the direction of his work

Curators: William U. Eiland, director, and Todd

and reinvented himself as an artist. While his later

Rivers, head preparator

works may call to mind the work of Joan Miró, this

Gallery: Boone and George-Ann Knox Gallery II

interpretation would miss the way in which these

Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable

paintings return to a key interest of his early career:

Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia

the nature of the universe, especially as understood

Museum of Art

Jay Robinson Untitled abstract, n.d. Acrylic and India ink on paper 20 x 16 inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Extended loan from the artist GMOA 2014.18E

through particle physics. In the works of art in this exhibition, Robinson explores the universe and

Don’t Miss Pierre Daura (1896–1976): Picturing Attachments Through April 19, 2015 Rachel Cosby Conway, Alfred Heber Holbrook, Charles B. Presley Family and Lamar Dodd Galleries Small Truths: Pierre Daura’s Life and Vision Through April 19, 2015

Chaos and Metamorphosis: The Art of Piero Lerda Through May 10, 2015 Martha Thompson Dinos and Dorothy Jay Robinson Untitled abstract, n.d. Acrylic, 23K gold lead, aluminum leaf and India ink on papyrus 13 x 17 inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Extended loan from the artist GMOA 2014.13E

Alexander Roush Galleries Terra Verte

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Boone and George-Ann Knox Gallery I

Through July 1, 2015 Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden

Todd Hoyer Turned bowl, n.d. Burned and gilded mesquite 5 x 4 x 4 inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Arthur and Jane Mason GMOA 2014.122

Philip Moulthrop Rounded bowl, 1987 Loblolly pine 11 (high) x 11 (diameter) inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Arthur and Jane Mason GMOA 2014.124

Virginia Dotson Turned bowl, 1987 Arizona walnut 2 x 10 x 10 inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Arthur and Jane Mason GMOA 2014.121

Studio craft is an excellent adjunct to the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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decorative arts program, which has already established itself as a leader in early regional decorative arts . . .

istorically, crafts have provided utilitarian objects, many excellent examples of which are in the museum’s Martha and Eugene Odum Gallery. Studio crafts emerged to celebrate skill and to produce objects with a greater emphasis on their artistic dimensions than their utility. When Alfred Heber Holbrook established the Georgia Museum of Art, in 1945, he came to Athens because of a vibrant art department and a receptive community hungry for artistic growth. The University of Georgia’s programs and such crafts practitioners as Ann Orr and Eulalia Amos helped Athens grow into a center for American craft, a scene that continues to thrive. As most UGA students came from Georgia, to speak of Georgia craft is almost to speak of Athens. At the same time, craftspeople from other parts of the country were attracted here. The mix produced an intoxicating air of craft creativity that was national, regional and local all at once.

These aims have been advanced tremendously by several recent gifts. Dennis Trombatore provided 12 pieces of pottery by Michael Simon and an example of Ron Meyers’ work. Simon’s ceramics were the subject of an exhibition at the museum in 2013, and he is a paramount example of a craftsman who migrated to Athens. Another recent gift included 25 examples of Meyers’ work. The museum owns 25 pieces by Amos and several by Orr, a world-connected Athens silversmith. We are arranging for a wonderful and large gift from Martha Connell, who operated the gallery American Craft in Atlanta and handled the finest crafts in the nation. Another major gift, by Arthur and Jane Mason, of almost 30 important turned wood bowls, includes the names of almost every major maker of that genre. An exhibition of works from that gift is planned for next spring. Studio craft is an excellent adjunct to the museum’s decorative arts program, which has already established itself as a leader in early regional decorative arts, many of which were created with related technology. American craft is a critical component of our ability to teach and our capacity to reach. It bears relevance to our constituency of students and our community of patrons. In the years to come, we hope to be able to mount an outstanding exhibition from our growing collection that will explore the Athens crafts scene and its connection to the national canon. Dale L. Couch, curator of decorative art

Michael Simon (American, 1947) Rectangular box with lid, mid-1990s Salt-glazed stoneware 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Dennis Trombatore GMOA 2014.188

his painting by Thomas Waterman Wood serves several important functions within our collection. First, it fills a very large gap that currently exists in 19th-century American genre painting. Second, while on its surface it seems to smack of overt sentimentality, one can infer deeper political messages based on Wood’s other works. His most well-known series of paintings, “A Bit of War History” (1865–66), features an African American man as contraband, soldier and veteran and was apparently inspired by the sight of a Kentucky veteran on homemade wooden crutches.

the politics and shifting social norms of a post–Civil War era, his seemingly innocuous images of African Americans can be read as deliberately reassuring depictions of a newly emancipated population for a white, northern audience. The black man is shown as docile, humane, kind to animals and children—in short, not a threat. When paired with existing works in our collection from the same era that also treat African American subjects (such as George Henry Hall’s “Boys Pilfering Molasses” and Winslow Homer’s “Taking Sunflower to Teacher”), this image will help us begin to tell a more complete story about visualizations of race in the Civil War period.

Many of Wood’s subsequent paintings treat politicized subjects, both white and African Americans. When examined in light of Wood’s larger oeuvre and his obvious interest in

Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art

Thomas Waterman Wood (American, 1823–1903) The Kitten (also known as Pompey and the Kitten), 1873 Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Collectors of the Georgia Museum of Art GMOA 2014.138

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The Georgia Museum of Art’s Henry D. Green Center for the Study of the Decorative Arts has announced a special interest in studio craft and an intent to collect comprehensively in that area. While collecting strengths certainly exist in local and regional materials, every effort will be made to collect representative American studio craft.

me think through some possibilities for the future, and I’m very excited.” Although Barnard is still fairly new to Athens (he moved here a little more than a year ago) and says “undertaking a job like this can be challenging for a newcomer,” Myrtle has helped him network as she showed him the ropes.

After 12 years as chair of the Collectors, Betty Myrtle has officially passed the baton to Greg Barnard, and he has big plans for the membership group that plans trips to visit private collections.

He said, “I would like to see the Collectors grow. I think [the group has] a very valuable mission and a very important role to fulfill, and I would like to see that expand and become even more of a force on behalf of the museum and the Athens community.”

Barnard has been involved with the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art for four years, including on its board of directors. Originally from Birmingham, Ala., he has always valued art and taken advantage of visiting museums during his travels. In junior high and high school, he realized making art was probably not for him, but his interest in it remained.

Turner said, “The Collectors’ role is very important. Greg came onto the board of the Friends in the last few years and has really stepped up in every area we’ve asked him to—he was a natural fit with this group.”

Barnard moved to Greensboro, Ga., in 2006 and thought the High Museum of Art, in Atlanta, would be the closest visual arts center, but he soon learned of the Georgia Museum of Art and made multiple visits. His involvement with the museum was greatly influenced by his friends, specifically former Friends president Paige Carmichael. Barnard said, “Through [her] I found out about the Friends, joined the Friends and was nominated to serve on the board, which was great.”

Barnard’s involvement heightened quickly, and he has had the opportunity to learn from Myrtle. He said, “I didn’t completely understand The Collectors, who they were or what they were doing for a little while. But, as I learned about it and attended events, I started to learn that [Betty] was responsible for creating a very special experience for people who love the museum, and that involved showing and educating people about all the ways art surrounds us. Not just in museums.”

Michele Turner, the museum’s director of membership, pointed out how active the Collectors are in holding fundraisers and other events that help bolster the museum’s acquisitions. A number of important works in the collection,

With Myrtle’s advice and guidance, Barnard believes he is headed in the right direction. He said, “It’s an overused metaphor, but I can’t think of a better one: Betty has set the bar very high. But she has also been crucial in helping

including the Thomas Waterman Wood painting highlighted on the previous page, have been funded by the Collectors.

Barnard says he loves the community and the constant presence of art in Athens. He said he plans to have the Collectors “continue to explore the rich variety of places and collections within Athens and nearby, including Madison, Milledgeville, the Lake Oconee area, Demorest, Savannah and, of course, Atlanta.” Barnard believes this region of Georgia has a great deal to offer that is eye-opening, enjoyable and memorable. He also wants the group to visit cities such as Houston, Nashville and Charleston because they are not difficult to travel to and have exciting options for the Collectors. “The Georgia Museum of Art is a jewel that I’m not sure everyone in Georgia appreciates or understands. I’m very excited about the opportunity to continue to educate people in Georgia about this wonderful asset that they have,” said Barnard. “This is their museum, and it’s an excellent example for a museum—it’s on a very high level compared to many across the country, and it’s just really great to be involved with it.”

Mattie Cannon Intern, Department of Communications

ExPERIEnCE uGA AT THE GEoRGIA MuSEuM oF ART THE GEoRGIA MuSEuM oF ART HAS woRkED wITH THE CLARkE CounTy SCHooL DISTRICT (CCSD) SInCE 2005 to offer all 5th-grade classes field trips to the museum, thanks to the generous support of Buddy and Lucy Allen. This program is now part of Experience UGA, an initiative through UGA’s Office of Service-Learning and the College of Education. Now in its second year, Experience UGA is working with CCSD to bring all grade levels to UGA each academic year. The goal of the program is to show students the many facets of the university in their community and generate excitement about higher education.

The museum’s 5th-grade tour program serves as a model for Experience UGA and now includes an additional stop at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, during which 5th-graders take part in university students’ rehearsals for band or orchestra. This year, all 14 elementary schools in CCSD will participate in this program at the museum through interactive tours in the galleries and a studio project in which students are asked to design sculptures for the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden inspired by Patricia Leighton’s works there. By the end of the school year, more than 1,000 CCSD students will have visited the museum. These students will be invited to a special Family Day (April 18) that will feature some of the studio projects from each school. This academic year, the museum also welcomed 10th-grade students from CCSD. Students in the art education course I teach each fall, “Engaging Art Museum Audiences as Student Docents,” designed an interactive tour for these high school students as a service-learning component to the class. The student docents worked with the 10th-graders to engage with the permanent collection and

special exhibitions through hands-on projects, video and music components on iPads and conversations in the galleries. The university students were able to learn more about working with teenagers in a museum and how to incorporate opportunities for high school students to choose which works to see and what to do on their tours. During the 10thgraders’ visits to UGA, they also met with educators and students from the Performing Arts Center, Hugh Hodgson School of Music, Lamar Dodd School of Art, department of theatre and film studies and department of dance for interactive programs and performances. The goal of welcoming CCSD students here for tours is to facilitate an experience in the museum that is positive and interactive. We want students to know that the museum is a place where they can engage with art and relate the works that they see to their own lives. Showing them all that the museum has to offer is the best way to ensure they continue to visit museums.

Carissa DiCindio Curator of Education

he Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia raised $168,000 in cash sponsorships on Jan. 31 as part of its biennial gala, Elegant Salute. “An Elegant Salute to Georgia” was the 14th edition of the event, organized by the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art, the museum’s membership program, and co-chaired by David Matheny and Michael Montesani. After cocktails, guests proceeded into the M. Smith Griffith Grand Hall for dinner catered by Epting Events featuring Georgia products including pecans and peaches. After dinner, guests returned to the garden to witness a change of décor for dessert and dancing. DJs Alfredo and Zdog provided music for this after-party, themed “Get Your Pucci On” in honor of the museum’s “Emilio Pucci in America” exhibition. After-party chairs Airee Edwards and Everett Long put together a fashion parade with models dressed in Pucci’s creations and narrated by Mary Koon, guest curator of the exhibition. Many guests also wore Pucci-themed attire. Photographs by Melissa Pepin.

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Athens Regional Health System

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Drs. Jon and Nadine Forché—Five Points Eye Care

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Slow Art Day Saturday, April 11, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Come take a break from UGA’s spring scrimmage activities or just from the rat race. This event encourages people all over the world to visit local museums and galleries to look at art slowly.

Third Thursday Thursday, April 16, May 21 and June 18, 6–9 p.m. Seven of Athens’ established venues for visual art hold “Third Thursday,” an event devoted to art in the evening hours, on the third Thursday of every month. The Georgia Museum of Art, the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Lyndon House Arts Center, Glass Cube & Gallery@Hotel IndigoAthens, Ciné, the Classic Center and ATHICA will be open from 6 until 9 p.m. on those nights to showcase their visual-arts programming. A free shuttle service, courtesy of the Classic Center, runs every 30 minutes.

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Friends Annual Meeting Thursday, April 30, 5:30 p.m. Join us for the annual meeting of the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art. Reception and director’s talk to follow. Free and open to the public. RSVP to gmoarsvp@ uga.edu or 706.542.4199.

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The exhibition “Pierre Daura (1896–1976): Picturing Attachments” focuses on the many ways Daura’s attachment to his wife, Louise, and daughter, Martha, found expression in his work over a lifetime. Dr. Adelheid Gealt, curator of the exhibition and author of the accompanying catalogue, will provide her insights into how Daura responded visually to his family by comparing his choices to those of other artists. Reception to follow.

MFA Speaks Thursday, April 23, 5:30–7 p.m. In these dynamic talks the 19 MFA candidates will each have 3 minutes to give you a glimpse into their work. They then take to the galleries to engage directly with visitors. Cosponsored by Lamar Dodd School of Art.

Director’s Talk Thursday, April 30, 7 p.m. Join museum director William Underwood Eiland for a talk on the exhibition “Jay Robinson: Quarks, Leptons and Peanuts.”

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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 docent-led tour, a self-guided visit led by an instructor or students who will be coming on their own to complete an assignment.

Apply to Become a Docent The Georgia Museum of Art’s docent corps is a specially trained group of volunteers who lead tours of the museum’s permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The next Community Docent Education session will start in fall 2015. Apply online at http://georgiamuseum.org/give/volunteer

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

Earth Day Celebration Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m.–noon “Earth” without “art” would just be “eh.” Celebrate Earth Day by exploring the work of environmental artist Patricia Leighton in her exhibition in the sculpture garden. Kids

are invited to experiment with earth pigments in a soil-painting activity and to bring a plastic bottle or container and create a recycled hanging planter to take home. In conjunction with this Family Day, the museum will also host a special student reception for Athens 5th-graders who visited the museum for a field trip this year. Refreshments will be served.

Jay Robinson: Quarks, Leptons and Peanuts Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m.–noon View the quirky and colorful work of Jay Robinson in the exhibition “Jay Robinson: Quarks, Leptons and Peanuts,” then experiment with gouache and watercolor to create your own work of art in the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom.

Artful Conversation Wednesday, April 8, 2 p.m. Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, for an in-depth discussion of Daniel Garber’s “Spring Panel” (1931–32).

Tour at Two: “Jay Robinson: Quarks, Leptons and Peanuts” Wednesday, April 15, 2 p.m. Led by museum director William Underwood Eiland and chief preparator Todd Rivers.

You know that the Museum Shop is a great source for exhibition catalogues and scholarly texts, but did you know it's also a perfect spot to pick up some fun art-related reading? From the fascinating history behind the creation of a priceless masterpiece to true stories of talented forgers and con men to learning more about items that might be lurking in your attic, these paperbacks will educate and entertain art lovers of all kinds.

Tour at Two: Museum Mysteries Wednesday, April 22, 2 p.m. Join Brittany Ranew, Kress Interpretive Fellow, to explore unknowns about works of art in the permanent collection.

Tour at Two: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Wednesday, April 29, May 27, June 10 and 17, 2 p.m. Led by docents.

Tour at Two: “Chaos and Metamorphosis: The Art of Piero Lerda” Wednesday, May 6, 2 p.m.

“The Art Detective: Adventures of an Antiques Roadshow Appraiser” $16

Led by Laura Valeri, associate curator of European art.

Artful Conversation Wednesday, May 13, 2 p.m. Join Callan Steinmann, associate curator of education, for an in-depth gallery conversation about Reginald Marsh’s “Lifeguards” (1933).

Tour at Two: Museums for a Sustainable Society Wednesday, May 20, 2 p.m.

Check out gorgeous examples of Mexican printmaking in the exhibition “El Taller de Gráfica Popular: Vida y Arte” and participate in interactive gallery activities, then experiment with different printmaking techniques and create a print of your own with help from Double Dutch Press and students from UGA’s printmaking and book arts department.

Films

Artful Conversation Wednesday, June 3, 2 p.m. Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, for an in-depth discussion of Joan Mitchell’s “Close” (1973).

Tour at Two: “El Taller de Gráfica Popular: Vida y Arte” Wednesday, June 24, 2 p.m. Led by Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art.

Workshops & Classes EspañaEnCorto: 3rd Annual Spanish Short Film Festival Wednesday and Thursday, April 1 and 2, 7–9 p.m. EspañaEnCorto is a short film festival that offers UGA students and community members an inside look at current short films directed by up-and-coming Spanish filmmakers. They inspire a unique perspective on the languages, cultures and current topics that influence Spanish artistic and cinematic production. Although most of these films are unknown to North American audiences, they are highly entertaining, interesting and thought provoking. An interactive discussion of the films follows each screening; all films will feature subtitles in English. Cosponsored by UGA’s department of Romance languages and by UGA Parents and Families Association.

Tours Tour at Two: Humor in Art Wednesday, April 1, 2 p.m. Led by Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art.

Thursday Twilight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Thursday, April 16, May 21 and June 18, 6 p.m. Led by docents.

Spotlight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Sunday, April 12, May 17 and June 14, 3 p.m. Led by docents.

“What Are You Looking At?: The Surprising, Shocking, and Sometimes Strange Story of 150 Years of Modern Art” $20

Teen Studio Thursday, April 9, 5:30–8:30 p.m. Teens ages 13–18 are invited to take part in this free gallery tour and art-making workshop, led by local artist and educator Kristen Bach. Participants will explore the exhibition “Chaos and Metamorphosis: The Art of Piero Lerda,” then create their own colorful mixed-media works of art inspired by the show. Pizza and drinks are included. This program is free, but space is limited. Please call 706.542.8863 or email callan@uga.edu to reserve a spot.

Studio Drawing Thursday, May 7, 14, 21 and 28, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Athens-based artist and educator Brian Hitselberger will lead a series of drawing courses that serve as introductions to techniques and materials. Both enthusiastic beginners and more seasoned practitioners are welcome. Topics to be covered include contour, value, simplification and detail, drawing on-the-fly and more focused, detailed methods of mark-making. All sessions will use the museum’s collection as source material, including its archives and many works not regularly on display. Drawing media to be introduced and discussed are brush and ink washes, ink pen, colored pencil and hard and soft graphite. A materials fee of $15 covers a small but useful array of tools as well as a sketchbook in which all techniques and drawings will be created throughout the month. This course is intended not only to introduce a variety of drawing methods, but to explore new ways of engaging with museums. Call 706.542.8863 to register.

“Scandals, Vandals, and DaVincis: A Gallery of Remarkable Art Tales” $15

"Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay: Reflections on Art, Family, and Survival" $16

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Printmaking workshop Saturday, June 20, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Join docents for a tour in celebration of International Museum Day, celebrated the week of May 18 and focusing on sustainability this year.

“Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art” $17

The museum’s Board of Advisors recognized Bill Prokasy with a

In February, the museum received the College

lifetime membership at its meeting this

Art Association’s Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award for

January. Prokasy’s service on the Board of

Smaller Museums, Libraries, Collections and

Advisors and as president of the Friends of the

Exhibitions for its exhibition catalogue “Cercle

Georgia Museum of Art, his financial gifts, his

et Carré and the International Spirit of Abstract

cooperation with and encouragement of the

Art.” The museum has applied for the Barr

staff and his advocacy at the campus, state

Award, which recognizes exhibition catalogues,

and federal levels have benefited the museum

many times previously, but this is the first time

immeasurably. Prokasy was for ten years the

it has received it. The museum also received

Vice President of Academic Affairs at UGA

four awards from the Southeastern Museums

Athens artist Hildegard Timberlake and her son Tom Timberlake have been

and, as such, he was the administrator

Conference, a certificate of commendation for

researching the surviving work of Athens artist Mary Franklin. The museum owns

responsible for the museum. In this capacity

“Cercle et Carré” as an exhibition and three for

four oil paintings by Franklin, two of which are high-quality examples of the

he supported the museum in countless ways

publications design—a silver award in the

artist’s work that are in poor yet treatable condition due to their previous life in a

through his advocacy at the university level.

Newsletter category for Facet; an honorable

university dormitory. The condition problems included extensive losses to the

Perhaps his greatest legacy is UGA’s

mention for the exhibition catalogue

original frames and stains, dents, and paint loss. The museum maintains a long

Performing and Visual Arts Complex. Following

“Exuberance of Meaning: The Art Patronage of

list of works of art in need of conservation, and these works are conserved

his retirement from UGA, in 1998, Prokasy

Catherine the Great (1762–1792)”; and an

whenever scarce funds are made available for this purpose. Hildegard and Tom

was elected to the Board of Advisors, and he

honorable mention for the brief catalogue

indicated their wish to fund conservation of these two paintings and provided a

and his wife, Pamela, were co-presidents of

“Inspired Georgia: 28 Works from Georgia’s

check to the museum in October for the estimated cost of conservation of

the Friends from 2002 to 2004. His chairing of

State Art Collection”—and the award for

“Tunisian Girl with Jug.” The painting was promptly delivered to conservator

the board’s Public Affairs and Statewide

Museum Exhibition of the Year (Budget >

Susan Jones in Atlanta and returned to the museum in December following the

Outreach Committee from 2007 to 2013

$100,000) for “Art Interrupted: Advancing

completion of treatment. Hildegard, her husband Richard Timberlake, Tom, and

strengthened the museum’s mission as the

American Art and the Politics of Cultural

friends visited the museum’s collection study room on December 17 to view the

official state museum of art and advanced the

Diplomacy” from the Georgia Association of

newly conserved painting and frame (pictured above). Pleased with the outcome

interests of other Georgia arts organizations.

Museums and Galleries.

of their donation, Hildegard and Tom made another donation in January 2015 to cover the cost of conserving the other Franklin painting in consideration, “Tunisian Street Scene.”

Alfred Heber Holbrook Society Drs. Larry H. and Linda N. Beard Beverly H. Bremer The Chu Family Foundation The Daura Foundation Judith A. Ellis Mrs. Caroline M. Gilham Helen C. Griffith Mrs. M. Smith Griffith The Turner Family Foundation, Inc.

Benefactor Patricia Deitz MOTSTA Fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Virginia Piedmont Charitable Foundation Dudley Stevens

Patron LaTrelle F. Brewster Margaret A. Rolando Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. Timberlake Jr.

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Director’s Circle

Jeanne L. Berry Drs. Richard and Anne Hathaway Judith F. Hernstadt Theodora Johnson David and Becky Matheny Drs. Gordhan and Virginia Patel Jane Payne Doris A. Ramsey Michael T. Ricker Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Sams Mrs. Patricia Staub

Sustaining Lee B. Durham Mr. and Mrs. Alex Crumbley Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Knappenberger Drs. Stephen and Sherrie Olejnik

Designated Chaparral Foundation Robert and Suzanne Currey Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Edge The McCormack Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Montag

In memory of Ann Scoggins by Sheri Jacobsen In memory of Janice Lee Van Engen by William Underwood Eiland In memory of Richard Weigert by Elizabeth McGhee In honor of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz by William Gitlin and Missy and Larry Sanchez In honor of Faye Chambers, Annie Laurie Dodd and C.L. Morehead Jr. by Richard and Lynn Berkowitz

In memory of Martha Connell by William Underwood Eiland

In honor of William Underwood Eiland by Robert W. Eiland and Patricia and Tom Wright

In memory of Homer Cooper by William Underwood Eiland

In honor of Lee Epting by Jackie and Tony Montag

In memory of Matt Friedlander by William Underwood Eiland In memory of Frances Yates Green by Jane Beadles and John Dunham, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Flickinger, Phoebe G. Forio, Peggy and Denny Galis, Felton Jenkins III, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ladds Jr., Mr. and Mrs. L. Jack Powell, and Mr. and Mrs. William C. Smith In memory of Andrew Ladis by Robert W. Eiland and Patricia and Tom Wright In memory of Bill Mason by William Underwood Eiland

In honor of Frannie Green Hilsman by Hamilton and Meika Hilsman

In memory of D. Jack Sawyer Sr. by William Underwood Eiland

June and July

Day camps, day cares and community centers are

In honor of Ann Kingston by Jonathan and Lyssa Harvey In honor of Annelies Mondi by Patricia and Tom Wright

invited to the museum to participate in this special free summer program. Kids will learn about the legacy of a famous Mexican

In honor of Ruthann Walton by Jonathan and Lyssa Harvey In honor of Stevi Smith Wansley and Elizabeth Dunn Wansley by William Dunn Wansley

printmaking workshop in the exhibition “El Taller de Gráfica Popular: Vida y Arte” through an interactive gallery tour, then take part

In honor of the Staff of the Georgia Museum of Art by Richard and Lynn Berkowitz

In memory of Dick May by William Underwood Eiland In memory of Kathy Rowan by William Underwood Eiland and Carol and Rob Winthrop

ART ADVEnTuRES

The Georgia Museum of Art received the following gifts between November 1, 2014 and February 10, 2015:

in a hands-on printmaking activity. Call 706.542.0448 or email branew@uga.edu to make a reservation for

2014 Contributors to the Board of Advisors Memorial Acquisitions Fund: B. Heyward Allen Jr., Jeanne Berry, Shannon Candler, James Fleece, Catherine May, Marilyn McNeely, Carl Mullis, Russell Mumper, Betty Myrtle, Deborah O’Kain, Randall S. Ott, Kathy Prescott

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