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Exhibitions • Green Symposium • Staff Spotlight on Shawnya Harris, Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art • Donor Spotlight • Calendar of Events • Gifts • Event Photos • In the ShopTRANSCRIPT
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Green Symposium Curator Shawnya HarrisDavid Ligare
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On September 21, 2015, we lost M. Smith Griffith, or “Smitty,” as we knew her. Smitty is an abiding presence for us here at the museum, and her death does not mean the end of her patronage — an endowment carries her name, as do the grand hall and auditorium of the museum; these, and more, are the physical testaments of her philanthropy.
Smitty sustained us at many transformative moments in our history. In 1973, she co-founded the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art along with Bill Paul, Edda Agee and Mel Fuller. She was a dedicated and long-time member of our Board of Advisors as well as the first member of the Director’s Circle, when the museum was almost 100 percent dependent on the university for its funding. She helped lobby for the museum to become the official state museum of art in 1982. In 1986, she organized and chaired our first big fundraiser, Elegant Salute. She continued to chair those gala occasions until they were an established part of our social and fiscal life. She helped us move from UGA’s North Campus to our new building in 1996, and she provided funding both for that expansion and the following one, in 2011. She believed in our mission and by extension that of the University of Georgia: she expect-ed us to serve; she helped fund our research; and she demanded that we teach Athens to look, to see, to learn.
In truth, Smitty meant for her philanthropy to be an example to others, and she hoped others would emulate her spirit of volunteerism. The museum honored her in 1998 when it established the Smitty Award, which is one of our highest honors and which recognizes exemplary service by volunteers at the museum. In 2007, the university and the city of Athens joined us in honoring Smitty with the Blue Key Service Award, and the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries made her the recipient of the state’s Patron of the Year Award in 1992. These acknowledgments of her importance in the history of the city and state are impressive, but our grief is as personal as it is civic.
With Smitty’s death, this museum says good-bye to one of its greatest patrons, but her generosity will continue to be quietly manifest in the activities of the students of all ages who use our collections, the senior citizens who discover the museum through our special programs and the visitors who find in the museum at least one beacon of the rich, cultural life of our home, our Athens.
William Underwood Eiland, Director
Georgia Museum of Art
University of Georgia
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Athens, GA 30602-1502
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Mission StatementThe Georgia Museum of Art shares the
mission of the University of Georgia to
support and to promote teaching,
research and service. Specifically, as a
repository and educational instrument of
the visual arts, the museum exists to
collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret
significant works of art.
Partial support for the exhibitions and programs
at the Georgia Museum of Art is provided by the
Georgia Council for the Arts through the
appropriations of the Georgia General Assem-
bly. 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 Auditorium is equipped for the deaf and
hard of hearing.
Board of Advisors Mr. B. Heyward Allen Jr., past chairDr. Amalia K. AmakiMrs. Frances Aronson-HealeyMrs. June M. BallDr. Linda N. BeardMs. Karen L. BensonMr. Fred D. Bentley Sr.*Mr. Richard E. BerkowitzMrs. Jeanne L. BerryMrs. Devereux C. BurchMr. Robert E. Burton**Mrs. Debra C. Callaway**Mr. Randolph W. CampMrs. Shannon I. Candler*Mrs. Faye S. ChambersMr. Harvey J. ColemanMs. Martha R. Daura***Mrs. Martha T. Dinos** Mrs. Annie Laurie Dodd*** Ms. Sally Dorsey Professor Marvin Eisenberg* Mr. Howard F. ElkinsMrs. Judith A. EllisMr. Todd EmilyMs. Carlyn F. Fisher* Mr. James B. Fleece Mrs. Phoebe G. Forio*** Mr. John M. Greene** Mrs. Helen C. Griffith** Ms. Judith F. HernstadtMrs. Marion E. Jarrell Mrs. Jane Compton Johnson*Mrs. George-Ann Knox* Mrs. Shell H. Knox D. Hamilton Magill III, M.D. Mr. David W. Matheny Ms. Catherine A. May Mr. Mark G. McConnell Mrs. Marilyn M. McMullan Mrs. Marilyn D. McNeely Mrs. Berkeley S. Minor Mr. C.L. Morehead Jr.* Mr. Carl W. Mullis III* Mrs. Betty R. Myrtle Mrs. Deborah L. O’Kain Dr. Randall S. Ott Dr. Gordhan L. PatelMrs. Janet W. Patterson Mr. Christopher R. PetersonMs. Kathy B. Prescott Mr. Bill Prokasy* Mr. Rowland A. Radford Jr.* Ms. Margaret A. Rolando Mr. Alan F. Rothschild Jr., chair Mrs. Dorothy A. Roush* Ms. Jan E. Roush Mrs. Sarah P. Sams** Mr. D. Jack Sawyer Jr. Mrs. Helen H. Scheidt** Mr. Henry C. Schwob** Ms. Cathy Selig-Kuranoff** Mr. S. Stephen Selig III** Mr. Ronald K. ShelpMrs. Margaret R. Spalding Mrs. Dudley R. Stevens Mrs. Carolyn W. Tanner Dr. Brenda A. Thompson, chair-electMrs. Barbara Auxier Turner Mr. C. Noel Wadsworth* Dr. Carol V. Winthrop Ex-OfficioMrs. Linda C. ChesnutDr. William Underwood Eiland Professor Chris GarvinMs. Cynthia HarboldMr. Kelly KernerDr. Russell MumperDr. Pamela Whitten
*Lifetime member **Emeritus member***Honorary member
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F E A T U R E S
Exhibitions
4Green Symposium
8Donor Spotlight
9Event Photos
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Contents
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Exhibitions
Green Symposium
Staff Spotlight: Shawnya Harris
Donor Spotlight: Alan F. Rothschild Jr.
Calendar of Events
Museum Notes
Event Photos
In the Shop
On the back cover:Alice Aycock (American, b. 1946)
Waltzing Matilda, 2014
Reinforced fiberglass
15 x 18 x 18 feet
On the front cover:David Ligare (American, b. 1945)
Landscape with an Archer, 1990–1991
Oil on canvas
110 x 78 inches
Collection of the Pasadena Museum of California Art
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retro
spec
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0 w
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hoto
real
ists
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ver
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real
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of L
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pain
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and
his
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app
licat
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seem
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earth
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an re
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In-H
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Cur
ator
: Sar
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Gill
espi
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urat
or o
f Am
eric
an a
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Galle
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Virg
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Hen
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and
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Gal
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Spon
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Alan
F. R
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Jr.
thro
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the
Fort
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Fund
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mun
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the
Chat
taho
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the
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Cherokee Basketry: Woven CultureJanuary 23–April 17, 2016
Tools of the TradeJanuary 30–March 13, 2016
Cherokee basketry is a regional treasure, and these objects
have been enthusiastically collected as art and as souvenir for
many decades. Collectors and casual purchasers alike provide
a market for the continuation of this important indigenous craft,
which assists the Cherokee people in preserving their rich culture.
Baskets played a role in the life of early settlers and later in the
lives of yeoman 19th-century farmers and aristocrats alike. This
exhibition will look at the early basket-making history of the
Cherokee, including the early-20th-century revival of the craft and
the work of modern Cherokee basket makers. Examples of both
traditional and modern design will be included. The exhibition
catalogue, published by the museum, includes new and original
research on the culture and history of Cherokee baskets.
Curators: Janice Simon, Mary Scales and Dale Couch, curator of
decorative arts
Galleries: Martha Thompson Dinos and Dorothy Alexander Roush
Galleries
Sponsors: Community Foundation for Northern Virginia — MOTSTA
Fund, Peggy Galis, William D. Wansley in honor of Stevi Smith
Wansley and Elizabeth Dunn Wansley and the Friends of the
Georgia Museum of Art
Have you ever wondered what it takes to put together an exhibition in a museum? “Tools of the
Trade” will provide museum visitors a glimpse into what goes on behind the scenes. Through
interactive displays, visitors will learn what archival materials are and why they are necessary, see
inside of an art shipping crate, design their own exhibition layout and write their own object labels.
Curators: Tricia Miller, head registrar, and Carissa DiCindio, curator of education
Galleries: Boone and George-Ann Knox Gallery I, Rachel Cosby Conway, Alfred Heber Holbrook
and Charles B. Presley Family Galleries
Sponsors: Leila G. Allen Endowment, the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends
of the Georgia Museum of Art
Cherokee Basketry: Woven CultureJanuary 23–April 17, 2016
Cherokee basketry is a regional treasure, and these objects
have been enthusiastically collected as art and as souvenir for
many decades. Collectors and casual purchasers alike provide
a market for the continuation of this important indigenous craft,
which assists the Cherokee people in preserving their rich culture.
Baskets played a role in the life of early settlers and later in the
lives of yeoman 19th-century farmers and aristocrats alike. This
exhibition will look at the early basket-making history of the
Cherokee, including the early-20th-century revival of the craft and
the work of modern Cherokee basket makers. Examples of both
traditional and modern design will be included. The exhibition
catalogue, published by the museum, includes new and original
research on the culture and history of Cherokee baskets.
Curators: Janice Simon, Mary Scales and Dale Couch, curator of
decorative arts
Galleries: Martha Thompson Dinos and Dorothy Alexander Roush
Galleries
Sponsors: Community Foundation for Northern Virginia — MOTSTA
Fund, Peggy Galis, William D. Wansley in honor of Stevi Smith
Wansley and Elizabeth Dunn Wansley and the Friends of the
Twists and Turns: Sculptures by Alice AycockSeptember 4, 2015–September 4, 2016
Alice Aycock designed these two works — “Waltzing Matilda” and
“Twin Vortexes” — as part of her series “Park Avenue Paper Chase,”
originally installed on the Manhattan boulevard of the same name. Born
in Pennsylvania to an architect-engineer father, she trained as a sculptor
with Robert Morris at Hunter College, New York, and has often focused on
creating public art installations, from her early land art to these complex
objects made of fiberglass and aluminum. For “Park Avenue Paper Chase,”
she says she “tried to visualize the movement of wind energy as it flowed up
and down the Avenue creating random whirlpools . . . touching down here
and there and sometimes forming dynamic three-dimensional massing of
forms.” Aycock has work in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art,
New York, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum and
the National Gallery, as well as on view in cities across the United States.
Curator: Annelies Mondi, deputy director
Gallery: Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden
Alice Aycock (American, b. 1946)Twin Vortexes, 2014
Painted aluminum12 x 12 x 18 feet
Eva Wolfe (Cherokee, 1922–2004)Basket, ca. 1970s
Rivercane, walnut or butternut, and yellowroot dyes with complex patterned lid and body
Collection of Deanne Deavours
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Harold Rittenberry (American, b. 1938)
Escape, 2000
Welded steel
Georgia Museum of Art,
University of Georgia;
Gift of Mary and Michael Erlanger
92 inches high
GMOA 2009.77
Cherokee Basketry: Woven CultureJanuary 23–April 17, 2016
George Segal: Everyday Apparitions November 7, 2015–March 6, 2016
George Segal was one of the most influential artists of the 20th
century. He was affiliated with the Pop Art movement of the 1960s,
along with Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Jasper Johns. Like
these artists, Segal’s work addresses the conditions of modern daily
life. He is best known for his life-size plaster sculptures of human
figures arrayed in tableaus. These figures, sometimes ghostly white,
sometimes brightly painted, exude a melancholy and isolation that
Segal explored as inherent to the human condition in the 20th
century; his work has often been labeled as a sculpted version of
Edward Hopper’s paintings. The works in this exhibition, including
one of the iconic life-size plaster sculptures, “Young Woman in
Doorway,” are recent gifts to the permanent collection from the
George and Helen Segal Foundation.
Curator: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art
Gallery: Alonzo and Vallye Dudley Gallery
Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the
Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art
On View: New in the M. Smith Griffith Grand Hall
Georgia’s Girlhood Embroidery: “Crowned with Glory and Immortality”On view through February 28
This exhibition features
antebellum ornamental
needlework and investigates
girlhood education in Georgia.
The accompanying exhibition
catalogue takes readers into
the lives and histories of
the sampler makers and is
available for purchase online
and at the Museum Shop.
Curators: Kathleen Staples, independent scholar, and
Dale Couch, curator of decorative arts
Gallery: Boone and George-Ann Knox Gallery II
Sponsors: This project is supported in part by an award
from the National Endowment for the Arts, the W.
Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends
of the Georgia Museum of Art
On View: New in the M. Smith Griffith Grand Hall
George Segal (American, 1924–2000)Post No Bills, 1990Wall relief: plaster, wood and paint 49 x 48 x 19 inchesGeorgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of the George and Helen Segal FoundationGMOA 2015.181
Don’t Miss:
Tribute to Cosmo Richardsone, dated 1852The Miller Collection
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T he way Harris tells it, she stepped aboard the bus at the annual College Art
Association conference only to be greeted by the grin of Lynn Boland, the
museum’s Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, who encouraged her to
take the seat next to him. As they chatted on the drive, she was intrigued
by his ability to pursue academic research, organize exhibitions and work with the public,
all at the same time. Finding out her specialty was African American art, he immediately mentioned that the museum was hiring for a curatorial position in the area. They spent
the rest of the drive talking about the Thompsons’ collection, which she knew from the
David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland.
Boland had spent two days sitting at a table in the CAA exhibition hall, representing the
museum and hoping to receive applications for the position, with little luck. As Harris
puts it, “everything was dovetailing.” She had seen the job posting before leaving for the
conference, but her interaction with Boland made her determined to apply.
Harris didn’t start out wanting to work in museums, and it wasn’t until her undergraduate
years at Yale, where she got her bachelor’s degree in African American Studies, that she
really took advantage of their offerings. The way the university integrated its gallery into
the curriculum, combined with the enthusiasm of certain crucial professors for visual arts,
hooked her. One of those teachers was Robert Farris Thompson, a specialist in Black
Atlantic art, and Harris was inspired by his eclectic way of approaching material, fusing fine
with vernacular art in an effort to tell a sweeping, inclusive story.
After interning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Ackland Art Museum
while in graduate school, she looked for various places to volunteer upon completing her
degree. As she puts it, “I stumbled into North Carolina Central University Art Museum and asked the question ‘Do you have a website?’ I instantly became its first webmaster,
and that position led to me assisting the director with various curatorial projects, grant
writing, etc.”
Harris seems to have been thrown into the fire repeatedly, in a number of different
museum positions, but she kept coming back to the field, and she says she learned “how
to work through a lot of things with grace and a sense of humor.” That kind of can-do
attitude also means she gained a wide variety of skills, from research to working with
students, commissioning large-scale works of art, navigating university partnerships,
building a collection and, as she mentioned during her talk while applying for the position
here, sometimes emptying the trash. In short: she figured out what needed to be done and
then she often did it herself, even while serving as director of North Carolina A&T State
University’s galleries, which she did for eight years.
Her eyes light up when she talks about what she wants to accomplish in her position at
the Georgia Museum of Art. The upcoming reinstallation of the permanent collection,
for example, is a way to juxtapose artists of color with their peers, helping them become part of the narrative of art history rather than confining them to their own section in the galleries. The Thompsons’ requirement, with their gift, that the curator organize at
least one monographic show of work by an African American artist, is equally exciting,
and Harris doesn’t take long to rattle off a list of the artists she has ambitions to address.
Edmonia Lewis, for example, a 19th-century African American/Mississauga sculptor, is
ripe for a solo showcase. Emma Amos, born in Atlanta and the only female member of
the African American arts collective Spiral, is another dream exhibition. She also hopes
to focus on African American abstractionists such as Norman Lewis, which she calls “an
undiscovered chapter in art history.”
Harris will start teaching at the Lamar Dodd School of Art next academic year, with Introduction to African American Art, a survey course that will allow her to use the
museum’s permanent collection. Here, as elsewhere, she plans on conveying what she
learned from her own teachers: an enthusiasm for the subject and for the work. To Harris,
that is the most important thing she can pass on. In short, she wants to serve as a model
for students who might not otherwise see themselves in the museum field and show them
that a nontraditional path can open doors as readily as traditional academic training.
Hillary BrownDirector of Communications
If it hadn’t been for a vacant seat on a shuttle bus and a welcoming smile, the Georgia Museum of Art might never have had Shawnya Harris as its inaugural Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art.
Her eyes light up when she talks about what she wants to accomplish in her position at the Georgia Museum of Art.
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F or Rothschild, his goal as chair is to help the museum obtain the
“resources [it] needs to continue to provide quality programming and
exhibitions to the UGA community and the state at large.” A lawyer by
day, he is also president of the Mildred Miller Fort Foundation, Inc., a
member of the board of directors of the Georgia Humanities Council, a past chair
of the UGA Law School Association Council and a visiting adjunct professor in the
University of Miami’s graduate program in estate planning. Rothschild enjoys his many
roles, especially those that support the cultural life of his home state.
A native of Columbus, Georgia, Rothschild received his Juris Doctor degree from the UGA School of Law in 1985 and his Master of Laws in Taxation from
Emory University in 1991. He began practicing estate planning and nonprofit law in
Columbus 30 years ago and continues to practice full-time today. Rothschild has had
an interest in art since he was a child. His father served on a number of cultural arts
boards when Rothschild was younger, and they went to many cultural events together.
In particular, Rothschild’s interest in art is tied to the humanities and to the historical
contexts of art. He praises Dale Couch, the museum’s curator of decorative arts, for
his ability to connect decorative arts to the history of our region. Rothschild says, “Art for art’s sake is wonderful, but it is the beauty [of the story] behind the art that helps me understand art, and Dale does a great job in explaining that connection.”
In 2012, Rothschild founded the Do Good Fund, a public charity based in Columbus that focuses on building a museum-quality collection of contemporary southern photography, including works by emerging photographers. The fund
aims to make its collection broadly accessible through regional museums, nonprofit
galleries and nontraditional venues and encourages complementary, community-
based programming to accompany each exhibition. According to Georgia Museum
of Art director William U. Eiland, “The Do Good Fund is but one example of Alan’s
commitment to the cultural enrichment of the lives of southerners, particularly
Georgians. His devotion to the museum is equally exemplary.”
Rothschild emphasizes the importance of having young people visit museums and establishing a “museum-going habit,” so that they can see great works of art in
person. He sees the role of the Georgia Museum of Art as integral to developing this
habit: “The museum offers our visitors free entry to serve that experience, not only to
the UGA community, but to the citizens of Georgia as a whole.”
Rothschild’s willingness to take this new role as chair of the board came partially from
the fact that his daughter, Caroline (pictured in photo), is a current student at UGA,
which gives him additional chances to visit her. Caroline served as a volunteer intern
with the museum’s development department in 2014. Rothschild also has high praise
for Eiland, particularly in his commitment to spreading the word about the museum.
He says, “Bill is very involved in the museum community, not just in Athens or in the
region, but internationally. He has been instrumental in defining best practices to help
all museums navigate many challenging issues in the museum field. Bill’s enthusiasm
for helping other museums greatly enhances the reputation of our museum and its
ability to accomplish its mission.”
Rothschild stresses that the museum offers more than just free admission to attract visitors. He praises the museum staff’s efforts in completing award-winning
publications and organizing exhibitions and other behind-the-scenes work, which
compel the public to come. He says, “It’s about sharing our [art] and resources with
people throughout the state. Its doors, its collections, and its staff are open for all the
people of Georgia, and I am honored to be associated with such a great team.”
Gais ChowdhuryIntern, Department of Publications
The Georgia Museum of Art is pleased to announce the new chair of its Board of Advisors, Alan F. Rothschild Jr., a board member since 2008.
In particular, Rothschild’s interest in art is tied to the humanities and to the
In conjunction with the Do Good Fund exhibitions held at various locations throughout the city of Athens this February, William Ferris, Joel R. Williamson Eminent Professor of History at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel HIll and senior associate director of UNC's Center for the Study of the American South, will address the Do Good Fund, southern photography, images
of the American South and the region as a whole on February 18, 5:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. The lecture is free and open to the public.
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Schedule a Visit to the Georgia Museum of ArtTo 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.
Special Events
Third ThursdayThursday, January 21, February 18 and March 17, 6–9 p.m.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 event devoted to art in the evening hours, on the third Thursday of every month to showcase their visual arts programming. Details are posted at 3thurs.org.
Interwoven Georgia: Three Centuries of Textile TraditionsJanuary 14–16, 2016The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts will hold its 2016 Textile Symposium at the Georgia Museum of Art, in conjunction with the exhibition “Georgia’s Girlhood Embroideries: ‘Crowned with Glory and Immortality.’” Celebrate more than 250 years of Georgia’s rich textile heritage, from 18th-century silk production to bed furnishings, the contributions of African Americans to textile production and chenille fashions of the 20th century. $345 ($325 for Friends of MESDA/Old Salem or Georgia Museum of Art). Register at http://bit.ly/ mesda-textiles.
Folk and Folks: Variations on the Vernacular February 4–6, 2016The eighth Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts. See elsewhere in this issue for full details. $285 full registration package, $80 lectures only, free for students (registration required). Register at http://bit.ly/green2016. Keynote: Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative ArtsThursday, February 4, 5:30 p.m.The eighth symposium commences with “The Story of Southern, in Pictures,” the keynote speech by Robert M. Hicklin Jr., one of the nation’s leading art dealers in southern fine art and owner and founder of Hicklin Galleries, LLC and the Charleston Renaissance Gallery. Registration not required. The keynote will be held at the UGA Hotel and Conference Center’s Mahler Hall.
90 Carlton: WinterThursday, February 4, 6:30–9:30 p.m.The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art present this reception featuring the winter exhibitions in conjunction with the Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts. Enjoy refreshments by Epting Events, gallery activities, door prizes and “Ask the Experts” from 8–9 p.m. Free and open to the public. Event partners: Athens Printing Company, Barron’s Rental Center and Epting Events. RSVP to [email protected] or 706.542.4199.
Make It an EveningThursday, February 11, 6–8 p.m.Enjoy coffee, dessert and a gallery tour prior to the performance by pianists Wu Han and Alessio Bax, artist members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and special guest pianist Robert Spano in Hodgson Hall. Jittery Joe’s Coffee and Cecilia Villaveces’ cakes. Pur-chase tickets for the concert at pac.uga.edu.
Student NightThursday, February 18, 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 latest exhibitions. Student Night is gener-ously sponsored by the UGA Parents and Families Association.
Black History Month DinnerFriday, February 26, 6–9 p.m.This year’s event, Hallowed Ground: Sites of African American Memory, echoes the national Black History Month theme, which celebrates the physical places that are important in African American history. The Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Award and the Lillian C. Lynch Citation will be presented. $55 for members, $75 nonmembers. Presenting sponsor: Morgan Stanley. RSVP to [email protected] or 706.542.4199.
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Inclement WeatherThe 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: AM 960 and 1340;
and FM 88.9, 90.5, 91.7, 97.9, 98.9, 100.1, 102.1,
103.7 and 106.1.
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
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Make It an EveningTuesday, March 22, 6–8 p.m.Enjoy coffee, dessert and a gallery tour prior to the performance by Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn in Hodgson Hall. Jittery Joe’s Coffee and Cecilia Villaveces’ cakes. Purchase tickets for the concert at pac.uga.edu.
Lectures & Gallery Talks
“Alice Aycock: Selected Work”Thursday, February 11, 5:30 p.m.Join Alice Aycock as she shares stories of her career as an artist and get an in-depth look at selected works from the artist’s oeuvre. Her large-scale pieces in earth and industrial materials pertain to themes of human and spatial relationships with nature, architecture and the built environment.
“The Storied South: Voices of Writers and Artists”William Ferris, Joel R. Williamson Eminent Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and senior associate director of UNC’s Center for the Study of the American SouthThursday, February 18, 5:30 p.m.Ferris will address the Do Good Fund, southern photogra-phy, images of the American South and the region as a whole in this lecture. Presented in conjunction with the Do Good Fund Exhibitions. Co-sponsored by the Willson
Center for Humanities and Arts.
Family Days
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: Art and AnimalsSaturday, January 23, 10 a.m.–noonCheck out an array of animals running wild through works in the museum’s permanent collection with a scavenger hunt and fun gallery activities, then create your own artful animal in the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Class-room.
Family Day: Tools of the TradeSaturday, February 13, 10 a.m.–noonExplore the behind-the-scenes world of art museums in the exhibition “Tools of the Trade,” then try your hand at organizing your very own mini-exhibition in the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom
Family Day: Cherokee BasketsSaturday, March 26, 10 a.m.–noonLearn about the rich traditions of Cherokee basket making in the exhibition “Cherokee Basketry: Woven Culture,” then head down to the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom to try weaving your own basket.
Films
Film Series: Art Behind-the-Scenes Presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Tools of the Trade.”
“Gerhard Richter Painting”Thursday, February 11, 7 p.m.This film follows famed German painter Gerhard Richter in his studio through the spring and summer of 2009, granting viewers access into the artist’s personal, tension-filled process of artistic creation. With a fly-on-the-wall perspective, viewers follow Richter as he creates large abstract paintings with fat brushes and a massive squeegee, applying layers of paint until the highly charged process creates a work of art. Directed by Corinna Belz. German with English subtitles. 2012, 97 min.
“National Gallery”Thursday, February 25, 7 p.m. The National Gallery in London is one of the most famous art museums in the world, and this documentary takes viewers beyond the public galleries into the astonishing collection of the gallery. The film offers a behind-the-scenes look at the preservation and restora-tion processes, the development of educational and public programs and how staff from different depart-ments work together to create a successful show. Directed by Frederick Wiseman. 2014, 180 min.
“Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present”Thursday, March 3, 7 p.m.This film offers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes portrait of “the grandmother of performance art” as she prepares for a blockbuster retrospective exhibit of her controversial work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. With total access granted by Abramovic and MoMA, the documentary takes the viewer inside the world of radical performance and provides an intimate, engaging portrait of a woman who draws no distinction between life and art. Directed by Matthew Akers and Jeff Dupre. 2012, 106 min.
“Le Mystère Picasso”Thursday, March 10, 7 p.m.Director Henri-Georges Clouzot peers into the imagina-tion of Pablo Picasso in this quiet documentary that captures the revolutionary painter’s creative process through a combination of stop-motion and time-lapse photography. Picasso’s work comes to life on screen, paint strokes and splashes of color appear as if by magic, and empty canvases become platforms for a series of daring and original drawings and paintings that exist only within the confines of this film. French with English subtitles. 1956, 78 min.
Films are generously sponsored by
Tours
Tour at Two: Highlights from the Permanent CollectionWednesday January 6, 20 and 27, February 3, March 16 and 30, 2 p.m.Led by docents.
Sunday Spotlight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent CollectionSunday, January 10, February 14 and March 13, 3 p.m.Led by docents.
Tour at Two: “Face Jugs of the South”Wednesday, January 13, 2 p.m.Led by Brittany Ranew, education program specialist.
Thursday Twilight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent CollectionThursday, January 21, February 18 and March 17, 7 p.m.Led by docents.
Tour at Two: “Tools of the Trade”Wednesday, February 10, 2 p.m.Join the co-curators of the exhibition, Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, and Tricia Miller, head registrar, for a special look at this show that explores the behind-the-scenes side of museum work.
Tour at Two: “David Ligare: California Classicist”Wednesday, February 17, 2 p.m.Join museum director William Underwood Eiland for a tour of the exhibition.
Tour at Two: “Cherokee Basketry: Woven Culture”Wednesday, February 24, 2 p.m.Dr. Janice Simon, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor of Art History and co-curator of the exhibition, will give a tour.
Artful Conversation: David LigareWednesday, March 2, 2 p.m.Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, for an in-depth discussion of Ligare’s “Hercules Protecting the Balance between Pleasure and Virtue” (1993).
Tour at Two: “Cherokee Basketry: Woven Culture”Wednesday, March 9, 2 p.m.Join Mary Scales, co-curator of the exhibition, for a special guided tour.
Tour at Two: “David Ligare: California Classicist”Wednesday, March 23, 2 p.m.Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, will lead a
tour of this exhibition.
Workshops & Classes
Studio Workshop: PrintmakingThursday January 7, 14, 21 and 28, 6:30–8:30 p.m.Athens-based artist and Piedmont College professor Brian Hitselberger will lead a series of studio-based courses exploring various printmaking methods and assorted materials. Artists from all backgrounds are encouraged to attend, as these sessions are designed to be equally engaging for enthusiastic beginners and seasoned practitioners. The cost of the course is a $15 materials fee, which will cover all necessary supplies for the four sessions. The workshop is limited to 15 participants. Call 706.542.8863 or email [email protected] to register.
Morning MindfulnessFriday, January 22, February 12 and 26 and March 18, 9:30–10:30 a.m.The museum invites you into the galleries to experience mindful practice in an environment of creative energy. Sessions include instructor-led meditation followed by a period of reflection and discussion. Stools without backs are provided; please bring a cushion if desired. Reserva-tions are encouraged, contact 706.542.0448 or [email protected].
Teen StudioThursday, February 25, 5:30–8:30 p.m.Teens ages 13–18 are invited to participate in this special studio workshop program led by local artist and educa-tor Kristen Bach. We’ll check out beautiful examples of embroidered textiles in a tour of the exhibition “Georgia’s Girlhood Embroidery: Crowned with Glory and Immortal-ity,” then create our own embroidered wall hanging that tells our story. Includes a pizza dinner. This program is free, but space is limited. To reserve a spot please email [email protected] or call 706.542.8863.
Saxton's Cornet Band performing in October. Photo courtesy of Marty Steiner.
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The Georgia Museum of Art received the follow-ing gifts between July 23 and October 23, 2015:
PATRONTed and Caroline Ridlehuber
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLEHoward and Helen ElkinsErika G. LewisScott and Heather KleinerChris and Elizabeth WillettLars G. LjungdahlJay RobinsonBlair and Betsy Dorminey
DESIGNATEDTeri Harris AnglinAnonymousBeth Hoover BaileMeg Brya, Five Points Eye CareDevereux and Dave BurchPeter DaleBill and Marya FreeMary Ann GriffinDortha and Bruce JacobsonKatherine C. JonesMelinda B. JonesMatthew and Mary Beth JustusMrs. Ramon D. LantzSarah Elizabeth MayoMarilyn McNeely, McNeely FoundationDan and Berkeley MinorVan and Libby MorrisBob and Martha NobleDeborah and Dennis O’KainWilliam A. Parker IIIGordhan and Virginia Patel
Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. PharesKathy Prescott and Grady ThrasherBill and Pamela ProkasyPatricia G. StaubDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey StortzAlex Vazquez
In memory of Patricia Irvin Cooper by Karen Prasse
In memory of Frances Yates Green by the Broadfield Foundation and the Friends of Coastal Georgia History
In memory of M. Smith Griffith by Devereux and Dave Burch, Betty Jean Craige, Gwen W. Griffin, Laurel and Jack Halper, Jane C. Johnson, Jana and Bill McGee, Van and Libby Morris, Bonnie and Henry Ramsey, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Smith, Jan and Mark Wheeler, Carol and Rob Winthrop and Patricia and Tom Wright
In memory of Gail Lester by William Underwood Eiland
In honor of the birth of James Benson Gurley by Jana and Bill McGee
In honor of Kenny Garbee by Peg and Norm Wood
In honor of the staff of the Georgia Museum of Art by Kathy Prescott and Grady Thrasher
Samuel Cormac Rhicard
“Tristan Perich: Machine Drawings”
“El Taller de Gráfica Popular: Vida y Arte”
GIFTS
Last October, we bid a fond farewell to Caroline Maddox, our director of development since 2011, and to Laura Valeri, our associate curator of European art since 2012. Caroline accepted a position at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and Laura accepted a position at Georgetown University Press in Washington, D.C. We will miss them very much, but know they will do a fantastic job in their new roles. We also welcomed a new arrival this past November. Laura Rhicard, administrative and library assistant, and her husband, Andy, announced the birth of Samuel Cormac Rhicard on November 5, 2015. Congratulations Laura and Andy!
The Georgia Museum of Art won two awards at the Southeastern Museums Conference’s annual meeting last October, held in Jacksonville, Florida. The museum received the Commendation for Outstanding Exhibition in the Under $25,000 category from the SEMC Curators’ Committee Exhibition Competition for “Tristan Perich: Machine Drawings,” organized by Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art. The museum also received silver in the Southeastern Museums Conference Publication Design Competition this year in the Books and Catalogues category for “El Taller de Gráfica Popular: Vida y Arte.” The handsome hardbound book, designed by Fold Four, Inc., includes full-color images of every work in the exhibition and is the most comprehensive publication on the workshop to date. The exhibition catalogue “Pierre Daura (1896–1976): Picturing Attachments” received distinction as a category finalist in art for the Eric Hoffer Book Awards and was a finalist in the art category for IndieFab Book of the Year.
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AWARDS
“Tools of the Trade” explores the behind-the-scenes work that goes into creating an art exhibition and even invites you to design an exhibition of your own. You’ll want to put your newfound knowledge to good use, so how about some great artist’s tools to create the works you’ll want to display expertly at home? Luckily, the Museum Shop has a wide selection of art supplies available for all ages.
For more event photos see www.flickr.com/gmoa
Collectors Day Trip to Milledgeville, GAArt Unveiling: Three restored paintings by Athens native Mary Franklin, sponsored by Hildegard Timberlake
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IN THE SHOP Urban sketchbook set – $15.95
Complete art set in wooden case – $55.95
Tube of colored pencils – $5.50
Gouache paints, markers, pastels or watercolor pencils – $12.95 each
Director’s Circle Reception
Sake Tasting for “Samurai: The Way of the Warrior” Donors
Members of the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art – $14.36
Members of the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art – $50.36
Members of the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art – $4.95
Members of the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art – $11.66
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