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In our classroom-turned- conference room in the adminis-trative wing at the museum, our director of communications, Hillary Brown, writes five “com-munity norms” on the whiteboard before every staff meeting. These statements serve as guidelines for dealing with each other but also with our expanding public:
1. Lean in to discomfort2. Assume positive intent3. Remember the mission4. Express appreciation5. Propose solutions
The staff know that I am on board with all, but I am particularly hopeful that we follow numbers 3 and 4, and that we are able to find solutions (number 5) to the inevitable issues that arise when a large public engages with fragile and priceless objects.
In that vein of thought, I think it important to note a significant transition at the museum in February 2016. Lucy Rowland, our volunteer librarian, has “retired” after over five years of devoted service to the museum. She has, in effect, professionalized our Louis T. Griffith Library such that it is now available for use by staff at the museum, by students and faculty at the university and by the public at large. Lucy clearly and firmly believed that the museum’s library should be an integral part of our academic mission. She worked hand in glove with the good folks at the UGA Libraries, namely Samantha Maddox, as well as her own volunteers, to make our library accessible and to integrate it within UGA’s broader library system. Lucy and her corps of
helpers deserve more than our gratitude. They allow us to meet our mission, even expand it, and for that, generations of learners will thank them as well.
Laura Rhicard, a faithful member of our staff since 2010, has now become our resident librarian. Her degree in library science as well as her experience at the museum will allow us to make the library a significant resource for all in the Athens area.
A special note of thanks to the volunteers who have helped with the Louis T. Griffith Library:Beverly Phares (still active)Mara Emma (still active)Eliza SparacinoMary Margaret Cornwell (student)Carolyn LoPresti (student)Jeffie RowlandGrace EubankClaire SwannAnne LandJane MullinsBea Gomez-MartinezBetty SpencerPenny ComminsJenny Knappenberger And another note of thanks to UGA Libraries staff:Samantha MaddoxAngela Moss-HillRachel CabanissMichael HerveyMacKenzie Smith (DBM/Original Catalog-ing)Jenifer Marquardt (Authorities Cataloging)Tim Smolko (Original Cataloging)Michael Brown (Original Cataloging)Julie Darken (Original Cataloging)Bart Lemahieu (Serials Cataloging)Jasmine Rizer (Serials Cataloging)Erin Leach (Serials Cataloging)Melissa Shockley (Serials Cataloging)Emily Giles (DBM)Kelly Holt (Cataloging Head)
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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.
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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 B. Heyward Allen Jr.,* immediate past chairRinne AllenAmalia K. AmakiFrances Aronson-HealeyJune M. BallLinda N. BeardKaren L. BensonFred D. Bentley Sr.*Richard E. BerkowitzJeanne L. Berry Devereux C. BurchRobert E. Burton**Debra C. Callaway**Randolph W. CampShannon I. Candler*Faye S. ChambersHarvey J. ColemanMartha R. Daura***Martha T. Dinos** Annie Laurie Dodd*** Sally Dorsey Howard F. ElkinsJudith A. EllisTodd EmilyCarlyn F. Fisher* James B. Fleece Phoebe G. Forio*** John M. Greene** Helen C. Griffith** Judith F. HernstadtMarion E. Jarrell Jane Compton Johnson*George-Ann Knox* Shell H. Knox D. Hamilton Magill IIIDavid W. Matheny Catherine A. May Mark G. McConnell Marilyn M. McMullan Marilyn D. McNeely Berkeley S. Minor C.L. Morehead Jr.* Carl W. Mullis III,* past chairBetty R. MyrtleGloria B. Norris*** Deborah L. O’Kain Randall S. Ott Gordhan L. PatelJanet W. Patterson Christopher R. PetersonKathy B. Prescott Bill Prokasy* Rowland A. Radford Jr.* Margaret A. Rolando Alan F. Rothschild Jr., chair Jan E. Roush Sarah P. Sams** D. Jack Sawyer Jr. Helen H. Scheidt** Henry C. Schwob** S. Stephen Selig III** Cathy Selig-Kuranoff** Ronald K. ShelpMargaret R. Spalding Dudley R. Stevens Carolyn W. Tanner Anne Wall Thomas*** Brenda A. Thompson, chair-electBarbara Auxier Turner C. Noel Wadsworth* Carol V. Winthrop Ex-OfficioLinda C. ChesnutWilliam Underwood Eiland Chris GarvinCynthia HarboldKelly KernerRussell MumperPamela Whitten
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F E A T U R E S
Exhibitions
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Reinstallation
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Exhibitions
Permanent Collection Reinstallation
New Acquisitions
“Hallowed Ground”: A Celebration of Inclusiveness
Teen Photography Workshop
Volunteer Spotlight
Outreach Endowment
Calendar of Events
Museum Notes
In the Shop
Event Photos
On the back cover:Silver cigarette case with jewels
and signatures
5/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 15/16 inches
On extended loan from a private
collection
On the front cover:Kcho (Cuban, b. 1970)
Sin Titulo, 2013
Mixografia print on handmade paper
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This exhibition offers an engaging survey of international
contemporary art and some of its modernist precursors
framed within the compelling history of Mixografia,
the collaborative printmaking and sculptural multiples
workshop. Featuring the work of 60 different artists, the
exhibition includes powerful, representative work by some
of the biggest names in the contemporary art world.
Founded in Mexico City as Taller de Gráfica Mexicana
in 1968 and based in Los Angeles since the mid-1980s,
the Mixografia Workshop uses its own techniques and
processes to produce and publish sculptural multiples
and handmade paper prints, allowing artists to incorporate
unprecedented dimension and detail into their work,
creating three-dimensional prints, or relief sculpture in
paper. The “prints,” each a single sheet of paper, can
be as deep as 3 inches, allowing an entirely new level
of trompe l’oeil. Since its inception, the workshop has
helped artists realize their visions through processes and
styles unique to each individual. At the same time, while
the works take countless forms, they are unmistakably
Mixografia.
“Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica
Mexicana” features more than 130 prints and includes
some large-scale serial installations. The exhibition also
includes didactic displays demonstrating the Mixografia
techniques and archival documents elucidating important
moments in the workshop’s history.
Curator: Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European
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: George-Ann Knox, Alan Rothschild Jr. through
the Fort Trustee Fund of the Community Foundation
of the Chattahoochee Valley, the W. Newton Morris
Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia
Museum of Art
Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica MexicanaJune 4–August 21, 2016
Costas Tsoclis (Greek, b. 1930)Stones - 32, 1990Mixografia monoprint on handmade paper, resin40 x 54 x 4 inches
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Turned and Sculpted: Wood Art from the Collection of Arthur and Jane MasonMay 14–August 7, 2016
This exhibition features the serene beauty of modern
design expressed in wood by studio artists. Most of the
objects are created at least in part on a lathe, an ancient
tool used to turn wood while a chisel cuts shapes into
the material. The forms can be precise geometry or
undulating polymorphous design, but all of them reveal
the inner beauty of wood. Although most of the objects
are inspired by the role of a vessel or bowl, they transcend
function and become an experience of form wedded
to the dramatic beauty of revealed wood grain of many
species.
The museum’s Henry D. Green Center for the Study of
the Decorative Arts pursues collecting and researching
modern studio craft. These objects, a gift to the museum,
constitute a comprehensive collection of examples by the
foremost wood artists working in the United States. This
collection was carefully assembled through decades of
discernment and connoisseurship by Arthur and Jane
Mason. An accompanying catalogue (available in the
Museum Shop) focuses on a statement of the history and
meaning of their many years of collecting.
Curator: Dale Couch, curator of decorative arts
Galleries: Dorothy Alexander Roush and Martha
Thompson Dinos Galleries
Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation
and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art
Todd Hoyer (American, b. 1952)Untitled, 1987Ironwood10 (height) x 8 (diameter) inchesGeorgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Jane and Arthur MasonGMOA 2013.485
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Five years ago, the Georgia Museum of Art opened a
wing dedicated to its permanent collection as part of a
large expansion and renovation project that also added
the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden, enlarged
the museum’s public spaces and expanded storage. On
stark white walls, the museum laid out highlights from
its American and European collections, including many
old favorites. It was clean. It was fresh. It was something
new for us.
But 5 years is a long time. Since January 2011, we
have welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors into
those galleries, our curatorial staff has changed and
expanded, and our collection has grown by about 25
percent. We have new priorities and new visions. It’s
time for us to shed our old skin in favor of a new one.
This August, after a two-month closure of the eight
galleries on the south side of what the staff still call the
“new wing,” we will reveal a reimagined look at our
permanent collection.
The white walls will get some colored paint, and
removable walls will create defined spaces within the
galleries. We’re doing away with the hard line between
American and European artists, partially because it
feels somewhat arbitrary (where would you put Mary
Cassatt?) and partially because incorporating them all
into the same art historical timeline just makes sense.
One thing we’ve realized in the past 5 years is that
many of our visitors are first-timers not only to our
museum but to any museum, which means that we
need to do a better job of explaining why particular
works of art are grouped together. If you have an art
history degree, it’s not hard to recognize a wall of
American impressionist paintings, but if you don’t, you
may not understand why our Paul Revere spoons are
next to 18th-century portraits. New wall text will make
these connections clear, and new labels should be
easier to read for everyone.
Inclusivity is a buzzword in the museum community
these days, but in our position as the official state
museum of art, we feel very strongly about its value to
what we do. If you feel unwelcome somewhere, it is
unlikely you will come back. To develop and diversify
the next generation of museum lovers, we need to meet
them where they are, not where we wish they would be.
Are you worried that your favorite painting is going into
storage? You probably don’t need to be. Although works
will be shifted around among galleries, the most well-
known ones will still be on view. More works by African
American artists, especially those from the collection
given by Brenda and Larry Thompson in 2012, will
join the story, creating a richer narrative of art history.
The museum also has an especially strong collection
of works on paper, and more prints, watercolors and
photography will be on display. Though these fragile,
light-sensitive objects cannot stay on view for as long
as hardier oil paintings or works of decorative art, the
upside of having a regular rotation is that the look of the
galleries will change frequently, rewarding return visitors
with new discoveries.
Check in with us through social media for updates on
our progress, and we hope you’ll enjoy the results.
Hillary BrownDirector of Communications
Cigar box with enamel miniatures celebrating the coronation of Alexander II, 18568 5/8 x 14 3/8 x 8 3/4 inchesOn extended loan from a private collection
This exhibition of exquisite objects from a private
collection (on extended loan and a promised gift to the
Georgia Museum of Art) shows how the Romanov family
of Russian rulers commissioned, used and distributed
gifts to solidify its hold on power. It includes portrait
paintings, military medals and orders, statuettes, icons,
snuff boxes and a silver boat made by Fabergé, among
many other items.
Curator: Asen Kirin, professor of art history, Lamar Dodd
School of Art, University of Georgia
Galleries: Dorothy Alexander Roush and Martha
Thompson Dinos Galleries
Sponsors: The Fraser-Parker Foundation, the W. Newton
Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the
Georgia Museum of Art
Gifts and Prayers: The Romanovs and Their SubjectsSeptember 3–December 31, 2016
Pardon the Mess: Reinstallation of the Permanent Collection
Unidentified artistPortrait of William Carr of Carr’s Hill, Athens, GA and His Daughter, 1835–40Oil on canvas29 3/4 x 24 5/8 inchesGeorgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Beverly Hart BremerGMOA 1999.36
Icon of Modernism: Representing the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883–1950September 17–December 11, 2016
Curator: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of
American art
Galleries: Boone and George-Ann Knox
I, Rachel Cosby Conway, Alfred Heber
Holbrook, Charles B. Presley Family and
Lamar Dodd Galleries
Sponsors: National Endowment for the
Arts, Shannon and Peter Candler, the
Irwin and Hannah Harvey Family Fund,
Teddy Johnson, the Piedmont Charitable
Foundation, Margaret A. Rolando, the W.
Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the
Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art
Living Color: Gary Hudson in the 1970sSeptember 17, 2016–January 8, 2017
Curator: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of
American art
Galleries: Virginia and Alfred Kennedy and
Philip Henry Alston Jr. Galleries
Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable
Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia
Museum of Art
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A pioneer of European modern art, Paula Modersohn-Becker was an influential participant in the artistic community in Worpswede, in northern Germany, at the start of the 20th century. Trained in Berlin, she became acquainted with the formal innovations of post-impressionists like Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin during a trip to Paris in 1900. Her paintings
are often discussed in the scholarship on the period as important precursors to the German expressionist style.
Artists of the Worpswede community sought escape from the industrialization of German cities, often romanticizing rural life in their images. Modersohn-Becker usually selected local children, old women or farmers’ wives as models for her portraits and figure studies, while emphasizing abstract patterns within the forms. Her subject for Die Gänsemagd is based on a German fairy tale of the same name from the Brothers Grimm. The exaggerated limbs and contours of her figures recall storybook illustrations, and also point to the expressive distortion of forms found in later expressionistic styles. Modersohn-Becker’s career was cut short when she died of an embolism in 1907 at the age of 31. The poet Ranier Maria Rilke, also in Worpswede at this time, wrote “Requiem for a Friend” in her memory in 1908.
Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art
Created by abstract painter Sam Gilliam in 1980, “Patchwork/Terry” was commissioned by Rita Curran Morgan, Teresa Friedlander’s mother, as a college graduation gift for her daughter, whom she called
“Terry.” Teresa has enjoyed this work for over three decades and, through her generous gift, has extended this opportunity to countless new visitors to the Georgia Museum of Art, in memory of her mother. Morgan was an administrative assistant to Gilliam and his wife, Dorothy, during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Gilliam is a significant figure in the development of abstract color field painting. A prolific painter currently active in the Washington, D.C., area, Gilliam gained initial recognition in the late 1960s for his large and colorful, unstretched — or “draped” — canvases. In the 1980s, his techniques included putting large pieces of canvas on the floor and pouring or throwing acrylic paint on them to build thick layers. The artist then used a rake, broom or fingers to move the paint to add texture and reveal the various colors. When the canvases dried, Gilliam cut them into geometric shapes and pieced them together into three-dimensional paintings over polygonal wooden stretchers, as with “Patchwork/Terry.” Here, Gilliam exposes its painted edges, suggesting spatial qualities akin to sculpture, with the work itself appearing as colorful, textured fragments reminiscent of quiltmaking.
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Paula Modersohn-Becker (German, 1876–1907)Die Gänsemagd (The Goose Girl), ca. 190010 x 8 1/4 inchesEtching with aquatint printed in brown on wove paper, second, final stateGeorgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Collectors of the Georgia Museum of ArtGMOA 2015.286
Sam Gilliam (American, b. 1933)Patchwork/Terry, 1980
Acrylic on shaped canvasGeorgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Teresa and Charlie Friedlander in honor
of Teresa’s mother, Rita Curran MorganGMOA 2015.369
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On February 26 of this year, the museum hosted its
Black History Month dinner and awards ceremony. This
annual event celebrates African Americans’ contributions
to art and culture in the state of Georgia and presents the
Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Award and the Lillian
Lynch Citation. This year’s winners are artist Emma Amos
and public servant Michael L. Thurmond, respectively. As
part of the evening, guests were treated to gallery talks, a
catered dinner by Epting Events and musical selections
prior to the awards ceremony.
This year’s banquet was larger than previous years, with
almost 200 guests attending the sold-out event, many of
whom were Georgians and some of whom traveled across
the country. Members of the Friends of the Georgia
Museum of Art were present; other attendees included
professors, students, art lovers and artists, such as last
year’s Thompson award honoree, Harold Rittenberry.
This year’s event theme, “Hallowed Ground: Sites of
African American Memory,” was chosen in coordination
with the 2016 national Black History Month theme, which
celebrated the sites around the country where black
Americans have made history. In a nod to “Hallowed
Ground,” the planning committee decorated the event
with earth-like art pieces.
The night began with specially tailored gallery talks
by Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, and
Shawnya Harris, Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson
Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art.
Both curators highlighted works either created by African
American artists or featuring African American subjects.
Harris spoke on the paintings of event honoree Emma
Amos, on display for the occasion. Gillespie spoke about
a few historic paintings from the museum’s permanent
collection, including Jacob Lawrence’s “Children at
Play,” Henry Ossawa Tanner’s “Still Life With Apples”
and Charles Ethan Porter’s “Still Life: Two Baskets of
Strawberries.” Guests were then led downstairs to the M.
Smith Griffith Grand Hall for a live music performance
by the UGA African American Choral Ensemble, directed
by Gregory Broughton, associate professor at the Hugh
Hodgson School of Music. The group sang the famous
“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a piece known as the Black
National Anthem, among other songs.
At the awards ceremony, Emma Amos was given the
Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Award for her
contribution to the legacy of African American art in
the state of Georgia. Shawnya Harris introduced the
Thompson award and gave the audience a background
on Amos’ work. Amos’ daughter, India, accepted
the award on behalf of her mother. During India’s
acceptance speech, she reflected on her mother’s
lifelong commitment to art and thanked the museum and
the Thompsons for the honor.
Amos began her professional art career in Atlanta in
1960 in printmaking and painting. Soon after her debut
exhibition, she was hired by Dorothy Liebes to create a
series of original designs and textiles and moved to New
York City. In the 1960s, Amos illustrated for Sesame
Street Magazine, and in the 1970s she produced and
hosted her own crafting show in Boston, titled “Show of
Hands.” She was also the only female member of the
influential black artists’ collective Spiral. Amos holds
a master’s degree in art education from New York
University and was a member of the faculty at Mason
Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. She
served there in various roles, including as department
chair, until her retirement in 2008. Amos continues to
work, focusing on drawings and watercolors.
Michael L. Thurmond received the 2016 Lillian C.
Lynch Citation for his dedication to exceptional public
service and support of the arts in Georgia. Peggy Galis,
Thurmond’s lifelong friend and a valued museum
donor, presented his award. Thurmond gave a moving
acceptance speech in which he called attention to the
importance of celebrating African American contributions
to culture and thanked the museum staff for their
dedication.
Thurmond is currently an attorney with Butler Wooten
Cheeley & Peak LLP and serves on the board of curators
at the Georgia Historical Society. He has worked in the
Georgia General Assembly as a representative from
Athens and also taught for a period at the Carl Vinson
Institute of Government at the University of Georgia.
Some of his most notable accomplishments are from his
time as Georgia labor commissioner, where he created
the Georgia Works program, and as DeKalb County
School System superintendent, where he turned a budget
deficit into an $80 million surplus.
“The success of this year’s event has allowed us to
create a nest egg that we can use to support future
Black History Month events and honorariums for award
recipients,” said Michele Turner, director of membership
at the museum. “We would love to continue to grow not
only the number of attendees for the event but potentially
also the number of African American artists and leaders
that we are able to acknowledge.” The 2016 Black
History Month dinner was a night of commemorating
diversity and inclusiveness in the art world and
recognizing the significant contributions that African
Americans have made to Georgia’s culture.
Madison BledsoeIntern, Department of Communications
This year’s event theme, “Hallowed Ground: Sites of African American Memory,” was chosen in coordination with the 2016 national Black History Month theme, which celebrated the sites around the country where black Americans have made history.
“The success of this year’s event has allowed us to
create a nest egg that we can use to support future
Black History Month events and honorariums for award
recipients.”
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THE LARRY D. AND BRENDA A. THOMPSON AWARD is named for the couple who donated 100 works by African American artists from their collection to the museum and endowed a curatorial position (filled by Shawnya Harris) to focus on art by African American and African artists. The Thompsons were honored by the UGA Alumni Association on April 15, receiving the “Friend of UGA” award for their many contributions to the university. Larry Thompson teaches at the University of Georgia School of Law. Brenda Thompson is a UGA Foundation Trustee and the chair-elect of the museum’s Board of Advisors.
Lillian Cochran Lynch, who died in 2010, was a charter member of the Athens chapter of The Links, Incorporated, a national volunteer service organization for African American women that focuses on the arts as one of its five key areas of service.
Photo credit: Madison Bledsoe
Michael L. Thurmond with Peggy Galis.
India Amos, daughter of Emma Amos, with Shawnya Harris.
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wenty teens from different schools and backgrounds came together to learn about community arts engagement and examine individual identities unique to their community.
During a tour of works in “Pictures of Us,” young artists made poignant observations about the stories and people captured in the still frames of everyday scenes. Following the tour, during a continued discussion of community engagement, each student sat for a portrait photograph.
On the second day, teens learned more about the Inside Out Project, a global photography movement begun by French street artist JR in 2011, which highlights individuals through large-scale portrait installations. In order to participate, teens were instructed on the basic techniques of digital photo editing with online software accessible from home or on library computers. Two photos were edited: one to be shown in the Athens-Clarke County Library and the other to be printed as a large poster for installation locally in a public space and catalogued on the Inside Out Project website.
A collaborative artist statement, posted with the photographs, speaks to the role of teens in Athens as positive influences within their community:
“We are the next wave of thinkers, inventors, and astronauts; the ones who will make Athens proud. We are curious, brave, active, smart, shy, busy, loving, daring and different in many ways. We are the quiet ones with books under desks, the bold ones who stand up for what's right, and some of us aren't quite sure who we are yet. In these photos you can see our origins in our eyes. Together, we add life to the Athens community.”
Ciné, the local community-based cinema and arts venue, hosted a public exterior installation of 11 of these photos in June on West Hancock Avenue in downtown Athens. The public celebrated the young artists at the Athens Farmers Market on Wednesday, June 22. During the event, museum educators and teen participants assisted in a self-portrait art-making activity to promote self-esteem within a public space. Photo documentation of the installation and information about the project can be found by visiting www.insideoutproject.net.
Brittany RanewEducation Program Specialist
In conjunction with “Pictures of Us: Photographs from the Do Good Fund Collection,” the recent photography exhibition held in multiple venues across Athens, Georgia Museum of Art educators conducted a free two-day teen photography workshop in February at the Athens-Clarke County Library.
“We are the next wave of thinkers, inventors, and astronauts; the ones who will make Athens proud. We are curious, brave, active, smart, shy, busy, loving, daring and different in many ways. We are the quiet ones with books under desks, the bold ones who stand up for what's right, and some of us aren't quite sure who we are yet. In these photos you can see our origins in our eyes.
Together, we add life to the Athens community.”
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Every year, at the annual meeting of the Friends
of the Georgia Museum of Art, one special person
receives the M. Smith Griffith Volunteer of the Year
Award (the Smitty, for short). In 2016, the award
committee, which is made up of Friends members
and Friends board members, was astonished to
discover from nominations by staff that Linda
Chesnut had never received the award.
Linda has chaired the museum’s Decorative Arts
Advisory Committee (DAAC) since 1999, and she
has been a tireless advocate for the power of the
decorative arts. Her contributions as its leader
have helped the Henry D. Green Center for the
Decorative Arts grow into a regional and national
voice in the field. Linda is always willing to write a
letter, make a phone call, donate a treasured object
or talk another collector into doing so. She is both
strategic in her aims and unafraid of doing the nitty-
gritty grunt work that often needs to take place to
ensure lofty goals become reality.
Linda’s leadership is a huge part of the Green
Center’s success. In previous years, she received
both an award for volunteerism from the Georgia
Association of Museums and Galleries and the
Governor’s Award for the Arts and Humanities,
presented to her by Governor Nathan Deal. She
has lent her time and efforts to the DeKalb County
Historical Society, the Georgia Archives, the
Georgia Trust and alumni groups from regional
colleges and universities, as well as to our museum,
and they are equally appreciative of her hard work.
Upon hearing that she had won the 2016 Smitty,
those DAAC members who were unable to attend
the annual meeting chimed in with enthusiastic
congratulations via email, repeatedly using the
word “gracious” to describe Linda’s manner and
leadership style. It is that willingness to yield the
spotlight and focus on the mission of the museum
rather than on herself that makes Linda Chesnut
a most deserving addition to the list of those
volunteers who have received the Smitty.
Linda has chaired the museum’s Decorative Arts
Advisory Committee (DAAC) since 1999, and she
has been a tireless advocate for the power of the
decorative arts.
Thankfully, our patrons are on board with that ambitious goal, and they support it both through their words and financially. Harry Catchpole, who died last year at the age of 102, was just such a patron, and the museum recently received a bequest from his estate to establish the Cecily B. and Harry T. Catchpole Georgia Museum of Art Outreach Endowment.
All of the programming at this museum is funded through private donors, and without their commitment to service and outreach we would not be able to reach the 80,000-plus art appreciators we serve every year. The
Catchpoles understood the importance of outreach and the power of service. Harry served proudly in World War II, receiving medals for his military service, including the French Legion of Honor. In addition to being a beloved member of the museum family, he was a member of the National and Georgia Trusts for Historic Preservation, through which he showed his commitment to his adopted home state of Georgia.
The endowment will fund numerous outreach programs at the museum, including the one that specifically serves senior citizens. Run by project
director Diane Barret, the program brings senior citizens in Athens-Clarke and surrounding counties to the museum for a gallery tour and a hands-on activity. We thank the entire Catchpole family, including Harry and Cecily’s children, Lawrence and Anne, for establishing a lasting legacy that commemorates their belief that art is truly for everyone.
For more information on establishing a bequest, contact Heather Malcom, the museum’s director of development, at [email protected] or 706.542.0437.
When we say the Georgia Museum of Art’s motto is “art for everyone,” we mean it.
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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, July 21, August 18 and September 15, 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 programming. Details posted at 3thurs.org.
90 Carlton: SummerFriday, July 22, 6–9 p.m.The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art present this reception featuring the summer exhibitions. Enjoy light refreshments, gallery activities, door prizes and “Ask the Experts” from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Event Partners: Athens Printing Company, Barron’s Rental Center and Epting Events. Free for members, $5 nonmembers. Join at the event for complimentary admission. RSVP to [email protected] or 706.542.4199.
90 Carlton: AutumnFriday, September 16, 5:30–8:30 p.m.The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art present this reception featuring the autumn exhibitions. Enjoy light refreshments, gallery activities, door prizes and “Ask the Experts” from 7 to 8 p.m. Event Partners: Athens Printing Company, Barron’s Rental Center and Epting Events. Free for members, $5 nonmembers. Join at the event for complimentary admission. RSVP to [email protected] or 706.542.4199.
Make It an EveningWednesday, September 21, 6–8 p.m.Enjoy coffee, dessert, and a gallery tour at the museum prior to the performance in Hodgson Hall by the Havana Cuba All-Stars. Jittery Joe’s Coffee and Cecilia Villaveces’ cakes. Purchase tickets for the concert at pac.uga.edu.
Museum MixThursday, September 22, 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. #museummix
International Scholarly Symposium: “Gifts and Prayers: The Romanovs and Their Subjects”Friday and Saturday, September 23 and 24Speakers from Europe and the United States will discuss the history of collecting Russian art in America. In addition, papers will be devoted to individual works of art featured in the exhibition of the same name. The presentations will include reports on the conservation and restoration of the objects of art as well as detailed findings of a scientific multispectral imaging of a hitherto unknown painting by Aleksei G. Venetsianov (1780–1847), one of Russia’s most significant 19th-century artists. Sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and C. V. Nalley III.
Student NightThursday, September 29, 6:30–8:30 p.m.Join the Student Association of the Georgia Museum of Art for a night of music, food, fun and themed activities to celebrate the current exhibitions. Student Night is generously sponsored by the UGA Parents and Families Association and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art.
Lectures & Gallery Talks
Gallery Talk: “Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana”Friday, July 22, 2 p.m.Join Shaye Remba, son of Mixografia founder Luis Remba and current head of the workshop, for a Q&A moderated by Lynn Boland, curator of the exhibition.
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Apply to Become a DocentThe 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 autumn of 2016. Apply online at
http://georgiamuseum.org/give/volunteer.
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
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Shouky Shaheen Lecture: Suzanne MassieFriday, September 23, 5:30–6:30 p.m.Massie is both the 2016 Shouky Shaheen Distinguished Lecturer in the Arts and keynote speaker for the mu-seum’s two-day symposium on Russian art and the history of collecting Russian art in the United States. Massie, together with her former husband, Robert K. Massie, wrote the famous book “Nicholas and Alexandra: An Intimate Account of the Last of the Romanovs and the Fall of the Russian Empire.” This remarkable book had immense impact on the development of Russian studies in the U.S. She served as a personal advisor on matters of Russian art and culture to president Ronald Reagan and acted as the unofficial liaison between the US president and Mikhail Gorbachev.
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.
MixografiaSaturday, July 23, 10 a.m.–noonKids and their grown-ups are invited to learn about the work of international contemporary artists in the exhibition
“Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana,” then experiment with papermaking and collage techniques to create their own work of art.
Permanent Collection Reopening CelebrationSaturday, August 20, 10 a.m.–noonThe permanent collection is back! Kids and families will revisit old favorites and check out new works on display in the newly reinstalled permanent collection galleries with a scavenger hunt and hands-on art-making activities. Express YourselfSaturday, September 17, 10 a.m.–noonExplore the vibrant, colorful and expressive work of abstract expressionist artist Gary Hudson in the exhibition
“Living Color: Gary Hudson in the 1970s,” then create your own expressionist masterpiece in the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom.
Films
Films are subject to change. Please call 706.542.4662 or check our website for confirmation.
Film Series: Artists of MixografiaIntroducion by Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art
“Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine”Thursday, July 7, 7 p.m.Take a journey inside the world of a legend of modern art and icon of feminism. Onscreen, the nonagenarian Louise Bourgeois is magnetic, mercurial and emotionally raw — an uncompromising artist whose life and work are imbued with her ongoing obsession with the mysteries of child-hood. Her process is on full display in this intimate documentary, which features the artist in her studio and with her installations, shedding light on her intentions and inspirations. Filmed with unparalleled access between 1993 and 2007, “Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine” is a comprehensive and dramatic documentary of creativity and revelation. 2008, 99 min.
Double Feature: “Kiki Smith: Squatting The Palace” and “A Brief History of John Baldessari”Thursday, July 14, 7 p.m.The first film (2006, 44 min.) follows Smith as she works in her East Village townhouse to prepare for an eight-room installation at the Fondazione Querini Stamplia in Venice, Italy, to open contemporaneously with the 2005 Venice Biennale. Watch Smith collaborate with the artisans fabricating her sculptures and observe her daily interac-tions with her assistants, then travel with her to Venice
and witness the complex installation of her exhibition, which proves to be an integral part of the conceptual whole. The second film covers the life and career of the brilliant California conceptual artist John Baldessari in six beautiful minutes, narrated by musician Tom Waits. Commissioned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, written by Gabriel Nussbaum and directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, it carefully selects informative, evocative and strange facts.
Films by Ed Ruscha: “Miracle” and “Premium”Thursday, July 21, 7 p.m.Artist Ed Ruscha has spent his career hungrily exploring different media, and his two short films, which are rarely screened, show a gift for deadpan comedy. “Premium” dates from a period when Ruscha had grown tired of paint and was working with materials such as chocolate sauce, salad dressing, raw eggs and motor oil. An offbeat exercise in self-parody, the film follows a young lothario (artist Larry Bell) as he rents a cheap room, arranges a giant salad on the sheets of its bed and invites over an unsuspecting woman (Leon Bing) to be his crouton of love. Similar in concept, “Miracle” involves a mechanic whose monkish obsession with the carbure-tor of a ’65 Mustang delays his date (Michelle Phillips). 1971 and 1975, 24 min and 28 min.
Films are generously sponsored by
Tours
Tour at Two: Decorative ArtsWednesday, July 6, 2 p.m.Led by docents.
Sunday Spotlight Tour: “Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana”Sunday, July 10, 3 p.m.Led by docents.
Artful Conversation: St. George WindowWednesday, July 13, 2 p.m.Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, and Annelies Mondi, deputy director, for an in-depth discussion of the stained-glass window of St. George.
Tour at Two: “Turned and Sculpted: Wood Art from the Collection of Arthur and Jane Mason”Wednesday, July 20 and August 3, 2 p.m.Led by docents.
Thursday Twilight Tour: Decorative ArtsThursday, July 21, 7 p.m.Led by docents.
Tour at Two: “Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana”Wednesday, July 27, 2 p.m.Led by docents.
Sunday Spotlight Tour: Decorative ArtsSunday, August 7, 3 p.m.Led by docents.
Tour at Two: Visitors’ ChoiceWednesday, August 10, 2 p.m.Visitors are invited to choose the subject of this tour from the museum’s recent acquisitions. Visit the Georgia Museum of Art’s Facebook page to vote or vote in person at the museum.
Tour at Two: “Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana”Wednesday, August 17, 2 p.m.Join Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, for a tour of the exhibition.
Thursday Twilight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent CollectionThursday, August 18 and September 15, 7 p.m.
Led by docents.
Tour at Two: Highlights from the Permanent CollectionWednesday, August 24, 2 p.m.Led by docents.
Tour at Two: Permanent CollectionWednesday, August 31, 2 p.m.Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, will lead a tour of the newly reinstalled permanent collection galleries.
Tour at Two: “Gifts and Prayers: The Romanovs and Their Subjects”Wednesday, September 7, 2 p.m.Join Asen Kirin, curator of the exhibition and professor of art history at UGA, for a special tour.
Tour at Two: Director’s TourWednesday, September 14, 2 p.m.Join William U. Eiland, museum director, for a special look at the newly reinstalled permanent collection galleries.
Tour at Two: “Icon of Modernism: Representing the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883–1950”Wednesday, September 21, 2 p.m.Led by Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art.
Sunday Spotlight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent CollectionSunday, September 25, 3 p.m.Led by docents.
Artful Conversation: “Bridge and Tugs”Wednesday, September 28, 2 p.m.Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, for an in-depth discussion of Jonas Lie’s painting “Bridge and Tugs” (ca. 1911–15).
Workshops & Classes
Morning MindfulnessFriday, August 26 and September 9 and 23, 9:30–10:30 a.m.The Georgia Museum of Art invites you into the galleries to enhance mindful practice in an environment of creative energy. Free meditation sessions will be held on select Fridays during the fall semester. Sessions include instructor-led meditation followed by a period of reflection and discussion. Stools (without backs) are provided; please bring a cushion if desired. Reservations are encouraged, contact 706.542.8863 or [email protected].
Studio Workshop: AbstractionThursdays, September 1, 8, 15 and 22, 6:30–8:30 p.m.Join Athens-based artist and educator Brian Hitselberger for a four-part series of studio-based courses that will explore abstraction and non-representational art through various techniques and materials. This workshop is open to artists of all levels and experience, from enthusiastic beginners to more seasoned practitioners. The sessions will draw inspiration from the museum’s collection, including works from the archives and many not currently on display. The cost of the course is a $15 materials fee, which will cover all necessary supplies for the four sessions. Call 706.542.8863 or email [email protected] to register. Limited to 15 participants.
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The Georgia Museum of Art received the following gifts between January 24 and April 23, 2016:
BENEFACTORJohn and Marilyn McMullan
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLEJeanne L. BerrySamuel and Elaine CarletonPatricia DeitzJim and Karen Fleece
John M. GreeneMark and Marjorie McConnellBerkeley and Dan MinorRussell and Natalie MumperStephen and Sherrie OlejnikChris and Sarah PetersonBill and Pamela ProkasyRowland and Letitia RadfordDoris A. RamseyIra and Julie RothPatricia Staub
In memory of Willie Mae Barber by Margie Kelly In memory of Nina Civilette-Olsen by William Underwood EilandIn memory of Meg Gunn Dure by William Underwood Eiland In memory of Richard Glatzer by William Underwood EilandIn memory of Peggy Price Heard by Corinne HutchinsonIn memory of Randall Henniker by William Underwood EilandIn memory of Dorothy Alexander Roush by ADI Construction of Virginia, Roy and Alice Andrews, Bryna Bobick, Betty Branch,
Angie L. Cook, Mary G. Darden, DaVita Healthcare Partners, Kathryn Fuller, Jennifer Green, Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Kern and Betty Wong
In honor of William Underwood Eiland by Garland C. SmithIn honor of Jerry E. Gale by Davin K. WelterIn honor of Brittany L. Ranew by Davin K. Welter
Congratulations and many thanks to the following members of UGA’s Class of 2016 who designated their Senior Signature Gifts for the Georgia Museum of Art:
Katie HarnettJulianne RainwaterLuke B. RobertDustin J. Rodgers-VanwykeAkshun Yadav
In June, Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, presented a paper at Stockholm University titled “The Politics of Technology in the New York Collection [for Stockholm], 1973,” for the European Society for Literature, Science and the Arts. The collection was donated to the Moderna Museet in Stockholm in 1973 at the height of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Although many of the artists — and even the works of art themselves — were decidedly antiwar, the donation of the collection ignited fierce debate within the Swedish artistic community.
The museum’s curators have been busy supporting and promoting research. Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, recently sat on a panel discussion at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York for “New Eyes on Alice Austen,” held in honor of Women’s History Month and Austen’s 150th birthday. Gillespie also recently completed a book, “The Early American Daguerreotype: Cross-currents in Art and Technology,” in conjunction with the Smithsonian Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation series and published by the MIT Press.
On April 28, the museum expressed gratitude to Federal Work-Study and volunteer student interns at the annual Louis T. Griffith Student Appreciation Reception. Attendees learned about each student’s projects and students were presented with a paperweight bearing their museum badges to commemorate their time here.
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This summer, the Museum Shop focuses on regional
artisans. All of our Georgia-made jewelry, crafts and
housewares are purchased directly from the makers and
are truly handmade and unique. From luminous glass to
supple wood to clever scents, each item represents the
bounty of creativity found right here in our state.
From Dee Janssen Glassworks: 1 Cufflinks: $30 Members’ price: $27
2 Felted soap & dish: $35 Members’ price: $31.50
From Popli Vintage Tin: 3 Recycled cookie tin necklace: $38.95 Members’ price: $35.06
4 Cookie tin earrings: $17.95 Members’ price: $16.16
From Uncommon Scents: 5 Mason jar candle: $13.95 Members’ price: $12.56
From Forestique:
6 Wooden cuff bracelet: $45 Members price: $40.50
Snapchat is the social network that provides a fun way of seeing our art, programming and behind-the-scenes events when you can’t be there in person. It’s easy to add the Georgia Museum of Art to your Snapchat. Simply open the app, point your Snapchat camera at our unique Snapcode (shown right) and tap the screen to start enjoying content right away.
For more event photos see www.flickr.com/gmoa
MFA 2016 Opening Reception Morning Mindfulness
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New media design studio VolvoxLabs at Slingshot Festival Kickoff Night
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