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Kurt Wood to play Museum Mix at the Georgia Museum of Art
Monday, June 25, 2018
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will host its summer Museum Mix on June 28, from 8 to 11 p.m., with its galleries open for the late-night art party. Kurt Wood will be playing tunes, and free refreshments and snacks will be provided. The event is free and open to the public.
Wood is best known around town for his regular vinyl sales, which he holds on his porch a...
Exhibition focuses on southern women artists
Thursday, June 21, 2018
According to feminist artist Judy Chicago, work by women artists makes up only 3 to 5 percent of major permanent collections in the U.S. and Europe. Southern artists are also underrepresented, and work by southern women artists is rare. The exhibition “Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection” features 42 of the latter and will make its debut at the Georgia Museu...
Georgia Museum of Art recognizes Freddie Styles and Lillian Kincey
Monday, February 19, 2018
On February 16, the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia held its annual Black History Month Dinner and Awards Celebration. Artist Freddie Styles and educator Lillian Kincey received awards, and Professor John Morrow Jr., of UGA’s history department, spoke on African Americans in times of war.
Shirley Brice Heath discusses the benefits of art
Thursday, February 8, 2018
As part of its Aralee Strange lecture series, the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will host Dr. Shirley Brice Heath on February 22 at 5:30 p.m.
Mandala workshop introduces visual meditation
Monday, March 20, 2017
In conjunction with the upcoming exhibition “Images of Awakening: Buddhist Sculpture from Afghanistan and Pakistan” (on view March 24–June 17) the Georgia Museum of Art will host a mindfulness workshop with Debra Alvis, on Thursday, April 5, at 5:30 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. The workshop is free (and funded in part by the Hemera Foundation), but space is limited; call 706.5...