The beginning of a new semester is always an exciting and busy time of the year. Feeling overwhelmed? Looking for something to do on campus? Want to enhance your coursework as a teacher? (For educators, consider this guide to the semester ahead.) Consider what’s ahead at the Georgia Museum of Art.
Mind the Gap: Selections from the Permanent Collection
September 21 – December 1
Acquisitions from the past five years have often filled major gaps in the collection in ideas, materials and techniques. They have also added depth and diversity to the museum’s holdings. These works chart the evolution of materials and techniques in sculpture in the 20th and 21st century. They show changes in landscape painting and portraiture over the past two centuries. Each work invites us to contemplate time passing and the changing currents of art and social history.
Related Events:
- A free fall open house on September 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., including short gallery talks led by each of our curators from 2 to 3 p.m.
- Student Night on September 26 from 6 to 8 p.m.
A Perfect Model: Prints after Anthony van Dyck’s Portrait
On view through December 1
Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599 – 1641) was one of the most successful artists of his generation, especially admired for his evocative portraits. He undertook the ambitious project of creating a series of prints depicting famous scholars, military men, nobles and artists. Van Dyck’s prints were widely copied by his contemporaries and were often altered and reprinted over the centuries. This exhibition presents prints that attest to Van Dyck’s lasting impact as printmaker and portraitist.
Related Events:
- A talk by exhibition curator Nelda Damiano on September 3 at 2 p.m.
Saint Petersburg as Franz Liszt Saw It
On View through December 1
This exhibition is organized in conjunction with the American Liszt Society Festival at the University of Georgia’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music October 13 – 16, 2024. The event celebrates the legacy of the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886). This year’s edition of the festival focuses on the idea of the “composer-pianist” and highlights Liszt’s visits to Russia in the 1840s. Our exhibition features works on paper from the Georgia Museum of Art’s permanent collection showing Russia at the time of the great musician’s visit.
Related Events:
- A talk by exhibition curator Asen Kirin on August 28 at 2 p.m.
On view August 24, 2024 – June 1, 2025
Emerging from Micah Cash’s photography series and photo book of the same name, this exhibition focuses on the built and natural environments as seen through the windows of Waffle House restaurants. Captured from locations across the southeastern United States, these images contemplate the physical and social environments and commerce that surround each location of the southern cultural icon. This exhibition will premiere a newly commissioned time-based media component of the series. This video realizes Cash’s directive to “look up” through prolonged footage of views and sounds from three Waffle Houses.
Related Events:
- A smartphone photography workshop on August 24 from 2 to 4 p.m.
- A talk by artist Micah Cash on September 26 at 5:30 p.m.
- Student Night on September 26 from 6 to 8 p.m.
In Dialogue: On Wonder and Witnessing at Tallulah Falls
On view September 7, 2024 – January 12, 2025
This exhibition focuses on George Cooke’s “Tallulah Falls,” a pivotal example of early southern U.S. painting, by considering the notion of natural wonder and the dynamics of witnessing the natural world. The exhibition places historical landscapes alongside contemporary photographs of Tallulah Gorge by Caitlin Peterson and illuminates the contradictions involved in marking off natural wonders and the paradoxes of witnessing nature.
Related Events:
- A conversation between photographers Jason Thrasher and Caitlin Peterson on October 24 at 5:30 p.m.
Joel Sternfeld: When It Changed
On view September 21 – December 1
In late 2005, Montreal hosted the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Government ministers, scientists, leaders of nongovernmental organizations and journalists gathered for this annual meeting of countries participating in the Kyoto Protocol, a policy aimed at reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. American photographer Joel Sternfeld gained access to the conference using newspaper credentials. He hoped to answer a question for himself: “I wanted to know if climate change was real.” What he found was worse than what he expected. “In the opinion of nearly all the participants, not only was climate change occurring, it was also about to reach a tipping point and become irreversible.” Using a telephoto lens from close-up, Sternfeld trained his camera on a range of participants to create an “archive of humanity” amid what was then a largely invisible ecological crisis. “I tried to take photographs of delegates at the moment when the horror of what they were hearing was visible on their faces. At stake, after all, is the continuation of Earth as a planet fit for us to live on.”
August Events:
August 13, 2024 10 a.m.
Toddler Tuesday: Terrific Textures
Enjoy looking at art and storytime together in the galleries, then complete an art activity just for the little ones. This free program is designed for families with children ages 18 months to 3+ years. Seats are limited; email gmoa-tours@uga.edu to reserve a spot.
August 15, 2024 6 p.m.
Yoga in the Galleries
Join us for a free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries. Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga, this program is free and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Sanitized mats are provided. Space is limited and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m.
August 15, 2024 6 p.m.
Third Thursday
Athens’ established venues for visual art hold Third Thursday, an event devoted to art in the evening hours, on the third Thursday of every month from 6 until 9 p.m. to showcase their visual-arts programming. Full schedules and participants are posted at 3Thurs.org.
August 17, 2024 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Friends Annual Meeting and Friends Appreciation Month Kick-Off
Join us at the Friends Annual Meeting from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., featuring the introduction of the 2024 – 25 Friends Advisory Board. Then stick around or drop in from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. as we show our appreciation for our Friends with door prizes, art activities for the entire family, special shop discounts, refreshments, treats and much more! The event is free for all Friends, but advance registration is strongly recommended at bit.ly/friends-appreciation-24.
August 17, 2024 10:00 a.m.
Family Day: Line and Color
Learn about the elements of art with fun Art Cart games and crafts, then create your own work of art using line, shape and color.
For those who cannot attend in person, Family Day To-Go Kits will be available for pick-up starting at 1 p.m. Saturday through the end of day Sunday, while supplies last.
Family Day is sponsored by Lucy and Buddy Allen and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art.
August 18, 2024 3 p.m.
Sunday Spotlight Tour
These drop-in public tours feature highlights of the permanent collection and are led by museum docents.
August 20, 2024 10:00 a.m.
Creative Aging Workshop
Lifelong learning through the arts offers opportunities to practice creativity and create community. Join teaching artist Toni Carlucci in the galleries to look at and talk about art in the permanent collection, then come to the studio classroom to make art and new friends. All levels are welcome. Creative Aging programs are geared to ages 55+. Seats are limited; email gmoa-tours@uga.edu to register.
August 22, 2024 5:30 – 8 p.m.
Teen Studio Workshop: A perfect Model
Teens ages 13 – 18 are invited to this studio-based workshop led by local artist and educator Kristen Bach. Explore the galleries and make your own work of art inspired by the exhibition “A Perfect Model: Prints after Anthony van Dyck’s Portraits.” This program is free and includes a pizza dinner from DePalma’s Italian Cafe. Seats are limited; email gmoa-tours@uga.edu to register.
August 23, 2024 9:30 a.m.
Morning Mindfulness
Come rest and recharge in the galleries surrounded by inspiring art. Experienced mindfulness instructors lead guided meditations, gentle movements and slow-looking techniques. This program is free, stools are provided and no experience or special attire is needed. For more information email gmoa-tours@uga.edu.
August 24, 2024 2 p.m.
Smartphone photography workshop
Join us for an immersive workshop tailored to elevate your mobile photography skills with the inspiring backdrop of the exhibition “Waffle House Vistas” by photographer Micah Cash. Led by teaching artist Kristen Bach, this workshop will delve into techniques for capturing captivating images using just your smartphone. Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned photographer, this hands-on experience promises to ignite your creativity and deepen your appreciation for the art of photography. Seats are limited; email gmoa-tours@uga.edu to register.
August 28, 2024 2 p.m.
Curator Talk: Asen Kirin
Parker Curator of Russian Art Asen Kirin will give a gallery talk in the exhibition “St. Petersburg as Franz Liszt Saw It,” presented with the Liszt Festival at the University of Georgia’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music in October 2024.
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Authored by:
Mia Simmons
