Join Asen Kirin, Parker Curator of Russian Art, for a talk on portraiture in the Martha Thompson Dinos Gallery.
Teens ages 13 – 18 are invited to this studio-based workshop led by local artist and educator Kristen Bach. Visit the exhibition “Kei Ito: Staring at the Face of the Sun” and make your own work of art inspired by the show. This program is free and includes a pizza dinner from DePalma’s Italian Cafe. Seats are limited; email gmoa-tours@uga.edu to register.
Join the Georgia Museum of Art Student Association for refreshments, door prizes and themed activities to celebrate the museum’s latest exhibitions, including “Kei Ito: Staring at the Face of the Sun” and “Richard Prince: Tell Me Everything.” Student Night is generously sponsored by the UGA Parents Leadership Council.
Improv Athens is the resident improv comedy troupe at UGA and is completely run by humans from Earth. They do both short- and long-form improv, which they make intentionally funny as they understand this to be pleasing to other humans. Join the group for an improv show presented with the special exhibition “Richard Prince: Tell Me Everything.”
Join us for a film series on the atomic age, presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Kei Ito: Staring at the Face of the Sun.”
“Godzilla” (1954) is the original Japanese monster movie, but it also addresses themes of nuclear holocaust and nuclear weapons from Japan's perspective. NR, 96 min.
With an introduction from Chris Sieving, associate professor in UGA's department of theatre and film studies. Sieving specializes in film history and analysis, including 1960s and 1970s world cinema.
Films are sponsored by the UGA Parents Leadership Council.
These drop-in public tours feature highlights of the permanent collection and are led by museum docents.
Looking at, making and talking about art can offer a welcome respite. Studies show the therapeutic benefits of art can increase our sense of well-being and connection. Join art therapist Meg Abbot as we explore art in the exhibition “Kei Ito: Staring at the Face of the Sun” and create something wonderful together. Program is free but seats are limited; email gmoa-tours@uga.edu to reserve a spot.
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.
Artful Conversation programs are 30 minutes long, focus on just one work of art and provide opportunities for close looking, open-ended dialogue and discovery. Join Callan Steinmann, head of education and curator of academic and public programs, for a conversation about Stefanie Jackson’s painting “Bluest Eye.”
This pop-up exhibition organized by museum education interns Bonnie Moore (’24) and Ashton Wilson (’24) is on view one night only, in the museum’s Shannon and Peter Candler Collection Study Room. It highlights works by women artists in the museum’s permanent collection. From impressionism and abstraction to realism, it displays art made during a time of great change for women and women’s rights. These artists depict women as vital parts of culture, tradition and creation. Artists from diverse backgrounds explore themes such as native land ownership, music history and representations of women.
When audience members howl in recognition at an impression of the stereotypical male comedian, it’s a sign that the time is right for a change in the local scene. That’s just one of the reasons why Athens stand-up comics Allison Coleman and Meg Abbott formed Bad ATH Babes, a comedy showcase created expressly for women comedians. Join the Babes for a special show at the museum, presented in the exhibition “Richard Prince: Tell Me Everything.”
Reception/mixer at 6:30 p.m. Show at 7:30 p.m.
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.
Join us for some funny business as we explore the art of the joke alongside the exhibition “Richard Prince: Tell Me Everything.” Learn about the tradition of comedy with interactive gallery activities and a take-home art project.
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.
Experience the pleasure of drawing in the museum’s galleries. This workshop is led by teaching artist Joel Rosenburg and provides drawing instruction, art supplies and enough space to spread out. Program is free but seats are limited; to reserve a spot email gmoa-tours@uga.edu.
These drop-in public tours feature highlights of the permanent collection and are led by museum docents.
The Faculty Perspectives series invites faculty from across campus to share their perspective on an exhibition through the lens of their disciplinary expertise. Join Naomi Egel, assistant professor, department of international affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs at UGA, for a gallery program in the exhibition “Kei Ito: Staring at the Face of the Sun.” Dr. Egel’s research focuses on the politics of arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament negotiations. Her talk will expand on the themes of the exhibition, considering the legacy of nuclear testing, nuclear disarmament efforts, and the human experience and humanitarian implications of nuclear weapons.
The Willson Center for Humanities and Arts welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hua Hsu to the University of Georgia as the annual Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding. This event is part of the Willson Center’s Global Georgia public event series and the UGA Humanities Festival. Hsu’s visit is presented by the Willson Center in partnership with the Institute for Asian Studies and the Georgia Review.
Hsu is a staff writer at the New Yorker and the author of “A Floating Chinaman: Fantasy and Failure Across the Pacific” (2016) and the memoir “Stay True” (2022), which won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Memoir or Autobiography and the 2022 National Book Critics Circle award in autobiography. He is currently working on an essay collection titled “Impostor Syndrome.” Hsu is professor of literature at Bard College.
Hsu is a contributor to CBS News’ Sunday Morning; serves on the governance board of Critical Minded, a collaboration between the Ford Foundation and the Nathan Cummings Foundation; and serves as judge for various literary competitions and fellowships, including the PEN America Literary Awards, Rona Jaffe Fellowship and Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in criticism in 2018 (New Yorker); was a finalist for the James Beard Award for Food Writing in 2013 (for “Wokking the Suburbs,” Lucky Peach); and his work has been anthologized in Best Music Writing (2010 and 2012) and Best African American Essays 2010.
Hsu previously wrote for Artforum, the Atlantic, Grantland, Slate and the Wire; his scholarly work has been published in American Quarterly, Criticism, PMLA and Genre. He previously taught at Vassar College and was formerly a fellow at the New American Foundation and the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center at the New York Public Library. Hsu’s research and academic interests include Asian American studies, transpacific studies, critical ethnic studies, popular culture and subculture and literary nonfiction.
The Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding, established by the Willson Center through the support of the Delta Air Lines Foundation, hosts outstanding artists, writers, socially engaged thinkers and cultural innovators who teach and perform research at the University of Georgia. Each holder of the Delta Visiting Chair engages the Georgia community through lectures, seminars, discussions and programs; they present global problems in local context, with a focus on how the arts and humanities can inform conversations on major contemporary issues.
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.
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.
Join us for the presentation of the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Award to artist Curtis Patterson and the Lillian C. Lynch Citation to Marie T. Cochran. Sponsors and their designated guests are invited to attend the in-person awards presentation, with a reception to follow. A limited number of tickets will be available for purchase in January, if available. Tickets are $55 for Friend + Annual Fund Members (Reciprocal level and above) and $65 for all other guests. For more information or to sponsor, call 706.542.0830, email jointhemuseum@uga.edu or visit bit.ly/bacawards-24.
Join us for the 11th annual Spanish Short Film Festival, España en Corto, started and organized by UGA graduate students in the department of Romance languages, showcasing award-winning Spanish short films. This program is cosponsored by ECAM, Madrid en corto, Off ECAM, Quercus, UGA's department of Romance languages, the Georgia Museum of Art and Digital 104 Film Distribution.
These drop-in public tours feature highlights of the permanent collection and are led by museum docents.
Join us for the 11th annual Spanish Short Film Festival, España en Corto, started and organized by UGA graduate students in the department of Romance languages, showcasing award-winning Spanish short films. This program is cosponsored by ECAM, Madrid en corto, Off ECAM, Quercus, UGA's department of Romance languages, the Georgia Museum of Art and Digital 104 Film Distribution.
Known for his public art installations, ceramic sculpture, photography and mixed-media constructions, Gregor Turk often incorporates mapping, cultural signage and place into his artwork. For this presentation, he will discuss his “Welcome” installation of 77 security cameras in the museum’s lobby in the greater context of his three-decade practice. This project is supported in part by Athens Area Arts Council.
Join Kathryn Hill, associate curator of modern and contemporary art, for a gallery talk in the exhibition “Nancy Baker Cahill: Through Lines.”
