It’s been a quiet week on campus because of Spring Break so it’s a good week to share a round up of all of the publications, podcasts, radio interviews and other media mentions of the Georgia Museum of Art in recent months. From reviews of recent exhibitions, announcements about awards and grants and the occasional mention of an artist who we have featured in an exhibition or is part of our permanent collection, it’s impressive how often the museum is in the media. Here’s a look at the latest. Please take a moment to dote on the museum, the artists and the work the Georgia Museum of Art’s dedicated staff.
Current Exhibitions:
Kei Ito Exhibition
Art Daily Feature on Kei Ito’s Exhibition
Red & Black Highlights Kei Ito Exhibition’s Accompanying Film Series
Flagpole Calendar Pick “Hiroshima Mon Amour”
https://flagpole.com/calendar-picks/2024/01/31/calendar-pick-atomic-age-film-series/
Richard Prince Exhibition on Jokes
Art Daily on Richard Prince Show
https://artdaily.cc/news/166641/Richard-Prince-takes-on-the-jokes-of-Milton-Berle
Richard Prince show on the Art Wolf
https://theartwolf.com/exhibitions/richard-prince-georgia-2024/
Flagpole Calendar Pick
https://flagpole.com/calendar-picks/2024/02/21/calendar-pick-tell-me-everything-curator-talk/
Nancy Baker Cahill
Nancy Baker Cahill Review and Cover Story for Flagpole
YouTube Video Of Visit to the Museum via Layna and Her Dad’s Awesome Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h74i2TLyolA
Cultured magazine on Nancy Baker Cahill show
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2023/12/04/nancy-baker-cahill-show-augmented-reality
College Art Association winter exhibition picks: Nancy Baker Cahill https://www.collegeart.org/news/2023/12/08/cwa-picks-winter-2023-2024/
Foschi in Florence
Nelda Damiano, the Pierre Daura Curator of European Art at the Georgia Museum of Art, made headlines in Italy recently. She spearheaded the exhibition “Wealth and Beauty: Pier Francesco Foschi and Renaissance Florence,” in early 2022 at the Georgia Museum of Art. It was the first museum exhibition in the world focusing on the artist. In November 2023, Damiano helped bring an exhibition on the artist to his home in Florence at the Galleria dell’Accademia. It was the first exhibition devoted to Foschi in Europe. You can read more about it in the upcoming issue of Facet, but for now we have a treasure trove of praise and reviews of the exhibition.
Pro tip: use your browser’s translation tool to read all of the Italian language media mentions and articles.
Artslife in Italian on Foschi show in Florence
Nelda on Italian TV talking about Foschi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBMnGg-iFBk
Foschi show in Florence closing April 10 (extended)
https://www.expartibus.it/galleria-dellaccademia-firenze-prorogata-mostra-pier-francesco-foschi/
Grant Announcements
Terra Foundation Grant for Edmonia Lewis Exhibition
The Georgia Museum of Art received a grant for $75,000 from the Terra Foundation for American Art to support the planning process for the exhibition “The Sculpture of Edmonia Lewis.” The exhibition, which will tour nationally, focuses on the works of 19th-century neoclassical sculptor Mary Edmonia Lewis. A talented young sculptor who traveled to Rome in 1866, Lewis broke international, racial and gender barriers.
UGA News Announcement: Terra Foundation Grant
Elizabeth Firestone Graham Grant
The museum received a major grant from the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation to reimagine and reinstall the museum’s permanent collection galleries. The $1 million + grant is the largest in the museum’s history and funds will support the museum’s work as a university museum and expand the museum’s opportunities for UGA students.
UGA Provost “Advancing Excellence” Newsletter
https://apps.dar.uga.edu/html-emails/-/gail-email/february-2024-advancing-excellence-newsletter
UGA’s The Red & Black
https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/university-of-georgia-museum-of-art-receives-1-million
Georgia Trend
https://www.georgiatrend.com/2024/02/01/georgia-trend-daily-feb-1-2024/
The Athens Banner-Herald
Art Daily
https://artdaily.com/news/166143/Georgia-Museum-of-Art-receives–1M–grant-to-enhance-gaIleries
The Culture Newspaper
WUGA Radio Feature with Interview of Georgia Museum of Art Director David Odo
Museum Awards
Georgia Association of Museums (GAM) Awards
The museum received two awards at this year’s Georgia Association of Museums (GAM) annual conference, held in Athens in January. Kathryn Hill, the museum’s associate curator of modern and contemporary art, received the award for emerging museum professional, and “Art is a form of freedom” received the award for museum exhibition with a budget less than $25,000. The exhibition was curated by Callan Steinmann, the museum’s head of education and curator of academic and public programs.
UGA News
https://news.uga.edu/georgia-museum-of-art-receives-two-statewide-awards/
Museum wins eight awards from Southeastern Museum Conference
The museum received eight different awards for its outstanding work from the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) at the annual conference held in Louisville, Kentucky in November 2023.
Art Daily
https://artdaily.com/news/164769/Georgia-Museum-of-Art-receives-eight-awards-at-SEMC
UGA Today
https://news.uga.edu/georgia-museum-of-art-receives-eight-awards-at-semc/
Governors Awards in the Arts and Humanities: Artist Harold Rittenberry
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp today announced the recipients of the 12th annual Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities to honor individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to Georgia in these fields. The awards are presented in partnership with Georgia Council for the Arts and Georgia Humanities. Harold Rittenberry, a sculptor from Clarke County who taught himself how to weld after seeing an acetylene torch in a Seats catalogue, was one of the featured recipients. His work can be seen at the Georgia Museum of Art, the Athens Clarke County Library, Centennial Olympic Park and the Lyndon House Art Center, among other locations.
Georgia.org Press Release
Previous Exhibitions and Artists in Collection
“Southern/Modern” Exhibition
New York Times review of “Southern/Modern”
Forbes on “Southern/Modern”
Munro Review on Fresno Art Museum Exhibition “Fleeting Pleasures” featuring works from the Georgia Museum of Art Collection
https://munroreview.com/2024/02/04/from-woodblock-prints-to-baseball-trading-cards-the-fresno-art-museum-unveils-an-eclectic-new-slate-of-exhibitions/
Red & Black Profile of UGA English professor Caroline Young and “Art is a form of freedom”
Other Museum Media Mentions, Features and News
Vlog by Artist Renee R @RfordTheArtist Featuring Visit to the Georgia Museum of Art
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQpNAsF2sHI
Rebecca Rutstein on “I Like Your Work” podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2FmpmjuBKs
Dr. Vickie’s visit to the museum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW8gFlxK4oA
Bill Eiland Gives Lecture on St. Sebastian at Rollins College
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1omwQZ4fmE8
Museum Shop Founder Shan Taylor Passes
A Date Night and Guide Art Interpretation
Atlanta Magazine Feature About Athens Dining, mentions museum director of communications
https://www.atlantamagazine.com/dining-news/the-best-places-to-eat-and-drink-in-athens//
Authored by:
Jessica Luton
