Georgia Museum of Art to Host Exhibition as Part UGA’s 225th Anniversary
Posted on | February 25, 2010 | No Comments
The Georgia Museum of Art (GMOA) is organizing “University of Georgia Turns 225,” an exhibition beginning March 19, 2010, that will celebrate UGA’s 225th anniversary.
The exhibition will display visual art that reflects both the history and the current state of UGA and its campus life. Paintings by Lamar Dodd, the founder of the University’s art school, will be on display, including “The Arch” (1939) and “North Campus,” as will works by such other notable artists as George Cooke, Charles Frederick Naegle and Howard Thomas.
Current art students and professors, including those in the department of ceramics, will also have a role in the anniversary exhibition. The combination of historic and recent objects reflects the purpose of the anniversary, which is to honor the past and the present while looking forward to the future.
The exhibition will take place from March 19 to April 30 in the galleries of the Visual Arts Building on Jackson Street, which is also home to the temporary offices of the museum while it undergoes expansion and renovation.
For more information, visit museum’s website: www.uga.edu/gamuseum
or call 706.542.GMOA (4662)
Solo Art Show for Pat Burns
Posted on | February 3, 2010 | Comments Off
Pat was featured in the February 1, 2010 edition of THE SOUTHSIDE ARTS AGENDA, an e-magazine for art in Georgia. The following is the posting from the magazine.
This month we are pleased to introduce the art of Pat Burns. Pat resides in Forsyth, just south of Barnesville where she is a member of Lamar Arts, one of the ‘Southern Crescent’ art organizations.
In describing her art she says, “I’m changing. My art is changing. Always a lover of animals and nature, they will continue to be prime targets for my creative expression. But more and more I’m intrigued by ’slice of life’ venues. Perhaps it simply took a lot of living to really notice the nuances of living.
Not grandiose, not glorified… simple, honest.
Not dark not negative… sometimes tongue-in-cheek, always upward.
And juxtapositions…Organic shapes against strong geometrics. Saturated color against muted neutrals. Bright light against strong shadows.
There is beauty in the everyday. Our ability to see it and share it forms a human connection that is, at once, timely and ageless.”
Pat’s artwork has been collected over much of the US, with a few meandering into Europe and Australia. She started out with multiple local awards in high school in her home state of Georgia, garnering a Governor’s Honors live-in program one summer at Wesleyan College, afterwards entering Berry College on a full-tuition scholarship in art. “I took time to raise a family and be active in my husband’s business while continuing to learn through occasional workshops, through artist peer groups and by amassing a huge art library.” Moving over twenty-five times, she still managed to get artwork into the public eye. Now that the children are grown and she has “retired from the family business”, the last eighteen months have been spent full time on her passion with a backlog of ideas and images flowing into existence. Not only does Pat paint in acrylics and oils, she also enjoys sculpting in concrete… “a hold-over from being involved for so many years in the construction industry”.
Pat has a Solo Show coming up:
Opening Reception
April 27, 2010
9-9 PM
Art on the Avenue
2322 Ingleside Ave, Macon.
Call (478) 743-3720 for more information
Upcoming Events – MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART
Posted on | January 14, 2010 | No Comments
The following exhibitions are scheduled at the Morris Museum of Art in
- Deep Sea: Drawings by William Golding
DECEMBER 12, 2009–MARCH 14, 2010The exhibit displays maritime drawings William O. Golding. A self-taught African American artist, Golding chronicled his travels of the ships he sailed and the ports he visited around the globe. The drawings were created between the period of 1932 and 1939.
- Regional Dialect: American Scene Paintings
from the John and Susan Horseman Collection
MARCH 6–MAY 30, 2010Regional Dialect: American Scene Paintings shows fifty-seven major works of art that examine American identity in the first half of the twentieth century. From The Horseman Collection, works include paintings by influential artists of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940 and their portrayal of American ways of life. They captured the width and breadth of the American experience whether painting Depression-era sharecroppers in the rural South or monuments of industry in the upper Midwest.
Regional Dialect: American Scene Paintings from the John and Susan Horseman Collection was organized by The Dixon Gallery and Gardens in Memphis, Tennessee. Its appearance at the Morris Museum of Art, its only venue in Georgia, is the second-to-last on a two-year tour.
For more information contact:
The Morris Museum of Art
Augusta, Georgia
Phone: 706-724-7501
New Executive Director at Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Arts Council
Posted on | January 14, 2010 | No Comments
Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Arts Council has a new executive director. Jim Isham has been named the new director of the Arts Council in Fitzgerald. One of Jim’s goals is to make the Arts Council a more viable part of Fitzgerald and the South Georgia Region. We will keep you updated on programs and Exhibits that Jim is planning for 2010.
The Columbus Museum Presents Let the Records Show: Discovering the Valley’s Black Community in Slavery and Freedom
Posted on | January 14, 2010 | No Comments
Let the Records Show:
Discovering the Valley’s Black Community in Slavery and Freedom
January 17, 2010 – July 11, 2010
The exhibition focuses the experiences of slaves and freedmen through an examination of several types of documentary evidence. Based on historical records including bills of sale, estate inventories, city ordinances and personal letters; the exhibit gives insight into their lives of slaves, a population of nearly 90,000, who lived in the Chattahoochee River Valley of Georgia and Alabama.
There will be an Opening Reception and Lecture on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 6p.m.
Opening Reception and Lecture
Guest Scholar: Dr. Anthony Gene Carey
(author and former chair of the Auburn University History Department now serving on the Appalachian State University faculty)
Subject: “Sold Down the River: Slavery in the Lower Chattahoochee Valley of Alabama and Georgia.”
Location: The Patrick Theatre
A reception will follow in the Turner Galleria.
Please RSVP by Monday, January 18, 2010
Contact: Mary Goff
Phone: 706.748.2562, ext. 210
or email: mgoff@columbusmuseum.com.
Myths and Legends: Works on Paper by Andy Warhol
Posted on | January 5, 2010 | No Comments
The Madison Morgan Culture Center in Madison, Georgia will host an exhibit on Myths and Legends: Works on Paper by Andy Warhol. The exhibit will run
January 29 – April 2, 2010. On Friday, January 29, 6 – 8 pm there will be an open reception with a presentation by Wes Cochran.
For more information contact: Patricia DuBose
706-342-4743 ext. 26
website: www.mmcc-arts.org
We need art in 2010
Posted on | January 2, 2010 | No Comments
Many are welcoming 2010 with much anticipation and anxiety, not knowing what to expect regarding economic recovery. But art is a reflection of our lives. It mirrors our problems, our joys, the beauty and miseries experienced in everyday and ordinary events.
Regardless of what happens in 2010 – economic recovery, recession or stagnation – we need art.
We need artists to continue simplifying, analyzing and abstracting this sometimes chaotic world we live in. We need them to continue to give us new perspectives on homelessness, war, patriotism, fields of cotton, oceans, old barns, children playing, flowers, butterflies and turtles. There are times when we need to be stopped in our tracks to see a butterfly.
We need art because we are art.
Another Take on Collecting Art
Posted on | December 20, 2009 | No Comments
With the resources provided by the Internet, starting an art collection is an achievable goal for anyone who loves art. There are literally thousands of sites providing educational material, art history and gallery offerings for all budget levels. You can search by artist, artistic style, art movement, medium. Your main consideration is to research subjects until you decide on the type of art that will best meet your interest and personal preferences.
Think about color, lines, simplicity or complexity. Think about how certain works of art make you feel. Do you like the tranquility of a landscape or seascape? Or do you like the excitement and vitality of an abstraction? The size of art can dominate a wall or serve as a small addition to a coffee table. Do you want to specialize by artist, type or time period, or do you want to diversify with a mixture of paintings, photography or collage? Are you flexible enough to give an emerging artist a chance, or do you prefer to collect the work of an established artist with a reputation?
Another aspect to collecting art is the artist’s country of origin. Artists from the various regions of Asia, Europe, Arica, South America and the Caribbean can all provide unique cultural and geographic interpretation of art. Their art provides opportunity to diversity in the depth and breath of collecting art.
As your knowledge and exposure to art change over time, your decisions about the art you collect may change. You will continue to evaluate, analyze and critique art from new perspectives. You may become more selective about the type of museums, galleries and art shows you visit.
You will find that your journey as an art collector will not be a straight path defined by rules and best practice. That is what is so exciting about collecting art – there is always something new to discover, to experience. Every now and then, take time and think about how art has enriched your life. Then think about the direction you want collecting art to take you. This will keep the process alive and exciting. You know that you have made it as an art collector when you feel the passion and the force of a beautiful piece of art.
The Essence of Art
Posted on | December 3, 2009 | No Comments
Have you ever contemplated the nature of Art? What it is. How would you define it from your personal perspective? Is a piece of work art, just because someone says it is art? Should art be something that is easily understood. Is art great because it is open to interpretation? Is it important that today’s artist displays a level of technical and artistic skill in his work? Is aesthetics essential for fine art – appreciation for beauty, truth or the essence of nature?
Given the following list, which are most important in affecting your attitude toward art.
- Sexy
- Empowering
- Relaxing
- Enjoyable
- Décor
- Investment
- Creative
- Conversational
- Controversial
- Simple
- Complex
- Inspirational
- Motivational
- Objective
- Subjective
- Political
- Spiritual
Are there other adjectives that should be added to the above list? Should art be totally subjective in the eyes of the viewer, or should it be judged on the basis of standards and criteria of that is “good art” or what is considered “bad art”? What’s your take on the issue?
Back to Regular Postings
Posted on | December 2, 2009 | No Comments
It’s been a while since we had regular postings for South Georgia Art blog. We have been focusing on the development of the South Georgia Gallery online. Posting to the blog will get back to a regular schedule. Keep checking back.
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