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Food for Thought: Maiolica at the Georgia Museum of Art
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Athens, GA — Like a talented storyteller beginning his tale, a generous host invites visitors into the scene by setting the table with delicious food and decorated dinnerware. In Renaissance Italy, maiolica was the standard form of pottery used to serve these welcoming meals. The exhibition “Storytelling in Renaissance Maiolica,” on view at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia Ap...
UGA MFA 2019 exit show opens April 12
Monday, April 8, 2019
The Georgia Museum of Art and the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia will present the annual exit show for master of fine arts candidates starting this Friday, April 12, with a two-part opening reception. One show will be on view at the museum, where the opening reception will run from 6 to 8 p.m., and one show will be on view at the Deupree Building, at 458 E. Clayton Street, i...
Georgia Museum of Art gala honors Leo Twiggs
Thursday, February 28, 2019
On February 22, the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia held its annual Black History Month Dinner and Awards Celebration. Leo Twiggs received the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Award for his efforts as an artist. This award is given annually to honor an African American artist who has made significant but often lesser-known contributions to the visual arts tradition in Georgia. It...
Museum examines love in the Renaissance
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Marriage chests from Renaissance Italy will be on display at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia from March 9 through May 26, 2019. The exhibition (“Life, Love and Marriage Chests in Renaissance Italy”) is organized by Contemporanea Progetti in collaboration with the Stibbert Museum, in Florence. The curator is Martina Beccatini, curator of decorative arts and paintings at the S...
Black History Month programming at the Georgia Museum of Art
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
The Southern identity is one of continually contested and changing character. The exhibition “Stony the Road We Trod,” on view at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia through April 28, examines how African American artists redefined and reimagined southern identity. Their works of art contributed to cultural memory and changing culture in the South and commented on themes of pers...