Dale L. Couch, the Georgia Museum of Art’s curator of decorative art and director of the Henry D. Green Center for the Study of the Decorative Arts, will officially retire this year (at the end of Feb...
In October 2012, interdisciplinary artist Sarah Cameron Sunde witnessed the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy in New York City. The storm took 44 lives in the city alone, temporarily displaced th...
You may have noticed, if you’re a longtime subscriber, that this issue of Facet, the museum’s quarterly newsletter, has a new look. The previous design launched in 2011, with the opening of our new wi...
Since 2018, Rebecca Rutstein’s wall-mounted sculpture “Shimmer” has been greeting visitors to the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia. It’s been a popular selfie spot ever since then as...
I joined the staff of the Georgia Museum of Art in April 2016, shortly after graduating from the University of Georgia’s sculpture program, in December 2015. After a year on the floor as a gallery gui...
The Georgia Museum of Art has always been a bit old-school when it comes to digital publishing, preferring to put out physical books and brochures. But the novel coronavirus pandemic has pushed us int...
This year’s annual meeting of the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art presented the M. Smith Griffith Volunteer of the Year Award to Jean Petrovs and voted in six new Friends board members.
Every year, the Georgia Museum of Art organizes tours for every 5th-grade class in the Clarke County School District (CCSD), with generous private donors funding bus transportation and other costs. In...
"It didn’t take long to realize the assistant editor position at the Georgia Museum of Art was the dream job I didn’t know I wanted." Now former assistant editor Candice Lawrence reflects on her time ...
Gabriella Victorio is joining the Georgia Museum of Art as the new Parker Research Assistant. Victorio is the museum's first Parker Foundation Fellowship recipient. Before receiving the fellowship, Vi...
Coatus Lee Morehead, known by all as “C.L.”, died on July 18, 2020. With his leaving us, a chapter in the Georgia Museum of Art’s history closed as another opened.
The Georgia Museum of Art received Junior League of Athens Community Impact mini-grant funds to partner with the Athens, Georgia, Chapter of The Links, Incorporated and Coile Middle School in creating...
De Scott Evans (1847 — 1898), born David Scott Evans, was a 19th century artist. He was known during his lifetime for his genre paintings as well as portraits.
When Alfred Heber Holbrook donated 100 works of art to establish the Georgia Museum of Art in 1945, he did so with the desire to share art with everyone. In keeping with Holbrook's vision, the museum ...
Though many summer camps may have been closed due to COVID-19, the Georgia Museum of Art's education department has been busy creating art kits for local students. The museum has created and distribut...
If you've missed hearing from our curators lately, you're in luck. This week the Georgia Museum of Art's Nelda Damiano, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, will join Amy Galpin, chief curator of the...
Julia Kilgore has joined the museum staff as Pierre Daura Curatorial Research Assistant. She was previously a provenance research assistant and a museum host assisting with special events and other mu...
