The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia has received several transformative gifts over the course of its existence. The most one came at the end of 2019, when John and Sara Shlesinger of Atlanta donated 110 works of contemporary art to the museum, a gift that, like the others before them, will fundamentally transform how the museum operates.
Gordhan Patel and his better half, Jinx, are so much a part of the life of the Georgia Museum of Art and the University of Georgia that one rarely wonders how they ended up here to begin with.
One of the benefits of becoming a Friend + Contributing Member at the Georgia Museum of Art is the reciprocal membership discounts and privileges at more than 1,000 art museums, cultural centers and historic sites throughout North America. Georgia Museum of Art members receive these benefits through four reciprocal programs: North American Reciprocal Museums (NARM) Association, Southeastern Reciprocal Membership Program (SERM), Reciprocal Organization of Associated Museums (ROAM) and College and University Art Museums (CUAM).
After a lot of research and thought, the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art have developed a new membership structure that will begin phasing in July 1, in a multistage process.
On January 26, more than 300 guests arrived at the Georgia Museum of Art for Elegant Salute, its biennial fundraiser. The theme of the event was “An Imperial Evening,” coinciding with the museum’s newest exhibition of Russian art: “The Reluctant Autocrat: Tsar Nicholas II,” on view through March 17.
