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In our classroom-turned- conference room in the adminis-trative wing at the museum, our director of communications, Hillary Brown, writes five “com-munity norms” on the whiteboard before every staff meeting. These statements serve as guidelines for dealing with each other but also with our expanding public:

1. Lean in to discomfort2. Assume positive intent3. Remember the mission4. Express appreciation5. Propose solutions

The staff know that I am on board with all, but I am particularly hopeful that we follow numbers 3 and 4, and that we are able to find solutions (number 5) to the inevitable issues that arise when a large public engages with fragile and priceless objects.

In that vein of thought, I think it important to note a significant transition at the museum in February 2016. Lucy Rowland, our volunteer librarian, has “retired” after over five years of devoted service to the museum. She has, in effect, professionalized our Louis T. Griffith Library such that it is now available for use by staff at the museum, by students and faculty at the university and by the public at large. Lucy clearly and firmly believed that the museum’s library should be an integral part of our academic mission. She worked hand in glove with the good folks at the UGA Libraries, namely Samantha Maddox, as well as her own volunteers, to make our library accessible and to integrate it within UGA’s broader library system. Lucy and her corps of

helpers deserve more than our gratitude. They allow us to meet our mission, even expand it, and for that, generations of learners will thank them as well.

Laura Rhicard, a faithful member of our staff since 2010, has now become our resident librarian. Her degree in library science as well as her experience at the museum will allow us to make the library a significant resource for all in the Athens area.

A special note of thanks to the volunteers who have helped with the Louis T. Griffith Library:Beverly Phares (still active)Mara Emma (still active)Eliza SparacinoMary Margaret Cornwell (student)Carolyn LoPresti (student)Jeffie RowlandGrace EubankClaire SwannAnne LandJane MullinsBea Gomez-MartinezBetty SpencerPenny ComminsJenny Knappenberger And another note of thanks to UGA Libraries staff:Samantha MaddoxAngela Moss-HillRachel CabanissMichael HerveyMacKenzie Smith (DBM/Original Catalog-ing)Jenifer Marquardt (Authorities Cataloging)Tim Smolko (Original Cataloging)Michael Brown (Original Cataloging)Julie Darken (Original Cataloging)Bart Lemahieu (Serials Cataloging)Jasmine Rizer (Serials Cataloging)Erin Leach (Serials Cataloging)Melissa Shockley (Serials Cataloging)Emily Giles (DBM)Kelly Holt (Cataloging Head)

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DesignThe Adsmith

Mission StatementThe Georgia Museum of Art shares the

mission of the University of Georgia to

support and to promote teaching,

research and service. Specifically, as a

repository and educational instrument of

the visual arts, the museum exists to

collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret

significant works of art.

Partial support for the exhibitions and programs

at the Georgia Museum of Art is provided by the

Georgia Council for the Arts through the

appropriations of the Georgia General Assem-

bly. The Georgia Council for the Arts also

receives support from its partner agency, the

National Endowment for the Arts. Individuals,

foundations and corporations provide additional

museum support through their gifts to the

University of Georgia Foundation. The Georgia

Museum of Art is ADA compliant; the M. Smith

Griffith Auditorium is equipped for the deaf and

hard of hearing.

Board of Advisors B. Heyward Allen Jr.,* immediate past chairRinne AllenAmalia K. AmakiFrances Aronson-HealeyJune M. BallLinda N. BeardKaren L. BensonFred D. Bentley Sr.*Richard E. BerkowitzJeanne L. Berry Devereux C. BurchRobert E. Burton**Debra C. Callaway**Randolph W. CampShannon I. Candler*Faye S. ChambersHarvey J. ColemanMartha R. Daura***Martha T. Dinos** Annie Laurie Dodd*** Sally Dorsey Howard F. ElkinsJudith A. EllisTodd EmilyCarlyn F. Fisher* James B. Fleece Phoebe G. Forio*** John M. Greene** Helen C. Griffith** Judith F. HernstadtMarion E. Jarrell Jane Compton Johnson*George-Ann Knox* Shell H. Knox D. Hamilton Magill IIIDavid W. Matheny Catherine A. May Mark G. McConnell Marilyn M. McMullan Marilyn D. McNeely Berkeley S. Minor C.L. Morehead Jr.* Carl W. Mullis III,* past chairBetty R. MyrtleGloria B. Norris*** Deborah L. O’Kain Randall S. Ott Gordhan L. PatelJanet W. Patterson Christopher R. PetersonKathy B. Prescott Bill Prokasy* Rowland A. Radford Jr.* Margaret A. Rolando Alan F. Rothschild Jr., chair Jan E. Roush Sarah P. Sams** D. Jack Sawyer Jr. Helen H. Scheidt** Henry C. Schwob** S. Stephen Selig III** Cathy Selig-Kuranoff** Ronald K. ShelpMargaret R. Spalding Dudley R. Stevens Carolyn W. Tanner Anne Wall Thomas*** Brenda A. Thompson, chair-electBarbara Auxier Turner C. Noel Wadsworth* Carol V. Winthrop Ex-OfficioLinda C. ChesnutWilliam Underwood Eiland Chris GarvinCynthia HarboldKelly KernerRussell MumperPamela Whitten

*Lifetime member **Emeritus member***Honorary member

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F E A T U R E S

Exhibitions

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Exhibitions

Permanent Collection Reinstallation

New Acquisitions

“Hallowed Ground”: A Celebration of Inclusiveness

Teen Photography Workshop

Volunteer Spotlight

Outreach Endowment

Calendar of Events

Museum Notes

In the Shop

Event Photos

On the back cover:Silver cigarette case with jewels

and signatures

5/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 15/16 inches

On extended loan from a private

collection

On the front cover:Kcho (Cuban, b. 1970)

Sin Titulo, 2013

Mixografia print on handmade paper

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This exhibition offers an engaging survey of international

contemporary art and some of its modernist precursors

framed within the compelling history of Mixografia,

the collaborative printmaking and sculptural multiples

workshop. Featuring the work of 60 different artists, the

exhibition includes powerful, representative work by some

of the biggest names in the contemporary art world.

Founded in Mexico City as Taller de Gráfica Mexicana

in 1968 and based in Los Angeles since the mid-1980s,

the Mixografia Workshop uses its own techniques and

processes to produce and publish sculptural multiples

and handmade paper prints, allowing artists to incorporate

unprecedented dimension and detail into their work,

creating three-dimensional prints, or relief sculpture in

paper. The “prints,” each a single sheet of paper, can

be as deep as 3 inches, allowing an entirely new level

of trompe l’oeil. Since its inception, the workshop has

helped artists realize their visions through processes and

styles unique to each individual. At the same time, while

the works take countless forms, they are unmistakably

Mixografia.

“Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica

Mexicana” features more than 130 prints and includes

some large-scale serial installations. The exhibition also

includes didactic displays demonstrating the Mixografia

techniques and archival documents elucidating important

moments in the workshop’s history.

Curator: Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European

Art

Galleries: Virginia and Alfred Kennedy, Philip Henry

Alston Jr., Boone and George-Ann Knox I, Rachel Cosby

Conway, Alfred Heber Holbrook, Charles B. Presley

Family and Lamar Dodd Galleries

Sponsors: George-Ann Knox, Alan Rothschild Jr. through

the Fort Trustee Fund of the Community Foundation

of the Chattahoochee Valley, the W. Newton Morris

Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia

Museum of Art

Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica MexicanaJune 4–August 21, 2016

Costas Tsoclis (Greek, b. 1930)Stones - 32, 1990Mixografia monoprint on handmade paper, resin40 x 54 x 4 inches

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Turned and Sculpted: Wood Art from the Collection of Arthur and Jane MasonMay 14–August 7, 2016

This exhibition features the serene beauty of modern

design expressed in wood by studio artists. Most of the

objects are created at least in part on a lathe, an ancient

tool used to turn wood while a chisel cuts shapes into

the material. The forms can be precise geometry or

undulating polymorphous design, but all of them reveal

the inner beauty of wood. Although most of the objects

are inspired by the role of a vessel or bowl, they transcend

function and become an experience of form wedded

to the dramatic beauty of revealed wood grain of many

species.

The museum’s Henry D. Green Center for the Study of

the Decorative Arts pursues collecting and researching

modern studio craft. These objects, a gift to the museum,

constitute a comprehensive collection of examples by the

foremost wood artists working in the United States. This

collection was carefully assembled through decades of

discernment and connoisseurship by Arthur and Jane

Mason. An accompanying catalogue (available in the

Museum Shop) focuses on a statement of the history and

meaning of their many years of collecting.

Curator: Dale Couch, curator of decorative arts

Galleries: Dorothy Alexander Roush and Martha

Thompson Dinos Galleries

Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation

and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art

Todd Hoyer (American, b. 1952)Untitled, 1987Ironwood10 (height) x 8 (diameter) inchesGeorgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Jane and Arthur MasonGMOA 2013.485

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Five years ago, the Georgia Museum of Art opened a

wing dedicated to its permanent collection as part of a

large expansion and renovation project that also added

the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden, enlarged

the museum’s public spaces and expanded storage. On

stark white walls, the museum laid out highlights from

its American and European collections, including many

old favorites. It was clean. It was fresh. It was something

new for us.

But 5 years is a long time. Since January 2011, we

have welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors into

those galleries, our curatorial staff has changed and

expanded, and our collection has grown by about 25

percent. We have new priorities and new visions. It’s

time for us to shed our old skin in favor of a new one.

This August, after a two-month closure of the eight

galleries on the south side of what the staff still call the

“new wing,” we will reveal a reimagined look at our

permanent collection.

The white walls will get some colored paint, and

removable walls will create defined spaces within the

galleries. We’re doing away with the hard line between

American and European artists, partially because it

feels somewhat arbitrary (where would you put Mary

Cassatt?) and partially because incorporating them all

into the same art historical timeline just makes sense.

One thing we’ve realized in the past 5 years is that

many of our visitors are first-timers not only to our

museum but to any museum, which means that we

need to do a better job of explaining why particular

works of art are grouped together. If you have an art

history degree, it’s not hard to recognize a wall of

American impressionist paintings, but if you don’t, you

may not understand why our Paul Revere spoons are

next to 18th-century portraits. New wall text will make

these connections clear, and new labels should be

easier to read for everyone.

Inclusivity is a buzzword in the museum community

these days, but in our position as the official state

museum of art, we feel very strongly about its value to

what we do. If you feel unwelcome somewhere, it is

unlikely you will come back. To develop and diversify

the next generation of museum lovers, we need to meet

them where they are, not where we wish they would be.

Are you worried that your favorite painting is going into

storage? You probably don’t need to be. Although works

will be shifted around among galleries, the most well-

known ones will still be on view. More works by African

American artists, especially those from the collection

given by Brenda and Larry Thompson in 2012, will

join the story, creating a richer narrative of art history.

The museum also has an especially strong collection

of works on paper, and more prints, watercolors and

photography will be on display. Though these fragile,

light-sensitive objects cannot stay on view for as long

as hardier oil paintings or works of decorative art, the

upside of having a regular rotation is that the look of the

galleries will change frequently, rewarding return visitors

with new discoveries.

Check in with us through social media for updates on

our progress, and we hope you’ll enjoy the results.

Hillary BrownDirector of Communications

Cigar box with enamel miniatures celebrating the coronation of Alexander II, 18568 5/8 x 14 3/8 x 8 3/4 inchesOn extended loan from a private collection

This exhibition of exquisite objects from a private

collection (on extended loan and a promised gift to the

Georgia Museum of Art) shows how the Romanov family

of Russian rulers commissioned, used and distributed

gifts to solidify its hold on power. It includes portrait

paintings, military medals and orders, statuettes, icons,

snuff boxes and a silver boat made by Fabergé, among

many other items.

Curator: Asen Kirin, professor of art history, Lamar Dodd

School of Art, University of Georgia

Galleries: Dorothy Alexander Roush and Martha

Thompson Dinos Galleries

Sponsors: The Fraser-Parker Foundation, the W. Newton

Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the

Georgia Museum of Art

Gifts and Prayers: The Romanovs and Their SubjectsSeptember 3–December 31, 2016

Pardon the Mess: Reinstallation of the Permanent Collection

Unidentified artistPortrait of William Carr of Carr’s Hill, Athens, GA and His Daughter, 1835–40Oil on canvas29 3/4 x 24 5/8 inchesGeorgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Beverly Hart BremerGMOA 1999.36

Icon of Modernism: Representing the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883–1950September 17–December 11, 2016

Curator: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of

American art

Galleries: Boone and George-Ann Knox

I, Rachel Cosby Conway, Alfred Heber

Holbrook, Charles B. Presley Family and

Lamar Dodd Galleries

Sponsors: National Endowment for the

Arts, Shannon and Peter Candler, the

Irwin and Hannah Harvey Family Fund,

Teddy Johnson, the Piedmont Charitable

Foundation, Margaret A. Rolando, the W.

Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the

Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art

Living Color: Gary Hudson in the 1970sSeptember 17, 2016–January 8, 2017

Curator: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of

American art

Galleries: Virginia and Alfred Kennedy and

Philip Henry Alston Jr. Galleries

Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable

Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia

Museum of Art

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A pioneer of European modern art, Paula Modersohn-Becker was an influential participant in the artistic community in Worpswede, in northern Germany, at the start of the 20th century. Trained in Berlin, she became acquainted with the formal innovations of post-impressionists like Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin during a trip to Paris in 1900. Her paintings

are often discussed in the scholarship on the period as important precursors to the German expressionist style.

Artists of the Worpswede community sought escape from the industrialization of German cities, often romanticizing rural life in their images. Modersohn-Becker usually selected local children, old women or farmers’ wives as models for her portraits and figure studies, while emphasizing abstract patterns within the forms. Her subject for Die Gänsemagd is based on a German fairy tale of the same name from the Brothers Grimm. The exaggerated limbs and contours of her figures recall storybook illustrations, and also point to the expressive distortion of forms found in later expressionistic styles. Modersohn-Becker’s career was cut short when she died of an embolism in 1907 at the age of 31. The poet Ranier Maria Rilke, also in Worpswede at this time, wrote “Requiem for a Friend” in her memory in 1908.

Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art

Created by abstract painter Sam Gilliam in 1980, “Patchwork/Terry” was commissioned by Rita Curran Morgan, Teresa Friedlander’s mother, as a college graduation gift for her daughter, whom she called

“Terry.” Teresa has enjoyed this work for over three decades and, through her generous gift, has extended this opportunity to countless new visitors to the Georgia Museum of Art, in memory of her mother. Morgan was an administrative assistant to Gilliam and his wife, Dorothy, during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Gilliam is a significant figure in the development of abstract color field painting. A prolific painter currently active in the Washington, D.C., area, Gilliam gained initial recognition in the late 1960s for his large and colorful, unstretched — or “draped” — canvases. In the 1980s, his techniques included putting large pieces of canvas on the floor and pouring or throwing acrylic paint on them to build thick layers. The artist then used a rake, broom or fingers to move the paint to add texture and reveal the various colors. When the canvases dried, Gilliam cut them into geometric shapes and pieced them together into three-dimensional paintings over polygonal wooden stretchers, as with “Patchwork/Terry.” Here, Gilliam exposes its painted edges, suggesting spatial qualities akin to sculpture, with the work itself appearing as colorful, textured fragments reminiscent of quiltmaking.

Shawnya Harris, Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art

Paula Modersohn-Becker (German, 1876–1907)Die Gänsemagd (The Goose Girl), ca. 190010 x 8 1/4 inchesEtching with aquatint printed in brown on wove paper, second, final stateGeorgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Collectors of the Georgia Museum of ArtGMOA 2015.286

Sam Gilliam (American, b. 1933)Patchwork/Terry, 1980

Acrylic on shaped canvasGeorgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Teresa and Charlie Friedlander in honor

of Teresa’s mother, Rita Curran MorganGMOA 2015.369

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On February 26 of this year, the museum hosted its

Black History Month dinner and awards ceremony. This

annual event celebrates African Americans’ contributions

to art and culture in the state of Georgia and presents the

Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Award and the Lillian

Lynch Citation. This year’s winners are artist Emma Amos

and public servant Michael L. Thurmond, respectively. As

part of the evening, guests were treated to gallery talks, a

catered dinner by Epting Events and musical selections

prior to the awards ceremony.

This year’s banquet was larger than previous years, with

almost 200 guests attending the sold-out event, many of

whom were Georgians and some of whom traveled across

the country. Members of the Friends of the Georgia

Museum of Art were present; other attendees included

professors, students, art lovers and artists, such as last

year’s Thompson award honoree, Harold Rittenberry.

This year’s event theme, “Hallowed Ground: Sites of

African American Memory,” was chosen in coordination

with the 2016 national Black History Month theme, which

celebrated the sites around the country where black

Americans have made history. In a nod to “Hallowed

Ground,” the planning committee decorated the event

with earth-like art pieces.

The night began with specially tailored gallery talks

by Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, and

Shawnya Harris, Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson

Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art.

Both curators highlighted works either created by African

American artists or featuring African American subjects.

Harris spoke on the paintings of event honoree Emma

Amos, on display for the occasion. Gillespie spoke about

a few historic paintings from the museum’s permanent

collection, including Jacob Lawrence’s “Children at

Play,” Henry Ossawa Tanner’s “Still Life With Apples”

and Charles Ethan Porter’s “Still Life: Two Baskets of

Strawberries.” Guests were then led downstairs to the M.

Smith Griffith Grand Hall for a live music performance

by the UGA African American Choral Ensemble, directed

by Gregory Broughton, associate professor at the Hugh

Hodgson School of Music. The group sang the famous

“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a piece known as the Black

National Anthem, among other songs.

At the awards ceremony, Emma Amos was given the

Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Award for her

contribution to the legacy of African American art in

the state of Georgia. Shawnya Harris introduced the

Thompson award and gave the audience a background

on Amos’ work. Amos’ daughter, India, accepted

the award on behalf of her mother. During India’s

acceptance speech, she reflected on her mother’s

lifelong commitment to art and thanked the museum and

the Thompsons for the honor.

Amos began her professional art career in Atlanta in

1960 in printmaking and painting. Soon after her debut

exhibition, she was hired by Dorothy Liebes to create a

series of original designs and textiles and moved to New

York City. In the 1960s, Amos illustrated for Sesame

Street Magazine, and in the 1970s she produced and

hosted her own crafting show in Boston, titled “Show of

Hands.” She was also the only female member of the

influential black artists’ collective Spiral. Amos holds

a master’s degree in art education from New York

University and was a member of the faculty at Mason

Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. She

served there in various roles, including as department

chair, until her retirement in 2008. Amos continues to

work, focusing on drawings and watercolors.

Michael L. Thurmond received the 2016 Lillian C.

Lynch Citation for his dedication to exceptional public

service and support of the arts in Georgia. Peggy Galis,

Thurmond’s lifelong friend and a valued museum

donor, presented his award. Thurmond gave a moving

acceptance speech in which he called attention to the

importance of celebrating African American contributions

to culture and thanked the museum staff for their

dedication.

Thurmond is currently an attorney with Butler Wooten

Cheeley & Peak LLP and serves on the board of curators

at the Georgia Historical Society. He has worked in the

Georgia General Assembly as a representative from

Athens and also taught for a period at the Carl Vinson

Institute of Government at the University of Georgia.

Some of his most notable accomplishments are from his

time as Georgia labor commissioner, where he created

the Georgia Works program, and as DeKalb County

School System superintendent, where he turned a budget

deficit into an $80 million surplus.

“The success of this year’s event has allowed us to

create a nest egg that we can use to support future

Black History Month events and honorariums for award

recipients,” said Michele Turner, director of membership

at the museum. “We would love to continue to grow not

only the number of attendees for the event but potentially

also the number of African American artists and leaders

that we are able to acknowledge.” The 2016 Black

History Month dinner was a night of commemorating

diversity and inclusiveness in the art world and

recognizing the significant contributions that African

Americans have made to Georgia’s culture.

Madison BledsoeIntern, Department of Communications

This year’s event theme, “Hallowed Ground: Sites of African American Memory,” was chosen in coordination with the 2016 national Black History Month theme, which celebrated the sites around the country where black Americans have made history.

“The success of this year’s event has allowed us to

create a nest egg that we can use to support future

Black History Month events and honorariums for award

recipients.”

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THE LARRY D. AND BRENDA A. THOMPSON AWARD is named for the couple who donated 100 works by African American artists from their collection to the museum and endowed a curatorial position (filled by Shawnya Harris) to focus on art by African American and African artists. The Thompsons were honored by the UGA Alumni Association on April 15, receiving the “Friend of UGA” award for their many contributions to the university. Larry Thompson teaches at the University of Georgia School of Law. Brenda Thompson is a UGA Foundation Trustee and the chair-elect of the museum’s Board of Advisors.

Lillian Cochran Lynch, who died in 2010, was a charter member of the Athens chapter of The Links, Incorporated, a national volunteer service organization for African American women that focuses on the arts as one of its five key areas of service.

Photo credit: Madison Bledsoe

Michael L. Thurmond with Peggy Galis.

India Amos, daughter of Emma Amos, with Shawnya Harris.

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wenty teens from different schools and backgrounds came together to learn about community arts engagement and examine individual identities unique to their community.

During a tour of works in “Pictures of Us,” young artists made poignant observations about the stories and people captured in the still frames of everyday scenes. Following the tour, during a continued discussion of community engagement, each student sat for a portrait photograph.

On the second day, teens learned more about the Inside Out Project, a global photography movement begun by French street artist JR in 2011, which highlights individuals through large-scale portrait installations. In order to participate, teens were instructed on the basic techniques of digital photo editing with online software accessible from home or on library computers. Two photos were edited: one to be shown in the Athens-Clarke County Library and the other to be printed as a large poster for installation locally in a public space and catalogued on the Inside Out Project website.

A collaborative artist statement, posted with the photographs, speaks to the role of teens in Athens as positive influences within their community:

“We are the next wave of thinkers, inventors, and astronauts; the ones who will make Athens proud. We are curious, brave, active, smart, shy, busy, loving, daring and different in many ways. We are the quiet ones with books under desks, the bold ones who stand up for what's right, and some of us aren't quite sure who we are yet. In these photos you can see our origins in our eyes. Together, we add life to the Athens community.”

Ciné, the local community-based cinema and arts venue, hosted a public exterior installation of 11 of these photos in June on West Hancock Avenue in downtown Athens. The public celebrated the young artists at the Athens Farmers Market on Wednesday, June 22. During the event, museum educators and teen participants assisted in a self-portrait art-making activity to promote self-esteem within a public space. Photo documentation of the installation and information about the project can be found by visiting www.insideoutproject.net.

Brittany RanewEducation Program Specialist

In conjunction with “Pictures of Us: Photographs from the Do Good Fund Collection,” the recent photography exhibition held in multiple venues across Athens, Georgia Museum of Art educators conducted a free two-day teen photography workshop in February at the Athens-Clarke County Library.

“We are the next wave of thinkers, inventors, and astronauts; the ones who will make Athens proud. We are curious, brave, active, smart, shy, busy, loving, daring and different in many ways. We are the quiet ones with books under desks, the bold ones who stand up for what's right, and some of us aren't quite sure who we are yet. In these photos you can see our origins in our eyes.

Together, we add life to the Athens community.”

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Every year, at the annual meeting of the Friends

of the Georgia Museum of Art, one special person

receives the M. Smith Griffith Volunteer of the Year

Award (the Smitty, for short). In 2016, the award

committee, which is made up of Friends members

and Friends board members, was astonished to

discover from nominations by staff that Linda

Chesnut had never received the award.

Linda has chaired the museum’s Decorative Arts

Advisory Committee (DAAC) since 1999, and she

has been a tireless advocate for the power of the

decorative arts. Her contributions as its leader

have helped the Henry D. Green Center for the

Decorative Arts grow into a regional and national

voice in the field. Linda is always willing to write a

letter, make a phone call, donate a treasured object

or talk another collector into doing so. She is both

strategic in her aims and unafraid of doing the nitty-

gritty grunt work that often needs to take place to

ensure lofty goals become reality.

Linda’s leadership is a huge part of the Green

Center’s success. In previous years, she received

both an award for volunteerism from the Georgia

Association of Museums and Galleries and the

Governor’s Award for the Arts and Humanities,

presented to her by Governor Nathan Deal. She

has lent her time and efforts to the DeKalb County

Historical Society, the Georgia Archives, the

Georgia Trust and alumni groups from regional

colleges and universities, as well as to our museum,

and they are equally appreciative of her hard work.

Upon hearing that she had won the 2016 Smitty,

those DAAC members who were unable to attend

the annual meeting chimed in with enthusiastic

congratulations via email, repeatedly using the

word “gracious” to describe Linda’s manner and

leadership style. It is that willingness to yield the

spotlight and focus on the mission of the museum

rather than on herself that makes Linda Chesnut

a most deserving addition to the list of those

volunteers who have received the Smitty.

Linda has chaired the museum’s Decorative Arts

Advisory Committee (DAAC) since 1999, and she

has been a tireless advocate for the power of the

decorative arts.

Thankfully, our patrons are on board with that ambitious goal, and they support it both through their words and financially. Harry Catchpole, who died last year at the age of 102, was just such a patron, and the museum recently received a bequest from his estate to establish the Cecily B. and Harry T. Catchpole Georgia Museum of Art Outreach Endowment.

All of the programming at this museum is funded through private donors, and without their commitment to service and outreach we would not be able to reach the 80,000-plus art appreciators we serve every year. The

Catchpoles understood the importance of outreach and the power of service. Harry served proudly in World War II, receiving medals for his military service, including the French Legion of Honor. In addition to being a beloved member of the museum family, he was a member of the National and Georgia Trusts for Historic Preservation, through which he showed his commitment to his adopted home state of Georgia.

The endowment will fund numerous outreach programs at the museum, including the one that specifically serves senior citizens. Run by project

director Diane Barret, the program brings senior citizens in Athens-Clarke and surrounding counties to the museum for a gallery tour and a hands-on activity. We thank the entire Catchpole family, including Harry and Cecily’s children, Lawrence and Anne, for establishing a lasting legacy that commemorates their belief that art is truly for everyone.

For more information on establishing a bequest, contact Heather Malcom, the museum’s director of development, at hmalcom@uga.edu or 706.542.0437.

When we say the Georgia Museum of Art’s motto is “art for everyone,” we mean it.

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Schedule a Visit to the Georgia Museum of ArtTo schedule a class visit or student assignment at the Georgia Museum of Art, please call us at 706.542.4662 at least two weeks prior to the visit. Scheduling in advance enables us to prepare for your visit, whether it is a self-guided tour led by an instructor, a docent-led tour or students coming on their own to complete an assignment.

Special Events

Third ThursdayThursday, July 21, August 18 and September 15, 6–9 p.m.Seven of Athens’ established venues for visual art (the Georgia Museum of Art, the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Lyndon House Arts Center, Glass Cube & Gallery@Hotel Indigo-Athens, Ciné, the Classic Center and ATHICA) hold this event devoted to art in the evening hours, on the third Thursday of every month, to showcase their programming. Details posted at 3thurs.org.

90 Carlton: SummerFriday, July 22, 6–9 p.m.The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art present this reception featuring the summer exhibitions. Enjoy light refreshments, gallery activities, door prizes and “Ask the Experts” from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Event Partners: Athens Printing Company, Barron’s Rental Center and Epting Events. Free for members, $5 nonmembers. Join at the event for complimentary admission. RSVP to gmoarsvp@uga.edu or 706.542.4199.

90 Carlton: AutumnFriday, September 16, 5:30–8:30 p.m.The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art present this reception featuring the autumn exhibitions. Enjoy light refreshments, gallery activities, door prizes and “Ask the Experts” from 7 to 8 p.m. Event Partners: Athens Printing Company, Barron’s Rental Center and Epting Events. Free for members, $5 nonmembers. Join at the event for complimentary admission. RSVP to gmoarsvp@uga.edu or 706.542.4199.

Make It an EveningWednesday, September 21, 6–8 p.m.Enjoy coffee, dessert, and a gallery tour at the museum prior to the performance in Hodgson Hall by the Havana Cuba All-Stars. Jittery Joe’s Coffee and Cecilia Villaveces’ cakes. Purchase tickets for the concert at pac.uga.edu.

Museum MixThursday, September 22, 8–11 p.m.The museum’s thrice-annual late-night art party features a live deejay, free refreshments and galleries open until 11 p.m. #museummix

International Scholarly Symposium: “Gifts and Prayers: The Romanovs and Their Subjects”Friday and Saturday, September 23 and 24Speakers from Europe and the United States will discuss the history of collecting Russian art in America. In addition, papers will be devoted to individual works of art featured in the exhibition of the same name. The presentations will include reports on the conservation and restoration of the objects of art as well as detailed findings of a scientific multispectral imaging of a hitherto unknown painting by Aleksei G. Venetsianov (1780–1847), one of Russia’s most significant 19th-century artists. Sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and C. V. Nalley III.

Student NightThursday, September 29, 6:30–8:30 p.m.Join the Student Association of the Georgia Museum of Art for a night of music, food, fun and themed activities to celebrate the current exhibitions. Student Night is generously sponsored by the UGA Parents and Families Association and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art.

Lectures & Gallery Talks

Gallery Talk: “Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana”Friday, July 22, 2 p.m.Join Shaye Remba, son of Mixografia founder Luis Remba and current head of the workshop, for a Q&A moderated by Lynn Boland, curator of the exhibition.

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Apply to Become a DocentThe Georgia Museum of Art’s docent corps is a

specially trained group of volunteers who lead tours of

the museum’s permanent collection and temporary

exhibitions. The next community docent education

session will start in autumn of 2016. Apply online at

http://georgiamuseum.org/give/volunteer.

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

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Shouky Shaheen Lecture: Suzanne MassieFriday, September 23, 5:30–6:30 p.m.Massie is both the 2016 Shouky Shaheen Distinguished Lecturer in the Arts and keynote speaker for the mu-seum’s two-day symposium on Russian art and the history of collecting Russian art in the United States. Massie, together with her former husband, Robert K. Massie, wrote the famous book “Nicholas and Alexandra: An Intimate Account of the Last of the Romanovs and the Fall of the Russian Empire.” This remarkable book had immense impact on the development of Russian studies in the U.S. She served as a personal advisor on matters of Russian art and culture to president Ronald Reagan and acted as the unofficial liaison between the US president and Mikhail Gorbachev.

Family Days

Family Day programs are sponsored by Heyward Allen Motor Co., Inc., Heyward Allen Toyota and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art.

MixografiaSaturday, July 23, 10 a.m.–noonKids and their grown-ups are invited to learn about the work of international contemporary artists in the exhibition

“Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana,” then experiment with papermaking and collage techniques to create their own work of art.

Permanent Collection Reopening CelebrationSaturday, August 20, 10 a.m.–noonThe permanent collection is back! Kids and families will revisit old favorites and check out new works on display in the newly reinstalled permanent collection galleries with a scavenger hunt and hands-on art-making activities. Express YourselfSaturday, September 17, 10 a.m.–noonExplore the vibrant, colorful and expressive work of abstract expressionist artist Gary Hudson in the exhibition

“Living Color: Gary Hudson in the 1970s,” then create your own expressionist masterpiece in the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom.

Films

Films are subject to change. Please call 706.542.4662 or check our website for confirmation.

Film Series: Artists of MixografiaIntroducion by Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art

“Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine”Thursday, July 7, 7 p.m.Take a journey inside the world of a legend of modern art and icon of feminism. Onscreen, the nonagenarian Louise Bourgeois is magnetic, mercurial and emotionally raw — an uncompromising artist whose life and work are imbued with her ongoing obsession with the mysteries of child-hood. Her process is on full display in this intimate documentary, which features the artist in her studio and with her installations, shedding light on her intentions and inspirations. Filmed with unparalleled access between 1993 and 2007, “Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine” is a comprehensive and dramatic documentary of creativity and revelation. 2008, 99 min.

Double Feature: “Kiki Smith: Squatting The Palace” and “A Brief History of John Baldessari”Thursday, July 14, 7 p.m.The first film (2006, 44 min.) follows Smith as she works in her East Village townhouse to prepare for an eight-room installation at the Fondazione Querini Stamplia in Venice, Italy, to open contemporaneously with the 2005 Venice Biennale. Watch Smith collaborate with the artisans fabricating her sculptures and observe her daily interac-tions with her assistants, then travel with her to Venice

and witness the complex installation of her exhibition, which proves to be an integral part of the conceptual whole. The second film covers the life and career of the brilliant California conceptual artist John Baldessari in six beautiful minutes, narrated by musician Tom Waits. Commissioned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, written by Gabriel Nussbaum and directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, it carefully selects informative, evocative and strange facts.

Films by Ed Ruscha: “Miracle” and “Premium”Thursday, July 21, 7 p.m.Artist Ed Ruscha has spent his career hungrily exploring different media, and his two short films, which are rarely screened, show a gift for deadpan comedy. “Premium” dates from a period when Ruscha had grown tired of paint and was working with materials such as chocolate sauce, salad dressing, raw eggs and motor oil. An offbeat exercise in self-parody, the film follows a young lothario (artist Larry Bell) as he rents a cheap room, arranges a giant salad on the sheets of its bed and invites over an unsuspecting woman (Leon Bing) to be his crouton of love. Similar in concept, “Miracle” involves a mechanic whose monkish obsession with the carbure-tor of a ’65 Mustang delays his date (Michelle Phillips). 1971 and 1975, 24 min and 28 min.

Films are generously sponsored by

Tours

Tour at Two: Decorative ArtsWednesday, July 6, 2 p.m.Led by docents.

Sunday Spotlight Tour: “Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana”Sunday, July 10, 3 p.m.Led by docents.

Artful Conversation: St. George WindowWednesday, July 13, 2 p.m.Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, and Annelies Mondi, deputy director, for an in-depth discussion of the stained-glass window of St. George.

Tour at Two: “Turned and Sculpted: Wood Art from the Collection of Arthur and Jane Mason”Wednesday, July 20 and August 3, 2 p.m.Led by docents.

Thursday Twilight Tour: Decorative ArtsThursday, July 21, 7 p.m.Led by docents.

Tour at Two: “Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana”Wednesday, July 27, 2 p.m.Led by docents.

Sunday Spotlight Tour: Decorative ArtsSunday, August 7, 3 p.m.Led by docents.

Tour at Two: Visitors’ ChoiceWednesday, August 10, 2 p.m.Visitors are invited to choose the subject of this tour from the museum’s recent acquisitions. Visit the Georgia Museum of Art’s Facebook page to vote or vote in person at the museum.

Tour at Two: “Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana”Wednesday, August 17, 2 p.m.Join Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, for a tour of the exhibition.

Thursday Twilight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent CollectionThursday, August 18 and September 15, 7 p.m.

Led by docents.

Tour at Two: Highlights from the Permanent CollectionWednesday, August 24, 2 p.m.Led by docents.

Tour at Two: Permanent CollectionWednesday, August 31, 2 p.m.Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, will lead a tour of the newly reinstalled permanent collection galleries.

Tour at Two: “Gifts and Prayers: The Romanovs and Their Subjects”Wednesday, September 7, 2 p.m.Join Asen Kirin, curator of the exhibition and professor of art history at UGA, for a special tour.

Tour at Two: Director’s TourWednesday, September 14, 2 p.m.Join William U. Eiland, museum director, for a special look at the newly reinstalled permanent collection galleries.

Tour at Two: “Icon of Modernism: Representing the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883–1950”Wednesday, September 21, 2 p.m.Led by Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art.

Sunday Spotlight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent CollectionSunday, September 25, 3 p.m.Led by docents.

Artful Conversation: “Bridge and Tugs”Wednesday, September 28, 2 p.m.Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, for an in-depth discussion of Jonas Lie’s painting “Bridge and Tugs” (ca. 1911–15).

Workshops & Classes

Morning MindfulnessFriday, August 26 and September 9 and 23, 9:30–10:30 a.m.The Georgia Museum of Art invites you into the galleries to enhance mindful practice in an environment of creative energy. Free meditation sessions will be held on select Fridays during the fall semester. Sessions include instructor-led meditation followed by a period of reflection and discussion. Stools (without backs) are provided; please bring a cushion if desired. Reservations are encouraged, contact 706.542.8863 or callan@uga.edu.

Studio Workshop: AbstractionThursdays, September 1, 8, 15 and 22, 6:30–8:30 p.m.Join Athens-based artist and educator Brian Hitselberger for a four-part series of studio-based courses that will explore abstraction and non-representational art through various techniques and materials. This workshop is open to artists of all levels and experience, from enthusiastic beginners to more seasoned practitioners. The sessions will draw inspiration from the museum’s collection, including works from the archives and many not currently on display. The cost of the course is a $15 materials fee, which will cover all necessary supplies for the four sessions. Call 706.542.8863 or email callan@uga.edu to register. Limited to 15 participants.

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The Georgia Museum of Art received the following gifts between January 24 and April 23, 2016:

BENEFACTORJohn and Marilyn McMullan

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLEJeanne L. BerrySamuel and Elaine CarletonPatricia DeitzJim and Karen Fleece

John M. GreeneMark and Marjorie McConnellBerkeley and Dan MinorRussell and Natalie MumperStephen and Sherrie OlejnikChris and Sarah PetersonBill and Pamela ProkasyRowland and Letitia RadfordDoris A. RamseyIra and Julie RothPatricia Staub

In memory of Willie Mae Barber by Margie Kelly In memory of Nina Civilette-Olsen by William Underwood EilandIn memory of Meg Gunn Dure by William Underwood Eiland In memory of Richard Glatzer by William Underwood EilandIn memory of Peggy Price Heard by Corinne HutchinsonIn memory of Randall Henniker by William Underwood EilandIn memory of Dorothy Alexander Roush by ADI Construction of Virginia, Roy and Alice Andrews, Bryna Bobick, Betty Branch,

Angie L. Cook, Mary G. Darden, DaVita Healthcare Partners, Kathryn Fuller, Jennifer Green, Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Kern and Betty Wong

In honor of William Underwood Eiland by Garland C. SmithIn honor of Jerry E. Gale by Davin K. WelterIn honor of Brittany L. Ranew by Davin K. Welter

Congratulations and many thanks to the following members of UGA’s Class of 2016 who designated their Senior Signature Gifts for the Georgia Museum of Art:

Katie HarnettJulianne RainwaterLuke B. RobertDustin J. Rodgers-VanwykeAkshun Yadav

In June, Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, presented a paper at Stockholm University titled “The Politics of Technology in the New York Collection [for Stockholm], 1973,” for the European Society for Literature, Science and the Arts. The collection was donated to the Moderna Museet in Stockholm in 1973 at the height of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Although many of the artists — and even the works of art themselves — were decidedly antiwar, the donation of the collection ignited fierce debate within the Swedish artistic community.

The museum’s curators have been busy supporting and promoting research. Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, recently sat on a panel discussion at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York for “New Eyes on Alice Austen,” held in honor of Women’s History Month and Austen’s 150th birthday. Gillespie also recently completed a book, “The Early American Daguerreotype: Cross-currents in Art and Technology,” in conjunction with the Smithsonian Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation series and published by the MIT Press.

On April 28, the museum expressed gratitude to Federal Work-Study and volunteer student interns at the annual Louis T. Griffith Student Appreciation Reception. Attendees learned about each student’s projects and students were presented with a paperweight bearing their museum badges to commemorate their time here.

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This summer, the Museum Shop focuses on regional

artisans. All of our Georgia-made jewelry, crafts and

housewares are purchased directly from the makers and

are truly handmade and unique. From luminous glass to

supple wood to clever scents, each item represents the

bounty of creativity found right here in our state.

From Dee Janssen Glassworks: 1 Cufflinks: $30 Members’ price: $27

2 Felted soap & dish: $35 Members’ price: $31.50

From Popli Vintage Tin: 3 Recycled cookie tin necklace: $38.95 Members’ price: $35.06

4 Cookie tin earrings: $17.95 Members’ price: $16.16

From Uncommon Scents: 5 Mason jar candle: $13.95 Members’ price: $12.56

From Forestique:

6 Wooden cuff bracelet: $45 Members price: $40.50

Snapchat is the social network that provides a fun way of seeing our art, programming and behind-the-scenes events when you can’t be there in person. It’s easy to add the Georgia Museum of Art to your Snapchat. Simply open the app, point your Snapchat camera at our unique Snapcode (shown right) and tap the screen to start enjoying content right away.

For more event photos see www.flickr.com/gmoa

MFA 2016 Opening Reception Morning Mindfulness

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New media design studio VolvoxLabs at Slingshot Festival Kickoff Night

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