Georgia Museum of ArtWho was Edmonia Lewis, a 19th-century sculptor of Black and Indigenous ancestry who was acclaimed in her day, then overlooked? The exhibition "Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone" opened last night at #PeabodyEssexMuseum and opens in August at the #GeorgiaMuseumOfArt. Read #HilarieSheets' deep dive in the New York Times to learn more about her.
The exhibition "Brilliant Exiles" has been on view at two other museums, including the #NationalPortraitGallery, which organized it. But its appearance at the #GeorgiaMuseumOfArt is different because of a unique on-campus partnership. The #UniversityOfGeorgia has a clothing and textile collection from which we were able to borrow items to expand the lens of the show and make visitors' experience richer.
What's that up in the sky, casting colorful shadows on the ground? We're opening a new exhibition of textile sculptures by artist #RachelHayes in our sculpture garden this Saturday. Learn more... https://georgiamuseum.org/gmoa_blog/new-installation-enlivens-the-georgia-museum-of-arts-sculpture-garden/
#Sculpture #SculptureGarden #GeorgiaMuseumOfArt #UniversityOfGeorgia
Next up in our time-based media gallery: an installation of Inuk artist asinnajaq's film "Three Thousand," which combines archival footage from the National Film Board of Canada with new footage, sound and animation to focus on resilience and community in Inuit life. Read more: https://georgiamuseum.org/gmoa_blog/asinnajaq-three-thousand-reimagines-the-past-and-future-of-inuit-life/
#asinnajaq #NativeAmericanArtists #Inuit #GeorgiaMuseumOfArt
^^ Check out that brand-new favicon, then read about our year-long project to rebrand our museum with #Pentagram. https://georgiamuseum.org/gmoa_blog/share-more-art-rebranding-the-georgia-museum-of-art/
Art Adventures, our free summer program for camps, community centers and day cares, is chugging along. Want to learn more about it and what makes this year's program special? https://georgiamuseum.org/gmoa_blog/this-summers-art-adventures-immerse-local-youth-in-soundscapes/
#ArtAdventures #MuseumEducation #GeorgiaMuseumOfArt #UniversityOfGeorgia #ArtAndMusic
Last year, we bought a collection of 17 Georgia paintings by 19th- and 20th-century artists, many of whom are lesser known. Even the ones who are better known, like #NellChoateJones, aren't exactly _well_ known. We're excited to start studying these works and learning about the Georgia scenes many of them show.
https://georgiamuseum.org/gmoa_blog/new-everette-james-collection-spotlights-georgia-painters/
#EveretteJames #GeorgiaArtists #GeorgiaMuseumOfArt #SouthernArtists
We've got buried treasure on view in a new display at the museum. Thanks to a recent gift and the work of a consultant and a staff member, we're displaying mingqi, or "spirit goods," in two adjoining cases in the permanent collection. Read on to learn more about how this grouping of well-preserved objects came together.
Our museum 5th-grade tours have been going strong for decades. But they don't just benefit elementary school students. #UniversityOfGeorgia students are involved, too. Read more: https://georgiamuseum.org/gmoa_blog/5th-grade-tours-help-students-mind-the-gap/
Really enjoyed reading this review of our exhibition of Soviet-era Ukrainian art from a Ukrainian-American #UniversityOfGeorgia student: https://www.redandblack.com/culture/review-ukrainian-art-exhibit-at-the-georgia-museum-of-art/article_32a1fa18-efc9-11ef-a860-efdf6efcf05f.html
