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Highlighting Contemporary Art in Georgia: Picture This
This traveling exhibition features the work of twelve painters living and working in Georgia who focus on narrative. They are “a diverse group of artists experimenting in narrative painting,” said Didi Dunphy, director, Lyndon House Arts Center. “Each of their own stylistic interpretations, conceptual investigations, cultural messaging, and beauty are represented in this show.” In this remarkable collection, the artists—each…
The Gala 2024
Join cochairs Leah Gaudin and Richard A. Slaby, Jr. and their committee in celebrating the thirty-first annual Morris Museum of Art Gala on Friday, March 1, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Experience an evening of timeless elegance, rich with exceptional cuisine, live entertainment, and engaging company, as we honor artist Joseph H. Sulkowski and celebrate his work featured in the exhibition Apokalupsis:…
Mystery at the Morris
Come explore this Southern collection though a truly unique guided experience where you will uncover hidden gems and discover secrets among the artworks. A trained museum docent, a rogue journalist and you will work together to uncover artists’ secrets, discover a hidden drawing, learn about a missing painting, and find the Southern connection among the works in this Southern collection…
$20
Closely Observed: Paintings by Christopher Clamp
Born in Leesville, South Carolina, in 1979, Christopher Clamp earned a bachelor of fine arts degree with a concentration in painting from Winthrop University in 2001. As he has written: I was raised in a small town in South Carolina named Leesville—long since changed to Batesburg-Leesville— that was built on agriculture and textiles. My family— farmers and mill workers all—taught…
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Create with Me! Sock Monsters
Create with Me! Sock Monsters
Come see the cute blobby creatures in Tori Tinsley’s painting Glumping on Hug in the special exhibition Highlighting Contemporary Art in Georgia. Afterwards, make a cuddly creature with a colorful patterned sock! Free for members; $5 for nonmembers. For kids, toddler to tween. Advance registration required. Register online at this link.
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Lecture and Book Signing: Mark McDonald
Lecture and Book Signing: Mark McDonald
The Morris Museum and Historic Augusta present an evening with Mark McDonald. Mark served as the president and CEO of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation for fifteen years, and his career in historic preservation spans thirty-seven years. Mark will discuss Architecture of the Last Colony: Georgia’s Historic Places, 1733–2000. Edited by Mark, this book surveys the most important extant…
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Southern Soul & Song: Appalachian Roadshow and the Cleverlys
Southern Soul & Song: Appalachian Roadshow and the Cleverlys
Award-winning acoustic outfit Appalachian Roadshow is joined by comedy bluegrass band the Cleverlys to play the Imperial Theatre. For tickets, visit www.imperialtheatre.com or call 706-722-8341.