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And They All Sang Halleluja
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nicole McLeod 706.828.3815 I nicole.mcleod@themorris.org And They All Sang Hallelujah Opens at the Morris Museum…
And They All Sang Hallelujah
The cultural landscape of the American South is shaped and often identified by many things, religion among them. In the popular imagination, religion in the South is distinguished not by its denominations—mainly Protestant, often Evangelical—but by its conservative fundamentalist orientation. The single largest denominational body is the Southern Baptist Convention, and the wide distribution of its many churches is often…
A Hunt Slonem Menagerie
Explore the magic and whimsy of A Hunt Slonem Menagerie, on display at the Morris Museum of Art through June 4, 2023. An explosion of color, this exhibition features large and small scale electric neo-expressionist oil paintings of bunnies, butterflies, and tropical birds by renowned artist Hunt Slonem. Hunt Slonem was born in 1951 in Kittery, Maine, where his father, a…
Tis the Season of GIVING!
Handcrafted ornaments, handmade wooden bowls, creative kids toys, art books and puzzles—the Morris Museum Store has an abundance of artful…
A Note from our Intern
Hello, my name is Jason Evans and I’m a senior psychology major, criminology minor attending Howard University. Over the past…
Work. Work. Work. Work. Work.
The Morris Museum of Art is hiring a Guest Services Weekend Attendant. This part-time position (about 13 hours a week) reports…
The Morris 20/30 Anniversary Party
When Kevin Grogan’s twentieth anniversary as Morris Museum director coincides with the museum’s thirtieth anniversary, we throw a party! One night, two fabulous reasons to celebrate. Join us for art making, bites, beverages, and an all-around great time at the Morris Museum. Members, $25; nonmembers, $40. RSVP online CLICK HERE or call 706-828-3825. Casual. Benefits the Morris Museum of Art. …
Exhibition Closing: Immersed in the Seasons: Paintings by Luke Allsbrook
Celebrate this exhibition by joining us for a closing reception, a lecture by the artist, and an exhibition catalog signing. Lecture in the auditorium at 6:00 p.m.; reception and catalog signing in the galleries at 7:00 p.m. Members, $5; nonmembers, $10. RSVP online https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=7imZ3J or call 706-828-3825. Image: Luke Allsbrook, Sacred Hollow, 2021. Oil on canvas. Private collection.
Artrageous! Family Sunday: Social Canvas
Party at the Morris! Listen to live bands, paint a group canvas and giant flowers, make seed bombs, enjoy a ceramics demonstration by Mad Potters, and get a temporary tattoo. FREE.
Immersed in the Seasons: Paintings by Luke Allsbrook
Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and raised in Augusta, Georgia, where he had his first experience of making art under the tutelage of painter Edward Rice, Luke Allsbrook earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in painting from Indiana University Bloomington and a master of fine arts degree (cum laude) from the New York Academy of Art. His work…