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SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT TOUR Sunday, August 22 and September 26, 3 p.m. These drop-in, public tours feature highlights of the permanent collection and are led by museum docents. CURATOR TALK: RONALD LOCKETT AND THORNTON DIAL SR. Wednesday, September 1, 2 p.m. Join Shawnya Harris, Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art, for a Zoom talk on our newest In Dialogue installation: “Artist, Mentor, Friend: Ronald Lockett and Thornton Dial Sr.” ARTIST TALK: KOTA EZAWA Tuesday, September 7, 5:30 p.m. Kota Ezawa is best known for his light boxes and animations that combine found images, video and film to comment on contemporary culture, appropriation and historical events. This program will focus on the exhibition “Kota Ezawa: The Crime of Art,” part of a series that chronicles some of the most infamous museum heists in history. At the heart of this exhibition is a series of images that pays homage to the 13 works — including those by Degas, Manet, Rembrandt and Vermeer — stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. GALLERY LAB: NICK CAVE’S “SOUNDSUIT” Wednesday, September 22, 2 p.m. Join fashion historian and UGA doctoral student Sara Idacavage for an interactive gallery program focused on Nick Cave’s “Soundsuit,” on view in the Barbara and Sanford Orkin Gallery. This drop-in program will explore how Cave uses costumes and performances to blur the lines between fashion and art while bringing attention to racial inequalities, queer culture and artisanal craftwork. Attendees can discuss Cave’s work and “upcycle” discarded materials into new forms.
TOURS AND GALLERY TALKS
SPECIAL EVENTS
STUDENTWEEK: THE CRIME OF ART Thursday, September 9 – Sunday, September 12, 1 – 5 p.m. daily The Georgia Museum of Art Student Association hosts a special Student Week program to celebrate the museum’s summer exhibitions, including “Kota Ezawa: The Crime of Art.” Drop by the museum any time Thursday through Sunday between 1 and 5 p.m. to explore the galleries with a fun scavenger hunt and pick up a free “Art to-Go” kit with all the materials and instructions needed to create your own “Kotafied” remixed work of art at home. Student Week is generously sponsored by UGA Parents Leadership Council.
Keep an eye on our website and social media channels for more video gallery talks by curators and other museum staff, and for the most up-to-date information about possible program changes. Some in-person programs may be moved to a virtual format as needed. CURATOR TALK: “HANDS AND EARTH: PERSPECTIVES ON JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS” Wednesday, July 14, 2 p.m. Join William U. Eiland, museum director, for a Zoom talk about works on view in the exhibition. CURATOR TALK: “ECHOES FROMABROAD: AMERICAN ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF Meghan Gerig, museum intern and recent graduate of UGA’s art history program, will be joined by Jeffrey Richmond-Moll, curator of American art, for a conversation about works in the exhibition, and Gerig’s research for the show as a student intern. CURATOR TALK: “REDISCOVERING THE ART OF VICTORIA HUTSON HUNTLEY” Wednesday, August 4, 2 p.m. Co-curator Lynn Barstis Williams Katz, librarian emerita for art and special BARBARA GUILLAUME” Wednesday, July 21, 2 p.m. collections at Auburn University, will give a Zoom talk on the prints of artist Victoria Hutson Huntley. TOURS AT TWO Wednesday, August 11, and 25; September 8 and 29, 2 p.m. These drop-in, public tours feature highlights of the permanent collection and are led by museum docents. ARTFUL CONVERSATION Artful Conversation programs are 30 minutes long, focus on just one work of art, and provide opportunities for close looking, open-ended dialogue and discovery. • Wednesday, August 18, 2 p.m. Mika Tajima’s “At the Door” (2008). With Emily Hogrefe- Ribeiro, assistant curator of education • Wednesday, September 15, 2 p.m. Daniel Garber’s painting “Spring Panel” (1931 – 33). With Sage Kincaid, associate curator of education
YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMS
Family Day art kits are sponsored by Heyward Allen Motor Co., Inc., Heyward Allen Toyota and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art
FAMILY DAY TO-GO: ARTIST, MENTOR, FRIEND Thursday – Sunday, July 8 – 11
Thornton Dial Sr. and Ronald Lockett were both artists who made works of art from dis - carded materials. Check out the “In Dialogue” exhibition that highlights their creativity and friendship, then make your own found-object sculpture at home using the free Family Day To-Go kit. The kit includes a guide and art supplies and can be picked up from the muse - um Thursday – Sunday the week of the event. TODDLER TUESDAY Enjoy looking at art and storytime in the galleries, and then complete an art activity just for the little ones. This free program is designed for families with children ages 18 months to 3 years. Seats are limited; email sagekincaid@uga.edu to reserve a spot. • Tuesday, July 20, 10 a.m. : Art Friends • Tuesday, August 24, 10 a.m. : Primary Colors • Tuesday, September 21, 10 a.m. : Faces and Places
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