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CALENDAR CALENDAR CALENDAR IN CONVERSATION: JASON THRASHER AND CAITLIN PETERSON Thursday, October 24, 5:30 p.m. Join Athens photographer Jason Thrasher and Chicago-based photographer Caitlin Peterson for a conversation in conjunction with the exhibition “Joel Sternfeld: When It Changed” and the museum’s coda exhibition “The Artist as Witness.” Thrasher and Peterson will discuss their approaches to photographing landscapes and offer insights into photogra - phy’s role as a documentary process and an activator of new perspectives of our changing environments. +LECTURE: DR. JONI ACUFF Thursday, November 14, 5:30 p.m. In her talk “Activating an Antiracist Art Pedagogy in the Museum,” Acuff will discuss the ways museums can take on pedagogy, specifically an antiracist art pedagogy, to sup - port their dynamic and diverse communities with care and awareness. Acuff is professor and chair of the department of arts adminis- tration, education and policy at the Ohio State University. STUDY BREAK AT THE MUSEUM Wednesday, December 4, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Need a break from studying for final exams? Students are invited to stop by the museum on Reading Day to participate in one of our art and wellness programs or take a pause and enjoy some art in the galleries at their own pace. This program is presented in partner- ship with UGA’s Office of Student Care and Outreach and sponsored by the UGA Parents Leadership Council. See the museum website for a full schedule of events.
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+FACULTY PERSPECTIVES: CHRIS HOCKING AND ASEN KIRIN Wednesday, November 6, 2 p.m. Chris Hocking, associate professor of art, and Asen Kirin, Parker Curator of Russian Art and professor of art history, will present a special gallery program focused on lithographs on view in the exhibition “Saint Petersburg as Franz Liszt Saw It.” Hocking and Kirin will expand on techniques and themes from the exhibition through the lens of their areas of expertise in painting and printmaking and Russian art history. The gallery conversation will be accompanied by a printmaking demon- stration on the museum’s first floor. +STUDENT SPOTLIGHT TOUR: TALLULAH SANDERS Wednesday, November 13, 2 p.m. Education intern Tallulah Sanders (’25) will give a gallery talk focused on objects on loan to the museum from the Terra Foundation of American Art. Student Spotlight tours offer a chance to learn about student research and discover more about the collection from a student’s point of view.
TOURS AND GALLERY TALKS
+TOURS AT TWO Wednesday, October 2; November 20; December 4, 11, 18, 2 p.m.
These drop-in public tours feature highlights of the permanent collection and are led by museum docents. ARTFUL CONVERSATION: MINNA CITRON Wednesday, October 9, 2 p.m. Artful Conversation programs are 30 minutes long, focus on just one or two works of art and provide opportunities for close-look- ing, open-ended dialogue and discovery. Join Callan Steinmann, head of education and curator of academic and public programs, for a conversation about works by American artist Minna Citron on view in the exhibition “Mind the Gap.” +SUNDAY AFTERNOON TOURS Sunday, October 13, November 17, December 15, 3 p.m. Stop by for a Sunday afternoon tour featuring highlights of the permanent collection and current special exhibitions, led by museum docents. FACULTY PERSPECTIVES: DR. NELL ANDREW Wednesday, October 16, 2 p.m. Nell Andrew, professor of art history at the University of Georgia, will give a gallery talk focused on two new works by conceptual artist Sol Lewitt on view in the museum’s lobby. Her talk will expand on the exhibition through the lens of her expertise in modern- ism and abstraction in visual art. Dr. Andrew teaches courses in modern art, the historical avant-garde, dance history and early film, and is co-director of the Interdisciplinary Mod- ernism/s Workshop, a faculty research cluster sponsored by the University of Georgia’s Will- son Center for Humanities and Arts. GALLERY GUIDE TOUR: RUSSIAN ART Wednesday, October 30, 2 p.m. Gallery guide Phillip Bond has a passion for Russian art and has spent a lot of time learning about it while he helps visitors to the museum. Come join him for a special tour of Russian objects in the museum’s collection, including some not currently on view in the galleries.
SPECIAL EVENTS
+THIRD THURSDAY Thursday, October 17, November 21, December 19, 6 – 9 p.m.
YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMS
Athens’ established venues for visual art hold this event devoted to art in the evening hours on the third Thursday of every month to showcase their visual-arts programming. Full schedules and participants are posted at 3Thurs.org. ARTIST TALK: TOKIE ROME-TAYLOR Thursday, October 17, 5:30 p.m. Photo-based artist Tokie Rome-Taylor focuses on questions that stem from ethnographic and historical research. Her work is inspired by the material, spiritual and familial culture of descents of southern African Americans. Children, family heirlooms and the real or imagined histories of these children’s families and their ancestors collide to spark conversa- tion around material culture and familial and cultural traditions of African Americans in the South. This program is presented in conjunc- tion with an installation of Rome-Taylor’s work currently on view in the museum’s permanent collection galleries.
Family Day is sponsored by Lucy and Buddy Allen and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art.
*TODDLER TUESDAY Enjoy looking at art and storytime together in the galleries, then complete an art activity just for the little ones. This program is designed for families with children ages 18 months to 3+ years. • Tuesday, October 8, 10 a.m. Boo Bash • Tuesday, November 5, 10 a.m. Leaves and Trees • Tuesday, December 10, 10 a.m. Snow Day
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