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across Sussex, Oxfordshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire for focused, on-site study. Staff Changes Previously a Pierre Daura curatorial intern, University of Maryland doctoral student Katherine Rabogliatti returned to the museum in January to become our Samuel H. Kress Research Fellow. Assisting Pierre Daura Curator of European Art Nelda Damiano, Rabogliatti has been connecting with museums nationwide to organize an exhibition featuring artworks from various Kress collections. Jessica Smith also joined the staff in January as assistant editor in the communications department, managing the museum’s inventory of art books and producing content for Facet, the blog and social media. Previously, Smith worked as the arts and music editor of the alternative weekly publication Flagpole, where she covered visual and performing arts in Athens for over a decade — including many of the museum’s exhibitions. In April, Doug Hollingsworth joined the design and preparation department as an art handler focusing on university classes and special installations in the museum’s Shannon and Peter Candler Collection Study Room and the study gallery. A former Athenian, Hollingsworth returned from New York City with extensive experience in art handling at the Guggenheim and the Museum of Modern Art. Prior to joining the staff in May, Grace Burns worked as an intern in the registrars’ department for two semesters and presented at two symposia at the museum during her final year as an art history graduate student at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. In her new role as assistant registrar, Burns is working closely
with the museum’s Russian art collection by processing new acquisitions and serving as the liaison for our Parker Curator of Russian Art, Asen Kirin. In June, Kelsey Siegert was hired to be the William J. Thomson Curatorial Fellow in American Art. Siegert recently received a master’s degree in art history from the Lamar Dodd School of Art, and previously worked at the Dodd Galleries and the Athenaeum. During her fellowship, she will compile a catalogue raisonné of former Dodd professor and sculptor William J. Thompson. Kendall Rogers , our museum programs assistant, left in July to study art history in graduate school at Hunter College in New York City. Upcoming Gallery Changes As part of ongoing reinstallation efforts in the museum’s permanent collection wing, the Byrnece Purcell Knox Swanson Gallery and Barbara & Sanford Orkin Gallery will both undergo major changes this fall. Focusing on thematic conversations, new groupings of modern artworks will explore themes ranging from the body to dance and music to play and care. Between the two galleries, highlights include new displays of photography and op art, an object wall for displaying three- dimensional works salon-style, a listening station of songs inspired by artworks and a seating area. Reinstallation is expected to happen in September.
Awards The Georgia Museum of Art received two awards from the Georgia Association of Museums (GAM) at its annual conference, held in Milledgeville in February. GAM president Rebecca Bush and awards co-chairs Karin Dalton and Natalie Smith presented the museum with the Special Project Award (Category #3: $25,001 – $99,999) for its lobby drawings by Sol LeWitt and the Exhibition Award (Category #3: $25,001 – $99,999) for “Kei Ito: Staring at the Face of the Sun.” LeWitt, a key figure in conceptual and minimalist art, prioritized the artistic process over the product, inviting others to execute his wall drawings using his detailed instructions. In fall 2024, the museum installed two Sol LeWitt wall drawings in its lobby. Partially funded by a grant from the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, the project invited UGA students to participate in creating artworks that would remain on display for three years. The exhibition “Kei Ito: Staring at the Face of the Sun” explored nuclear trauma and healing through photography. It connected global histories, addressing both Japanese survivors and American experiences with nuclear testing. The exhibition served as a platform for international conversation and engaged students and faculty across disciplines, including public and international affairs. GAM is a private, nonprofit organization that focuses on promoting development and enhancing the professional practices of museums and nonprofit galleries across the state. The yearly conference provides a platform for museum professionals, board members, volunteers and advocates to exchange information and cultivate connections among museums and galleries statewide.
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