August 2019
The Charleston Renaissance: Art, Architecture, Literature, and Music
Exhibition Dates: June 22nd - October 27th Gallery: The Morris Museum of Art Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 10 AM - 5 PM Sunday: Noon–5 PM Closed Mondays and major holidays Between the world wars a striking economic and cultural renewal took place in South Carolina’s premier coastal city that was driven by creative artists—painters, printmakers, writers, musicians, and architects. The present exhibition, organized by guest curator Jay Williams, includes art from the Morris Museum’s permanent collection and special loans from the…
Find out more »It Was There All Along: Artists’ Books and Tintypes by Frank Hamrick
Exhibition Dates: July 31st - October 6th Gallery: The Morris Museum of Art Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 10 AM - 5 PM Sunday: Noon–5 PM Closed Mondays and major holidays A master of his medium, Frank Hamrick is an associate professor at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. He earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of Georgia and a master of fine arts degree from New Mexico State University. His work is represented in major public collections, including…
Find out more »Art Now Artist Talk: Frank Hamrick
Thursday, August 22nd, 2019 | 6 PM - 8 PM | Morris Museum of Art An associate professor at Louisiana Tech University, Frank Hamrick is an artist whose work mixes photography, storytelling, handmade books, and found objects. NPR has featured his artists’ books, and Oxford American magazine listed Frank as one of the New Superstars of Southern Art. His work is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, and the Ogden…
Find out more »Curatorial Conversations
Friday, August 23rd, 2019 | 11 AM – 2 PM | Morris Museum of Art Sponsored by Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art. All current Augusta University students and recent alumni are invited to attend the third annual Curatorial Conversations. This year's curator is Matt Porter, Curator of Education, Morris Museum of Art. Free program. Free lunch. Visit the Facebook Event Page HERE!
Find out more »Art at Lunch: Charleston Renaissance
Friday, August 23rd, 2019 | 12 PM - 2 PM | Morris Museum of Art Sara Arnold, director of curatorial affairs at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, provides context for some of the art created during the Charleston Renaissance. Cost: Members, $12; nonmembers, $16. Catered lunch included. Paid reservations due August 21. Call 706-828-3867 to register for education programs. Visit the Event Page on the Morris Museum website HERE!
Find out more »September 2019
Create with Me: Bookmaking
September 5th, 2019 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | The Morris Museum of Art Look at Frank Hamrick’s photography and handmade books. Afterwards, create an art book. Cost: Members, FREE ; nonmembers, $4 For kids, toddler to tween. Advance registration required. Call 706-828-3867 to register for education programs. Visit the Event Page on the Morris Museum website HERE!
Find out more »Films on Friday: The Great McGinty (1940)
September 6th, 2019 | 12 PM - 2 PM | Morris Museum of Art Preston Sturges’s first film as screenwriter and director, it stars Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamiroff in a story of political corruption so extreme that it’s charming. Participants are invited to bring a lunch. FREE. Visit the Event Page on the Morris Museum website HERE!
Find out more »Artrageous! Family Sunday: Symphony Petting Zoo
September 8th, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM | Morris Museum of Art Touch, play, and learn about a variety of instruments with musicians from the Augusta Symphony; create musically inspired crafts; and dance along to impromptu performances. Cosponsored by the Friends of the Augusta Symphony. FREE. Visit the Event Page on the Morris Museum website HERE!
Find out more »The Eugene Fleischer Collection of Studio Art Glass – Morris Museum Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: September 21, 2019 - December 31, 2019 Gallery: Morris Museum of Art Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 10 AM - 5 PM Sunday: Noon–5 PM Closed Mondays and major holidays The history of the studio art glass movement in America is relatively brief. Its origins can be pinpointed precisely to two workshops conducted by ceramist Harvey Littleton, who was interested in the potential of glass as an artistic medium, and chemist and engineer Dominick Labino held at the…
Find out more »November 2019
Vietnam Transformed – Morris Museum Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: November 9, 2019 - February 16, 2020 Gallery: Morris Museum of Art Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 10 AM - 5 PM Sunday: Noon–5 PM Closed Mondays and major holidays Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1935, Richard J. Olsen began his journey in art in his youth. He attended the University of Wisconsin, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in 1958 and a master of fine arts degree (with a concentration in painting and printmaking) in…
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