December 2018
Style and Attitude: Abstract Art in the South – Morris Museum Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: November 17th, 2018 - January 12th, 2019 Gallery: Morris Museum of Art This exhibition examines abstraction and abstract expressionism—the dominant mode of artistic expression in post–World War II America—through a Southern lens. Few art movements are as closely associated with a specific time and place as abstract expressionism is with New York City in the 1940s and 1950s. It was the first American movement to achieve international recognition, and it put New York City at the center of the…
Find out more »Jonathan Green: Selections from the Permanent Collection – Morris Museum Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: November 21st, 2018 - January 27th, 2019 Gallery: Morris Museum of Art Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1879, Edgar Hewitt Nye lived, worked, and taught in Washington, D.C., for fifty-eight years. He was educated in public schools before entering the Corcoran School of Art at age thirteen, where he studied for eight years before setting off on the requisite grand tour of Europe. Along the way, he married and spent a brief time studying at Oxford. On the Nyes’ return to…
Find out more »Local Color: Photography in the South – Morris Museum Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: December 8th, 2018 - February 17th, 2019 Gallery: Morris Museum of Art Local Color, an exhibition of more than forty works drawn from the Morris Museum’s permanent collection, explores the special role that color photography has played in the history of Southern photography since it was first popularized by William Christenberry and William Eggleston. In addition to those pioneers, the exhibition features work by John Baeder, William Greiner, Birney Imes, Jim McGuire, and Meryl Truett, to cite just a few. The work of…
Find out more »January 2019
Morris Films on Friday: In Cold Blood (1967)
Friday, January 4th, 2019 | 12 PM | Morris Museum of Art Adapted from Truman Capote’s celebrated nonfiction novel, this grim drama stars Robert Blake and Scott Wilson as real-life murderers Perry Smith and Dick Hickock and John Forsythe as investigator Alvin Dewey. Shot in black-and-white and told in a kind of cinéma vérité style, the story concerns the ruthless murder of the Clutter family, the manhunt that follows, and the trial and execution of the murderers. The screening is…
Find out more »Create with Me: Think outside the Box!
Thursday, January 10th, 2019 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | The Morris Museum of Art View the exhibition Style and Attitude: Abstract Art in the South. Afterwards, complete a mixed-media abstract work! Museum family members and parents: Free Nonmembers: $4 per participant Advance registration required. Call 706-828-3867 to register for education programs.
Find out more »Morris Museum Artist-Led Tour: Edward Rice
Saturday, January 19th, 2019 | 2 PM | The Morris Museum of Art Artist Edward Rice will give a tour of the Morris Museum galleries and highlight his favorite works. FREE. Find more Morris Events online at www.themorris.org/calendar
Find out more »Music at the Morris: billy s
Sunday, January 20th, 2019 | 2 PM | The Morris Museum of Art Artist and guitarist billy s plays rock music. FREE Find more Morris Events online at www.themorris.org/calendar
Find out more »Morris Art at Lunch: Ware’s Folly at 200 Years
Friday, January 25th, 2019 | 12 PM | The Morris Museum of Art Art historian Karen Klacsmann discusses the history of this storied Augusta institution. Members, $12; nonmembers, $16. Catered lunch included. Paid reservations due January 23. Find more Morris Events online at www.themorris.org/calendar
Find out more »February 2019
Morris Films on Friday: Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
Friday, February 1st, 2019 | 12 PM | The Morris Museum of Art Just in time for Valentine’s Day is this somewhat complicated romantic comedy adapted by George Axelrod from Truman Capote’s novella of the same name. It provided Audrey Hepburn with what is generally considered her most memorable and identifiable role—Holly Golightly. Hepburn was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the film was deemed to be “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the Library of Congress…
Find out more »Artrageous! Family Sunday: Celestial Stories
Sunday, February 3rd, 2019 | 2 PM | The Morris Museum of Art Storyteller Sarah Dippity joins us from Columbia, South Carolina, and recounts the myths of the gods and goddesses whom the planets and constellations are named after. Afterwards, re-create a constellation. FREE. Find more Morris Events online at www.themorris.org/calendar
Find out more »Create with Me: Black History Month
Thursday, February 7th, 2019 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | The Morris Museum of Art View works in the permanent collection representing different views of African American life. Afterwards, weave your own colorful basket. Museum family members and parents: Free Nonmembers: $4 per participant Advance registration required. Call 706-828-3867 to register for education programs.
Find out more »Morris Museum Artist-Led Tour: April Henry King
Sunday, February 16th, 2019 | 2 PM | The Morris Museum of Art Artist April Henry King will give a tour of the Morris Museum galleries and highlight her favorite works. FREE. Find more Morris Events online at www.themorris.org/calendar
Find out more »Music at the Morris: Ricky Saucedo
Sunday, February 17th, 2019 | 2 PM | The Morris Museum of Art Classical French and German music from the Romantic era for clarinet with piano accompaniment. FREE. Find more Morris Events online at www.themorris.org/calendar
Find out more »Art at Lunch: Local Author Spotlight
Friday, February 22nd, 2019 | 12 PM | The Morris Museum of Art Hear Jim Minick and poet Anna Harris–Parker read from their work. Members, $12; nonmembers, $16. Catered lunch included. Paid reservations due February 20. Find more Morris Events online at www.themorris.org/calendar
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