ARTS ATL: Year in Review: Art + Design scene benefits from Bunnen, Gay, Mann, Pecou + more
December 27, 2019 by Kathy Janich Excerpt: The Spelman Museum began the year with a small but splendid exhibition by Amy Sherald, whose career has soared since she painted Michelle Obama’s official portrait, and closed with Mildred Thompson: The Atlanta Years, 1986–2003, an equally fine, and perhaps more important, exploration of the artist’s multifaceted oeuvre. See more...
Museum Closed
We sincerely regret that the Museum will be closed for the remainder of the semester and that all scheduled events and programs have been cancelled. We will update this website and share updates via social media. Thank you for your ongoing support of the Museum and for your patience and understanding during these unprecedented times....
Curating the Cabinets – Barbara DuMetz
Wednesday, March 18, 202011:00 a.m. Barbara DuMetz, Artist and Freelance Photographer Throughout our presentation of Black Image Corporation visitors are invited to document the selections that compel them most and share them on social media using #CuratingTheCabinets and #BlackImageCorporation.
Curating the Cabinets – Asia Leeds, Ph.D.
Wednesday, February 26, 20204:00 p.m. Asia Leeds, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of International Studies and Co-Director, African Diaspora Studies, Spelman College Throughout our presentation of Black Image Corporation visitors are invited to document the selections that compel them most and share them on social media using #CuratingTheCabinets and #BlackImageCorporation.
PRESS RELEASE: Spelman College Museum of Fine Art and Art Papers Present ART PAPERS LIVE: Theaster Gates in conversation with Linda Johnson Rice
February 20, 2020 Spelman College Museum of Fine Art and Art Papers Present ART PAPERS LIVE: Theaster Gates in conversation with Linda Johnson Rice
Archiving Identity & Preserving Our Image
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 7 p.m. Join us for a conversation about agency, iconography, authenticity, and the archive. Please register here. Participants include Rhea L. Combs, Ph.D., Supervisory Museum Curator, Photography & Film and Director, Earl W. and Amanda Stafford Center for African American Media Art, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Myra Greene,...
Yoga in the Museum
Mondays, February 3 – May 11, 202012:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Enjoy yoga classes surrounded by works of art that emphasize balance, focus, and strength. Each class is led by a yoga instructor of color and is appropriate for all levels. The Yoga in the Museum teaching roster is below: February 3 and 10Ona Hawk...
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