Philip Juras, Wind Driven Flames—Little St. Simons Island, Georgia, 2022. Oil on canvas. Gift of Shauna and James Muhl.   Winners for the 2023–2024 Combining Voices Literary Competition: 3rd Grade:1st place, Bill Randazzo, Savannah River Academy 2nd place, Aidan Alvarez, Savannah River Academy 3rd place, Payton Barger, Dearing Elementary School   4th Grade:1st place, Melchor Fabillar, Dearing Elementary School 2nd place, Blythe Huneycutt, Savannah River Academy 3rd place, Ma’Kailah Hunter, Norris Elementary School   5th Grade ..read more

Welcome to Augusta! We are open ALL Masters week: MON APR 8 – SAT APR 13, 10 am – 5 pm; SUN, APR 14, noon – 5 pm Come explore the galleries + shop the museum store. Visit THE museum of the South. ⠀⠀ Ray Ellis, “Augusta National Golf Club, Club House”, circa 1983. Oil on canvas. ©Ray Ellis. The post Masters Hours appeared first on Morris Museum of Art ..read more

We are thrilled to announce that the 2024 Gala artist Joseph H. Sulkowski is returning to the Morris Museum of Art for a special Art at Lunch on Friday, April 19, Noon−2:00 p.m. Known for his extraordinary paintings of dogs and sporting scenes, Sulkowski discusses his work featured in the exhibition Apokalupsis: An Uncovering, which is currently on display at the Morris Museum through April 28, 2024. Members, $20; nonmembers, $25; lecture only, $15. Catered lunch included. Paid reservations due April 15. Place reservations online or call 706-828-3867. The post 2024 Gala Artist Returning f ..read more

Join cochairs Leah Gaudin and Richard A. Slaby, Jr. and their committee in celebrating the thirty-first annual Morris Museum of Art Gala on Friday, March 1, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Experience an evening of timeless elegance, rich with exceptional cuisine, live entertainment, and engaging company, as we honor artist Joseph H. Sulkowski and celebrate his work featured in the exhibition Apokalupsis: An Uncovering. The gala is the museum’s largest fundraiser, providing funds for the museum’s operating budget and enhancing the impact of Southern art and culture throughout the region. Secure The Gal ..read more

Join cochairs Leah Gaudin and Richard A. Slaby, Jr. and their committee in celebrating the thirty-first annual Morris Museum of Art Gala on Friday, March 1, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Replete with exceptional cuisine, live entertainment, and modern elegance, the Gala 2024 honors artist Joseph H. Sulkowski and celebrates his work featured in the exhibition Apokalupsis: An Uncovering. The gala is the museum’s largest fundraiser, providing funds for the museum’s operating budget and enhancing the impact of Southern art and culture throughout the region. Secure Gala 2024 reservations + raffle ti ..read more

The Morris Museum of Art will be closed: Sunday, December 24, Christmas Eve Monday, December 25, Christmas Day Sunday, December 31, New Year’s Eve Monday, January 1, 2024, New Year’s Day The post Holiday ? Hours appeared first on Morris Museum of Art ..read more

Philip Juras, Wind Driven Flames—Little St. Simons Island, Georgia, 2022. Oil on canvas. Gift of Shauna and James Muhl.   Winners for the 2022–2023 Combining Voices Literary Competition: 4th Grade: Patrick Meyer, Norris Elementary School 5th Grade: Rylan Johnson, Norris Elementary School 6th Grade: Tucker Brigham, Episcopal Day School 7th Grade: Juno Jung, Lakeside Middle School 8th Grade: Madi Graham, Episcopal Day School 9th Grade: Charlotte Patty, Westminster Schools of Augusta 10th Grade: Cheyenne Young, Lakeside High School 11th Grade: Ty Manley, Davidson Fine Arts Schoo ..read more

The Long View From Conservation to Sustainability Works from the Bank of America Collection Opens at the Morris Museum of Art on June 10, 2023   The Long View: From Conservation to Sustainability | Works from the Bank of American Collection, opens at the Morris Museum of Art on Saturday, June 10, 2023. This exhibition—a survey of the history of the environmental movement and the impact made by its photographers, painters, printmakers, sculptors, and multimedia artists on our awareness of the relationship of man with nature—captures the evolution of a global worldview from the early days o ..read more

Come explore this Southern collection though a truly unique guided experience where you will uncover hidden gems and discover secrets among the artworks. A trained museum docent, a rogue journalist, and you will work together to uncover artists’ secrets, discover a hidden drawing, learn about a missing painting, and find the Southern connection among the works in this Southern collection though an in-depth tour of the Morris Museum of Art. Afterwards, make an art print of a missing painting—a souvenir reminding you to look and ask questions about art. Otherwise, you may never find the rest of ..read more

And They All Sang Hallelujah   And They All Sang Hallelujah, opens at the Morris Museum of Art on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Drawn entirely from the museum’s permanent collection, the exhibition comprises twenty-three works of art in a variety of mediums—photographs, collages, paintings, and sculpture—by Mose Tolliver, Margaret Ramsey, Clementine Hunter, and Howard Finster, and many others, and addresses the central role played by religion in the culture of the South. It remains on display through July 2, 2023. The cultural landscape of the American South is shaped and often identified by ..read more