Spotlight

Museum of Fine Arts

Georgia College’s Museum of Fine Arts exists to educate, engage and inspire diverse audiences of students, faculty and the community. The museum gives one a sense of exploration and understanding of the visual arts, and it houses the universities collection of artwork. The museum is headed by the Department of Art, and the exhibits rotate year-round.

The museum provides educational and cultural resources, laboratories and exhibition spaces for the department of art students and faculty, the university and the central Georgia region. The Museum of Fine Arts displays high quality exhibitions from diverse cultures with an emphasis on contemporary artwork.

The museum also utilizes the university’s permanent art collection for educational purposes and exhibitions. Acquiring art to build the permanent collection is also a duty of the museum, allowing students and faculty to use it as a resource for research, interpretation and education. The collection is stored at the Museum of Fine Arts, and preservation and conservation of this artwork is key for future generations of students and faculty.

The current exhibit on display, “Treasures from the GC Permanent Art Collection, with Special Guests,” includes various artworks collected over the years. This exhibit displays Japanese prints dating back to the 1800s, and other famous world-renowned artists such as Salvidor Dali, Henry Moore and Grant Wood.

The art department just received a large donation of artwork that can also be seen at the Museum of Fine Arts from James Mimbs, a Georgia College alumnus. The donation includes Asian artifacts, furniture, sculpture, flat work and even an old jukebox.

The museum will feature the university’s permanent collection most of the semester, but it is likely to change in November or December. There will also be a special opening for Family Day on Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Although the museum normally features the university’s permanent collection, there are also periodic exhibits of student and alumni work. Professional artists will also have exhibitions at the museum.

The university also uses the museum for various types of receptions and events, and the last one was a reception in honor of Gov. Deal’s wife, Sandra Deal.

The Museum of Fine Arts does have regular hours, though they change every semester. This semester’s hours are Monday through Friday from noon to 4:30 p.m. and by appointment.

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