The MAS has joined Museums for All

MAS is now a “Museums for All” partner Beginning March 2024, the Museum of Arts and Sciences joined Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), administered by the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM), to encourage people of all backgrounds to visit museums...

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Southeast Contemporary

SOUTHEAST CONTEMPORARY February 16 – June 1, 2024 The Museum of Arts and Sciences presents its annual group exhibition, showcasing professional artists from the Southeast who are influencing the direction of American contemporary visual art. 2024 Featured artists will display works ranging from large-scale paintings and drawings to ceramic sculpture...

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THE FRAGILE BEE

February 2 through June 29, 2024 Informed by ecological concerns, Nancy Macko’s work with botanical specimens and her examination of the lives of bees remind us how fragile our ecosystem is. For four decades, Nancy Macko has drawn upon images of the honeybee society to explore the relationships between art...

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PICTURE THIS

Highlighting contemporary art in Georgia through narrative works by several noteworthy visual artists including: Bo Bartlett, Holly Coulis, Shanequa Gay, Cheryl Goldsleger, Ridley Howard, Melissa Huang, Margaret Morrison, Fahamu Pecou, Dianna Settles, Cedric Smith, Tori Tinsley, and Orion Wertz. MAS was selected as one of the hosts for the PICTURE...

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Missed Attendance: Gallery Guide

Joseph Guay’s visual art focuses on the political and social issues we face in America. His politically charged exhibition of paintings and sculptures entitled “Remnants of the Human Condition,” for example, paid tribute to Trayvon Martin, Alton Sterling, and Eric Garner, plus World Trade Center and Boston Marathon bombings, and Pulse...

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Natural Curiosities

JULY 14, 2023-OCTOBER 21, 2023 Martina Henderson captures stunning details of the natural world through high-resolution photography printed on paper and deckled by hand. Abandoned nests, eggs, feathers, and seashells are among the many natural curiosities included in this body of work. Educated at Florida State University, with advanced and...

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MAS Collection Highlights

  Through October 2023 Enjoy rotating displays in the hall gallery highlighting our Collections and celebrating Macon’s Bicentennial! As the only nationally accredited repository for objects of fine art and significant artifacts in the region, the MAS preserves thousands of valuable cultural objects. Ranging from modern masterpieces to recent works...

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Missed Attendance

Through October 7, 2023  /  Burgess Gallery In response to the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, artist Joseph Guay began creating public art installations to capture complex opinions about the epidemic that has forced a generation of students to grow up practicing active shooter drills. This powerful exhibit explores...

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An Abundance of Turtles

Yellow-Bellied Slider Trachemys scripta scripta As the springtime weather moves in, you’re likely to see more native wildlife emerge from their winter slumber. Georgia is home to 27 types of turtles, and one of the most abundant turtles is the yellow-bellied slider. This semiaquatic turtle species lives in freshwater lakes,...

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2 Fronts

 Georgia-based artist, Alfred Conteh, explores how African Diasporal societies in the South are fighting social, economic, education, and psychological wars from within and without to survive. With stunning realism, he presents both the honest and false narratives of history personified in colossal patina-covered figures.

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