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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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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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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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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Emerging National XI

The Museum of Arts and Sciences presents its 11th annual Emerging National exhibition, showcasing rising stars from across the United States. Four contemporary professional artists, representing some of the nation’s finest undergraduate and graduate art programs, will display works ranging from large-scale abstract paintings and mixed media installations to ceramic...

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Festival of Trees Tree Exhibition

View over 45 designer-decorated trees in our annual Tree Exhibition! The Tree Exhibition is a part of our largest annual fundraiser, the Festival of Trees, which allows us to continue to provide dynamic and accessible educational programming to the Central Georgia community and beyond!

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Natural Forces

Natural Forces November 9, 2022 – January 14, 2023 Georgia-based Artist Amy Landesberg explores patterns that emerge from forces of nature through her “Natural Forces” series. Displayed will be a series of works in ink on custom embossed paper, all of which are derived from site photography, gps data, or scientific illustration. The...

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En Plein Air

  The Museum of Arts and Sciences is pleased to have Macon Plein Air Artists Carol Griffen, Sydney Sams and Micah Goguen exhibit alongside our permanent collection’s Plein Air landscapes forming a community connection to a rich tradition of painting and drawing. The following local artists exhibiting here to compliment...

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Anne Hieronymus: Envisioning the Particular

The MAS presents a solo exhibition of works by California-based Artist Anne Hieronymus in the Burgess and Hall Galleries. Nearly 50 works of paper (including drawings, sculpture, collage, and prints) plus ceramic and mixed media assemblages explore environmental issues through re-purposed materials. Hieronymus considers herself a "maker of ruins," a...

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Smartphones: The World in Your Pocket

According to Merriam-Webster a smartphone is “a cell phone that includes additional software functions (such as email or an Internet browser).” Somehow that doesn’t seem a large enough description for the device that most of us carry in our pocket or purse and use over and over in a single...

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