Victoria Lowe – Atmospheric Paintings

January 5 Through April 15, 2018Abstract painting can appear in many forms – as a visual phenomenon, perceptual conundrum, or personal testament. Victoria Lowe’s paintings encompass all of these modes and go further to become deeply immersive experiences. Expansive fields of sprayed color deliver us into an indeterminate space that...

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Slow Art – Works from the Museum’s Permanent Collection

Through December 24, 2017This “highlights” exhibit supports the Slow Art movement, a national initiative to encourage museum visitors to slow down and spend more time looking at works of art. According to one study published in the journal “Empirical Studies of the Arts,” museumgoers spend an average of just 17...

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31st Annual Festival of Trees

November 9, 2017 – January 14, 2018This annual exhibit of stunning holiday trees, decorated by regional designers and artists, will be open to the public starting November 9th and will run through January 14, 2018. Featuring nearly 30 unique designs, the Festival of Trees exhibition will be open during regular...

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Georgia’s Miss Americas

  September 23, 2017 through January 14, 2018   The Museum of Arts and Sciences presents a special exhibition celebrating Georgia’s Miss Americas: Betty Cantrell (2016) and the 65th Anniversary of the 1952 reign of Neva Jane Langley Fickling.   In 1952 when the talented and bright Wesleyan Conservatory Student...

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MEGALODON – Largest Shark that Ever Lived

May 26, 2017 - August 28, 2017At 60 feet long, Megalodon was the largest shark that ever lived and a dominant marine predator. Sharks are at risk today, with recent population declines attributed to humans. Though Megalodon vanished 2 million years ago, its fascinating story inspires lessons for science and...

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Emerging Artists Group Exhibition

February 3, 2017 – May 7, 2017The Museum of Arts and Sciences presents its 5th annual Emerging Artists exhibition, showcasing rising stars from the Southeast. Seven professional contemporary artists, representing some of the nation’s finest undergraduate and graduate art programs, will display works ranging from large-scale abstract paintings and mixed...

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Chatov Retrospective: 100 Years of Painting

October 28, 2016 – February 19, 2017 The Museum of Arts and Sciences is proud to present “Chatov: 100 Years of Painting,” a retrospective featuring the works of Roman (1900-1987), Constantin (1904-1993), and Marc (b. 1953) – two generations in a prestigious family of gifted artists. The Chatov family, with...

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30th Annual Festival of Trees

November 10, 2016 – January 15, 2017This annual exhibit of stunning holiday trees, decorated by regional designers and artists, will be open to the public starting November 10th and will run through January 15, 2017. Featuring nearly 40 unique designs, the Festival of Trees exhibition will be open during regular...

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Gisela Colon’s PODS

March 7, 2017 – August 13, 2017 Unifying sculpture and painting, Gisela Colon‘s Glo-Pods are made of blow-molded plastic and have a swelling, asymmetrical geometry that suggests both organic and liquid forms. The sculptures’ inner core of iridescent, reflective pigment creates the experience of colored light emanating from within. On...

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Macon String Scape

September 23, 2016 – January 15, 2017  Join the Museum in this community celebration! Assisted by staff members of the Museum, visitors will create a 25-foot string art mural in the Elam Alexander Hall Gallery. The Museum’s string art mural will be an example of drawing with thread, similar to...

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