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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The Sweet Gum Trail Blog: A Stroll Through the Trails

By Abigail Quin Hricik, The Sweet Gum Trail is a wonderful ecological resource on the MAS’ campus. It is teeming with life just waiting to be explored! The plants along the trail are managed and identified by the local Master Gardeners. Some of the species you can observe include 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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Tactile Layers of the Atmosphere

“Tactile Layers of the Atmosphere” is a tactile exhibition in collaboration with the Georgia Academy for the Blind, and Dr. Matt Marone of Mercer University. It is located in the Science Hall, between the Science on a Sphere and the Planetarium. The model and claymation video of the layers of...

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The Black Paintings

  About Luke Buffenmyer Born in Chicago IL, Luke Buffenmyer earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. As a visual artist and designer, he works in a...

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