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Saturday, May 17, 2008
Educator Symposium: Aesthetics 101
Continues on Sunday, May 18.
9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Learn how to implement instructional strategies for teaching aesthetics in elementary, middle, and secondary classrooms during a two-day workshop presented by Georgia Southern University professor Dr. Bruce Little.
Fees apply. For more information, call 706-828-3865.

Sunday, May 18, 2008
Educator Symposium: Aesthetics 101
Continued from Saturday, May 17.
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn how to implement instructional strategies for teaching aesthetics in elementary, middle, and secondary classrooms during a two-day workshop presented by Georgia Southern University professor Dr. Bruce Little.
Fees apply. For more information, call 706-828-3865.

Why is This Art?
2:00 p.m.
Georgia Southern University professor Dr. Bruce Little removes the mystery surrounding abstract art and poses the aesthetic question, "Why do we consider this art?" during a gallery talk about the exhibition Something to Look Forward To.
Admission is free.

Museum tour
2:30 p.m.
Admission is free.

Sunday, May 25, 2008
Music at the Morris: Singer Caroline Herring
2:00 p.m.
Caroline Herring performs music that combines a variety of traditional styles, from acoustic folk to bluegrass and old-time country.
Admission is free.

Museum tour
2:30 p.m.
Admission is free.

Sunday, June 1, 2008
Artrageous! Sunday: Light and Shadow
2:00 p.m.
View the A. Aubrey Bodine exhibition and create a drawing that focuses on light and shadow.
Admission is free.

Museum tour
2:30 p.m.
Admission is free.

Monday, June 2, 2008
Lecture: Core Expressions of Art
10:00 a.m.
Dr. Jane Ellis, professor emeritus of developmental psychology at Augusta State University, will discuss Rhoda Kellogg's extensive cross-cultural research on the artistic creations of children ages two to seven, as well as the use of line, shape, and color in the work of abstract artists.
Admission is free.

Friday, June 6, 2008
Members-Only Opening Reception: Notes on the 19th, 20th, and 21st Centuries: Paintings by Jeffrey Kronsnoble
6:00–8:00 p.m.
Meet artist Jeffrey Kronsnoble during an exhibition preview just for museum members.

Sunday, June 8, 2008
Museum tour
2:30 p.m.
Admission is free.

Saturday, June 7, 2008
Adult Artist Workshop: Drawing Exploration
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Augusta State University art professor Diane Sweet explores a variety of drawing approaches, techniques, and media during a three-day class series. Appropriate for all skill levels. $65 for members; $85 for nonmembers. Includes all materials. Register by calling 706-828-3865 by June 2 or download an application.

Thursday, June 12, 2008
Toddler Time: Portrait Fun
10:00 –11:00 a.m. or 11:15 a.m.–12:15 a.m.
Learn about faces and how artists create portraits, then create a collage.
For children 5 and younger. Museum members and parents, free; nonmembers, $4 per participant. Register by calling Sarah Alexander at 706-828-3867.

Friday, June 13, 2008
Toddler Time: Portrait Fun
10:00 –11:00 a.m. or 11:15 a.m.–12:15 a.m.
Learn about faces and how artists create portraits, then create a collage.
For children 5 and younger. Museum members and parents, free; nonmembers, $4 per participant. Register by calling Sarah Alexander at 706-828-3867.

Saturday, June 14, 2008
Adult Artist Workshop: Drawing Exploration
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Augusta State University art professor Diane Sweet explores a variety of drawing approaches, techniques, and media during a three-day class series. Appropriate for all skill levels. $65 for members; $85 for nonmembers. Includes all materials. Register by calling 706-828-3865 by June 2 or download an application.

Monday, June 16–Friday, June 20, 2008
Morris Art Break: Session 1, Element Explorers
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Explore the elements of art during a week-long series of hands-on projects based on works in the museum's galleries. Taught by art instructor Jennifer Johnson. For children age 6 to 9.
One-week session: $80 per child with museum family membership; nonmembers, $100; includes all art supplies. Call 706-828-3865 by June 9 to reserve a space; only 20 spaces available per session. Download application.

Friday, June 20, 2008
Gallery Talk: A. Aubrey Bodine
10:30–11:30 a.m.
Museum director Kevin Grogan discusses the exhibition A. Aubrey Bodine: Baltimore Pictorialist. Free for museum members and registered Augusta Photography Festival Participants; nonmembers, regular museum admission. (www.augustaphotofestival.org)

Art at Lunch: Should I Throw Out My Camera? The Future of Photography in the Digital Age
Noon
Curator Jay Williams discusses how the introduction of digital cameras has changed traditional photographic methods and values. Lunch by Roux's Catering.
$10 for museum members and registered Augusta Photography Festival participants; $13 for nonmembers; includes museum admission, lecture, and lunch. Paid reservations are required by June 18. Call 706-724-7501. (www.augustaphotofestival.org)

Saturday, June 21, 2008
Stupendous! Family Saturday: The Big Bad, Little Red, Pig Show
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Lee Bryan, "That Puppet Guy," combines two popular childhood stories into one rib-tickling performance. Afterwards, create your own storybook character. Admission is free.

Sunday, June 22, 2008
Photography Lecture and Reception
2:00 p.m.
Atlanta photographer Angela West discusses her work and the role of photography in today's art market.
Admission is free. (www.augustaphotofestival.org)

Museum tour
2:30 p.m.
Admission is free.

Monday, June 23–Friday, June 27, 2008
Morris Art Break: Session 1, Element Explorers
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Explore the elements of art during a week-long series of hands-on projects based on works in the museum's galleries. Taught by art instructor Jennifer Johnson. For children age 10 to 13.
One-week session: $80 per child with museum family membership; nonmembers, $100; includes all art supplies. Call 706-828-3865 by June 9 to reserve a space; only 20 spaces available per session. Download application.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Lunch and Learn with Curator Jay Williams: Approaches to Art, Part 1
Noon
Curator Jay Williams discusses the viewpoints, intentions, and language of the artist. Participants are invited to bring their own lunch. Members, free; nonmembers, regular museum admission.

Saturday, June 28, 2008
Adult Artist Workshop: Drawing Exploration
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Augusta State University art professor Diane Sweet explores a variety of drawing approaches, techniques, and media during a three-day class series. Appropriate for all skill levels. $65 for members; $85 for nonmembers. Includes all materials. Register by calling 706-828-3865 by June 2 or download an application.

Sunday, June 29, 2008
Music at the Morris: Doug and the Henrys
2:00 p.m.
The bluegrass and folk sounds of Doug and the Henrys begin the museum's summer music series.
Admission is free.

Museum tour
2:30 p.m.
Admission is free.

Sunday, July 6, 2008
Artrageous! Sunday: Trompe l’Oeil
2:00–4:00 p.m.
Study Jeffrey Kronsnoble's paintings and create an original trompe l’oeil.
Admission is free.

Museum tour
2:30 p.m.
Admission is free.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Lunch and Learn with Curator Jay Williams: Approaches to Art, Part II
Noon
Curator Jay Williams discusses interpreting art through cultural and historical contexts. Participants are invited to bring their own lunch. Members, free; nonmembers, regular museum admission.

Thursday, July 10, 2008
Toddler Time: Col. Poole's Pig Adventure
10:00–11:00 a.m. or 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Learn about the painting Col. Poole's Pig Hill of Fame and design your own "pig-on-a-stick" to take home.
For children 5 and younger. Museum members and parents, free; nonmembers, $4 per participant. Register by calling Sarah Alexander at 706-828-3867.

Friday, July 11, 2008
Toddler Time: Col. Poole's Pig Adventure
10:00–11:00 a.m. or 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Learn about the painting Col. Poole's Pig Hill of Fame and design your own "pig-on-a-stick" to take home.
For children 5 and younger. Museum members and parents, free; nonmembers, $4 per participant. Register by calling Sarah Alexander at 706-828-3867.

Art at Lunch: Erick Montgomery
Noon
Erick Montgomery, director of Historic Augusta, reveals the architectural history of our city. Catering by Cutie Pies Gourmet Café.
$10 for museum members; $13 for nonmembers; includes museum admission, lecture, and lunch. Paid reservations are required by noon on July 9. Call 706-724-7501.

Saturday, July 12, 2008
Adult Master Artist Workshop
10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Artist Jeffrey Kronsnoble leads a one-day acrylic painting workshop focusing on abstraction. $65 for members; $85 for nonmembers. Includes all materials and lunch. Register by calling 706-828-3865 by July 3 or download an application.

Sunday, July 13, 2008
Gallery Talk and Reception
2:00 p.m.
Artist Jeffrey Kronsnoble discusses his work during an interview with the museum's Creative Outreach Committee in the galleries.
Admission is free.

Museum tour
2:30 p.m.
Admission is free.

Monday, July 14–Friday, July 18, 2008
Morris Art Break: Session 2, Gallery Detectives
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Investigate the different kinds of art at the museum and create a variety off art projects based on your discoveries during a week-long program. Taught by art instructor Jennifer Johnson. For children age 6 to 9.
One-week session: $80 per child with museum family membership; nonmembers, $100; includes all art supplies. Call 706-828-3865 by July 7 to reserve a space; only 20 spaces available per session. Download application.

Sunday, July 20, 2008
Music at the Morris: Kari Gaffney Trio
2:00 p.m.
Cool off this July afternoon with the Kari Gaffney Trio's smoldering renditions of the classic American songbook.
Admission is free.

Museum tour
2:30 p.m.
Admission is free.

Monday, July 21–Friday, July 25, 2008
Morris Art Break: Session 2, Gallery Detectives
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Investigate the different kinds of art at the museum and create a variety off art projects based on your discoveries during a week-long program. Taught by art instructor Jennifer Johnson. For children age 10 to 13.
One-week session: $80 per child with museum family membership; nonmembers, $100; includes all art supplies. Call 706-828-3865 by July 7 to reserve a space; only 20 spaces available per session. Download application.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Lunch and Learn with Curator Jay Williams: Approaches to Art, Part III
Noon
Curator Jay Williams discusses the effect of personality types on interpreting art. Participants are invited to bring their own lunch. Members, free; nonmembers, regular museum admission.

Saturday, July 26, 2008
Stupendous! Family Saturday: Pirate Goodie and the Magic Chest
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Come along with Pirate Goodie Twoshoes and his parrot Pete on an amazing undersea adventure during a magical interactive animated performance. Afterwards, create swashbuckling art in the activity room.
Admission is free.

Sunday, July 27, 2008
Museum tour
2:30 p.m.
Admission is free.

Friday, August 1, 2008
Art at Lunch: Bryan LeBoeuf
Noon
Artist Bryan LeBoeuf discusses his exhibition Realist Paintings by Bryan LeBoeuf. Catering by French market Grille.
$10 for museum members; $13 for nonmembers; includes museum admission, lecture, and lunch. Paid reservations are required by noon on July 30. Call 706-724-7501.

Sunday, August 3, 2008
Artrageous! Sunday: Shadow Box Collage
2:00 p.m.
Create a mixed-media shadow box collage inspired by the work of Jeffrey Kronsnoble.
Admission is free.

Museum tour
2:30 p.m.
Admission is free.

Sunday, August 10, 2008
Museum tour
2:30 p.m.
Admission is free.

Thursday, August 14, 2008
Toddler Time: The Ugly Duckling
10:00–11:00 a.m. or 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
After reading the book The Ugly Duckling, create a web-footed fan inspired by a Robin Hill painting.
For children 5 and younger. Museum members and parents, free; nonmembers, $4 per participant. Register by calling Sarah Alexander at 706-828-3867.

Friday, August 15, 2008
Toddler Time: The Ugly Duckling
10:00–11:00 a.m. or 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
After reading the book The Ugly Duckling, create a web-footed fan inspired by a Robin Hill painting.
For children 5 and younger. Museum members and parents, free; nonmembers, $4 per participant. Register by calling Sarah Alexander at 706-828-3867.

Friday, August 15, and Saturday, August 16, 2008
Museum Folk Art Trip
Join the Morris Museum of Art for a trip to the Jepson Center for the Arts in Savannah, Georgia for a folk art symposium. The next day, visit the Slotin Folk Fest in Norcross, Georgia, with more than one hundred dealers and galleries. $90 for members; $70 for docents or affiliate group members; $110 for nonmembers. Cost includes symposium, bus trip, Folk Fest entrance fees, and dinner on Saturday. Reserve a space by July 28. Call 706-828-3865 for reservations or for more information.

Sunday, August 17, 2008
Music at the Morris: The Unmentionables
2:00 p.m.
Join us for the summer's last music concert—the great country rockabilly group the Unmentionables.
Admission is free.

Museum tour
2:30 p.m.
Admission is free.

Saturday, August 23, 2008
Stupendous! Family Saturday: Circus Bezerkus
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Witness Roger, the Dare-Devil Cat, dancing unicorns, and other unique characters during a highly energetic, carnival-style marionette show. Create your own puppet in the activity room and try your hand at making balloon animals.
Admission is free.

Sunday, August 24, 2008
Museum tour
2:30 p.m.
Admission is free.

Thursday, August 28, 2008
Exhibition Opening: Landscape of Slavery
6:00–8:00 p.m.
Angela D. Mack, deputy director for curatorial affairs at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, South Carolina, discusses how the diverse exhibition, Landscape of Slavery: The Plantation in American Art, was conceived and assembled.
Admission is free.

Sunday, August 31, 2008
Museum tour
2:30 p.m.
Admission is free.

These programs are supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly. GCA is a Partner Agency for the National Endowment for the Arts.

Artrageous! Sunday programs are sponsored by McDonald's Owner/Operators of the Augusta CSRA. Stupendous! Saturdays are sponsored by Augusta Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc. Additional support for Stupendous! Saturdays and Artrageous! Sundays provided by Georgia Power Company. Free Sundays at the Morris are sponsored in part by Bank of America. Art at Lunch is sponsored by MCG Health with additional support provided by Augusta First Bank & Trust.