Student and Teacher Opportunities
PLU Credit Available
Adult Artist Workshop: Portraits and Long Poses
Saturday, February 20, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., and Sunday, February 21, 12:30–4:30 p.m.
Brush up on your figure-drawing skills during a two-day workshop with professional artist and Medical College of Georgia professor David Mascaro. Members, $70; nonmembers, $85. Paid registration due by February 18. PLU credit is available for Richmond and Columbia County teachers. Call 706-828-3808 for information.

Terra Cognita Returns
February marks the start of Terra Cognita, the museum’s contemporary artist lecture series. The program will last throughout the entire year, with one artist speaking every quarter. The first lecture features noted mixed-media artist Willie Cole, who transforms ordinary objects such as high-heeled shoes, hair dryers, and irons into intricate assemblages and installations that explore our modern-day consumer culture.

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Willie Cole, Sole Reunion, 2008. Sewn leather shoes. Courtesy of the artist.

Field Trips
Free Public School Tours
The Morris is pleased to announce that we now offer free tours for K–12 public schools, thanks to a generous grant from the Creel-Harison Foundation. Activity fees for optional art projects and workshops still apply. To book a tour today, contact Kristen Knispel by calling 706-828-3867.

Field Trip Spotlight

Deep Sea: The Art of William Golding
Available now until February 28, 2010
This three-part program focuses on the work of African American folk artist William Golding. Golding’s intricately detailed and fanciful drawings of ships and exotic seaports serve as the basis of a lighthearted historical and aesthetic discussion. The tour includes a docent-led gallery talk, art activity, and either a film screening or book reading and discussion (depending on the group’s age). The entire program lasts approximately 90 minutes and costs $4.00 per student. Book your group today by e-mailing Kristen Knispel.

View all of our other tour offerings online.
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Upcoming Programs
From concerts to family days, the Morris offers a variety of after-hours and weekend programs.

Young Masters: Work by Savannah River
Area High School Students
Tuesday, February 2–Sunday, February 21
The third annual juried exhibit will be on display in the second-floor lobby area.

Artrageous! Family Sunday:
Third Annual Artapalooza
Sunday, February 7, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Celebrate the talent and creativity of Augusta’s finest young musicians with performances by Fiddle Faddle and students from the Augusta State Conservatory Program, followed by fun hands-on art activities for kids of all ages. FREE.

Terra Cognita: Willie Cole
Thursday, February 11, 5:00–7:00 p.m. Reception at 5:00 p.m.; lecture at 6:00 p.m.
During the first in a series of four lectures, mixed-media artist Willie Cole discusses his intricate assemblages. FREE.

Sunday Sketch
Sunday, February 14, 2:00 p.m.
FREE.

Adult Artist Workshop: Portraits and Long Poses
Saturday, February 20, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., and Sunday, February 21, 12:30–4:30 p.m.
View the complete listing under Student and Teacher Opportunities above.

Music at the Morris: Laquita Mitchell
Sunday, February 21, 2:00 p.m.
Soprano Laquita Mitchell brings her favorite pieces to the Morris stage. Refreshments and conversation with the artist follow. FREE.

Sunday Studio Tour: Jack Cheatham
Sunday, February 21, 2:00 p.m.
Limited space available; register by February 19 by calling 706-828-3803. Morris Museum members only. FREE.

Save the Dates for our Grand Reopening, March 6–13!
Help us celebrate the grand reopening of the Morris Museum of Art! Explore the newly reinstalled galleries and the special exhibition Regional Dialect: American Scene Paintings from the John and Susan Horseman Collection. Enjoy free admission March 6–13, and join in on docent-led gallery talks presented periodically on March 6 and 7.

Public Opening:
Regional Dialect: American Scene Paintings
from the John and Susan Horseman Collection
Saturday, March 6, 5:00–7:00 p.m.; reception at 5:00 p.m.; lecture at 6:00 p.m.
Director of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens Kevin Sharp and collectors John and Susan Horseman discuss the exhibition. FREE.

Artrageous! Family Sunday: The Morris Comes Alive!
Sunday, March 7, 1:00–4:00 p.m.; performance begins at 2:00 p.m.
Join costumed docents as they make the paintings come alive, and create a variety of art projects based on our collection. Tara Scheyer from the Mudpuppy Band performs a lively variety of family favorites. FREE.

Call 706-828-3867 to register for education programs.

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Artwork from the 2008–2009 Young Masters exhibition.


Willie Cole, Chaos, 2009. Courtesy of the artist.

Sunday Sketch in the galleries with an art professional.

Laquita Mitchell

Jackson Cheatham, Ball Peen from "Uncle Jack's Tool Box," 1999. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.


Carl Graf, Evening Chores, c. 1920.
John and Susan Horseman Collection.

Exhibitions
Deep Sea: Drawings by William Golding
December 12, 2009–March 14, 2010 >more

William O. Golding, S.S. Pilot Boy,
Charleston Line, 1939. Morris Museum of Art,
Augusta, Georgia.

Regional Dialect: American Scene Paintings
from the John and Susan Horseman Collection
March 6–May 30, 2010 >more

C. S. Price, Cloudy Evening, c. 1926.
Oil on canvas, 30 x 32 inches. John
and Susan Horseman Collection.
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Download our current school programs guide!

The Morris Museum's School Tours and Teacher Services guide. Download a pdf here.

Image: Jonathan Green, Daughters of the South, 1993. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.