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Become a Docent! 2010 Docent Training

The Morris Museum of Art is accepting applications for its 2010 docent training program and will host an information session for prospective docents at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 10, in the museum auditorium. The museum is located in downtown Augusta at 1 Tenth Street.

Volunteer docents lead tours, assist with special events, greet museum guests, and participate in continuing education classes. Docent volunteers enjoy meeting students and members of the public and engaging museum visitors in learning experiences through the visual arts.

Docent training is an intensive program designed to provide docent candidates with the necessary knowledge, skills, and experience to lead interpretive tours. The training is organized into discrete modules incorporated into a thirteen-week course. Trainees are expected to attend all training sessions and complete assigned readings and research assignments.

The 2010 docent-in-training classes will begin on September 14 and continue weekly on Tuesday mornings through December 14. Meetings are held in the museum auditorium and in the permanent collection galleries.

Painters' Reel: Contemporary Painting in Georgia
June 19–September 26, 2010
Organized by the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon, this exhibition features work by eleven of Georgia’s most accomplished and famed contemporary artists.
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Unhindered by Seriousness: Sculpture by Carl Blair
July 3–August 29, 2010
Using nature as a point of departure, Blair, one of South Carolina’s most admired artists, has created a world populated by whimsical three-dimensional creatures of his own creation.
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Free Sunday Afternoon Tours

August 1
2:00 p.m.: Art of the South, tour of the permanent
collection galleries
3:15 p.m.: Unhindered by Seriousness: Sculpture by Carl Blair

August 8
2:00 p.m.: Art of the South, tour of the permanent collection galleries
3:15 p.m.: Painters' Reel: Contemporary Painting in Georgia
Admission is free.

August 15
2:00 p.m.: Art of the South, tour of the permanent collection galleries
3:15 p.m.: Painters' Reel: Contemporary Painting in Georgia

August 22
2:00 p.m.: Art of the South, tour of the permanent collection galleries
3:15 p.m.: Painters' Reel: Contemporary Painting in Georgia

August 29
2:00 p.m.: Art of the South, tour of the permanent collection galleries
3:15 p.m.: Painters' Reel: Contemporary Painting in Georgia

Artrageous! Family Sunday: I See Sculpture
Sunday, August 1, 2:00 p.m.
Watch several exciting live chainsaw-carving demonstrations with artist Christina White and join in on the fun by creating a multicolored animal sculpture. FREE.

Toddler Time: Animal Safari!
Thursday, August 5, 10:00–11:00 a.m., or
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Explore the wild world of animals in the exhibition Unhindered by Seriousness: Sculpture by Carl Blair. Afterwards, make a sculpture of an imaginary creature. Museum family members, free; nonmembers, $4 per participant. Registration required.
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Carl Blair, Have You Seen My Mother?, 2008. Courtesy of Hampton III Gallery.

Films on Friday: Hud
Friday, August 6, Noon.
After viewing the film, museum director Kevin Grogan leads a discussion. Participants are invited to bring a lunch. FREE.

Music at the Morris: Music of the Baroque Period
Sunday, August 29, 2:00 and 3:15 p.m.
Members of the Augusta State University faculty present two performances of music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. FREE.
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Art as a Window to the Mind
Thursday, August 12, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Contemporary painter and sculptor Don Cooper, whose work is heavily influenced by Eastern spiritual philosophies, and Alex Mabe, Ph.D., professor and clinical psychologist at the Medical College of Georgia, discuss the psychological implications behind the artist’s work, with a focus on the impact of his experiences in the Vietnam War and the process of healing through art. Reception follows. Free for Morris Museum members and invited guests only.

Terra Cognita: Baker Overstreet
Thursday, August 26, 5:00–7:00 p.m. Reception at 5:00 p.m.; lecture at 6:00 p.m.
During the third in a series of four lectures, Augusta native Baker Overstreet discusses his abstract paintings. FREE.

Art at Lunch: Art of the Steal
Friday, August 27, Noon.
Spalding Nix, owner of Spalding Nix Fine Art and Antiques, presents an illustrated talk on international art theft, focusing on high-profile heists filled with a cast of international playboys, mobsters, terrorists, and small-time hoods. Members, $10; nonmembers, $14. Lunch by A Catered Affair. Paid reservations due August 25.
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Don Cooper, A Connection to the Whole, 2008. Courtesy of the artist.

Baker Overstreet, Church of the Poisoned Mind, 2009. Courtesy of the artist.

Spalding Nix

Sunday Studio Tour: Howard Moore
Sunday, August 1, 2:00 p.m.
Tour wood turner and bowl maker Howard Moore’s studio. Limited space available; register by July 29 by calling 706-828-3803. Morris Museum members only. FREE.
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Wooden bowl by Howard Moore.

After-Party with Baker Overstreet
Thursday, August 26, 7:30–10:00 p.m.
Join us at artist Chad Downard’s studio after Baker’s Terra Cognita lecture for drinks and hors d’oeuvres as we get up close and personal with this unique artist. Contemporaries only. Call 706-828-3803 to RSVP.
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Baker Overstreet

The Morris Museum of Art has expanded the extraordinary roster of benefits it provides its loyal members. The most notable and exciting is the addition of a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate membership. We are pleased to announce that all members, starting at the individual level, receive a complimentary Smithsonian Affiliate membership. Please check our web site for the new membership level prices.