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Art at the Children's Medical Center - Archive

Morris Museum staff members have conducted workshops inspired by artwork in the permanent collection for extended and short-term patients at the Children's Medical Center at the Medical College of Georgia. In addition to making art, students learn about the artists whose work is displayed in the museum.

This program is sponsored by the Fred A. Moss Charitable Trust. Additional support is provided by J. Noel Schweers III, P.C., Marsh, Inc., Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett & Salley, P.C., and by Club Car, Inc.

Examples of work created by artists at the Children's Medical Center may be viewed below.

May 21, 2007
Students at the Children's Medical Center looked at Georgia Red Clay by Nell Choate Jones (1879–1981) and created their own landscape painting.

Nell Choate Jones, Georgia Red Clay , 1946. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.

Melanie, age 6	Melanie, age 6	Aliceia, age 6
Aliceia, age 6	Dre, age 4	Dre, age 4
More examples from the workshop which included Melanie (age 6), Dre (age 4), Briana (age 11) and Aliceia (age 6).

 

January 8, 2007
Students at the Children's Medical Center looked at Georgia Red Clay by Nell Choate Jones (1879–1981) and created their own landscape painting.

Nell Choate Jones, Georgia Red Clay , 1946. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.

Jamie, age9	Ben, age 7	Precious, age 9
Justin, age 4	Curtis, age 10

August 20, 2006
Children at the MCG Children's Medical Center learned about abstract expressionist artist Ida Kohlmeyer and created a beaded necklace in response to one of her art works, Synthesis 90-A. The children learned about the artist's style of work, patterns, shapes, colors, and lines. After interpresting the art, they created beads in response to the shapes, colors, and patterns in the art. After creating the beads, the children added them to them to their colorful lanyards and tied both ends to create their necklace.

Ida Kohlmeyer, Synthesis 90-A, 1990–94. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.

Jaylon, age 4	Janiyah, age 4	Serenity, age 3

 

June 19, 2006
On June 19, 2006, students at the Children's Medical Center looked at Georgia Red Clay by Nell Choate Jones (1879–1981) and created their own landscape painting.

Nell Choate Jones, Georgia Red Clay , 1946. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.

Samantha, age 3	Leah, age 5	Eryana, age 5

 

October 11, 2005
On October 11, 2005, students at the Children's Medical Center looked at the work of painter Jonathan Green (b. 1955) and created their own shape paintings with primary colors.

Jonathan Green, The Silver Slipper Club, 1990. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.

Amanda	Camden	Elena
Jasmine	Noah	Diamond

 

September 13, 2005
On September 13, 2005, students at the Children's Medical Center looked at the work of artist Ida Kohlmeyer (1912–1997). Kohlmeyer was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Early in her career she studied with abstract expressionist artist Hans Hofmann. As a result, Kohlmeyer's work reflects this style of expressing oneself purely through the use of form and color without representing concrete objects. After viewing the sculpture by Ida Kohlmeyer, students at the Children's Medical Center created their own three-dimensional works.

Ida Kohlmeyer, Medusa Chair, 1985. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.

Alec, age 15	Amber, age 12	Quinesha, age 9

 

June 20 , 2005
On Monday, June 20, 2005, students at the Children's Medical Center looked at the work of artist Philip Morsberger. After studying Morsberger's Man with a Necktie, students at the Children's Medical Center created a self-portrait or a portrait of someone else using bright construction paper and Crayola Construction Paper Crayons.

Philip Morsberger, Man with a Necktie, 2000. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.

Nigel	Easton

 

May 17, 2004
On May 17, 2004, students at the Children's Medical Center looked at the work of artist Ida Kohlmeyer (1912–1997). Kohlmeyer was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Early in her career she studied with abstract expressionist artist Hans Hofmann. As a result, Kohlmeyer's work reflects this style of expressing oneself purely through the use of form and color without representing concrete objects. After viewing the odd symbols or pictographs represented in paintings by Ida Kohlmeyer, such as Syntax 90-Z, students at the Children's Medical Center created pictures with their own pictographs. Then the students printed images of their drawings from a Styrofoam plate.

Ida Kohlmeyer, Syntax 90-Z, 1990. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia

Lupe, untitled, print	Branden, untitled, print	Xavier, untitled, print
Daisy, untitled, print	Corin, untitled, print

 

October 20 , 2003
On Monday, October 20, 2003, students at the Children's Medical Center looked at the work of artist Philip Morsberger. After studying Morsberger's Man with a Necktie, students at the Children's Medical Center created a self-portrait or a portrait of someone else using bright construction paper and Crayola Construction Paper Crayons.

Philip Morsberger, Man with a Necktie, 2000. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.

Brittany, age 13	Rontaye, age 10	Rontaye, age 10
Aleeka, age 6	Aleeka, age 6	Katie, age 6
Katie, age 6	David, age 9	Kwamaine, age 11

 

March 17 , 2003
On Monday, March 17, 2003, students at the Children's Medical Center looked at the work of artist Philip Morsberger. After studying Morsberger's Man with a Necktie, students at the Children's Medical Center created a self-portrait or a portrait of someone else using bright construction paper and Crayola Construction Paper Crayons.

Philip Morsberger, Man with a Necktie, 2000. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.

Kentawain, age 7	Rosalyn, age 7	Rosalyn, age 7
Donna, age 13	Fallon, age 11	Gerald, age 12
Nick, age 13	Nick, age 7

 

December 16 , 2002
On Monday, December 16, 2002, students at the Children's Medical Center looked at a painting entitled The Magi, by Terry Rowlett. Rowlett attended graduate school at the University of Georgia, earning an M.F.A. in painting and drawing. Having strong faith in religion, Rowlett's work serves as a way to communicate religious ideas to a contemporary audience. He often places religious or biblical images in a contemporary scene, and it is no surprise that the artist is known for his ability to tell stories. His paintings are very narrative in nature, so the students discussed what they thought was happening in the painting and developed their own stories around the image.

Terry Rowlett, The Magi, 1999. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.

Daniel age, 10	Kristin, age 13	March Kay, age 4
Michael, age 12	Destiny, age 4

 

November 18, 2002
On Monday, November 18, 2002, students at the Children's Medical Center looked at the work of artist Philip Morsberger. After studying Morsberger's Man with a Necktie, students at the Children's Medical Center created a self-portrait or a portrait of someone else using bright construction paper and Crayola Construction Paper Crayons.

Philip Morsberger, Man with a Necktie, 2000. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.

Ladaysha, age 9	Lorenzo, age 10

 

October 21, 2002
On Monday, October 21, 2002, students at the Children's Medical Center looked at a painting entitled The Magi, by Terry Rowlett. Rowlett's paintings are very narrative in nature, so the students discussed what they thought was happening in the painting and developed their own stories around the image.

Terry Rowlett, The Magi, 1999. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.

Ben, age 8	A'Quaya, age 13

 

July 21, 2002
On Monday, July 21, 2002, students at the Children's Medical Center looked at a painting entitled The Magi, by Terry Rowlett. Rowlett's paintings are very narrative in nature, so the students discussed what they thought was happening in the painting and developed their own stories around the image.

Terry Rowlett, The Magi, 1999. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.

Kristopher, age 10, They Were Celebrating, page 1	Kristopher, age 10, They Were Celebrating, page 2	Quasia, age 17, page 1
Quasia, age 17, page 2	Sabrina, age 17, detail	Sabrina, age 17, detail
Amy, age 20, page 1	Katie, age 7, detail	Amber, age 10

 

June 17, 2002
On June 17, 2002, students at the Children's Medical Center looked at the work of painter Jonathan Green (b. 1955) and photographer Jack Leigh (1948–2004). In creating their art, the artists reflect on their own sense of community. Students at the Children's Medical Center took photographs of their own community at the hospital—the people and places they have come to know. Then, they put their photos into a book that they decorated.

Jonathan Green, The Silver Slipper Club, 1990. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.	Jack Leigh, Cold Mellons, 1970. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.

Dontell, age 5, My Community, book cover	Dontell, age 5, My Community	Katrice, age 18, My Community, book cover
Shaneka, age 18, My Community, book cover	Shaneka, age 18, My Community	Antwoine, age 5, My Community

 

May 20, 2002
On May 20, 2002, students at the Children's Medical Center looked at the work of artist Ida Kohlmeyer (1912–1997). After viewing the odd symbols or pictographs represented in paintings by Ida Kohlmeyer, such as Syntax 90-Z, students at the Children's Medical Center created pictures with their own pictographs. Then the students printed images of their drawings from a Styrofoam plate.

Ida Kohlmeyer, Syntax 90-Z, 1990. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia

David, age 9, untitled, print	David, age 9, plate from untitled	David, age 9, untitled, print
Jessica, age 10, untitled, drawing	Jessica, age 10, untitled 2 plates	Jessica, age 10, untitled, print