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Jonathan Green: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Morris Museum of Art 1 Tenth Street, Augusta
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Style and Attitude: Abstract Art in the South
This exhibition examines abstraction and abstract expressionism—the dominant mode of artistic expression in post–World War II America—through a Southern lens. Few art movements are as closely associated with a specific time and place as abstract expressionism is with New York City in the 1940s and 1950s. It was the first American movement to achieve international recognition, and it put New York…
Jonathan Green: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Born and raised in the South Carolina low country, Jonathan Green graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1982 and has sustained a very successful career ever since. His paintings can be found in major museum, corporate, and private collections around the world. He is represented in the Morris Museum’s permanent collection by nearly forty works…
Christmas at Biltmore: Members-Only Overnight Trip
Join us this holiday season as we travel to the Biltmore Estate for the ultimate Christmas experience. We’ll start our trip with a Sunday afternoon visit to Biltmore Winery, then we’ll enjoy a magical evening of lights, glittering displays, and live music at one of Biltmore’s Candlelight Christmas Evenings. Monday, we’ll continue getting in the Christmas spirit with a self-guided…
Local Color: Photography in the South
Local Color, an exhibition of more than forty works drawn from the Morris Museum’s permanent collection, explores the special role that color photography has played in the history of Southern photography since it was first popularized by William Christenberry and William Eggleston. In addition to those pioneers, the exhibition features work by John Baeder, William Greiner, Birney Imes, Jim McGuire, and Meryl Truett, to…
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Create With Me: Let It Snow
Create With Me: Let It Snow
View artworks from our permanent collection depicting wintry scenes. Afterwards, make your own watercolor and oil pastel snowflake. Museum family members and parents, free; nonmembers, $4 per participant. Advance registration required.
$4
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Films on Friday: Beat the Devil (1953)
Films on Friday: Beat the Devil (1953)
Produced and directed by John Huston with a screenplay by Huston and Truman Capote, this comedy stars Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, and Peter Lorre. A motley crew of swindlers and ne’er-do-wells attempt to make themselves rich at the expense of a seemingly innocent English couple. The screening is followed by a discussion. Admission and refreshments are free.
Free