On Saturday, September 25, 2010, the Morris Museum of Art, Augusta Museum of History, 1797 Ezekiel Harris House, the Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson, Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, and National Science Center’s Fort Discovery will participate in the sixth annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian magazine and Toyota, sponsoring on behalf of the redesigned 2011 Avalon. These Augusta attractions join participating museums and cultural institutions nationwide to open their doors free of charge to all visitors who download the Museum Day Ticket from Smithsonian.com. On Museum Day, participating Museum Day venues emulate the free admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C. facilities and offer visitors an opportunity to celebrate our world’s dynamic heritage and cultural life,
Museum Day 2010 is poised to be the largest to date, outdoing last year’s record-breaking event. Over 300,000 museum-goers and 1,300 venues in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico participated in Museum Day 2009 when more than two million potential visitors sought to learn more about the program by logging on to www.smithsonian.com/museumday.
This year, Toyota’s participation enhances the Museum Day experience in Smithsonian magazine and online, with elements like the “Featured Five,” a listing that encourages visitors to learn about and visit participating museums and venues. Additionally, for each visitor who inquires about the new Toyota Avalon online, Toyota will donate $1—up to $10,000 total—to museum programming nationwide.
The Museum Day Ticket is available to download at www.smithsonian.com/museumday. Visitors who present the official pass will gain free admission for two people to participating museums and cultural venues. One ticket is permitted per household, per email address. Listings and links to participating museums’ and sponsors’ sites can be found at www.smithsonian.com/museumday.
Featured Augusta Attractions
Morris Museum of Art
Founded in 1985, the Morris Museum of Art is the oldest museum in the country that is devoted to the art and artists of the American South. The museum’s permanent collection of approximately five thousand paintings, watercolors, drawings, prints, photographs, and sculptures, dating from the late-eighteenth century to the present, is displayed in galleries dedicated to, among other things, antebellum portraiture, the Civil War, genre painting, still life, landscape, Southern Impressionism, and Modernism in the South. It is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., and on Sunday, noon–5:00 p.m. For more information, visit the museum’s web site at www.themorris.org or call 706-724-7501.
Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History
The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History is the former home of Lucy Craft Laney, who made many contributions to Augusta, and the state of Georgia. This unique house museum has four permanent exhibitions which reflect the contributions that African Americans have and continue to make in the Central Savannah River Area, which include Frank Yerby, John Hope, John Tutt, Butterfly McQueen, Jessye Norman and many others. In addition, we have a small James Brown Collection. The museum is located near the original site of the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute. The Museum also has a Children's Academy program. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and closed on Sunday except for special events. For additional information, call 706-724-3576 or visit our website at www.lucycraftlaneymuseum.com. The mission of the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History is to promote the legacy of Lucy Craft Laney through art, history, and the preservation of her home.
Augusta Museum of History
Founded in 1937, the Augusta Museum of History is Augusta’s oldest historical agency devoted to the preservation and presentation of local and regional history. Located at 560 Reynolds Street in downtown Augusta, the Museum is home to the award-winning permanent exhibition, “Augusta’s Story,” a 12,000 year journey through the region’s rich and diverse past. In 2005, the Museum achieved accreditation by the American Association of Museums (AAM). The Augusta Museum of History is Augusta’s only accredited museum and one of only fourteen in the state. From The Godfather of Soul, James Brown to Celebrating a Grand Tradition, the Story of Golf, Augusta’s history is brimming with the people and the forces that make Augusta a historical journey worth taking. Hours: Thursday - Saturday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm; Sunday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm; Closed Monday-Wednesday except for groups of ten or more with prior reservations. Admission: Adult: $4 • Senior: $3 • Child (6-18): $2 • Child (5 & under): Free. Please call (706) 722-8454 for more information or visit our website www.augustamuseum.org.
1797 Ezekiel Harris House
The 1797 Ezekiel Harris House will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Museum Day. Said to be the “finest eighteenth-century house surviving in Georgia”, the Ezekiel Harris House is an outstanding example of early Federal style architecture. Fully restored in 1964 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Ezekiel Harris House is a reminder of the days when tobacco was the primary cash crop of Georgia. Hours: Guided tours every Saturday 10:00 am—4:30 pm; Tours by appointment only Tuesday—Friday; Closed Sunday & Monday. Admission: Adult and Senior: $2 • Child: $1.
Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson
The Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson, an award-winning restoration by Historic Augusta, Inc., is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and has been designated an official “Save America’s Treasures” site. It is Georgia’s oldest presidential home and is located at 419 Seventh Street. Guided tours are offered on the hour Tuesdays-Saturdays from 10 am-5 pm. The last tour begins at 4 pm. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $3 for students. For more information call 706-724-0436 or visit www.wilsonboyhoodhome.org.
National Science Center’s Fort Discovery
National Science Center’s headquarters, Fort Discovery, is located on the Riverwalk in downtown Augusta. This 128,000 square-foot family-oriented math and science center fires the imaginations of children and adults by making math, science and technology come alive with 250 hands-on exhibits, custom digital theater programs, a portable planetarium, educational workshops and demonstrations. In celebration of Museum Day, Fort Discovery will present a special program entitled “Farming for Fuel,” which explores energy production in a fun and interactive manner. Filled with fun activities, the program leads students and parents on an investigation of alternative energy sources. This presentation is free of charge but space is limited; contact Julie Kennedy at (706)821-0607 to guarantee your participation today. Farming for Fuel is one of many programs provided by Fort Discovery through our Science to Go outreach initiative. For more information, please visit our web site at www.NationalScienceCenter.org.
Augusta Canal National Heritage Area Interpretive Center at Enterprise Mill
Augusta Canal National Heritage Area Interpretive Center at Enterprise Mill presents the stories of a unique piece of Augusta’s and America’s history – the 19th century industrial waterway that powered Augusta’s survival as a city. Using interactive exhibits, films, and vintage mill equipment, the Canal Interpretive Center that tells the story of how a city used its waterways to reinvent itself. Museum Day visitors may tour the center at no charge Saturday September 25 between 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. at no charge. Normal ticket fees apply for Petersburg Boat guided tours. 1450 Greene Street, Enterprise Mill Suite 400. Augusta, 30901, 706-823-0440
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
New Fernbank Photography Exhibition Shines Golden Light on Georgia through Artistic Eyes of Students
A new photography exhibition commissioned by Fernbank Museum of Natural History reveals Georgia’s golden history through the work of students at Atlanta’s Portfolio Center. Georgia’s Heart of Gold features 41 photographs that showcase gold’s local and historic influence—from modern-day gold panners to distinguished gold medal winners, from gold records to gold “grillz,” and from Dahlonega’s gold mines to the State Capitol’s gold dome.
Georgia’s Heart of Gold, on view from September 26, 2009-January 3, 2010, was created through a partnership between Fernbank Museum and the Portfolio Center to complement the Museum’s presentation of GOLD, a separate exhibition that combines golden artifacts, nuggets, jewelry and awards to explore the cultural significance and historical fascination with this enduring symbol of wealth, power and beauty. (Full press release on GOLD is attached.)
Georgia’s Heart of Gold highlights the diverse work of seven students and includes close-ups, black-and-whites, action shots, panoramics, worm's-eye views, bird's-eye views and more. Medals, metals, grillz, pans, buildings, musicians, jewelry—the images cover the full spectrum.
After being approached with this novel idea by alumnus James Hays of Fernbank Museum, Jerry Burns of The Portfolio Center organized a new class to create a museum-quality exhibition while providing a rich learning opportunity for the students. Structured as though students were pitching a story about gold in Georgia to a magazine, the class attacked the project with intensive brainstorming and hands-on research ranging from the historical to the whimsical, from pop culture to deeply-rooted tradition. The students delved into the hills, cities and homes of Georgia to capture their story. Now, Fernbank visitors can peek into this window of Georgia culture and see the beauty, intrigue and importance of gold in our region.
“This exhibition is special because it looks deeply into the cultural aspect of gold and how people in Georgia have interacted with it,” said Hays, Fernbank’s Vice President of Exhibitions. “For instance, our visitors will see an amazing gold coin minted in Dahlonega well over a hundred years ago in the exhibition GOLD, and on our walls they will see photographs of modern gold prospectors panning for gold in Dahlonega. It’s interesting to imagine that a similar prospector, knee-deep in a river before the Civil War, may have contributed a nugget to make the coin.”
The students are eager to see their hard work on display at the museum, something many photographers dream of for decades yet something these students were able to achieve through Fernbank before they reached graduation.
“To see my work up on the walls of a museum means a lot to me. It is the fruition of a lot of hard work and the culmination of years of gaining knowledge and confidence as a photographer,” said Portfolio Center student Chris Low. “This exhibit is sort of an introduction as a photographer to the city of Atlanta, and an amazing exit from Portfolio Center. It may be the only time I hang in a museum so I plan on soaking it up and really enjoying it while it lasts.”
The photographs in Georgia’s Heart of Gold correspond with the objects visitors will encounter in GOLD and help further the story of Georiga’s history with gold, offering personal stories to the artifacts, awards and gold specimens in the galleries.
The photographs of Artem Nazarov and Leigh Anna Thompson focus on the allure of finding gold in Georgia. Nazarov includes portraits of residents who remain fascinated by the treasures found in Georgia, from golden Civil War treasures, to nuggets found in gold mines, to the glow of the State Capitol building, topped with gold mined in Georgia. Thompson features members of the Lost Dutchman Mining Association, an organization focused on prospecting and mining for gold. Her series of photographs reveal the continued search for golden treasures in Georgia and the site of the first gold to be found here.
Justin Keoninh and Courtney Lankford embrace the cultural fascination with gold. Keoninh documented Georgia’s gold grill industry of removable gold teeth, a trend that first started with the hip-hop industry in the 1980s and continues today. Lankford showcases what gold means to individuals through cultural tradition and personal style.
Emily Dryden, Chris Low and Nathan Stoan reveal gold’s prestige through portraits and action shots of Georgians who have been awarded gold for their achievements. Dryden features the pride of several award-winning athletes and a decorated Navy veteran. Low recognizes gold medal winners from the Olympic Games, Special Olympics and Paralympics. Stoan highlights Georgia’s golden touch on the music industry through a series of portraits of local musicians.
“This was an invaluable experience for our students,” said Jerry Burns, Creative Director of Photography at the Portfolio Center. “They learned the power of narrative, the ethics of documentary work, how to seize that decisive moment, and how to work under deadline. Best of all, they were given the opportunity to showcase their work in a national museum.”
Georgia’s Heart of Gold is on view from September 26, 2009-January 3, 2010 and is included with Museum admission. Tickets are $15 for adults, $14 for students and seniors, $13 for children ages 3-12, and free for museum members and children ages 2 and under. To reserve tickets in advance, call 404.929.6400 or visit fernbankmuseum.org.
Fernbank Museum is located at 767 Clifton Road in Atlanta. For visitor information, visit www.fernbankmuseum.org.
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Georgia’s Heart of Gold, on view from September 26, 2009-January 3, 2010, was created through a partnership between Fernbank Museum and the Portfolio Center to complement the Museum’s presentation of GOLD, a separate exhibition that combines golden artifacts, nuggets, jewelry and awards to explore the cultural significance and historical fascination with this enduring symbol of wealth, power and beauty. (Full press release on GOLD is attached.)
Georgia’s Heart of Gold highlights the diverse work of seven students and includes close-ups, black-and-whites, action shots, panoramics, worm's-eye views, bird's-eye views and more. Medals, metals, grillz, pans, buildings, musicians, jewelry—the images cover the full spectrum.
After being approached with this novel idea by alumnus James Hays of Fernbank Museum, Jerry Burns of The Portfolio Center organized a new class to create a museum-quality exhibition while providing a rich learning opportunity for the students. Structured as though students were pitching a story about gold in Georgia to a magazine, the class attacked the project with intensive brainstorming and hands-on research ranging from the historical to the whimsical, from pop culture to deeply-rooted tradition. The students delved into the hills, cities and homes of Georgia to capture their story. Now, Fernbank visitors can peek into this window of Georgia culture and see the beauty, intrigue and importance of gold in our region.
“This exhibition is special because it looks deeply into the cultural aspect of gold and how people in Georgia have interacted with it,” said Hays, Fernbank’s Vice President of Exhibitions. “For instance, our visitors will see an amazing gold coin minted in Dahlonega well over a hundred years ago in the exhibition GOLD, and on our walls they will see photographs of modern gold prospectors panning for gold in Dahlonega. It’s interesting to imagine that a similar prospector, knee-deep in a river before the Civil War, may have contributed a nugget to make the coin.”
The students are eager to see their hard work on display at the museum, something many photographers dream of for decades yet something these students were able to achieve through Fernbank before they reached graduation.
“To see my work up on the walls of a museum means a lot to me. It is the fruition of a lot of hard work and the culmination of years of gaining knowledge and confidence as a photographer,” said Portfolio Center student Chris Low. “This exhibit is sort of an introduction as a photographer to the city of Atlanta, and an amazing exit from Portfolio Center. It may be the only time I hang in a museum so I plan on soaking it up and really enjoying it while it lasts.”
The photographs in Georgia’s Heart of Gold correspond with the objects visitors will encounter in GOLD and help further the story of Georiga’s history with gold, offering personal stories to the artifacts, awards and gold specimens in the galleries.
The photographs of Artem Nazarov and Leigh Anna Thompson focus on the allure of finding gold in Georgia. Nazarov includes portraits of residents who remain fascinated by the treasures found in Georgia, from golden Civil War treasures, to nuggets found in gold mines, to the glow of the State Capitol building, topped with gold mined in Georgia. Thompson features members of the Lost Dutchman Mining Association, an organization focused on prospecting and mining for gold. Her series of photographs reveal the continued search for golden treasures in Georgia and the site of the first gold to be found here.
Justin Keoninh and Courtney Lankford embrace the cultural fascination with gold. Keoninh documented Georgia’s gold grill industry of removable gold teeth, a trend that first started with the hip-hop industry in the 1980s and continues today. Lankford showcases what gold means to individuals through cultural tradition and personal style.
Emily Dryden, Chris Low and Nathan Stoan reveal gold’s prestige through portraits and action shots of Georgians who have been awarded gold for their achievements. Dryden features the pride of several award-winning athletes and a decorated Navy veteran. Low recognizes gold medal winners from the Olympic Games, Special Olympics and Paralympics. Stoan highlights Georgia’s golden touch on the music industry through a series of portraits of local musicians.
“This was an invaluable experience for our students,” said Jerry Burns, Creative Director of Photography at the Portfolio Center. “They learned the power of narrative, the ethics of documentary work, how to seize that decisive moment, and how to work under deadline. Best of all, they were given the opportunity to showcase their work in a national museum.”
Georgia’s Heart of Gold is on view from September 26, 2009-January 3, 2010 and is included with Museum admission. Tickets are $15 for adults, $14 for students and seniors, $13 for children ages 3-12, and free for museum members and children ages 2 and under. To reserve tickets in advance, call 404.929.6400 or visit fernbankmuseum.org.
Fernbank Museum is located at 767 Clifton Road in Atlanta. For visitor information, visit www.fernbankmuseum.org.
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
UGA Presents Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People
A four-part series chronicling the history of one of Earth’s oldest mountain ranges and its inhabitants will be shown March 2-3 on the University of Georgia Campus. On Monday, March 2, the first half of Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in 102 Miller Learning Center. The second half is slated for Wednesday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. in 171 Miller Learning Center. Filmmakers Ross Spears and Jamie Ross will be present to introduce and discuss the film. The showing is free and open to the public.
According to the film’s producers the James Agee Film Project, the Appalachian Mountains and its people provide the most revelations about the ancient history of America. In addition, more that is believed to be true about this area is false than in any other region in the country.
The film event is co-sponsored by the EcoFocus Film Festival (a production of the Odum School of Ecology), the history department, the anthropology department and the Institute of Native American Studies.
“These films are a great example of the kind of film the EcoFocus environmental film festival would like to highlight at the festival and through our year-round programming,” said EcoFocus managing director Sara Beresford. “This is a really unique opportunity to see these films on a large screen and have the filmmakers present. We’re thrilled to co-sponsor this event.”
The series is narrated by Sissy Spacek with commentary by several UGA faculty members. Ten years in the making, the film series weaves together the fields of science and humanity in telling the story of how the mountains have shaped the inhabitants and vice versa.
For more information on the series, see the official film Web site at: http://www.ageefilms.org/appalachia.html.
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According to the film’s producers the James Agee Film Project, the Appalachian Mountains and its people provide the most revelations about the ancient history of America. In addition, more that is believed to be true about this area is false than in any other region in the country.
The film event is co-sponsored by the EcoFocus Film Festival (a production of the Odum School of Ecology), the history department, the anthropology department and the Institute of Native American Studies.
“These films are a great example of the kind of film the EcoFocus environmental film festival would like to highlight at the festival and through our year-round programming,” said EcoFocus managing director Sara Beresford. “This is a really unique opportunity to see these films on a large screen and have the filmmakers present. We’re thrilled to co-sponsor this event.”
The series is narrated by Sissy Spacek with commentary by several UGA faculty members. Ten years in the making, the film series weaves together the fields of science and humanity in telling the story of how the mountains have shaped the inhabitants and vice versa.
For more information on the series, see the official film Web site at: http://www.ageefilms.org/appalachia.html.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
UWG: Waring Lecture Series Features Reitz October 24
The Antonio J. Waring Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series will present environmental archeologist Dr. Elizabeth Reitz on Friday, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the University of West Georgia.
This must see event for anyone interested in archaeology, history and how people use the environment will take place in the Kathy Cashen Recital Hall where the professor of anthropology will share her experiences in the field and in the lab at this prestigious annual event. The presentation is free and the community is invited to attend.
Reitz is a professor of anthropology at the University of Georgia and is internationally recognized as an expert on human use of animal resources, especially in maritime environments. Her lecture, “5,000 Years of Fishing on the Georgia Coast,” is sure to interest science and history buffs of all ages.
“I would like to encourage people to look to the past as a way to understand the present and as a window into the future,” said Reitz. “And to think holistically about the human experience.”
On her website, Reitz wrote: “I base my research on the study of animal remains from archaeological sites, for which purpose I manage the Zooarchaeology Laboratory. The lab specializes in the identification of vertebrate remains and contains a comparative skeletal collection of 4,200 vertebrate and invertebrate specimens from throughout the southeastern United States and adjacent waters, as well as from the Caribbean.”
The lab and its contents have been used since 1977 in support of archaeological research, service and training, during which time more than 200 archaeological faunal assemblages from the southeastern United States, the Caribbean basin, Peru, and Ecuador have been studied. Faunal Assemblage is an archeological term describing fossils found together in the same layer of rock or soil.
Reitz will spend the day on campus as a guest at the Antonio J. Waring Jr. Archeology Laboratory and in several anthropology classes before the lecture. The Department of Anthropology and the Waring Lab will host the annual event.
The lecture series is funded through the largest endowment given to an anthropology department in the state of Georgia. The Waring endowment also funds the operation of the Waring Lab and an endowed professorship in Anthropology at UWG.
For more information, call 678-839-6454.
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This must see event for anyone interested in archaeology, history and how people use the environment will take place in the Kathy Cashen Recital Hall where the professor of anthropology will share her experiences in the field and in the lab at this prestigious annual event. The presentation is free and the community is invited to attend.
Reitz is a professor of anthropology at the University of Georgia and is internationally recognized as an expert on human use of animal resources, especially in maritime environments. Her lecture, “5,000 Years of Fishing on the Georgia Coast,” is sure to interest science and history buffs of all ages.
“I would like to encourage people to look to the past as a way to understand the present and as a window into the future,” said Reitz. “And to think holistically about the human experience.”
On her website, Reitz wrote: “I base my research on the study of animal remains from archaeological sites, for which purpose I manage the Zooarchaeology Laboratory. The lab specializes in the identification of vertebrate remains and contains a comparative skeletal collection of 4,200 vertebrate and invertebrate specimens from throughout the southeastern United States and adjacent waters, as well as from the Caribbean.”
The lab and its contents have been used since 1977 in support of archaeological research, service and training, during which time more than 200 archaeological faunal assemblages from the southeastern United States, the Caribbean basin, Peru, and Ecuador have been studied. Faunal Assemblage is an archeological term describing fossils found together in the same layer of rock or soil.
Reitz will spend the day on campus as a guest at the Antonio J. Waring Jr. Archeology Laboratory and in several anthropology classes before the lecture. The Department of Anthropology and the Waring Lab will host the annual event.
The lecture series is funded through the largest endowment given to an anthropology department in the state of Georgia. The Waring endowment also funds the operation of the Waring Lab and an endowed professorship in Anthropology at UWG.
For more information, call 678-839-6454.
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