On June 8, the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art hosted ‘Hidden Treasures Unveiled,’ an Antiques Roadshow-inspired event, where attendees could bring their valuables and antiques for appraisal by specialists in fine art, decorative arts, Asian art, jewelry, and books and manuscripts. Despite the day’s poor weather, the event welcomed 200 visitors to campus, with more […]
Lauren Aleece Bustamante ’21 is the latest Oglethorpe student to be accepted into the prestigious Mellon Summer Academy at the High Museum of Art. During the week-long immersive experience, Bustamante, one of only 15 undergraduate students chosen, will learn about curatorial practices from Atlanta-area curators, participate in team exhibition workshops, research and present on a […]
The national tour of Salvador Dalí’s Stairway to Heaven is on view at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art now through August 31. The exhibition presents two fine print portfolios by the artist, his illustrations for the Comte de Lautréamont’s Les Chants de Maldoror and Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy. The works of art on […]
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art will participate once again in the Blue Star Museum program this summer. Blue Star Museums offer free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve. The program is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of […]
Ever wonder how much your antiques and heirlooms are worth? Or wish you could take your treasures to a certain antiques appraisal TV show? Now’s your chance. On Saturday, June 8, specialists in fine art, decorative art, Asian art, books and manuscripts, and jewelry will be on campus to provide verbal fair market appraisals. This daylong […]
Director of Choral Activities Dr. Timothy Michael Powell has debuted a fresh take on an old standard with his new arrangement, “With a Banjo on My Knee.” Publisher Hal Leonard says, “any combination of bluegrass instruments will make a welcome addition to this arrangement” of Stephen Foster’s “Oh! Susanna.” Since joining the Oglethorpe University faculty in 2017, Dr. Powell […]
It’s getting surreal this summer at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art. This summer’s exhibitions open May 3 with the Atlanta stop on the national tour of Salvador Dalí’s Stairway to Heaven from the collection of the Park West Museum, paired with ‘Leon Kelly: American Surrealist’, organized by the David David Gallery of Philadelphia. Salvador Dalí’s […]
We all witnessed yesterday the fall of the fleche, the 800-ton spire of Notre Dame, and privately lamented the loss. The fire swept through the roof, and the fear is that treasures from the medieval world may be now irrevocably damaged or destroyed. A student raised the question in class: why all the fuss? Stuff […]
Students, OUMA unveil major painting acquisition A group of students, together with Oglethorpe’s Student Government Association, successfully led an initiative to acquire a work of art for the museum’s permanent collection that reflects the diversity of the Oglethorpe University student body. SGA voted to approve funding for the purchase of a painting by Atlanta native […]
Join Oglethorpe students for the unveiling of a major painting acquisition in the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art on Friday, April 12 at 2 p.m. A group of students, together with Oglethorpe’s Student Government Association, successfully led an initiative to acquire a work of art for the museum’s permanent collection that reflects the diversity of […]