August 30, 2017 was a rainy summer day at Oglethorpe University. As 6:30 p.m. rolled around and the little warmth of the day began to set with the sun, students vacated campus for the safety of their dorms; all, that is, except for the students who tucked themselves away inside the Earl Dolive Theater to […]
The Oglethorpe University Museum of Art has launched a new research center that is giving greater accessibility and visibility for its ever-growing permanent collection—and growing academic research opportunities for students. The research center had inauspicious beginnings as a workroom in the museum, but with the help of continuing education student Grady Clinkscales III, the museum began, with […]
The Alliance Theatre will be a traveling company during its upcoming season, which will open with its production of Shakespeare in Love at the Conant Performing Arts Center August 30-September 24, 2017. Among the cast of professional thespians, three Oglethorpe students – Meredith Myers ’18, Alex Oakley ’19, Gillian Rabin ’19 – will grace the […]
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art has announced two new lectures presented as part of two exhibitions currently on view: Phyllis Stephens: Story Quilts and Rwanda Reconciliation. Sewing and Reaping Phyllis Stephens lecture, “Sewing and Reaping” Phyllis Stephens is an award-winning fifth generation quilt maker, considered by critics to be a Master of African-American Story Quilts. Simply […]
A big congratulations to Oglethorpe undergrads Alex Oakley, Meredith Myers and Gillian Rabin on being cast in Alliance Theatre‘s production of ‘Shakespeare in Love’ this fall. Oglethorpe University will host ‘Shakespeare in Love’ beginning August 30. Tickets are on sale now. Cast Set for Shakespeare in Love at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre | Playbill Cast Set for Regional […]
Paste Magazine recently named the best theatre cities in the country, and to no surprise, included Atlanta on the list. Here’s what they had to say: “Yes, new tax incentives from Georgia have made Atlanta the new place to shoot blockbuster superhero movies and zombie TV shows. This is good news for everyone in the […]
Three new exhibitions will fill the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art galleries this summer, June 24 through September 17. One, OUMA Collects, continues the recent tradition to showcase the previous year’s acquisitions in Oglethorpe’s growing permanent collection, while the other two exhibitions draw from Atlanta collections and depict storytelling through art. Phyllis Stephens: Story Quilts […]
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art is proud to be a Blue Star Museum for a fifth summer! Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and […]
Oglethorpe welcomes the Alliance Theatre for two productions during its 2017-2018 season on the road! From June 10-18, the Alliance presents The Dancing Granny in Oglethorpe’s Conant Performing Arts Center. The Dancing Granny is a world premiere for youth and families based on the beloved children’s book by 2017 Newbery Medal winner Ashley Bryan. Kids and adults […]
Studio art and art history major Larissa Randall ’18 has interned at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art since January 2016. During the spring ’17 semester, she contributed to the curation of Hattie Saussy: Rediscovery of an Artist, an exhibition on view through June 11, and conducted original research for the retrospective exhibition of Saussy’s work. Her […]