General Information

The Georgia Museum of Art galleries and museum shop are temporarily closed.

On March 3, 2009, the Georgia Museum of Art broke ground on its Phase II expansion and launched GMOA on the Move, a state- and nationwide initiative of offsite programs and exhibitions. Due to construction, the museum offices are currently located in the former visual arts building on Jackson Street on UGA's North Campus. Although the galleries and museum shop are temporarily closed, special calendar events are still open to the public, and gift items are available from our new Web shop. Please visit our virtual galleries in Second Life and visit our calendar for a complete listing of GMOA on the Move events.

The Georgia Museum of Art is scheduled to reopen in early 2011.

Mission Statement

The Georgia Museum of Art shares the mission of the University of Georgia to support and to promote teaching, research, and service. Specifically, as a repository and educational instrument of the visual arts, the museum exists to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret significant works of art.

Revised and approved by staff: February 18, 2002
Approved by Interim Provost: December 13, 2002
Approved by Board of Advisors: June 1, 2003

Board of Advisors

Mr. B. Heyward Allen Jr. Dr. Amalia K. Amaki Turner I. Ball, M.D. Mr. Fred D. Bentley Sr. Mr. Richard E. Berkowitz Mrs. Devereux C. Burch Mr. Robert E. Burton Mrs. Debbie C. Callaway Mr. Randolph W. Camp Mrs. Shannon I. Candler, past chair Mrs. Faye S. Chambers Mr. Harvey J. Coleman Mrs. Martha T. Dinos Mrs. Annie Laurie Dodd Ms. Sally Dorsey Professor Marvin Eisenberg Ms. Carlyn F. Fisher Mr. James B. Fleece Mr. Edgar J. Forio Jr. Mr. Harry L. Gilham Jr. Mr. John M. Greene Mrs. Helen C. Griffith Mrs. M. Smith Griffith Mr. J. Peter Hooten Mrs. Marion E. Jarrell Mr. Paul R. Jones Professor John D. Kehoe Mrs. George-Ann Knox Mrs. Shell H. Knox Mr. David W. Matheny Ms. Catherine A. May Mrs. Helen P. McConnell Mrs. Marilyn McMullan Mrs. Marilyn D. McNeely Mrs. Berkeley S. Minor

Mr. C.L. Morehead Jr. Ms. Jane C. Mullins Mr. Carl W. Mullis III, chair Mr. Donald G. Myers Mrs. Betty R. Myrtle Dr. John Nickerson Mrs. Deborah L. O'Kain Ms. Kathy B. Prescott Dr. William F. Prokasy IV Mr. Rowland A. Radford Jr. Ms. Margaret A. Rolando Mr. Alan F. Rothschild Jr. Mrs. Dorothy A. Roush Mrs. Sarah P. Sams Mr. D. Jack Sawyer Jr. Mrs. Helen H. Scheidt Mr. Henry C. Schwob Mrs. Ann C. Scoggins Ms. Cathy Selig-Kuranoff Mr. S. Stephen Selig III Mrs. Dudley R. Stevens Mrs. Carolyn W. Tanner Mrs. Barbara Auxier Turner Mr. C. Noel Wadsworth Ms. Kathleen E. Walker Mr. G. Vincent West Ex-officio Ms. Karen L. Benson Mrs. Linda C. Chesnut Dr. William U. Eiland Mr. Tom Landrum Dr. Arnett C. Mace Jr. Ms. Georgia Strange

Association Memberships/Affiliations

American Association of Museums
The American Association of Museums has been bringing museums together since 1906, helping to develop standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge and providing advocacy on issues of concern to the entire museum community. AAM is dedicated to ensuring that museums remain a vital part of the American landscape, connecting people with the greatest achievements of the human experience, past, present and future. AAM is the only organization representing the entire scope of museums and professionals and nonpaid staff who work for and with museums. It currently represent more than 15,000 individual museum professionals and volunteers, 3,000 institutions and 300 corporate members.

Association of Art Museum Directors
In 1916, the directors of 12 American museums founded the Association of Art Museum Directors. The association began its transformation into a professional organization in 1969 when it formally incorporated. At that time, it also hired an employee and increased the meetings from once to twice a year. AAMD's charter members were motivated by a desire to create an intimate forum to share news and ideas. The AAMD has maintained a limited membership bringing the directors into closer contact with their peers at a wide variety of leading art institutions.

Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries
The Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries is a statewide organization dedicated to serving a diverse membership in a way that establishes a responsive network, provides a resource base and promotes professionalism so that Georgia's museum community is strong, effective and proactive.

Southeastern Museum Conference
The Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC), begun in 1951, is a nonprofit membership organization that serves 12 states throughout the Southeast — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia — and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
SEMC fosters professionalism, mutual support and communication among its members and the larger museum community. A non-profit membership organization, SEMC strives to increase educational and professional development opportunities, improve the interchange of ideas and information and encourage respect and collegiality.

Selected Awards

Exhibitions at the museum have won 15 awards since 1992 from the Southeastern Museums Conference and the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries.

Some of the outstanding award winning exhibitions are Angels; American Scene and the South: Paintings and Works on Paper, 1930-1946; Artists and Artisans of Florence: Works from the Horne Museum; Athens Treasures: A Bicentennial Celebration by the Athens Historical Society; "His Horne Made": Engraved Powder Horns from the Collection of James E. Routh, Jr.; Masterworks from the San Carlos National Museum of Art; Sacred Treasures: Early Italian Paintings from Southern Collections; 1946; Scottish Treasures: Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Scotland; and Stories from Life: The Photography of Horace Bristol.

The publications department at the Georgia Museum of Art has received 35 awards since 1992, including the following: Independent Book Publisher Award for Best Fine Art Book, Coming Home: American Paintings, 1930-1950, from the Schoen Collection; three honorable mentions for brochures and catalogues from the annual American Association of Museums Design Competition; a Mary Ellen LoPresti Art Publication Award: Drawings in Renaissance and Baroque Siena; several publication awards from the Southeastern Museums Conference including "Best in Show" and numerous gold and silver awards.