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High Museum of Art Atlanta

Admission:
Adults:  $15
Senior citizens and College students: $12
Children ages 6-17: $10
Children under 6 and members:  Free

Hours of operation:
The museum is closed on Mondays, but open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Friday Jazz series takes place on the 3rd Friday of each month, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Atlanta's premier fine arts museum, the High Museum of Art underwent a dramatic renovation and expansion in 2005. Museum visitors can now grab a bite to eat before, during, or after looking at the exhibits at Table 1280, an upscale full-service restaurant and lounge.

JAZZ FRIDAYS

Friday Jazz
Friday Jazz is an evening of art & music every third Friday of the month, including live musical performances and extended hours to view special exhibitions. Friday Jazz is Atlanta's most unique jazz venue—voted "Best Jazz Alternative Venue" by Atlanta Magazine and "Best of Atlanta" by Creative Loafing.  Food and drink are available for purchase. Sign up to receive monthly e-news on Friday Jazz performers.

Drawing in the Galleries: During Friday Jazz, a live model—in costume—will be positioned in the galleries for patrons and visitors to see and capture with pencil and paper. The model will be positioned for short-term poses, ideal for gesture drawing and quick sketches. Pencils, paper and drawing boards will be provided. Free with Museum admission.

Limited Time Offer: The High-Tini
Main Museum Shop
Glass only $13.95; $12.56 members
Glass w/ High Tini mixed drink $18 (during Friday Jazz only - no refills)

On-sale now at the Museum Shop for a limited time is the Museum's house special "High-Tini". Mix your own concoction using the included recipe or enjoy this expertly mixed drink during Atlanta's hottest art jazz social event.

Media partner for Friday Jazz is WJZZ Smooth Jazz 107.5.

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HIGH MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

Louvre Atlanta: The Louvre and the Ancient World
Through September 7, 2008
Anne Cox Chambers Wing

This exhibition features masterpieces from the founding cultures of Western civilization and will include more than 70 works from the Louvre’s unparalleled Egyptian, Near Eastern and Greco-Roman antiquities collections.

Louvre Atlanta: The Eye of Josephine
Through May 18, 2008
Anne Cox Chambers Wing


The Eye of Josephine reassembles more than 60 masterworks from the collection of Greco-Roman and Egyptian antiquities that were installed by the Empress Josephine Bonaparte at Malmaison, her residence located on the outskirts of Paris.

A Graceful Industry: Bentwood Furniture
Through April 20, 2008
Lower Level, Wieland Pavilion

This permanent collection installation features three examples of bentwood furnishings, exploring the endurance of this technique along with its beauty and its influence on the development of the furniture industry since the early 19th century. 

Toshiko Takaezu: Master Ceramist
Ongoing
Stent Family Wing Special Exhibitions Gallery

A leader in the American studio ceramics movement of the 1950s, Takaezu played an integral role in elevating her practice beyond its roots in traditional utilitarian craft production and into the realm of sculpture. As an instructor at Princeton University and Skidmore College for three decades, her creativity and has inspired generations of ceramists.

Southern Vernacular: Nineteenth-Century Southern Folk Art
Ongoing
3rd Floor, Stent Family Wing

This permanent collection installation highlights more than 40 pieces from the High’s collection of 19th-century Southern decorative arts, folk art painting, sculpture, and ceramics. These objects, most of which have not been on view since 1999, are particular favorites of many High Museum of Art patrons.

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HIGH MUSEUM JAZZ FRIDAYS

Art in the City: Thursday Nights at the High
Thursdays, 5 to 8 p.m.
Free with Museum admission and free to members

Bring your friends and unwind after work! The High offers extended hours every Thursday until 8 p.m. including events such as guided tours, lectures, gallery talks, music, wine-tastings, book-signings, and much more.

April Friday Jazz
April 18, 5 to 10 p.m.
Robinson Atrium, Stent Family Wing
$18; free for members

Joe Gransden, a graduate of Georgia State, has a singing and trumpet style that has been praised throughout the U.S. and as far as Europe. Though Gransden's vocal and instrumental methods are reminiscent of jazz legend Chet Baker–Gransden carves a unique style of his own. See and learn more at www.joegransden.com.

May Friday Jazz
May 16, 5 to 10 p.m.
Robinson Atrium, Stent Family Wing
$18; free for members

Melvin Jones possesses an approach to the philosophy, sound, and execution of jazz rarely found among trumpeters his age or of any generation of jazz artist. Whether playing lead trumpet, belting his powerful vocals over a horn section, performing a solemn classical repertoire, or leading a jam session, Jones injects a level of electricity into the genre, that undoubtedly captures the attention of any audience

July Friday Jazz
July 18, 5 p.m. to 12 midnight
Robinson Atrium, Stent Family Wing
$18; free for members

Mix and mingle at the Friday Jazz in partnership with the National Black Arts Festival. This all night jam session will feature jazz pianist Tyrone Jackson and his quartet in the Robinson Atrium from 5 to 10 p.m. Jackson performs an eclectic blend of classic and contemporary jazz to soothe the aural palette. The smooth sounds will continue until 12 midnight with Latin jazz band, Rio Negro. Based in Atlanta, Rio Negro infuses a touch of Salsa, Merengue, and Reggaetón into their unique jazz sound.

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High Museum Lectures

Saturday Seminar: Inspired by Antiquity: Napoleon, Josephine and the Empire Style
Saturday, April 19

9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., (9 a.m. check-in)
Hill Auditorium

$15 members; $20 non-members. Pre-registration is required for this program. Tickets to the Museum are sold separately.

Christopher Johns will explore Napoleon and Josephine's interest in Neoclassical art, their collaborations with the designers Percier and Fontaine, and the impact of important archaeological discoveries on the taste of their time. Jeffrey Collins will discuss the popularity of the French Empire style and its importance in the Western world.

Fourth Annual Driskell Prize Dinner
Monday, April 21

The fourth annual Driskell Prize Dinner is a fundraising event honoring the recipient of the Museum's 2008 David C. Driskell Prize. This prestigious award, named for artist and art historian David C. Driskell, will be presented to an artist whose work contributes to the contemporary definition of the African American visual experience.

Lecture: Masterpiece of the Month: Sarcophagus of a Cat
Thursday, May 1, 7 p.m.
Hill Auditorium
Free with Museum admission and free for members

Join Virginia Shearer, the High's Associtae Chair of Education, will discuss the Sarcophagus of a Cat from The Louvre and the Ancient World exhibition.

Book signing: Poems to our Daughters by Zonya Brewton
Saturday, May 3, 2 to 4 p.m.
Main Museum Shop
Free with Museum admission and free for members

Join Zonya Brewton, author of Poems to our Daughters for a book-signing at the High’s main Museum Shop. Poems to Our Daughters is an inspirational book of narrative poetry dedicated to all women, mothers and daughters.

Celebrate Mom at the High for Mother's Day
Sunday, May 11, 12 to 5 p.m.
Buy one adult ticket and get one free; free for members

Treat your mother to a special day she'll never forget-a visit to the High on Mother's Day to view extraordinary antiquities from the Louvre Museum in Paris including those owned by Empress Josephine. Enjoy gallery viewing, special Mother's Day gift selections in the Museum Shop, and more! Members will receive an additional 10% discount in the Museum Shop.

Artist in Conversation: Jack Whitten
Thursday, May 15, 7 p.m.
Hill Auditorium
Free with museum admission, free to High Museum and A.C.A.C. Members

Join NY-based painter Jack Whitten for a candid talk about his life as a contemporary artist and influences on his work. This program is a joint partnership between The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center and the High Museum.

The Artful Garden Tour
Saturday, May 17. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Rain or Shine)
$20; $25 at the door; $18 groups of 10 or more

The Artful Garden Tour provides spectacular views of seven of Atlanta’s finest gardens in Loring Heights, Virginia Highlands, Druid Hills and Inman Park. The self-guided tour includes gardens that feature traditional garden art, modern outdoor sculpture, and whimsical art in contemporary, traditional, formal and informal garden environments. 

Lecture: Building the New Acropolis Museum
Thursday, June 5, 7 p.m.
Rich Theatre
Free; Museum tickets sold separately

In conjunction with the Greek Consulate, this presentation will provide a full and exciting picture of the recently completed New Acropolis Museum. Dr. Dimitrios Pandermalis, President of the New Acropolis Museum, will provide an overview of the history and development of this key national public project in Greece and an understanding of how the design is integrated with the demands of the exhibition program and the Museum’s environment. Architect Bernard Tschumi will address the architectural challenges that the project presented and the solutions that were developed as a response.

Louvre Lecture: Houdon: Sculptor of the King and the Enlightenment
Saturday, June 7, 2 p.m.
Hill Auditorium
Free with Museum admission and free to members

Louvre curator Guilhem Scherf will provide an in-depth look at this important sculptor whose artistic achievements include a bust believed by George Washington’s family and contemporaries to be the most lifelike depiction of him ever made. Houdon’s bust of George Washington later became the basis for the depiction of Washington on the United States quarter. 

Book Signing: Daughters of Men: Portraits of African-American Women and Their Fathers
Saturday, June 7, 1 to 2 p.m. and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Main Museum Shop
Free with Museum admission and free for members

Author Rachel Vassel has compiled stunning photographs and compelling personal essays about African-American women and their fathers. From a father who mentors his daughter's artistic eye by taking her to cultural events to one who unwaveringly supports a risky career move, the fathers in this book each have unique and successful styles of parenting.

Discussion & Book-Signing:The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation
Thursday, June 12, 7 p.m.
Hill Auditorium
Free with reserved ticket; tickets to the Museum sold separately

Hank Klibanoff, managing editor at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Doris Derby, photographer, educator, and Civil Rights activist; and Brett Gadsden, Assistant Professor of African American Studies at Emory University will discuss how the nation's press came to recognize the importance of the civil rights struggle and turn it into the most significant domestic news event of the 20th century.

Target Free Family Fun Day: Fabulous Fathers—Celebrating Everyday Dads and History’s Heroes
Sunday, June 15, 12 noon to 5 p.m.
Free entry is on a first-come, first-served basis

Invite your dad to visit the High for a fun filled day with his favorite person – you! Collage a beautiful card to document this special day and tell your dad just how much you love him. Be sure to visit the Road to Freedom and After 1968 exhibitions and learn about heroes whose dreams have made a big difference then create a portrait of someone who is a hero to you. Relax together on the piazza and enjoy a variety of Atlanta voices performing gospel music, freedom songs, and more.

Vive le Polo
Sunday, June 22, 12 noon to 6 p.m.; Gates open: 12 p.m. Match begins: 2 p.m.
Chukkar Farm and Scuppernong Polo Club
$25 in advance; $30 at the gate

Join a glorious summer day with "Best Picnic" and "Best Hat" contests, High fashion, gourmet food and drink, live and silent auction, the stomping of the divots, and an exciting match of polo.  Bring your best picnic spread of gourmet food and drink. This event is hosted by the High’s Art Partners Membership group, all proceeds benefit the High.

Panel Discussion: Memories from the Movement
Saturday, June 28, 2 p.m.
Rich Theatre
Free with reserved ticket; tickets to the Museum sold separately

Join Civil Rights heroes including Congressman John Lewis, Ambassador Andrew Young, activist Dorothy Cotton, introduced by High Curator Julian Cox for an afternoon of remembrances and dialogue around the contributions of the courageous champions of justice who struggled to make equality a reality for all. The panelists will reflect on their experiences in the Civil Rights movement in light of the High’s current exhibition Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968. The discussion will be moderated by Alexis Scott, journalist and publisher of the Atlanta Daily World, the city's first black-owned daily newspaper.

Art in Books
Ongoing
Free with museum admission and free to members

Art in Books is a featured reading list inspired by our exhibitions and permanent collection. Books are available for purchase in the Museum shop. Museum members and area book clubs receive a 20% discount on bulk purchases of ten books of more.

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“Visions of an Artist�

“An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.� James McNeil Whistler so eloquently stated in the 19th century. Today this idea still rings true for many. If you don’t have a vision to start from, the labor is going to be useless.

21st Century painter Oudi Aarroni declared, "I paint not only what I see but, more importantly, what I feel. For me, painting is not merely holding up a mirror to the world but rather reacting to it". An artist can easily paint the world as it is, but when you react to the world though artwork it makes everything look possible. You can reveal to people how much differently you see the world than they do without even speaking a word.

Ruth Asawa voiced, “The best ideas come unexpectedly from a conversation or a common activity like watering the garden. These can get lost or slip away if not acted on when they occur.� This is true not only in artistry, but in writing as well. When you feel an idea taking hold of you, don’t put it off. Take your fantasies as far as they’ll let you go.

As Lani Picard stated, “There is no excuse for small thinking, for we have infinite minds.� So, if our minds are truly endless to possibilities, we can come up with almost anything. Because the more you create and produce, the more you are able to let your infinite mind run free.

In closing I leave you with another quote from James McNeil Whistler, "As music is the poetry of sound, so is painting the poetry of sight and the subject-matter has nothing to do with harmony of sound or of color."

Tiffany Hartman – Journalist
Gungho City

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