February 2 through June 29, 2024 Informed by ecological concerns, Nancy Macko’s work with botanical specimens and her examination of the lives of bees remind us how fragile our ecosystem is. For four decades, Nancy Macko has drawn upon images of the honeybee society to explore the relationships between art...
Highlighting contemporary art in Georgia through narrative works by several noteworthy visual artists including: Bo Bartlett, Holly Coulis, Shanequa Gay, Cheryl Goldsleger, Ridley Howard, Melissa Huang, Margaret Morrison, Fahamu Pecou, Dianna Settles, Cedric Smith, Tori Tinsley, and Orion Wertz. MAS was selected as one of the hosts for the PICTURE...
Joseph Guay’s visual art focuses on the political and social issues we face in America. His politically charged exhibition of paintings and sculptures entitled “Remnants of the Human Condition,” for example, paid tribute to Trayvon Martin, Alton Sterling, and Eric Garner, plus World Trade Center and Boston Marathon bombings, and Pulse...
JULY 14, 2023-OCTOBER 21, 2023 Martina Henderson captures stunning details of the natural world through high-resolution photography printed on paper and deckled by hand. Abandoned nests, eggs, feathers, and seashells are among the many natural curiosities included in this body of work. Educated at Florida State University, with advanced and...
Through October 2023 Enjoy rotating displays in the hall gallery highlighting our Collections and celebrating Macon’s Bicentennial! As the only nationally accredited repository for objects of fine art and significant artifacts in the region, the MAS preserves thousands of valuable cultural objects. Ranging from modern masterpieces to recent works...
Through October 7, 2023 / Burgess Gallery In response to the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, artist Joseph Guay began creating public art installations to capture complex opinions about the epidemic that has forced a generation of students to grow up practicing active shooter drills. This powerful exhibit explores...
Yellow-Bellied Slider Trachemys scripta scripta As the springtime weather moves in, you’re likely to see more native wildlife emerge from their winter slumber. Georgia is home to 27 types of turtles, and one of the most abundant turtles is the yellow-bellied slider. This semiaquatic turtle species lives in freshwater lakes,...
Georgia-based artist, Alfred Conteh, explores how African Diasporal societies in the South are fighting social, economic, education, and psychological wars from within and without to survive. With stunning realism, he presents both the honest and false narratives of history personified in colossal patina-covered figures.
The Museum of Arts and Sciences presents its 11th annual Emerging National exhibition, showcasing rising stars from across the United States. Four contemporary professional artists, representing some of the nation’s finest undergraduate and graduate art programs, will display works ranging from large-scale abstract paintings and mixed media installations to ceramic...
View over 45 designer-decorated trees in our annual Tree Exhibition! The Tree Exhibition is a part of our largest annual fundraiser, the Festival of Trees, which allows us to continue to provide dynamic and accessible educational programming to the Central Georgia community and beyond!
