Steffen Thomas, Portrait of Sara, Encaustic, ca. 1960.

Founder’s Day Celebration (July 2023)

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Saturday, July 1 from 4-7 PM

Enjoy an evening at the STMA and support the upcoming exhibition Something to Declare/Algo Para Declarar with Latin American artists’ group Contrapunto, related arts programs, and free admission for local K-12 student tours!

 

 

 

 

Join guest speaker Kevin Sipp, noted Atlanta artist, curator, and art historian, for a delicious dinner, refreshing beverages, and amazing art! Hinterglasmalerei: Reverse Glass Painting of Steffen Thomas is on view in the West Gallery, as well as Selected Works from Steffen Thomas: Rock & Chisel, a temporary exhibition featuring art/themes from the recently premiered Steffen Thomas: Rock & Chisel documentary film.

The Live Auction, Basket Raffle, and the raffling of a signed and numbered offset lithograph by Steffen Thomas, Of Psyche and Bone, add to the fun and excitement. And to top it all off, local favorite and retired art teacher Ty Manning will be awarded the Charlie Bonner Award for the Advancement of Art Education…and he may even treat us to a song or two!

New Addition to STMA’s Main Gallery- Lowrance Collection Tableau

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The Lowrance Collection Tableau, featured in STMA’s main gallery, is a sneak peek of the future Highlights of the Lowrance Collection exhibition, which will open January, 2024.

This tableau features art and musical accompaniment that would’ve been seen and heard as you explored the collections of the Lowrance family home.

The Marjorie and Richard Lowrance Collection of Steffen Thomas art was bequeathed to the Steffen Thomas Museum in 2022, and is now part of STMA’s Permanent Collection. This important body of work represents some of the very best of Thomas’s art, spanning his 60+ year career.

Works from the Collection have appeared in many exhibitions. Published exhibition catalogues include: Freedom of the Figure (St. Johns Museum of Art, Wilmington, NC); The Art of Steffen Thomas (Steffen Thomas Museum of Art); Steffen Thomas Rediscovered (Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA).