STMA looks forward to hosting Marjean Meadow, one of two winners of The Charlie Boner Award for the Advancement of Art Education for Founder’s Day 2024! When Marjean thinks about her journey as an art educator, she recalls fond memories of creating with her mother and grandmothers. Whether it was painting a Palomino horse or […]
STMA is thrilled to have Yu-Kai Lin, Atlanta arts advocate and owner/director of KAI LIN ART, as our speaker at this year’s Founder’s Day Celebration. Yu-Kai graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia with a Bachelor of Art in Music: piano performance. In 2018, he gave a TED TALK at Emory, entitled Living Creatively Through […]
Today is Sara Douglass Thomas’ birthday! She would have been 117 years old. Sara met and married Steffen Thomas in 1933 after a six-week courtship. They lived in Atlanta until 1941, at which time they moved to Stone Mountain where they built their home and raised their four children. She was always loving, kind, and […]
A digital catalog of Selected Works from Steffen Thomas: Rock & Chisel is now available on our website for your viewing pleasure. Click here to see this outstanding catalog! Designed by Ryan Pagett, this catalog breaks down several works and themes seen as seen in the recently premiered documentary film Steffen Thomas: Rock & Chisel. […]
In recognition of 2023 Pride Month, STMA wishes to celebrate the self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of all those who are a part of the LGBTQ+ community! . Please visit the museum to view “Harald Kreutzberg (A German Dancer),” a 1978 acrylic painting which depicts famous gay German dancer of the same name. A […]
On Saturday, July 1 from 4-7 PM at our annual Founder’s Day event, Tyrus J. Manning III, a favorite educator in our community here in Morgan County, is to receive the Charlie Bonner Award for Advancing Art Education. Ty has been through much in the last decade: sobriety, marriage, 3 open heart surgeries, divorce, grad […]
A screening of Steffen Thomas: Rock & Chisel is coming to the Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton, GA. There address is 305 N Madison Ave, Eatonton, GA 31024. This event, which shall be free to the public, takes place June 8th at 6pm. If you missed this film as it aired on Georgia Public Broadcasting, […]
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, […]
