Harmony

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Thank you to Julie and Bill Brogdon for their generous gift of Harmony. Carved by Steffen from a pine tree that fell on the family’s property in Stone Mountain, we are thrilled to have Harmony as a welcome addition to STMA’s Permanent Collection. Longtime friends of STMA, the Brogdon’s also gave a donation to STMA in acknowledgment of the costs associated with exhibiting, storing, and conserving Harmony.
Steffen Thomas
Harmony, 1955-1060
Carved Pine Wood
Permanent Collection ID9056
Gift of William and Julie Brogdon

Meeting at the Intersection

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Join us for a panel discussion hosted by Don Roman, STMA President Emeritus, to explore the intersectionality of being Black and LGBTQ+ identifying as an artist in the South, and how these experiences may have changed (or not changed) over the past 60 years. The panel features artists Freddie Styles, LaSalle, and Rial Rye, and will be moderated by Demetri Burke, Art Bridges Fellow at the High Museum, working artist, and Queer Perspectives juror.

 

At STMA, we are celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in our current exhibition Queer Perspectives. STMA is located just outside of Madison, GA, exit 114 off Interstate 20.

Take a Sunday drive and come find joy in art!

SWAPtember 2024 with STMA!

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Swap the savings during the annual SWAPtember event at 22 metro Atlanta attractions! Show your STMA membership card when you visit these participating Atlanta attractions between September 1-30, 2024 and receive $10 off a membership purchase.

Or show your membership card from one of these participating attractions at Steffen Thomas Museum of Art and get $10 off your STMA membership.

Some attractions also offer additional general admission discounts during the month-long savings event. For full offer details, visit the participating attractions’ websites below.

Atlanta Botanical Gardens
Atlanta History Center
Bartow History Museum
The Breman
Booth Western Art Museum
Center for Puppetry Arts
Chattahoochee Nature Center
Children’s Museum of Atlanta
Computer Museum of America
Dekalb History Center
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Georgia Aquarium
History Cherokee
Michael C. Carlos Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia
Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA)
Oakland Cemetery
Savoy Automobile Museum
SCAD Fash
Steffen Thomas Museum of Art
Tellus Science Museum
Zoo Atlanta

Annual Members Meeting 2024

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Join us for this year’s Annual Members Meeting on September 8th at 2PM! The meeting will be followed by an acoustic performance at 3PM by singer/songwriter Jonathan McBee, sponsored by The Twelve Oaks. You won’t want to miss this. Jonathan has played in a number of venues (Eddie’s Attic, Red Light Café, many coffeehouses) solo or with a number of bands (Mockingbird’s Wing, Harm’s Way, Vega Verde Wranglers) performing Americana/Singer-songwriter style music. You may hear the influence of David Wilcox or Jack Williams, but mostly you’ll hear Jonathan – his own stories, his own music, his own voice. Refreshments from Hallie Jane’s Catering will be provided.

 

Happy Birthday, Sara!

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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 patient woman. Sara also embraced her role as Muse to her great artist.

In 1997, Sara’s dream of building a museum to honor her late husband and his 60-year career as an artist came to fruition when the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art opened in Buckhead, GA on Steffen Jr.’s farmland.

She spent her remaining years surrounded by the art that she loved so dearly and oversaw daily operations.

Celebrate Sara and her legacy at our Founder’s Day Celebration on Sunday, July 21st. Funds raised will help keep admission free for local public schools and support our in-depth art programs. Sara taught in the city of Atlanta school system for 23 years, so by supporting STMA we honor her life.

Student Art Exhibition at STMA

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Student Art Exhibition opens May 18 at 7:30 PM.

This Saturday, May 18 at 7:30 PM: check out the incredible artwork from local students while you enjoy tacos and other yummy food from Tacos Solis food truck before the screening of the film Steffen Thomas: Rock & Chisel.
Thank you to our participating schools, their phenomenal art teachers, and talented students!
Putnam Country Elementary School
Montessori School of Covington
Lake Oconee Academy
Morgan County Middle and High Schools
This program was made possible by Central Georgia EMC Foundation’s Operation Round Up.
Student Art Exhibition will be on view from May 18 to July 27.
Image: Clara Nelson, oil pastel in response to art by Steffen Thomas, Lake Oconee Academy

Your chance to see the film at STMA!

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Steffen Thomas: Rock & Chisel screening at STMA on May 18. Doors open at 7:30 PM and film starts at 8:30 PM.

Queer Perspective Call for Art OPEN now through May 13

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Queer Perspective Call for Art OPEN now through May 13

In recognition of the vital importance of increased visibility and diverse representation of LGBTQ+ communities and issues, particularly in our rural areas, STMA is honored to present Queer Perspectives, a juried exhibition in Fall, 2024.

The Call for Art opens April 13 and closes May 13. Open to all Georgia-based, LGBTQ+ identifying artists of all visual media, both emerging and professional. Six artists will be chosen and will be invited to exhibit multiple works depending on space available.

Call for Art

Maximum number of submissions per artist: 5

Artwork may be in any media but must be prepared for display in an exhibition.

Selected artists must be able to deliver (and pick up) their art to STMA between July 20 and August 4, 2024.

Application: https://bit.ly/QPCallForArt

Submission fee is an optional donation to The Trevor Project. 

Steffen Thomas: Rock & Chisel at LaGrange College on April 11

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Steffen Thomas: Rock & Chisel screening at LaGrange College at Beason Recital Hall at 5:30 PM on Thursday, April 11. Q&A with filmmaker Jesse Stephen Freeman after the film.