Educator Tyrus J. Manning III to be honored at Founder’s Day (July 2023)

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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 school, multiple health issues, a global pandemic and now RETIREMENT! Ty, or Mr. Manning, taught Art at Morgan County High School in Madison, Georgia for the last 20 years. He says it’s time to practice what he has been preaching for those 2 decades, which is, “dream big and make it happen! Time to make as much art & music as I can!”

Join us for this Founder’s Day Event to help us honor Ty for his contributions to the Arts in our community!

Ticket link for Founder’s Day- https://steffenthomas.org/events/founders-day-2023/ 

To learn more about Ty and his art and music, visit his website- http://tymanning1971.com./

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Founder’s Day will also feature guest speaker Kevin Sipp, noted Atlanta artist, curator, and art historian. This event shall include a delicious dinner, refreshing beverages, and amazing art! Hinterglasmalerei: Reverse Glass Painting of Steffen Thomas shall be 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!