Art and Museums, February 2018
Mini Makers: Chalk Art
Bring your preschoolers to build their sensory skills and foster creativity and self expression. To learn more, call the children’s department at (706) 243-2679.
Feb. 6, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Road
Still-Life Drawing Hour for Adults
Enjoy an hour to focus on creating a still-life drawing in a non-judgmental environment. Limited sketching material will be provided, so feel free to bring your own drawing/sketching supplies. All skill levels are welcome and no reservations are required.
Feb. 7, 5 – 6 p.m., Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Road
Crafting Power Hour
Get your craft on with the Columbus Museum’s Crafting Power Hour. Each Power Hour will allow you to get hands-on with a variety of materials and create a finished work of art to take home. All materials are provided and each participant will be able to take their creations home with them after each Power Hour. Space is limited and registration is required.
Feb. 8, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., The Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus
Signature Sunday
Join the Columbus Museum for a private tour of the notable personal collection of Kathleen and Dan Amos. Filled with exquisite pieces focused on works by members of the Ashcan school, The Eight, and other early 20th century artists, the collection will be something you don’t want to miss. Refreshments will be served. This event is open to members Reciprocal level and above.
Feb. 11, 3 – 4:30 p.m., The Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus
Super Museum Sunday!
The Columbus Museum is one of many museums across the state of Georgia that are celebrating Super Museum Sunday in partnership with the Georgia Historical Society. Join the Museum for a POP! Up Art program where you can pop in and create your own masterpiece inspired by the history and art in the Museum’s collection. You can also go on a highlights tour of the Museum’s permanent collection and newest exhibitions with a tour guide. This program is free and open to all ages; no registration is required.
Feb. 11, 1 – 3:00 p.m., The Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus
Look! @ the Museum
LOOK! @ Lunchtime is a collaborative viewing exercise and dialogue centered around works of art from the Museum’s permanent collection. Jonathan Frederick Walz, Director of Curatorial Affairs & Curator of American Art, will facilitate LOOK! Discussions every second Tuesday. Each month a new object will be explored.
Feb. 13, 12:15 – 12:30 p.m., The Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus
Baroque with No Monet: Youth Art Class
This crash course though art history will be a wild introduction to famous artists and their signature styles. We find a famous master to guide our way, and you get to become one. Bring all the colors of the wind, dress for a mess, and Gogh get ready for inspiration.
Feb. 13, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Road
Champagne Toast to the Permanent Galleries
The Columbus Museum is thrilled to celebrate the reinstallation of our permanent galleries. See how the Museum has reimagined the space to better tell the story of American Art. We invite members Collector Circle and above to join Dr. Jonathan Walz, Director of Curatorial Affairs, for a champagne toast and a tour of the updated galleries to learn his motivation behind the new design.
Feb. 13, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., The Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus
English Paper Piecing Class
We will show you how to baste your shapes with different methods. That way you can use the one you like the best. Then we will join your shapes together to create your block. Various shapes will be demonstrated to show youths potential of EPP. Fussy cutting for special effects will be explained too!
Feb. 22 at 10 a.m., Sunday best Quilts, 4517 Harris Road, Ellerslie, Ga.
Columbus Salutes the Centennial Community Celebration
Columbus Salutes the Centennial 1918-2018 presented by TSYS! See history come alive and see the National Infantry Museum like you’ve never seen it before! Please join us Saturday, February 24 from 9am to 3pm at the National Infantry Museum for a community-wide celebration of Fort Benning’s 100th anniversary. Living historians will be stationed throughout the museum to tell stories behind the exhibits and artifacts that trace Infantry history from 1775 to the present. This is a FREE event and open to the public.
Feb. 24, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., National Infantry Museum, 1775 Legacy Way
Adult Lecture: Art of the Civil Rights Movement
Explore the art of the Civil Rights Movement during this month’s lunchtime lecture. Shawnya Harris, the Larry D. And Brendan A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diaspora Art at the Georgia Museum of Art, will lead the discussion and will help to discover its influence on contemporary art. If you are interest in purchasing a $10 lunch, please contact the Education Department at edu@columbusmuseum.com by Friday, Feb. 23
Feb. 27, noon – 1 p.m., Free, The Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus