From October 5 through November 20, 2009, the Georgia Museum of Art (GMOA) will present Staff Infection, an exhibition consisting of work produced entirely by the staff of GMOA. The exhibition will be on view in the main lobby of the Visual Arts Building on Jackson Street, the previous location of the Lamar Dodd School of Art and current temporary offices of GMOA, among others. Staff Infection can be viewed during the building’s hours, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The exhibition, organized by Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, and Deirdre Conneely, associate curator, is part of GMOA on the Move a collective effort by the museum’s staff to continue their mission in spite of the temporary relocation of their headquarters. Created by the Georgia Museum of Art in March 2009, GMOA on the Move hosts a series of off-site exhibitions and events such as “The Art of” series, Family Days, and traveling exhibitions. Boland said, “museum staff can’t pass a 50-foot wall every day without hanging something.”
Participants in this exhibition were asked to submit up to three selections of their work along with an artist’s statement. The artists and their media are: Craig H. Brown, watercolor and pencil on paper; Hillary Brown, acrylic yarn; Larry Forte, oil on canvas; Tricia Miller, digital photography; Lanora Pierce, oil on board (above); Todd Rivers, letterpress print on paper; Sarina Rousso, watercolor and pencil on paper; and Jenny Williams, linoleum block print on paper.
There will be a closing reception for the exhibition on Friday, November 20, 2009, at noon in the front lobby. Refreshments will be provided in the form of a potluck prepared by the museum staff.
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Maybe it was the whimsy inspired by the exhibition's title, maybe it was just distracted reading (darned multitasking), but I was first very intrigued by the medium of "acrylic yam" until I realized my error. Acrylic yarn is cool, too.
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