AMArt Winter 2019-20 - Albany Museum of Art Members Magazine

AMA | WINTER 2017 | DEC/JAN/FEB

CHALK ART FESTIVAL AND NEW EXHIBITIONS FILL OCTOBER The AMA Contemporaries held a kickoff party the evening before the 2nd annual Albany Museum of Art ChalkFest, which drew over 4,000 people to downtown Albany. The opening of three new exhibitions later in the month with the introduction of new Executive Director Dr. Andrew Wulf also attracted a large crowd to the museum.

ON THE COVER | Dean Mitchell, Detail of Code Red, 2018, acrylic

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Our membership program is of vital importance in our efforts to keep our doors open and maintain our status of FREE admission.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jack Davis, President Jim Womack, Vice President Alfreda Sheppard, Secretary Scott Marcus, Treasurer Ripley Bell, Jr. Past President Bruce Campbell Honorable Leslie Abrams Gardner Mallory Black Angie Barber Jessica Castle Cathy Darby Rosemary Hamburger Sherrer Hester Jeanette Hoopes Mike Leach Becca Lynn Michael Mallard Milan Patel Marsha Taylor Chazz Williams Selena Wingfield

LIFE TRUSTEES Sylvia Berry Stephen Hinton Bee McCormack

MUSEUM STAFF Andrew James Wulf, Ph.D. , Executive Director Chloe Hinton, Development and Membership Jim Hendricks, Marketing Annie Vanoteghem, Education & Programming Jazzmond Kendrick, Security Camille Floyd, Registrar and Guest Services Didi Dunphy, Guest Curator

All Members Receive the following benefits • AMA Member’s welcome packet with AMA membership card • Priority Invitations to all exhibition opening receptions • Invitations to all AMA events, including fundraisers, lectures, trips and performances • Discounts on selected museum camps, programs and classes • Participation in the Southeastern Reciprocal Membership Program (SERM), which includes free admission and discounts at over 200 museums throughout the Southeast • Discounts on birthday parties • Subscription to the AMArt Quarterly magazine • 10% Off in Regional Artists Sales Gallery MEMBERSHIP LEVELS We now offer the option of a monthly bank draft for all member levels. Rather than paying one single payment, smaller increments will be automatically withdrawn with no hassle for our members.

Family/Individual/Military - $75 or 6.25/month Discounts on select museum camps and programs; Invitations to openings, special events and fundraisers; Participation in Southeastern Reciprocal Membership Program; Discounts on Birthday Parties; 10% discount at The Lamp Shade on Dawson Road.

Supporting - $100 or $8.33/month All membership privileges of Family/Individual level; Participation in the North American Reciprocal Museum Program with benefits from 800 museums across the U.S. Patron - $250 or $20.83/month All membership privileges of Family/Individual level; Honor Listing in AMA Lobby: Participation in the North American Reciprocal Museum Program; Invitation to the annual Patron Party; 10% discount on museum facility rentals, including the Harry and Jane Willson Auditorium Benefactor - $500 or $41.67/month All membership privileges of Patron Membership level; Honor Listing in AMA lobby; 25% discount on museum facility rental, including the Harry and Jane Willson Auditorium Collector’s Circle - $1,000 or $83.33/month All membership privileges of Benefactor level; Honor Listing in AMA lobby; Invitation to the Annual Collector’s Circle Dinner; Invitations to events at private residences; Behind-the-scenes-tours; Travel opportunities, plus 10% of your membership is applied to our acquisition fund Please visit us online at www.albanymuseum.com/join or contact membership@albanymuseum.com or 229.439.8400 to become an AMA member today!

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FROM THE DIRECTOR Dear Friends, Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the core values upon which the Albany Museum of Art was first envisioned. Advocating for “the essential value of art to community,” the group of individuals responsible for the creation of this institution in 1964 based its ethos on the values of “curiosity, appreciation, understanding, and passion for art in everyday life.” This is an immensely important time of transformation for the AMA as we prepare to map the path toward the goal of relaunching this critically important Albany institution in the heart of downtown, following the capital campaign we plan to launch in the coming months. We continue today to strive to reach our diverse audience through relevant exhibitions, preservation and educational programming.

Andrew James Wulf, Ph.D. Executive Director Albany Museum of Art

As we plan for this endeavor, we can look retrospectively and prospectively at our ideals upon which we were created as the premier arts and cultural hub for the Albany region, where we will build our community while celebrating its diversity, cultures and uniqueness. With our future downtown location, we will improve our accessibility to our community and grow as an organization.

We shall continue our track record of dynamic exhibitions and education programs, while always keeping an eye toward how this museum can be of use more and more to the Albany community and our visitors from further afield.

While the impressive and broad permanent collection is the heart of this institution, this museum is more than a collection, more than an exhibition space, and more than a regional art museum. It is steadily becoming a cultural center, not just for one segment of Albany’s population, but for an extensive, diverse audience that transcends social, political and geographical barriers. It is succeeding in its efforts to be a safe haven for “courageous conversations” about individual identity, including issues surrounding race, sexuality, and a host of other ideas that are in dire need of civil discussion in this fraught and polarized world in need of healing.

As designer Bruce Mau suggests, “The art museum represents one of the few public spaces where the volume can be turned down and contemplation encouraged.”

This winter, we are here to celebrate the wonderful work of two boundary pushing African-American artists—Dean Mitchell, a painter well known for his figurative works of everyday life and ordinary people, and Yanique Norman, a multidisciplinary artist from Atlanta whose “afro-futurist” work interrogates themes of alienation, trauma and post-colonial identity.

With deepest gratitude to the AMA’s dynamic and talented staff, our activist and enthusiastic board, and members throughout the community, I am elated to see this museum is on track to becoming the beacon for all dynamic expressions of art, from the traditional to the contemporary, here in Southern Georgia.

My family and I are proud to call Albany our new home, and we embrace this city’s storied past and look forward to being enthusiastic contributors to its hopeful

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ART BALL 2020: A FLAIR FOR ART Saturday, Feb 15, 2020 | 6:30 pm The evening of Saturday, Feb 15, 2020 will be one in which Albany demonstrates a true Flair for Art! Art Ball will make its long anticipated return with a festive evening at the Albany Museum of Art that will include a great dinner, terrific music, and a wide array of items and trips for silent and live auctions.

“We are looking forward to this special evening to celebrate with friends the AMA’s many successes,” AMA Executive Director Dr. Andrew Wulf said. “This vibrant event raises critical funds to support the museum’s highest priorities, including the reimagining of the future of this marvelous institution.”

This year’s event is being chaired by Margaret “Puddin’” Bass, who is working on details for the gala with her amazing group of volunteers.

“I’m excited about Andrew being on board, working with us and giving us fresh ideas,” Bass said. “If you haven’t already, mark your calendar for Feb 15th. You should have gotten a ‘save the date’ card already, so if you haven’t, let us know. We’re looking forward to seeing you there!”

Art Ball 2020 will certainly be an event that exemplifies its theme, A Flair for Art. Event planner Kate Grubb has designed a fantastic evening. The black-tie-optional dinner, which will be held in the Haley Gallery, will be catered by Stewbo’s Group following a cocktail hour.

Dancing will follow dinner in the Harry and Jane Willson Auditorium, with music by the popular band Close to Midnight During the evening, those attending will have the opportunity to bid on items and trips that are more than outstanding investments and wonderful experiences. They are critical for raising funds needed for the AMA to fulfill its mission of making world-class art and robust programming fully accessible to everyone in Albany and Southwest Georgia.

Donations received through the Libby Womack Paddle Raise help fund educational programming, art camp scholarships, and internships that benefit both the student and the museum.

“The proceeds will go to help fund new exhibitions, provide free admission, and the creation and continuation of exciting programming,” Bass said.

“Please plan to be a part of this fun, celebratory evening.”

The return of the AMA gala has been highly anticipated after the devastation of Hurricane Michael forced the cancellation of Art Ball 2019. Tables will sell out early, so please do not delay in reserving your seats or table. You can get more information at albanymusuem.com/art-ball-2020, or email chloe.hinton@albanymuseum.com.

FROM THE DIRECTOR CONTINUED future. We recognize Albany has its own spiritual and cultural identity which the museum can better mirror and embrace. Downtown is the perfect location for the introduction of what will become South Georgia’s premier art museum. I applaud the self-reflection and tireless work of my predecessors, board members, and museum supporters who have given voice to this vision, which shall be grounded in trust with the residents of Albany.

I look forward to getting to know all of you as we continue down this awe-inspired path.

Thank you for helping us make a difference in the life of our community, and here’s to a happy, safe and prosperous 2020!

All the best, Andrew James Wulf, Ph.D.

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ON VIEW Jan 9 – March 28, 2020 | East Gallery

LOOKING AT AMERICA AND PAINTING HOW I WANT, WHAT I WANT AND HOW I SEE IT Dean Mitchell

During his four-decade long career, Dean Mitchell, of Tampa, Fla., has become known for his figurative works, landscapes and still lifes. Deprivation, an exhibition of works by the Pittsburgh, Pa., native, opens Jan 9, 2020 in the Haley Gallery of the Albany Museum of Art and continues through March 28, 2020.

“I was happy to be introduced to Dean Mitchell's work through the AMA Exhibitions Committee,” Curator Didi Dunphy said. She describes Mitchell as “a skilled artist engaged in the romance of the land through paint and brush, yet challenging the very nature of that subject.” He is well accomplished in egg temperas, oils and pastels.

“His poetic urban and rural scenes are rich in tone, but vibrate with the desolation of so much of America's landscapes,” Dunphy said. “Beautifully rendered, deprived neighborhoods and structures—populated by an occasional figure in these vacant environs— remind us of diminishing humanity.”

Mitchell, who earned his MFA from the Columbus

Left: Dean Mitchell, Mr. Tate, 2013, oil Right: Dean Mitchell, Urban America, 2018, acrylic

College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio, maintains a deep connection with Quincy, Fla., a small industrial city where he was raised and inspired by his grandmother.

"I'm looking for freedom regardless of painting styles and labels imposed on artists in regards to race and ethnic origins,” Mitchell says, “total freedom to explore my full potential as an artist."

Dunphy notes that Mitchell's own story “is one of unusual pursuit and admirable accomplishments.”

“An African-American man growing up in a depressed small city during the Civil Rights Movement of the ‘60s and ‘70s with the vision of being a fine artist was not

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the common path,” she said. “He speaks of his grandmother pushing him to not to waver in his pursuit, encouraging him to attend his art studies.

“Since then, his work has been collected by many prestigious museums and has received numerous accolades, included meeting the Obamas and being considered as a portrait artist for the 44th president. A small snapshot of Mitchell at the White House hangs on the wall at his Quincy location—aptly named after his grandmother—the Marie Brooks Gallery.”

Mitchell has been featured in publications including The New York Dean Mitchell, Little House in New Mexico, 2018, acrylic Times, the Christian Science Monitor, Southwest Art, Art of the West, American Art Museum, Poplar Bluff, Mo.; Rockwell Museum, Artist, Western Art Collector, Artists Magazine, Fine Art Corning, N.Y.; Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, International, Art News, The Art of Watercolour Magazine, Overland Park, Kansas; Beach Museum of Art, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, and The Outwin: Manhattan, Kansas; Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, American Portraiture Today at the National Portrait Ariz.; Gadsden Art Center, Quincy, Fla.; Whitney Gallery.

Western Art Museum, Cody, Wyo.; Mississippi Art His art can be found at Autry National Center, Los Museum, Jackson, Miss.; St. Louis Art Museum, St. Angeles; Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Ark.; Canton Louis, Mo.; Library of Congress, and the Quanhua Art Museum of Art, Canton, Ohio; Nelson-Atkins Museum Museum in China. of Art, Kansas City, Mo; Kemper Museum of In his long career, Mitchell has garnered more than Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Mo.; Margaret Harwell 600 awards, including the T.H. Saunders International Artists in watercolor competition in London, England; the American Watercolor Society Gold and Silver Medals; the National Watercolor Society Masters Award; the Allied Artist of American Gold Medal in Watercolor and Oil, and the Thomas Moran Award from the Salmagundi Club in New York.

Dean Mitchell, State of Emergency, 2018, acrylic

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ON VIEW Jan 9 – March 28, 2020 | West Gallery

DO NOT HAND ME OVER TO THE IMPURE WHITENESS OF NOON: A HEMINGS ELEGY Yanique Norman Yanique Norman is a multimedia artist whose first solo museum exhibition, Do Not Hand Me Over to the Impure Whiteness of Noon: A Hemings Elegy, opens Jan 9, 2020 in the Albany Museum of Art’s West Gallery and continues through March 28, 2020.

Norman’s work primarily deals with privilege and nationalistic ideologies, all the while pondering a decolonial future. In an ongoing series that predominately features collage on paper, video and sculpture, Norman reworks official portraits of presidential wives in allusion to a troubled past. Her work serves as a reclamation project by reimagining iconic images to both reflect and institute a fungible counter narrative regarding blackness.

Currently based out of Atlanta, Norman is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she earned an MFA, and Georgia State University, where she received her BFA. Her work has been included in recent exhibitions include NADA House, New York; Sullivan Galleries, Chicago; Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta; Hudgens Center for the Arts, Duluth; Mast, Atlanta; Illges Gallery at Columbus State University, Columbus, Ga.; Gallery 72, Atlanta; Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw, Ga.; the Atlanta Contemporary, and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia.

Norman’s work is in the public collections of the High Museum, Hammonds House Museum and the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum. In 2018, she was awarded the Susan Antinori Visual Artist Grant.

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CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS Through Feb 8, 2020 Origami Variations: Inspired by her travels, particularly those to Japan, Gloria Garfinkel’s works created over a four-decade career combine her interest in science, math and color with her conviction that anything is possible. Her unquenchable curiosity and constant invention are evident in her paintings, prints and sculptures in the Haley Gallery exhibition.

Through Jan 4, 2020 Smoke Bombs and Border Crossings: Photographer Nancy Newberry draws inspiration from classic Spaghetti Western films as she explores fact and fiction of the legendary Wild West in her imagery. She appropriates, reinterprets and questions the mythologies of the West in her exhibition in the East Gallery.

Georgia Artists Guild of Albany: The 26th annual juried exhibition of the Albany guild includes 19 works by nine area artists. Works include paintings, photographs and sculptures. The exhibition is showing in the West Gallery.

Gloria Garfinkel, Seven Circles, 2008, painted aluminum, photo courtesy of Maggie Nimkin

Nancy Newberry, The Sentinels, 2016, archival pigment print

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FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS HOMESCHOOL DAY AT THE AMA

TODDLER TAKEOVER

Dec 12 | Jan 9 | Feb 13

Dec 3 | Jan 7 | Feb 4

Homeschoolers can take advantage of STEAM-related educations and have fun while learning from 11 am-12:30 pm on second Thursdays. Each session focuses on specific curriculum and incorporates current exhibitions at the AMA. The program is geared toward students K5-5th grade.

The first Tuesday of the month belongs to some of the AMA’s youngest visitors. Toddler Takeover is 10:30-11 am, with programming designed for kids 15 months old to 3 years old. Keep in mind, however, it’s sibling friendly. The Takeover sparks toddlers’ creativity by engaging them with art projects, activities, stories and gallery visits tailored for them.

COST: $5 for AMA members; $10 for non-members

LIBBY WOMACK HOLIDAY WORKSHOP Thursday-Friday, Dec 19-20, 2019

PARENTS RECOVERY HOLIDAY WORKSHOP Thursday-Friday, Jan 2-3, 2020

School’s out for the winter holidays and the kids are getting restless. Keep them entertained and give their creativity a boost over the Christmas/New Year’s holidays with these terrific art workshops. Full-day and half-day options are available for each two-day camp.

Get information by visiting albanymuseum.com/holiday-workshop. Register by calling 229.439.8400.

COST: Free to AMA members; $5 for non-members

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AMA TEEN ART BOARD Dec 11 | Jan 15 | Feb 12 The Albany Museum of Art’s Teen Art Board is in full swing following its first official meeting in October.

The board members, representing local public and private schools, have discussed their mission and goals as they take on creating AMA programs for Albany area teens. Anna Plowden, Ariana Jenkins, Kierra Brown, Janaya Jenkins, Funbi Williams, Sarah Katherine Harris, Tremia Hawkins and Elysa Lewis comprise the board, whose mission “is to inspire creativity while having fun to make a positive impact on the community. We aim to define and validate creative minds in the high schools and colleges of Southwest Georgia.”

HOLIDAYS IN MY PJS PARTY Saturday, Dec 21 | 9 am-1 pm

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COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE

This winter, the Albany Museum of Art will partner again with the Dougherty County School System to facilitate Courageous Conversations About Race, a workshop addressing the sensitive topics of race and racism. This will be the third workshop on the subjects. About 60 students from DCSS and DeerfieldWindsor School attended the most recent session, which was conducted in September 2018. The AMA provides a safe, nonjudgmental space for students and facilitators to explore and understand the impact that racism has on society with an eye toward opening avenues for mutual understanding and personal growth.

AMERICAN GIRL WINTER TEA PARTY Saturday, Jan 18, 2020 | 2-4 pm The last Saturday before Christmas is one of the busiest of the year, with anxious shoppers flooding stores and the last holiday parties before Santa’s big visit. Check your list twice and get that last-minute shopping done, or just have a nice, relaxing brunch while your little ones enjoy art time at the AMA’s Holidays in My PJs pARTy on Saturday, Dec 21 from 9 am-1 pm. It’s also the first day of Winter, the shortest day of the year, so kids are welcome to come in their pajamas. They’ll create memorable holiday gifts, watch a movie, make reindeer food and get in the holiday spirit at this AMA Teen Art Board program fundraiser.

COST: $15 for AMA members, $20 for nonmembers

The Albany Museum of Art presents the American Girl Winter Tea Party for you and your best friend! You won’t want to miss this opportunity to come in from the cold and spend some time with your doll, whether Santa’s just dropped it off or it’s a long-loved one. (Your best friend doesn’t have to be an American Girl. All dolls are welcome!) Put on your best outfit and join us for an afternoon of tea, crafts and friendship from 2-4 pm. Call the AMA at 229.439.8400 or email annie.vanoteghem@albanymuseum.com to reserve you and your best friend’s spot.

COST: $15 for members, $20 for non-members. (Dolls attend free!)

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FOR ADULTS THE SYMBOLISM OF BORDER WALLS Wednesday, Dec 4, 2019 | 6 pm

STEAM TRAINING Thursday, Dec 5, 2019 | 9 am-2 pm The Georgia Department of Education and the Albany Museum of Art are partnering again on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) education and the importance of the arts in interdisciplinary teaching and learning. Email annie.vanoteghem@albanymuseum.com to register.

COST: $15 registration fee (includes lunch)

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS Tuesday, Dec 10, 2019 | 5:30 pm

Nancy Newberry, Untitled, 2017, archival pigment print

In her exhibit Smoke Bombs and Border Crossings, on display in East Gallery of the Albany Museum of Art, photographer Nancy Newberry merges documentary portrayals with dreamlike creations to investigate notions of nationalism and community with her playful, symbolic images of Mexican charros, American cowboys and military groups at the TexasMexico border. At 6 pm on Wednesday, Dec 4, 2019, join us for a discussion of the importance of symbolism in Newberry’s photographs with a panel moderated by Dr. Andrew Wulf, AMA executive director.

COST: This is a free event that is open to everyone.

It’s the holiday season and you’re going to want it to be a picture perfect one. A course on shooting photos with a DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera at the Albany Museum of Art at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, Dec 10, 2019, is timed just right for the holiday season. The workshop led by Alex Wukoson is open to a wide range of photographers, from beginners who haven’t taken their camera out of the box to amateurs who want to learn new methods to advanced users who just want a refresher course.

COST: $15 for AMA members, $20 for nonmembers

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AMA ART LOVERS BOOK CLUB

THE ART OF SOUND

Tuesday, Jan 21, 2020 | 6 pm

Saturday, Feb 1, 2020 | 9:30-11 am

The AMA Art Lovers Book Club meets bimonthly to discuss novels related to art. An Artist of a Floating World is the topic for the 6 pm Jan 21 meeting in the Willson Auditorium.

Photo courtesy of Amanda M. Borghi

The first meeting of 2020 for the AMA Art Lovers Book Club will focus on Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel An Artist of a Floating World. The bimonthly meeting is set for 6 pm on Tuesday, Jan 21 in the Albany Museum of Art’s Willson Auditorium.

Set in Japan after World War II, Ishiguro’s novel tells the story of the book narrator, Masuji Ono, an older painter of faltering reputation who reflects on his life and the way he lived it. As Ono struggles to take responsibility of his actions, he also looks for inner peace.

The Albany Museum of Art is partnering with 229Yoga for The Art of Sound at 9:30 am on Saturday, Feb 1, 2020 in the AMA’s Haley Gallery.

Participants can expect to unplug, relax and revive their spirit in this Sound Experience, where they will be immersed in a virtual "bath" of healing sounds from quartz crystal bowls, gong and drums.

The sound facilitator will be Amanda M. Borghi, a certified sound facilitator and certified yoga trainer.

Entry to the Sound Experience will begin at 9 am, but no late entry will be permitted.

So that adequate seating can be set up before the club meeting starts, please RSVP to rsvp@albanymusuem.com by noon on Jan 21. There’s no cost to attend, and members are encouraged to bring a favorite beverage or finger food.

The tones build and evolve, producing a sea of sound that is timeless and alive. The sounds are designed to interact with the body, cleansing and rejuvenating physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Blocks and tensions are washed away, leaving you centered, refreshed, energized, and fully present and connected with the surrounding world.

The final meeting of the 2019-20 season will be on March 17, when the group will discuss I, Juan de Parega by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino. A new season and a new slate of art-inspired novels will start in late spring 2020.

No movement is required of participants. Guests will be invited to lie comfortably on yoga mats in the gallery while they enjoy the sounds during this 40minute experience.

COST: Free for AMA Contemporaries member, $20 for AMA members and $25 for nonmembers. There are 30 VIP spots available for $50 (VIP is open to AMA members only until Jan 15).

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FIGURE DRAWING SESSION

LIFT EVERY VOICE

Thursday, Feb 6, 2020 | 5:30-7:30 pm

Thursday, Feb 27, 2020 | 6:30 pm Albany State University West Campus

The Albany Museum of Art will provide the model so participants can work on their drawing skills at a two-hour session on Feb 6.

In its 7th year, the Lift Every Voice Black History Month Concert brings diverse local choirs together for a night of goodwill and celebration at 6:30 pm on Thursday, Feb 27, 2020 at Albany State University West Campus Theater. The Albany Museum of Art is joining with the Albany Civil Rights Institute and the Albany Symphony Orchestra in the event. School choirs expected to be featured include those from Deerfield-Windsor School, Dougherty High School, Monroe High School, Sherwood Christian Academy, Westover High School, along with the Albany Middle School Faculty Ensemble and Saints of God Choir.

Check albanymuseum.com for details.

Break away for the evening and exercise your drawing skills at an Albany Museum of Art drawing session for participants of all abilities. The session, set for 5:30-7:30 pm on Thursday, Feb 6, 2020, will cover a mixture of long and short poses. You’ll have the opportunity to experiment and develop your skills and confidence in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. The AMA will provide the model and some supplies, but there will not be any formal instruction.

COST: $5 for students, $10 for AMA members and $15 for nonmembers

COST: Free and open to the public

The canvas for your event The Albany Museum of Art is the perfect setting for your business or family celebration Projection system 12’ by 9’ wall screen Sound system

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The AMA gratefully acknowledges the following friends for their contributions | August-October 2019 FOUNDATIONS The James Barnett, Jr. Foundation The Carlton Foundation W.B. Haley Foundation Eloise Haley Foundation Ralph Hodges, Jr. Foundation Herbert and Marion Haley Foundation The McCormack Foundation AMBASSADOR The Fred Taylor Company CORPORATE Raymond James WebstaurantStore Yancey Rents Alfred N. Corriere Attorney at Law Birdsong Peanuts Vision Source F& W Forestry Georgia Community Bank The James Barnett, Jr. Foundation

Renasant Bank Renasant Financial Services MetroPower Woodford Plywood Albany ENT Fleming and Riles AB&T Flint Community Bank JLA LRA Constructors Hughey & Neuman INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS Mr. and Mrs. Alton Darby Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Hoopes The Hon. Leslie Abrams Gardner and Mr. Jimmy Gardner Ms. Rosemary Hamburger Ms. Teresa Cox Mr. and Mrs. Jack Davis Ms. Judy Randle

THE AMA IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE OUR MEMBERS Hon. Leslie Abrams Gardner and Mr. Jimmie Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Bond Anderson Mr. Jareel Anderson Dr. William H. Bacon Ms. Karyn Bacon Ms. Angie Barber Mr. and Mrs. John Bell Mr. Ripley Bell, Jr. Ms. Dawn Benson Mrs. Arthur R. Berry Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Bertram Mr. and Mrs. Seth Bigelow Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bitterman Mr. Derek Bittner and Mrs. Veronica Bustos

Ms. Mallory Black Mr. and Mrs. James Boykin Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brands Dr. Delano Braziel Mrs. Leigh Brooks Ms. Alison Bueschen Ms. Cheryl A. Buford Mr. and Mrs. William H. Buntin Mr. Brian Burdette Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Campbell Drs. Beau and Erin Cannington Mr. Chris Cannon Mr. Bruce Capps Mr. and Mrs. Chris Carden Mr. and Miss John Carney Mr. and Mrs. Craig Castle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chambless

Mr. and Mrs. Rickey Champion Mrs. Gayle Chapman Mrs. Haylee Clements Dr. and Mrs. Mark Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Alfred N. Corriere Ms. Lindsey Cotten Dr. and Mrs. John W. Culbreath Mr. James Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Alton L. Darby Mr. and Mrs. Walker Davis Ms. LeVetta Davis Mr. and Mrs. Terry Davis Mr. and Mrs. Jack P. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Jim Deal Dr. Todd Deariso Mrs. Barbara DeLung Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dent

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Dr. and Mrs. John M. Dixon Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Durden Ms. Jamia Ellison Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Entz Mr. and Mrs. Luke Flatt Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Flournoy Dr. and Mrs. Gray Fountain Mr. and Mrs. Walt Foy Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Greg Fullerton Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Gamble Mr. and Mrs. Reid Garland Mr. Armon Garner Dr. and Mrs. Will Garrett Mr. and Mrs. William F. Gates Mr. and Mrs. Crisp Gatewood Mr. and Mrs. Bill Geer Dr. and Mrs. William George Mr. Anthony Giunipero Mr. and Mrs. Michael Golden Mrs. Henry M. Goodyear, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Graham Hon. Loring A. Gray Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Greene Mr. and Mrs. Philip Greene Mr. and Mrs. Hal Gurley Ms. Suzann Hagins Mrs. Rosemary Hamburger Mr. and Mrs. William Hancock Dr. Janice Coats Hardy Ms. Diane Harkins Ms. Kristin Harris Ms. Hannah Beth Hembree Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hendricks Mrs. Blanchette Herbert Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Herrick Mr. and Mrs. John Hester Mrs. J. C. Hind Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Hinton Ms. Linda Hodge Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hodges Ms. Gabriell Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Landon Holcombe Mr. and Mrs. John Holman Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L Mr. and Mrs. Jim Horne, Jr. Ms. Charrell Hunter Ms. Elaine Ingram Mr. John Inman IV Mr. and Mrs. Joel Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Paul Joiner

Ms. Jo Elliott Jones Mrs. Amy Jones Mr. and Mrs. Adam Jones Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Jones Dr. Lynn and Mr. Richard Kennedy Drs. Robert F. and Ruth Krywicki Dr. and Mrs. Suresh Lakhanpal Mr. and Mrs. David Lanier Mr. Michael A. Leach Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Lee IV Mrs. Susan Lehr Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Lindsey Ms. Curtorria Lucas Mr. and Mrs. Worth Lynn Mr. Michael Mallard Ms. Ouitia Malone Dr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Mann Mr. and Mrs. Scott Marcus Mrs. Emily Jean McAfee Dr. and Mrs. William J. McAfee Mrs. Louise McCormack Mr. and Mrs. John McDuffie Mr. Terrell McGowan Ms. Nancy Melvin Mr. and Mrs. Faison Middleton, IV Mr. Amin Muhammed Mr. and Mrs. Ladd Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Ned Newcomb Ms. Missy Oosterveen Mr. and Mrs. Jack Owens Mr. Bob Parker Mr. and Mrs. Milan Patel Mr. Mark Phelps Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Phipps, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pierce Mr. Ray Pierotti and Mr. Walter Lewis Mr. and Mrs. John T. Powell Dr. and Mrs. Taylor Prchal Mrs. Nancy Presley Mr. and Mrs. David Prisant Mr. and Mrs. Steven Pruitt Ms. Judy Randle Mr. and Mrs. James H. Rentz Mr. and Mrs. James Reynolds, Jr. Ms. Gloria Ridgeway Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rogers, III Mr. Kirk Rouse Mr. and Mrs. Brandon T. Rutledge Mr. and Mrs. Brian Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sharpe Mr. and Mrs. Jay Sharpe Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sharpe

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Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Sheppard Drs. Mark and Joyce Shoemaker Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Simpson Mrs. Marvin Singletary Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Singleton Mr. Beau Sinyard Ms. Karen K. Snyder Ms. Dawn Soos Mr. and Mrs. Keith Southwell Mrs. Ann J. Speir Mr. Clark Stallings Ms. Rheannon Stallings Mr. and Mrs. Dunn Stapleton Hon. John M. Stephenson and Hon. Nancy Stephenson Ms. Melissa Strother Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Stubbs Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Sudderth Mr. and Mrs. Victor C. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Sumners Ms. Myrtle Tarpley Ms. Marsha Taylor Ms. Julia Temples Dr. & Mrs. Jose Tongol Mr. and Mrs. Bret Urick Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Vanoteghem Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. Wakeford III Ms. Aja Walker Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wessels Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wetherbee Ms. Erin Whatley-Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wiggins Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wilcox Ms. Jaimi Williams Mr. Chazz Williams and Ms. Nicole Willis Dr. and Mrs. Tim Williams Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Willis Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Willis Mr. and Mrs. Alex Willson Mrs. Anne C. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Doug Wilson Ms. Saralyn Wilson Dr. Charity and Mr. Wiley Wilson Ms. Selena Wingfield Mr. Jim Womack