Booth Art Academy
 Art Classes
for Adults and Children

Special Exhibitions:

Abandoned Beauty: Trucks of
Enchantment, Photographs
by Barbara Bowles

December 9, 2008 - March 1, 2009
Theatre Lobby Gallery


© Barbara Bowles  (1961  - ),  Eye Wonder, 2002,
Archival inks on watercolor paper , 42 x 54”


November 18, 2008 -
January 11, 2009:
Borderlands Gallery

Fifth Annual
Kids Cowboy Up!


© Dalen Curtis, Cowboy Dreams, 2008
Oil pastel, 11 x 17"




Click here to see the Winners of the  2008 Georgia Youth Cowboy Poetry Contest


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We Invite You To Explore The West
Without Leaving The S
outh.

Booth Museum Expansion - Exciting plans underway!
Please park in the Tabernacle Baptist Church parking lot
on Gilmer Street during the construction.

Special Exhibitions
The Black West: Buffalo Soldiers, Black Cowboys & Untold Stories

December 20, 2008 – March 22, 2009 – Special Exhibition Gallery


Showcasing the work of 16 contemporary African American artists, this exhibition will shed new light on the important role Blacks played in developing the West.  In addition to the stories of Black cowboys and buffalo soldiers, works of art will also feature Black lawmen, explorers, rodeo stars and women.  Participating artists include: Bernard Williams, Ed Dwight, Burl Washington, Eddie Dixon, Bobb Vann, Michael Godfrey and many others.
   
© Bobb Vann (1939  - ), The Victorio Campaign,
 1993, Oil on canvas, 28 x 40”

Members opening reception Saturday, January 17, 2009, 5:00 – 9:00 pm,
lecture by co-curator “Cowboy” Mike Searles and exhibition artists in the
Booth Theatre at 7:00 pm.

Sponsored in part by:
                                                       


                                 




Mark your Calendar! March 12 - 15, 2009
6th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Gathering
Presented by

     

Featured Artist
John Nieto



Join us for a four-day celebration of the West including featured artist John Nieto; featured entertainer R.W. Hampton; children’s activities; banjo, mandolin, guitar, and fiddle contests; chuck wagon and Dutch oven cooking contests; poetry writing workshop; cowboy church, and much more.




Featured Entertainer
 
R.W. Hampton

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