2018 Past Exhibits

Though November 18, 2018
Picturing America Gallery

A veteran of the country music industry, Marty Stuart is much more than a master musician; he is a producer, writer, historian, collector, curator, and photographer. In fact, the Mississippi native has been taking photographs nearly as long as he has played guitar. This exhibition features Stuart’s documentary photography of American culture through country music singers and songwriters, local characters encountered on tour, and the Lakota Tribe of North Dakota. American Ballads: The Photographs of Marty Stuart was organized by the Frist Art Museum, Nashville, Tennessee.

Through October 7, 2018
Temporary Exhibition Gallery

Wildlife fans, artists, environmentalists and children will all be awed by the big cats, elephants, wolves and other animals in the paintings of Guy Coheleach. Recognized as one of the best wild animal painters in the world, Coheleach’s work has toured to nearly two dozen major museums in cities from New York to Los Angeles. He has won the Society of Animal Artists Award of Excellence an unprecedented eight times.

September 8, 2018 – January 13, 2019

This exhibition illustrated the attraction, the romance and the conflict of the American West through the eyes of the most well-known and respected name in Western art. It was the largest and most important Remington exhibition ever shown in the South. Featuring more than 70 works of art in a wide range of media, the exhibition reminded visitors where their parents and grandparents gained their appreciation for the iconography and mythology of the West, while highlighting Remington’s artistic skill in many areas, well beyond just sculpting, including painting with both oils and watercolors, drawing, print making and writing. In addition, the exhibition explored how his portrayals of the West helped create the iconic image of the old West that is still fondly remembered generations later. While the core of the exhibition included approximately 30 pieces from the Frederic Remington Art Museum (Ogdensburg, NY) this exhibit also brought works from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West (Cody, WY) and a number of private collections, including two in Atlanta.

Through August 19, 2018
Special Exhibition Gallery

Jay Dusard is best known for his images of working cowboys and landscapes of the American West. His work is published, exhibited, and collected worldwide. While working in architecture and cartography, Dusard began as a self-taught photographer, studying with Ansel Adams and Frederick Sommer – establishing himself as one of the great black-and-white printmakers – then earning a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Pulitzer Prize nomination and several book awards. This exhibition features more than 60 photographs spanning over five decades of his work.

April 10 – May 13, 2018
Borderlands Gallery

Throughout the school year, primary and elementary school art teachers expose their students to a wide variety of art mediums. For this exhibit, each teacher has selected a number of pieces representative of the work from their school art programs. The primary and elementary schools represented in the exhibit include: Adairsville Elementary, Allatoona Elementary, Cartersville Elementary, Cartersville Primary, Clear Creek Elementary, Euharlee Elementary, Excel Christian Academy, Hamilton Crossing Elementary, Mission Road Elementary, Pine Log Elementary, and Taylorsville Elementary.

March 13 – April 8, 2018
Borderlands Gallery

Throughout the school year, middle and high school art teachers expose their students to a wide variety of art mediums. For this exhibit, each teacher selected a number of pieces representative of the work from their school art programs. Participating schools include: Adairsville Middle and High Schools, Cartersville Middle and High Schools, Cass Middle and High Schools, Excel Middle and High School, South Central Middle School, and Woodland Middle School.

February 22 – June 10, 2018
Temporary Exhibition Gallery

Born and educated in China, Z.Z. Wei’s views of America allow us to see the hopefulness of a newcomer. His paintings transport us to a place where time stands still. His compositions portray quiet, yet powerful images reminiscent of a whimsical, rural America. Richly complex, they are filled with humor and loneliness, peacefulness and pain. They balance half in shadow, half in light, tempting us to experience a unique and timeless look at life.

January 20 – April 29, 2018
Special Exhibition Gallery

Wilson was first introduced to the art world through her work assisting Richard Avedon on his monumental Western project. She has since gone on to have a major photography career of her own. This exhibition showcases more than 60 large scale images representing the highlights of her career, including such Western subjects as rodeo, small town football, and Western movie making with her sons Luke and Owen Wilson.