Past Lectures and Adult Programs

April 1, 2026, 12:15 PM

This midday presentation, inspired by the current exhibition, The West in Focus: Indigenous People, is a look at the Indigenous people and artists represented in the Booth Museum’s permanent photography collection. Curator of Photography Mark Medley will present a range of works by both Native and non-Native photographers, from nineteenth-century pioneers including William Henry Jackson, Jennie Ross Cobb, and Edward S. Curtis to modern artists such as Zoë Marieh Urness, Kevin Garrett, and Douglas Miles. A particular highlight will be eight portraits of Native American survivors of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, made during a 1948 reunion by South Dakota photographer Bill Groethe.

Lunch will be available for $15.00 plus tax. Deadline to register for lunch is Noon, March 31. Go to boothmuseum.org to make your reservation for lunch or watch LIVE on Booth Museum’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early. Program included with admission. No outside food or beverages.

Wednesday, March 4, 2026
12:15 PM, Miller/Rhoden Ballroom

Kami Mendlik is a nationally and internationally recognized painter, instructor, and author who will be at the Booth to teach a workshop.  Her passion and inspiration are studying color and light from life.  Join us as Kami discusses her ability to translate the illusion of light with paint. 

Lunch will be available for $15.00 plus tax. Deadline to register for lunch is Noon, March 3. Go to boothmuseum.org to make your reservation for lunch or watch LIVE on Booth Museum’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early. Program included with admission. No outside food or beverages.

Wednesday, February 4, 2026
12:15 PM in the Miller/Rhoden Ballroom

Artist Michele Usibelli will be the 2026 Artist-in-Residence at the Booth Museum.  Michele will be conducting a workshop and creating a piece for the Booth’s permanent collection during her stay.  Join us as Michele discusses what inspired the piece she’s creating for the Booth.

Lunch will be available for $15.00 plus tax. Deadline to register for lunch is Noon, February 3. Go to boothmuseum.org to make your reservation for lunch or watch LIVE on Booth Museum’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early. Program included with admission. No outside food or beverages.

January 7, 2026, 12:15 PM, Miller/Rhoden Ballroom

Lunch will be available for $15.00 plus tax. Deadline to register for lunch is Noon, January 6. Go to boothmuseum.org to make your reservation for lunch or watch LIVE on Booth Museum’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early. Program included with admission. No outside food or beverages.

Art For Lunch: Seth’s Top Ten
November 5, 2025, 12:15 PM

Join Booth Western Art Museum Executive Director Seth Hopkins as he reveals the top 10 moments over his 25 years at the Booth.

September 3, 2025, 12:15 pm
Booth Ballroom, Facebook Live, and YouTube Channel

Warren’s years of research reveal why Western scholars consider Nate Champion to be one of the unsung heroes of American history. As a young Texan cowhand, he travels to Wyoming to stake his claim as an independent rancher. Nate finds himself thrown into the crucible of the Johnson County War. This program reveals one of America’s most egregious acts of insurrection and how one man unknowingly prevented the crime of the century and became a martyr to the common laborer. Join us to find out about how the government’s free-range policy inspired chaos and lawlessness among ranchers all over the West.

Short Author Bio:

Mark Warren is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Georgia.

At Medicine Bow, his nationally renowned wilderness school in the mountains of Dahlonega, GA, he teaches nature classes and primitive survival skills. In 1980, The National Wildlife Federation named him Georgia’s Conservation Educator of the Year. In 1998 Mark became the U.S. National Champion in whitewater canoeing, and in 1999 he won the World Championship Longbow title.

Mark has written extensively about nature for local and national magazines and has researched Western frontier history for more than 50 years presenting at museums and cultural centers around the country. He has 18 traditionally published books. He has been honored by the Spur Awards, The Historical Novel Society, the Will Rogers Medallion Awards, The New Mexico – Arizona Book Awards, and in 2022 Mark was honored with a Georgia Author of the Year Award for his book Song of the Horseman (Literary Fiction Finalist.)

Wednesday, August 6, 12:15 PM
Booth Ballroom, Facebook Live, and YouTube Channel

At our August Art for Lunch, you are invited to meet Georgia’s Miss Teen Rodeo 2025, Addison Williams. She will discuss her experiences competing in rodeos as a barrel racer and in the Miss Teen Rodeo pageant. Addison is also the Booth Museum Ambassador to the rodeo world and will share her experiences traveling the state fulfilling her official duties and representing the Booth.

Lunch will be available for $15.00 plus tax. Deadline to register for lunch is Noon, the day before. Go to boothmuseum.org to make your reservation for lunch or watch LIVE on Booth Museum’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early. Program included with admission. No outside food or beverages.