Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

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Happy Founders Day! We are pleased to announce that Thy Name We Praise by artist and Spelman alumna C'98 Calida Rawles is part of the permanent collection in co-acquisition with the Terra Foundation, purchased in honor of Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D., 10th President of Spelman College. “Calida mentioned that there's so much copper and gold (in the skin) and silver iridescent paint (in the dress) that it shimmers.”

We have two internship opportunities in the museum. We are looking for energetic and organized students for the summer.

The Curatorial Internship is open only to Spelman College students and will prioritize students with Art or Art History majors or minors. The internship will start May 22 – July 17, 2023.

The Collections Care Internship is open to any undergraduate or graduate student who majors in Studio Art, Art History, Chemistry or related fields. The internship will start June 5 – July 28, 2023.

Both opportunities are paid.

To express interest please send a CV and cover letter with which opportunity you are interested in the subject header to [email protected].

This morning we had the pleasure of giving Arthur Lewis and the UTA team a tour of the museum and the Black American Portraits exhibit with Dr. Gayles, Dr. Keith and media scholars.

We're back to normal hours this week. Wednesday - Saturday 12noon - 5pm.

The second Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Distinguished Lecture of the academic year, Freda Isingoma will consider the questions and topical issues relating to investing in African Art.

Freda Isingoma is an entrepreneur and investment banking professional who has worked in multinational and leading investment institutions in the UK, US and South Africa. Freda has been collecting art from Africa and the Diaspora for over 20 years. In 2018, she founded KIISA to provide innovative investment and impact solutions that drive the growth, visibility, knowledge, and sustainability of the African and Diaspora art ecosystem.

More recently, Freda joined an award-winning team at Octopus Investments as a Fund Manager specializing in investment in UK listed small companies, primarily managing the Octopus AIM Venture Capital Trusts. Octopus Investments is the UK’s largest Venture Capital firm.

In Assets Rising: Investing in African & Diaspora Art, she will consider why art is increasingly considered an asset class, the different models of art investing and why the time to invest in African & Diaspora art is now!

This lecture is open to the public and will be live-streamed. RSVP for information to access the live stream. A reception will follow the lecture.

Assets Rising: Investing in African & Diaspora Art Assets Rising: Investing in African & Diaspora Art with Freda Isingoma, CEO and Founder, KIISA & Fund Manager, Octopus Investments

We are closed this week for Spring Break, but exciting things are happening. Stay Tuned!

A belated congratulations to Anne Collins Smith, Curator of Collections at Spelman Museum for her participation in the Center for Curatorial Leadership’s 2021 cohort of Fellows!

THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL LEADERSHIP (CCL) trains curators to become visionary leaders of art museums. At a time when the demands of cultural institutions and the public are rapidly evolving, CCL provides essential tools to guide today’s museums and anticipate future challenges. The CCL model encompasses mentorships with innovators and museum directors, rigorous coursework in strategic management, and professional networks for support and growth. With its graduates now at the helm of major art institutions, CCL is helping to build the next generation of museum leaders, ones who combine traditional curatorial connoisseurship and art historical scholarship with administrative, managerial, and strategic expertise.

Spelman College Museum Director Liz Andrews will open two exhibitions at LACMA next month: The Obama Portraits Tour and Black American Portraits. Andrews and Christine Y. Kim curated both shows with Breanne Bradley. Both shows open on Los Angeles November 7th 💙✨

Detail of Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama by Amy Sherald, 2018.

We are so proud of Amy, an artist who emerged at the AUC 💙✨

This November, LACMA will open two exhibitions: The Obama Portraits Tour with works by Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley. Spelman College Museum of Fine Art Director Liz Andrews and LACMA Curator of Contemporary Art Christine Y. Kim are co-curating both shows. Look here for updates

Reminder: City of Atlanta CALL FOR VISUAL ARTISTS Submission deadline is 10/25/21 Share To Facebook Tweet This Share To LinkedIn The City of Atlanta – Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with Council Member Amir R. Farokhi's office, is

Alumnae✨ Tonight, join the new Executive Director Dr. Liz Andrews and Curator of Collections Anne Collins Smith for a special online Homecoming program celebrating 25 years of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art 💙

The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art is pleased to announce that we are partnering with the AUC Art Collective for Art Insider Los Angeles!

Art Insider Los Angeles (November 5-8, 2021) is a 4-day intensive field study trip that offers an itinerary that is rooted in African American Art, Art History and Social Justice. Around the occasion of the revolutionary exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Black American Portraits and The Obama Portraits Tour, co-curated by Dr. Liz Andrews, Executive Director, Spelman College Museum of Fine Art; this Art Insider Trip will offer students an opportunity to explore the dynamic art scene of Los Angeles, through the lens of some of the nation’s cutting-edge artists, scholars, and art institutions.

Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College students apply by October 10 using the link in our bio!!

The Museum is immensely blessed to have theo's imprint and footprint in her service to the Museum as a graduate assistant and project coordinator.

Congratulations theo tyson!

Theo Tyson Appointed Polly Thayer Starr Fellow in American Art at the Boston Athenæum https://prn.to/3C6M7GO