Join our UAB Curatorial Fellow Claire LeSar for a discussion about the archival research she did during her tenure here on artist Hannah Holliday Stewart. Stewart was born in raised in Birmingham before achieving national renown as part of a new generation of women artists, exhibiting at the Smithsonian Institution, the San Francisco Museum of Art, […]
Join Curatorial Assistant and exhibition curator, Hina Zaidi, for an overview of the Museum's recent Light Play exhibition. Light Play draws from the museum’s permanent collection to show the influence and use of light in art. ArtBreaks are presented in honor of Joyce Benington’s twenty five years as a docent at the Birmingham Museum of […]
Join the BMA’s lead preparator, Alex McClurg, for an overview of the strategy and challenges that must be considered when building a museum exhibition. By focusing on our current exhibition, Expanding Darshan: To See or Be Seen in our Pizitz Gallery, McClurg explains the ways BMA’s prep team built this specific exhibition to optimize visitor […]
Join The Virginia and William M. Spencer III Curator of Asian Art, Dr. Katherine Anne Paul, for an exploration on new rotations, acquisitions and changes within the Chinese gallery.
How do sports accentuate our culture and are there any similarities with art? Join Curatorial Assistant, Hina Zaidi, for a look into the exhibition Ways of Seeing: Sports and Games. Drawn from our permanent collection as well as exciting objects on loan, this exhibition explores the ways in which artists have been influenced by games […]
Join Kelsea Whaley, the current UAB/BMA Curatorial Fellow, as she delves into the fascinating world of the BMA's False Door, one of the oldest objects in our collection, dating back to 2345-2181 BCE. This rare example of tomb architecture from Egypt's Sixth Dynasty symbolized a portal between the afterlife and the real world, allowing the […]
Join us for an enriching ArtBreak with the William Cary Hulsey Curator of American Art, Kate Crawford. She will explore John N. Robinson's "Reclining Woman," a deeply intimate portrait of his wife, Gladys. Robinson's passion led him to create vivid portraits capturing the unique warmth of his subjects. This ArtBreak is an opportunity to delve […]
Join us for an ArtBreak centered on our Nappy Roots exhibition, starting with a deep dive into Kerry James Marshall's, "School of Beauty, School of Culture." This thought-provoking work inspired the conception of our current exhibition and will be explored under the guidance of BMA Teaching Fellow, Jessica Harris. Following this enlightening discussion, we're honored […]
Join us at the Birmingham Museum of Art for a special ArtBreak led by Curatorial Assistant Hina Zaidi, who will provide an engaging overview of "Wall to Wall." This museum initiative currently features a site-specific installation by Birmingham-born artist Amy Pleasant. Attendees will gain insights into Pleasant's artistic process, her interaction with the museum’s global […]
Join us for a special edition of ArtBreak where we explore the intricate world of costuming and its presence in our diverse collection. Our Director of Collections & Exhibitions and The Marguerite Jones Harbert and John M. Harbert III Curator of Decorative Arts, Anne Forschler-Tarrasch, along with our Goodrich Intern, Zoë Jacks, will lead attendees on […]
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