Join Elizabeth “Betsy” Broun for her talk “The Promise of America: The High’s American Art Collection though the Lens of History.” Broun will examine a piece of artwork from the High’s American art collection for each decade of the nineteenth century and show how it captures what was happening in the country at that time. […]

Dr. Khalil Muhammad, professor of history, race and public policy at Harvard Kennedy School. He is a leading scholar on matters of race, social justice, and opportunity. Dr. Muhammad will be offering workshops for parents on how to address these issues with students. POSSE PHOTOS:  

In 2009, Janice Y. K. Lee burst onto the literary scene with her New York Times bestselling debut, The Piano Teacher. Now, Lee returns with The Expatriates, a stunning novel that explores the emotions, identities, and relationships of three American women living in the same small expat community in Hong Kong. Mercy, a recent Columbia graduate without a safety […]

You’re invited for a delightful evening with Dr. Sabine Haag, General Director of the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Dr. Haag will share stories about the fascinating Masterpieces of the Kunstkammer Vienna. POSSE PHOTOS:

Join Michael Rooks and Sprawl! artists Brendan Carroll and Ben Steele at the Hill Auditorium for a conversation about the Atlanta art scene and the delicate art of the studio visit.  Steele and Carroll are members of SeekATL, an organization that provides to the public an opportunity to participate in the often anxiety-provoking artist studio visit which is […]

THE HIGH MUSEUM OF ART ATLANTA THURSDAY, JUNE 18 7PM RICH THEATRE Alex Katz (born Brooklyn, N.Y., 1927) is represented in more than 100 museums worldwide, including the Art Institute of Chicago; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; […]

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Join Peter Copping, the first creative director of Oscar de la Renta, for an exclusive conversation about the brand’s future. Prior to his role at Oscar de la Renta, Copping was a director at numerous leading fashion houses including Christian Lacroix, Sonia Rykiel and Louis Vuitton. Most recently he was artistic director of Nina Ricci. […]

Penina Bowman is an Auschwitz Survivor from Romania who married an American GI. Her handmade wedding dress is currently on display at in The Breman’s Absence of Humanity Exhibition. Free Admission to the 2014-2015 Bearing Witness Series is provided through a generous gift from The Sara Giles Moore Foundation. VIDEO: POSSE PHOTOS:

Join leading contemporary American artists – Brooklyn-based José Parlá and Atlanta-based Fahamu Pecou – as they examine Wifredo Lam’s artistic legacy through works that explore their own personal reflections on Lam’s involvement with the Surrealist and Négritude movements, his fusion of African-inspired imagery with that of the natural world, and the influence of the Santeria […]

The High Museum Hill Auditorium 7PM Join the 2014 David C. Driskell Prize winner, Lyle Ashton Harris as he discusses, his work and career. Known for his self-portraits and use of pop culture icons (such as Billie Holiday, Michael Jackson and Zinedine Zidane), Lyle Ashton Harris creates work in photographic media, collage, installation and performance to […]

Henry Friedman is a Holocaust Survivor from Hungary and survivor of a firing squad. He attributes his remarkable triumph over the atrocities of war to the protection of his grandmother’s blessing. PHOTOS:    

Dr. Kenneth Silver, New York University professor, Adjunct Curator of Art at the Bruce Museum, and author of The Circle of Montparnasse:Jewish Artists in Paris 1905–1945, will discuss the rich and complex history of Jewish artists in Paris during the first half of the twentieth century. POSSE PHOTOS:  

Join us for a special evening with David Brenneman, the High’s Director of Collections and Exhibitions and Frances B. Bunzl Family Curator of European Art; Stephanie Heydt, Margaret and Terry Stent Curator of American Art; and Michael Rooks, Wieland Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, as they discuss Cézanne, his legacy, and his impact […]

Savannah College of Art & Design Featuring work by: Nicholas Kahn, Richard Selesnick Lecture: Wed, Oct 15, 7pm – 8:30pm Through photographs made at the crossroads of past & future, the collaborative artistic duo Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick speculatively explore time’s breadth; from a decidedly old-West-feeling future, to an expertly imagined, science-fiction past.  Kahn & Selesnick […]

Join MacArthur Foundation Award–winning artist Julie Mehretu as she discusses her career and work, including the High Museum of Art’s recent acquisition, Mogamma (A Painting in Four Parts): Part II (2012). Mehretu, whose work is known for its dynamic formal complexity and multi-layered imagery, is interested in how the architecture of the public square, a site of […]