Courtesy of the artist
There are a fount of art offerings on the Atlanta University Center’s campuses—and cross-institutional programming and curriculum to glue it all together. For example, the Atlanta University Center Collective for the Study of Art History & Curatorial Studies’ curriculum makes use of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Arts, Clark Atlanta University Art Museum, and the strong liberal arts programming on all campuses. Spelman College built the program, which enrolls students from Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University who desire degrees in art history and curatorial studies. The efforts fold into consortium-wide exhibits like Hidden Gems, CAU Art Museum’s first AUC faculty and staff exhibition, which is currently on display.
Here’s what you can see on campus now.
Spelman College
Notable work
Cultural syncretism is woven throughout Master Narrative, a 20-painting exhibit and large-scale sculptural installation by Afro–Cuban American artist Harmonia Rosales, who entwines tales and characters from Yorùbá religion, Greco-Roman mythology, and Christianity. Available for public viewing through December
On the road
The group exhibition Silver Linings: Celebrating the Spelman Art Collection will head to five institutions across the United States, beginning with Vassar College in September. Silver Linings uplifts the legacy of artists of African descent spanning the 20th century through the contemporary moment.
Clark Atlanta University
Notable work
Displayed in the atrium of Trevor Arnett Hall, the Art of the Negro mural series was created by Hale Aspacio Woodruff and consists of six 12-by-12-foot oil paintings on canvas panels. Woodruff, Georgia State University’s first art professor and founder of the Atlanta University art department and permanent collection, painted the murals in 1950 and 1951. Available for viewing by appointment
Special recognition
Jacob Lawrence’s Alley, a painting…
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