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Selected Works: State of Georgia Art Collection
10am - 5pm
Spanning more than five decades from 1938 to 1990, the works in Selected Works: State of Georgia Art Collection chronicled the artwork being produced in the State.
The State of Georgia Art Collection is one of the largest collections of works of Georgia artists in the state, with over 600 pieces to its credit. The collection stems from the simple desire to expose citizens of all ages and backgrounds to the works of Georgia artists. In 1969, the Georgia Art Bus Program got its start when the former Georgia Commission on the Arts (now the Georgia Council for the Arts) organized a program to purchase and exhibit the work of living Georgia artists and make their work accessible to children and the public around the state. While the Art Bus Program ended in 1991, the collection continues to be overseen by the Georgia Council for the Arts and is housed at the Georgia Public Broadcasting headquarters in Atlanta.
Found in the State of Georgia art collection are works of art that address the major historical movements and creative concerns of artists around the world. All are represented including abstract expressionism, figurative expressionism, geometrical hard edge, minimalism, conceptualism, documentary and social/political commentary. Media included in the collection are painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, photography, weaving, metalworking, glass, ceramics and woodworking.
MOCA GA was invited by the Georgia Council for the Arts to curate and present this exhibition from the State’s Collection because of its dedication to Georgia art. In addition, MOCA GA was awarded a grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts to assist in funding both the exhibition and catalogue. The nearly 40 artists chosen for the MOCA GA exhibition span several decades of the latter 20th century.