PROTEGE

May 2-May 18

Once again, the Museum of Arts and Sciences is pleased to present Protege, an exhibition of juried art by high school students in central Georgia. Through their art teachers, students are encouraged to be judged by an outside artist or teacher. After participating in a framing workshop, student artwork is professionally hung in the Museum's gallery. Come and enjoy the art of our talented regional artists!

RECENT ACQUISITIONS

South Gallery

May 16-September 14

The permanent collection of the Museum of Arts and Sciences is our community's resource that highlights artists, media, natural history, and sciences. This exhibition presents additions to the Museum's collection over the past three years. The selection is extensive and diverse, thanks to gifts from donors, patrons, artists, the Fine Arts Committee, and memorial fund purchases. From antique porcelain and contemporary Chihuly glass to fossilized crinoids, this exhibition has something for everyone.

SEEING FACES

Hall Gallery

May 23-September 14

Portraiture is one of the most popular genres for artists. They can portray someone realistically or give you a hint of the person's character by using different colors or adding a smile or a crease to the forehead. This exhibition features portraits drawn from the permanent collection from the seventeenth  through twentieth centuries.  Come and learn how 'seeing faces' has changed  over time and through different techniques.

THE ANDREW J. LYNDON III COLLECTION

North Gallery

May 30-September 21

Maconite Andrew Jackson Lyndon III (1918-1989) bequeathed his art collection to the Museum of Arts and Sciences in memory of his parents. During his lifetime, Lyndon strove to be a writer. Although he was never successful, he acheived recognition and acceptance through associations with noted literary figures Tennessee Williams and Truman Capote, among others for whom he was a worthy analyst and commentator.

Lyndon's lifelong friendship with Maconite Jordan Massee played a significant role in his circle of friends and development of his artistic interests, which led to the creation of a small but significant art collection. Massee specifically recommended The Fox by Georges Braque and Moonlight Bay by L.M. Eilshemius. Other works were obtained from the artists themselves or during extended travels. The collection is an amazingly diverse portfolio with works by important twentieth century Americans and Europeans. Chinese and Korean antiquities contribute an additional flare to the collection.

For Lyndon, collecting was a passion and a simple joy. Throughout his turbulent life, Lyndon may have lost much, but he kept his collection intact, returning it to Macon in the latter years of his life. Lyndon's honest passion, one that gave him pleasure and comfort, became his legacy to the Macon community he called home.