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After decades of painting for his own creative, intellectual, and expressive needs, diligently working in virtual obscurity out of his home, Moore experienced his first solo gallery exhibition, “CONVERSATIONS IN BLACK SURREALITY”, with Seattle’s Frederick Holmes And Company in 2019. The Gallery has since become the exclusive representative of the artist. That editorial caught the attention of Frederick Walz, Ph.D, Curator of the Columbus Museum in Georgia, who wrote to the Gallery in November 2021, expressing interest in Moore’s painting, “THE NIGHT BEFORE SACRED TRUTH” for the museum’s permanent collection.

The Columbus Museum and the Columbus State University Department of Art are teaming up on yarn bombing the landscape in front of the Corn Center for Visual Arts.

The event is part of the Columbus Museum’s touring exhibition A Ribbon Runs Through It: Textiles from the Columbus Museum and is open to the public.

The Columbus Museum says the event will allow participants to crochet vines of flowers, shapes, and quilted designs, which will be created from recycled sweaters donated by Goodwill.

The Columbus Museum has begun its tour around the Chattahoochee Valley, bringing exceptional exhibitions and engaging programming to collaborating partner venues in the area during its renovation. The tour kicked off its first exhibition, A Ribbon Runs Through It: Textiles from The Columbus Museum, at the Columbus State University Illges Gallery in the Corn Center for the Visual Arts. The show is now open and runs until March 4, 2023.

In this Business Break, The Columbus Museum speaks about it’s recently opened exhibition, “A Ribbon Runs Through It: Textiles From The Columbus Museum!”In this Business Break, The Columbus Museum speaks about it’s recently opened exhibition, “A Ribbon Runs Through It: Textiles From The Columbus Museum!”

Marianne Richter of The Columbus Museum goes through the details of their new renovation.

The Columbus Museum embraces the charge that educational opportunities should be available to people of all ages.

They frequently host events such as school field trips and guided tours to connect the community to local history. To meet these needs, the museum expanded its community outreach coordinator position from part-time to full-time with the help of a Georgia Humanities SHARP (Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan) grant. SHARP funding also supported the work of the museum’s academic programs manager.

CRITICALLY RECOGNIZED African American artists are introducing their work to wider audiences through accessible products and design. objects sold at museum, galleries, and other outlets. Major exhibitions of Faith Ringgold, Henry Taylor, and Nick Cave this year have inspired skateboard decks , hoodies, boxed note cards, and fine china plates. Artist Kehinde Wiley’s online shop continues to introduce new products featuring his acclaimed portraits with sales benefitting Black Rock Senegal, the artist residency program Wiley established in Dakar, Senegal in 2019. The Studio Museum in Harlem recently announced an exclusive collection dedicated to Barkley L. Hendricks, including art prints, a tea towel, silk scarf, and jewelry inspired by the late artist’s powerful portraits.

The Columbus Museum celebrated upcoming renovations to its facility with a groundbreaking ceremony Friday morning. A press release for the event calls it a “momentous day” that took place after almost five years of planning and fundraising. The renovations are expected to take approximately 18 months to complete.