The Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries presented the Georgia Museum of Art at UGA with five awards at its annual conference, held Jan. 18-20 in Augusta. The museum received the following awards: Education Program of the Year, Student Project, Exhibition of the Year, Community Service Award and Museum Professional of the Year.
Tricia Miller, the museum’s head registrar, received the Museum Professional of the Year Award. As head registrar, she oversees the museum’s permanent collection and all works on loan to about 25 temporary exhibitions annually.
The exhibition Man’s Canyons: New York City on Paper received the award for Student Project. It was organized by UGA undergraduate student and volunteer curatorial intern Catherine Huff.
Icon of Modernism received the 2016 Museum Exhibition of the Year Award (> $100,000). It was organized by the museum’s curator of American art, Sarah Kate Gillespie.
Volunteer David Matheny received the Community Service Award. Matheny has served in many roles at the museum over decades, including on the Public Affairs and Statewide Outreach Committee of its Board of Advisors and as a dedicated fundraiser.
Finally, Morning Mindfulness, held every other Friday while UGA is in session, won Education Program of the Year. Morning Mindfulness, led by Jerry Gale, professor of human development and family science in UGA’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences, is a free guided mindfulness meditation session that includes a meditation portion followed by a period of reflection.
GAMG is a private, nonprofit statewide organization dedicated to encouraging growth and improving professional practices of museums and nonprofit galleries throughout the state.