Hi all,

We're trying some new things here at the Museum, and we hope you'll get involved! Check out our new discussion boards, where you can create threads and comment on our current and upcoming exhibitions - including The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army.

To talk back, visit www.high.org, hover on the "Exhibitions" tab and choose "NEW: Discussion Boards."

Then, swing over to our Flickr page to see photos of our recent events. Poll: Would you be interested in joining a Flickr group to add photos of your recent HMA visit? Let us know!

www.flickr.com/photos/highmuseumofart

See you soon!

-HMA

Sign up for "Pass the Mic" at Art in the City

Dates:  June 26, July 24, August 21 and September 18
Time:  5 to 8 p.m.

The High Museum of Art Atlanta is looking for local artists to share their music, poetry, dance or theatrical talent this summer at the High's Art in the City: PASS THE MIC, Thursday evening program.

Please follow the guidelines below:

• Performances should relate to the High's summer exhibitions--HISTORYREMIXED: Road the Freedom: Photographs from the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968 and After 1968: Contemporary Artists and the Civil Rights Legacy.
  
  Examples: Cover a song from the civil rights movement, recite a poem written during the period, perform an original monologue, dance piece, poem or song inspired by the HISTORYREMIXED exhibition and/or the civil rights movement, etc. For more information on the exhibitions, visit www.high.org

• All material must be appropriate for a family event: No obscenity or profanity.

Good morning!

Things have been crazy over here at the High, so I apologize for the tardiness of my post. However, it means I have a lot to tell you about!

1. In May we opened a dynamic photography exhibition by Atlanta-based artist Sheila Pree Bright called Young Americans. It's on view through August 10 in the Wieland Pavilion lower level.

2. Last weekend we opened THREE (count them three!) extraordinary summer exhibitions:

Houdon at the Louvre: Masterworks of the Enlightenment (part of Louvre Atlanta)

Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968

After 1968: Contemporary Artists and the Civil Rights Legacy

3. We also launched a brand new High.org! You'll find cool new content about our permanent collections, a podcast from our After 1968 artists, preview videos of The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army (opening November 16!) and so much more. Be sure to check it out here: www.high.org

Well that's about it for now; we look forward to seeing you out and about!

-HMA

P.S. Check out Michael David Murphy's interviews with two Road to Freedom photographers, Larry Fink and Builder Levy, at Atlanta Celebrates Photography. 

P.P.S. Target Free Family Fun Day: Fabulous Fathers is this Sunday, June 15 from 12 noon to 5 p.m.! Art-making activities, special performances and full gallery access are on the schedule this time around, so be sure to come by. Admission is free all day, but advance reservations will not be taken. Admission is first come, first served.

Tejo Remy Drawer Project

If you're into recycling, conservation, or reusing old things, and if you've ever wanted something of your own displayed in a museum, here's your chance.

The High has commissioned Dutch designer Tejo Remy to create a special permanent piece for our decorative art collection—and the city of Atlanta. The piece is a unique chest of drawers, stacked together irregularly and held together with a furniture movers' strap. In order to complete the chest, we need your drawers! 20 drawers will be chosen for use in the final piece. Submission Deadline: February 15, 2008

Visit http://www.high.org/drawerproject for more info and details on submitting your drawer for consideration!

You may have heard that we'll be receiving some of the famed terracotta soldiers of Emperor Qin from Xi'an, China. But did you know that it is currently running at the British Museum in London, and they've been selling out whole days in advance?

That's why we wanted to let you know about an opportunity to stay on top of the news - and receive an e-blast telling you when advance tickets will go on sale.

Find out more about the exhibition here, and if you want the e-blast, click here: Sign me up!

The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army
November 16, 2008 – April 26, 2009
Special Exhibitions Galleries, Wieland Pavilion

The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army is inspired by one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. The exhibition captures the vision of the man who created and ruled both empires. It includes more than 120 objects, some of which are new discoveries, and includes 23 life-size figures of warriors, horses, and government officials—the largest grouping of these objects China has ever loaned.

From today's AJC:
http://www.ajc.com/living/content/printedition/2008/01/09/high0109.html

The face of solidarity

By Catherine Fox
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 01/09/08

It's 1965, and the country is in the throes of a social revolution.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who is leading the charge, is nearing the finish of the Selma Voting Rights March. Hand in hand with his wife, Coretta, and backed by a phalanx of supporters, he strides purposefully toward Montgomery.

Photographer Morton Broffman was there. He must have stood in the center of the road ahead of the crowd, maybe walking backward to take the picture hanging in the High Museum. The moment he captured immortalizes both the spirit of solidarity and the dignity, determination and force of moral authority written on King's face.

This image is among the five civil rights-era photographs, each by a different artist, installed just off the lobby of the Stent Wing. These photographers were not simply journalists doing their job. All were personally engaged in the civil rights movement. The photo that Danny Lyon took of some black youths at the 1963 March on Washington communicates the spiritual depth of their emotions, and perhaps his own. This memorable composition of upraised arms later became a poster for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

Mounted in honor of King Day, the exhibit, which opened Tuesday, is also a preview for a pair of exhibits opening June 7: "Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968" and "After 1968: Contemporary Artists and the Civil Rights Legacy," which will feature specially commissioned works.

EXHIBIT

"Honoring a Legacy"

Through April 13. $18; $15 seniors and students with ID; $11 ages 6-17; free for members and children 5 and under. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays; until 8 p.m. Thursdays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. 404-733-4444, www.high.org.

Coming up at the High
http://www.high.org/experience/exhibitions/upcoming.aspx

Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968 
June 7 – October 5, 2008
Special Exhibitions Galleries, Wieland Pavilion

Road to Freedom is the most comprehensive art museum exhibition devoted to photography of the Civil Rights Movement in two decades. Consisting of approximately 130 photographs, many of which have never been displayed publicly, the exhibition will be drawn primarily from the High's permanent collection, as well as loans from institutions and private collections. These unforgettable images changed a nation, increasing the momentum of the non-violent movement by raising awareness of injustice and the struggle for equality.

Click the link to hear an interview with Curator of Photography, Julian Cox, about our new photography exhibition, "Street Life: American Photographs from the 1960s and '70s"!

Check out Ken Ford, our featured profile song artist! He'll be performing tomorrow night at Art in the City! You can also find him online at http://www.myspace.com/kenfordmusic.

You know you like it, so we'll see you tomorrow!

-HMA