Artbreak

Join us for a midday ArtBreak with the curators of the BMA’s latest exhibition, Determined to Be: The Sculpture of John Rhoden. The William Cary Hulsey Curator of American Art Katelyn Crawford and Curatorial Assistant Hina Zaidi will give an overview of Birmingham native John Rhoden, who received international acclaim for his work. They will discussContinue Reading ...

Drop by the BMA for a midday art fix! Join UAB student Mackenzie Meade for an in-depth discussion of Robert Motherwell’s Lyric Suite on view in the American galleries. As co-curator of the installation Drawing with Color, Mackenzie will discuss Motherwell’s practice of automatic drawing, or what he called “doodling.” She will also explore Motherwell’sContinue Reading ...

Join us in the galleries for an ArtBreak with Maggie Crosland, PhD, The Fariss Gambrill Lynn and Henry Sharpe Lynn Curator of European Art. Maggie will discuss a recent collection rotation she curated, Picturing Histories: European Works on Paper from the BMA’s Collection, focusing on artists who used drawing and printmaking to engage some of theContinue Reading ...

Drop by the BMA for a midday art fix! This 30 minute ArtBreak will be led by Mary Campbell, the 2024–2025 UAB/BMA Curatorial Fellow, in the newly reinstalled Pizitz contemporary art galleries. Campbell will discuss Stallion (Jammer) by Robert Rauschenberg, a work that is on view for the first time since it was acquired by the BMA.Continue Reading ...