Hannah Amuka talks more about “Hallelujah Door” and “Dahomey Appliqué Banner” from our collection. By Hannah Amuka, Coordinator of Gallery Experiences, High Museum of Art Low-relief animated figures, in profile view with arms raised, line the edges of Herbert Singleton’s Hallelujah Door in a similar fashion to the vibrant and…

Kick off the spring season with a craft from Emily and Pre, part of the High Museum of Art’s membership team. By Emily Roberts, Manager of Membership Experience, and Pre Reid, Membership Coordinator, High Museum of Art With their numerous colors, shapes, sizes, and endless symbolic meanings, flowers have continually…

Join Haley Lynn Jones as she shares information about her travels to 2023’s Sharjah Biennial with the High’s Fred and Rita Richman Curator of African Art, Lauren Tate Baeza. By Haley Lynn Jones, 2022–2023 Mellon Foundation Graduate Fellow in African Art, High Museum of Art The Sharjah Biennial, conceived by…

Stephanie Heydt, the High’s Margaret and Terry Stent Curator of American Art, shares information on this work by Joseph Stella. Purissima is among Joseph Stella’s most striking religious paintings. Standing nearly life size, like an altarpiece, the figure recalls spiritual paintings found in churches across Italy or the sculptures…

Attendees from last year’s program share details about their experiences and what to expect at this year’s Celebration on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. By Laurel Humble, Head of Creative Aging and Lifelong Learning, and Evelyn Newsome, Coordinator of Lifelong Learning Programs, High Museum of Art At the High, we believe…

Former Mellon Fellow Nailah Barnes analyzes how works from the High Museum of Art’s collection honor Black girlhood. By Nailah Reine Barnes, former Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellow at the High Museum of Art (2020–2022). Currently, Nailah is a Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow. …

Katherine Jentleson, the High’s Merrie and Dan Boone Curator of Folk and Self-Taught Art, shares information on this work by Carolyn W. White. This quilt by Carolyn W. White, which won Best in Show at the Atlanta Quilt Festival in 2021, speaks to many cultural touchstones through its layered…

Learn more about Joseph Stella and “Lyre Bird” from Kyle Mancuso, one of the High’s curatorial research associates. By Kyle Mancuso, Curatorial Research Associate, High Museum of Art In the age of the “Birds Aren’t Real” movement, you would be forgiven for assuming that Joseph Stella’s Lyre Bird — magnificently…

Members of the High’s Teen Team share opportunities to get involved. By Melissa Katzin, Manager of Family Programs and Guest Experience, High Museum of Art At the High Museum of Art, we continually strive to be a place where all of Atlanta can come together. Our education and public program…