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. In March 2023, she will depart for Dakar…

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…

Read more about Sam Lando and his love for wine, journey in the business, and history with the Wine Auction. By Logan Griffin, Assistant Manager, Wine Auction and Special Events, High Museum of Art Each year, the High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction provides a reason to celebrate the…

Kyle Mancuso talks more about our recent acquisition, “Brown the Wheats.” By Kyle Mancuso, Curatorial Research Associate, High Museum of Art “A hungry-looking outcast is gazing into a restaurant window, where wheat cakes are being manufactured [. . .]. There is no sentimental appeal, and the canvas is big in…

Caroline Giddis shares insight on Monir’s path to artistic acclaim. By Caroline Giddis, Curatorial Research Associate, High Museum of Art Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian’s life and career can be characterized by three pillars of her personality: resistance, determination, and resilience. Despite the challenging obstacles of international wars, revolution, personal losses, lack…

Monir Farmanfarmaian: A Mirror Garden is the first posthumous exhibition at an American museum for Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (1922–2019), one of Iran’s most celebrated and revered visual artists, known internationally for her geometric mirror sculptures that combine the mathematical order and beauty of ancient Persian architectural motifs with the…

This contest is now closed. Thank you for your submissions! By Monica Obniski, Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, High Museum of Art Have you always dreamed that someday your artwork would be on view at a museum? Or do you just love to draw and create? Either way, we…