Oglethorpe University Museum of Art Summer Exhibits (wednesdays)

From the venue:

French Landscape and the Rise of Modernism, OUMA Collects Series

This exhibition explores the remarkable evolution of the depiction of the French landscape from 1860 to 1960. From Neoclassical etchings of Corot to the Fauvist painting of Vlaminck, we see the rapid evolution of styles of 14 artists over a 100-year period.

This exhibition was organized by Elizabeth Peterson Jennings, Director, with assistance from Noah Dake ’23, Assistant Collections Manager and Registrar, OUMA
OUMA Collects 2025: Figurative & Female is organized by Elizabeth Peterson Jennings, museum director. Support was provided by Noah Dake ’23, interim collections manager and registrar.

exhibit here

The Core Self: A Multimedia Exhibition

March 18 to June 30, 2025
Exhibition Dates in the Intercultural Center, 2nd floor of the Turner Lynch Campus Center
July 11 to December 7, 2025
Exhibition Dates in OUMA, Center Gallery, 3rd floor of Lowry Hall

The Core Self is a multimedia experience celebrating the unique and diverse voices and identities of Oglethorpe University students whose creative work will be on view. In this second collaboration with the Core Program, OUMA, and the Intercultural Center, The Core Self call for entries to OU students requested “expressive works engaging with one or more of the Core themes in relation to identity in a media of (their) preference, including physical, digital, or graphic art, poetry, and performance.”

The student submissions were received and selected anonymously, and applications were open to students from all majors. There are now 14 works of art and writing on view by 10 students whose major interests include Chemistry, Psychology, Biology, Philosophy, Art History, Communications, Studio Art, and Economics. Students were asked to specify which OU Core courses informed and reflect their creations and include that within the artist’s statements that accompany the installation.

Awards will be given to OU students in the categories of Audience Choice, Medium as Message, and Core Exemplar. The Core program at Oglethorpe University is unique in the liberal arts landscape as a four-year series of foundational classes which bring students into conversation with topics of identity, community, history, myth, memory, global citizenship, engagement. The program enhances student reflection, critical thinking, and effective communication.

exhibit here