College of Liberal Arts 10 May, 2021
Story by Madeleine Boyson
In the spirit of the changing spring weather, the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art is highlighting transformation in its galleries by featuring a reinstallation of the African permanent gallery with new gifts, the 2021 MFA Thesis Exhibition and new public visitation hours beginning May 14.
In addition, MFA graduates will present their work and participate in a virtual panel discussion on May 13.
Nine donors recently presented 162 objects to GAMA that exemplify the geographical regions of the African continent and consist of beading, ceramics, metals, textiles and wood works. Many of these gifts will be displayed in the newly reinstalled African art permanent gallery, including a stunning 20th-century iron Fon Asen by an unidentified artist from the Republic of Benin and a 20th-century Nigerian ceramic censer dedicated to the