Georgia Museum of Art receives nine statewide and regional awards

The Georgia Museum of Art received three awards at the Georgia Association of Museums (GAM) annual conference in Kennesaw this February and six awards at the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) in Montgomery, Alabama, last October. GAM award committee chair Alyson Vuley presented the museum with an exhibitions award for “The Awe of Ordinary Labors” and an honorable mention in the special project category for the in-gallery conservation of Joan Mitchell’s painting “Close.” GAM’s exhibitions awards recognize exhibitions that demonstrate “scholarship and originality” that contribute to the state’s culture and artistic innovation. Callan Steinmann, the museum’s director of learning and engagement, received GAM’s museum professional of the year award. Dr. Steinmann was recognized for her exemplary leadership in museum