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Title:	Music in the South
Date:	12/17/2022 - 6/11/2023
Address:	Morris Museum of Art, 1 Tenth Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901,
Location:	Augusta, GA
Hours:	Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM / Sunday: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Cost/Cover:	free - $5
Web Page:	https://www.themorris.org/event/music-in-the-south-2/
Contact Info:	706-724-7501

Details:

Drawn from the permanent collection, the paintings, prints, photographs, and sculptures that make up Music in the South celebrate the culturally diverse, richly expressive traditions of the music of the South. Music and the visual arts have both been shaped by the traditions, values, and attitudes of Southerners, especially in the realms of religion, community life, family relationships, and identity. The works of art in the exhibition reflect an array of Southern social and cultural contexts—from Appalachia and the rural Piedmont to New Orleans, the Black Belt of the Deep South, and the Carolina Lowcountry. These uniquely Southern settings have spawned equally unique musical forms. Inspired by music, the visual artist may sense a great truth about how the world works and respond to it. For many Southern artists, the pursuit of truth is as satisfying as old-time fiddle tunes, blues, gospel, and bluegrass. Unlike art that must be performed, however, visual art can be enjoyed and appreciated independently of its creators. In the way that old hymnals use the word, it abides—unlike music, which, even in recorded form, lives only in a moment of time.