Booth Western Art Museum

Calendar of Events
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The Booth holds two regularly scheduled public lectures per month featuring authors, writers, historians and artists.
Art for Lunch is on the first Wednesday of every month from 12:15 pm to 1:00 pm.
Evening lectures are held on the third Thursday evening each month at 7:00 pm.
All lectures are in the Booth Theatre; admission is free for members and volunteers and included with Museum admission
for not-yet-members. Ticketed events may have additional fees.

Members opening reception
Saturday May 3, 5:00 – 9:00 pm, lecture by collector and gallery owner Abe Hays in the Booth Theatre at 7:00 pm

Space Silence Spirit:
Maynard Dixon’s West

May 3, 2008 – July 27, 2008
Special Exhibition Gallery

This exhibition features examples from two outstanding collections of Maynard Dixon’s artwork. Over a half century after his death, Dixon is becoming recognized as one of the greatest Western artists of all time, regarded for his ability to blend real-life imagery of the West with modern influences. This is the first and largest exhibition of Dixon’s work in the Southeast, the artist’s ancestral homeland. The A.P. Hays collection features paintings and sketches from the artist’s lengthy career, and includes photographs by Dixon’s wife, Dorothea Lange. Meanwhile, fifteen masterworks from the incomparable collection at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art in Provo, Utah will offer an opportunity to see Dixon at his very best.

June 24, 2008 – September 14, 2008:

Hidden Heritage: Western Art Treasures from an Atlanta Collection
An Atlanta couple that shared a love for the West and Western art spent over twenty years building an excellent collection of Western images, including many outstanding examples from members of the Cowboy Artists of America. This exhibition will survey the best of the collection, including powerful oil paintings, highly detailed pencil drawings and dramatic bronze sculptures. This collection reminds us that some of the best examples of Western American art are practically in our backyard.

Opening reception: Saturday, August 16, 5:00 – 9:00 pm

June 3 – July 27, 2008:

3^rd Biennial Staff, Volunteer, and Member Art Exhibition
This exhibition is an opportunity for members, volunteers and staff of the Booth Museum to display the creative talent of the local museum community. Submissions will be limited to associates and affiliates of the Booth Museum. Qualifications will be posted and will require forwarding specified materials prior to April 11, 2008.

Meet the artists reception June 19,
5:00 – 8:00 pm

Art for Lunch - Exploring Cultural Symbolism
August 6 - 12:15 pm in the Booth Theatre
Gain an understanding of the cultural symbolism found in works of art by Native Americans from the Pacific Northwest and other cultures. This program compliments the exhibit The Coastal Carving Tradition of Ed Noisecat, currently on display in the Borderlands Gallery.

Western Movie Day
August 10
1:00 Four Faces West
3:00 The Far Country

Evening Entertainment - An Evening With Mark Twain
August 21- 7:00 p.m. in the Booth Theatre
Actor, entertainer and Booth Museum’s Director of Special Projects, Jim Dunham, will appear as Mark Twain in this humorous and informative presentation chronicling the life and times of this American treasure. Watch spellbound as Mark Twain comes to life on the Booth Theatre stage. Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for not-yet-members.

Booth Museum’s 5th Birthday Party, Member Appreciation Day & Children’s Saturday
August 23, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join us as we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Booth Museum. Members will enjoy a free lunch. Children can participate in art activities offered throughout the building, and families can enjoy continuous entertainment in the Booth Theatre. We will also look forward to the opening of the Museum’s new wing by offering hardhat tours of the expansion. Come join us for this fun filled day of celebration!

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P.O. Box 3070 * 501 Museum Drive, Cartersville, Georgia 30120

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The mission of the Booth Western Art Museum is to:
Educate, entertain, and inspire guests through the exploration of Western art, popular culture, and American heritage in a welcoming environment.