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.

APRIL 2012

Special Event

Doc Stovall Remembered: The Tribute Concert
Saturday, April 21, 2:00 pm. Booth Ballroom
Booth Western Art Museum will honor the life, spirit and legacy of the late Doc Stovall with a Tribute Concert celebrating the influence Stovall had in preserving the cowboy culture. The event will include performances by members of his band, The Tumbleweed Cowboys, several people reciting cowboy poetry, and gun tricks and humor by Emcee Jim Dunham, who also serves as the Booth’s Director of Special Projects. The event is free and open to the public.

Major Events

The Civil War Comes Alive!
April 28, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Museum Festival Grounds
Co-hosted by the Booth and Bartow History Museum, this event will bring the Civil War to life as we reflect back on the events of 150 years ago.  Re-enactors will offer displays and presentations on weapons, uniforms, music, food, signaling, the home front and much more.   A school program version of this event will be offered on April 27.

In conjunction with Civil War Comes Alive on Saturday, April 28, the Booth Artists Guild will host a Plein Air "Quick Draw Event." A maximum of 30 artists may enter this event and paint not only the beauty of the Booth grounds and building, but also soliders from the Union and Confederacy, camp life, cannon firings and much more. Come watch as the paintings come to life on the grounds, and view the completed works in the Booth Ballroom from 3:00-5:00 pm. Click here for a full schedule of events and more information.

Special Exhibitions

American Legacy: Our National Parks
On Location with the Plein-Air Painters of America
Through August 26 - Special Exhibition Gallery
To create this exhibition, organized by the Haggin Museum in California, 38 members and guests of the Plein-Air Painters of America selected their favorite park and set up their easels at sites across the country.  The resulting 100 paintings draw viewers into seasonal and daily experiences of color and light rendered in some of America’s most beautiful places. En plein air is French for “in the open air” and is often used to describe painters who work outdoors, on location.

Sponsored in Part by Kendeda Fund and National Parks Conservation Association.
Organized by The Haggin Museum, Stockton, California
Tour Management by Smith Kramer Fine Art Services, Kansas City, Missouri

The Iconic West of R. Tom Gilleon
Through  May 27 – Temporary Exhibition Gallery
Tom Gilleon brings a unique perspective to the iconic subjects of the West, and is best known for his translucent teepees.  The more than 30 paintings in this exhibition expose viewers to the full range of his subjects, including grain elevators, Indians, horses and landscapes.  Also included are several nine panel grid paintings reminiscent of Andy Warhol.

Cartersville and Bartow County Schools Art Show
April 10 through May 13 – Borderlands Gallery
Included are up to four works of art from each city and county elementary or primary school.

Regular Programming

Art for Lunch: Handmade Frames and Gold Leafing
April 4, 12:15 p.m. Booth Ballroom
Join nationally acclaimed master watercolor artist, frame builder and gold leaf expert Alan Shuptrine as he demonstrates the creation of the hand carved, gold leafed frames. Alan will display the tools and the tricks of his trade. He will also show examples of period frames he has created for important clients around the country through Shuptrine Fine Art of Chattanooga.

Evening Lecture: Artist Randal Dutra
April 19, 7:00 p.m. Booth Theatre
Randal Dutra has won awards for his wildlife art in exhibitions around the country, but he is perhaps better known for his Oscar nominated special effects in major movies. He will discuss the inspirations for his fine art and how working on films like Jurassic Park and Return of the Jedi also affect his painting techniques.