UPCOMING TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS

American Legacy: Our National Parks
On Location with the Plein-Air Painters of America
March 8 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.

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.

The Indian Gallery of Henry Inman
June 14 through October 7 – Temporary Exhibition Gallery
Organized by the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, with the support of Ann and Tom Cousins, this exhibition features more than a dozen portraits of Southeastern Indian chiefs from the early 1800s.  Inman created the paintings in the 1830s for reproduction in the landmark McKenney and Hall publication History of the Indian Tribes of North America.  Also included are prints from the publication and a number of important artifacts.

Western Images from the National Geographic Archives 
October 27 through March 10, 2013 – Special Exhibition Gallery
Drawn from the National Geographic photography archives, this exhibition features approximately 75 Western images spanning over 100 years of history.  Subjects include westward expansion, Native Americans, and conservation efforts.  Organized in cooperation with the Museums West Consortium, the exhibition will open simultaneously in 11 venues around the country.

Ninth Annual Kids Cowboy Up!
November 13 through January 6, 2013 – Borderlands Gallery
Throughout the year, staff members from Booth Western Art Museum work with members of the Cartersville Boys & Girls Club and the Hands of Christ after School program to create artwork in a variety of media. This annual exhibition gathers the best works of art created during the preceding year. The young artists range from elementary school to high school students.