The Millennium Gate Georgia History Museum
in partnership with
Georgia Educational Programs and the
Coosawattee Foundation presents
Living History with Four Georgia Heroes
Oglethorpe,Tomochichi, Mary Musgrove and Sequoyah
School days are October 27-28. Public day Oct. 29.
Your students will spend the day learning about Georgia's American Indian history with four figures from the past: Mary Musgrove, Chief Tomochichi, James Oglethorpe and Sequoyah. Students are mesmerized when stories from history come to life. They understand the struggles of General Oglethorpe to establish the Georgia Colony and meet his translator, Mary Musgrove. Chief Tomochichi tells students what he thinks of the new settlers on his land and what he knows about his friend Oglethorpe. Students recite the Cherokee syllabary with Sequoyah and learn about who he really was. Be prepared, your students will be excited about history!
Admission is $10 per student. Teachers are free.
Some scholarships are available for Title I schools.
Please call 404-446-4305 or email Ann at
ayauger@thenmf.org for reservations.
Morning Burst by Peter Polites, oil on canvas, 30 x 18"
Landscape paintings by architect Peter Polites on view October 1 through November 5
Architects are often artists too. Hello Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Meier, Naguchi, Gaudi and John Portman to name a few. Atlanta architect Peter Polites has painted for 50 years.
In a solo exhibition titled
WAVES: New Paintings by Peter Polites,
20 stunning ocean and marsh landscapes, inspired by growing up in Savannah surrounded by classical old world beauty, will be presented. The exhibition opens
October 1 and remains on view through November 5 at the
Millennium Gate Museum.
Extended gallery hours for
WAVES are Tuesday - Friday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; closed Sunday and Monday. Museum admission is $10 with
discounts for seniors and children.
The public is invited to a tour of the exhibition with the artist on
Saturday, October 22 at 2:00 p.m. Museum admission is free that afternoon.
The Wave by Peter Polites,
oil on canvas, 30 x 40"
While working as the architect for the $10 million
Newington Cropsey Museum in New York, Polites recalls having a life-changing experience. "I had the rare opportunity to closely study masterpieces by the
Hudson River School painters, especially
Jasper Cropsey." He believes that Realist style of painting is sorely missing in today's computerized world. Polites seeks to capture fleeting moments in nature using classical painting techniques while infusing each scene with his own interpretations and emotion. Subjects range from stormy dark skies to bright golden sunrises and quiet mornings in the marshes and on the beaches of Tybee Island, Georgia.
"Peter is really coming into his own as a painter," remarks Rodney Mims Cook, President of the
National Monuments Foundation headquartered at the Millennium Gate Museum. Cook and Polites, close friends and colleagues, have collaborated on several architectural projects including the Newington Cropsey Museum and The Prince of Wales's Foundation
Monument to World Athletes commissioned for the Atlanta Olympic Games. "I've admired Peter's landscape paintings for years. The time is right to share his talents with a national audience by introducing his new work," Cook adds.
More background:
Polites earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1972. He apprenticed with John Portman & Associates for four years then joined the staff of Cooper Carry for 10 years, both prominent architectural firms in Atlanta. In 1985 he founded Polites & Associates and began designing hundreds of homes, office buildings and interiors of luxury condos.
Media: To arrange an interview with the artist or request high quality jpegs, please contact Lisa Frank at 404-255-8567 or lisafrank@frankrelations.com.
Pronouncing the artist's name: Puh - light' - us
Dock's Edge by Peter Polites, oil on panel, 16 x 20"
