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Betty Blayton (1937 - 2016), Vibes Penetrated, 1983, acrylic on canvas, diameter: 60 3/4 in. Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. Spelman College Purchase. © Estate of Betty Blayton

Now -
Jan 5

Featured Exhibition

Silver Linings

Aug 24, 2024 through Jan 5, 2025

Taubman I

The art collection at Spelman College spans more than 100 years and showcases the rich history of African American art production. Silver Linings marks the 25th anniversary of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, which was founded in 1996 with a mission to uplift art by and about women of the African diaspora.

Current
Exhibitions

2024 U.S. General Election
Sep 24 - Nov 5, 2024
Stenn Gallery & Multipurpose Room
Students and community members in special exhibition 'Silver Linings' at the annual Artscapade! in August 2024.
August 24, 2024 — January 5, 2025
Taubman I
Students and community members in special exhibition 'Hey We Need to Talk!' at the annual Artscapade! in August 2024.
Aug 31, 2024 — Feb 09, 2025
Eleanor Noyes Crumpacker Gallery
View of a gallery installation. Black walls with gold and silver text tell the story of the Burt Lake Band of Anishinaabe Native Americans
Andrea Carlson
Now thru June 2025
Vertical Gallery
Ongoing
Jan and David Brandon Family Bridge
Art gallery interior showing an exhibition space with light blue walls and tiled floors. Two benches are centrally placed on the floor. To the left, a large colorful abstract painting is displayed, featuring vibrant reds and oranges with scattered elements of blue and pink. Adjacent to the right is a smaller framed artwork. A wall text titled "A Gathering" is visible on the right side.
Ongoing
Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Apse
A celebration of UMMA's fall season with exhibition openings of You're Welcome, Hear Me Now, and A Gathering.
Ongoing
A. Alfred Taubman Gallery II
Groups of people stand and walk through a light green room with dark wooden vitrines and gilded framed paintings on the wall in the Unsettling Histories exhibition.
Ongoing
European and American Decorative Art
A line of people walk toward a museum entrance, and a large sculpture of a white head stands tall next to them.
Jaume Plensa
Ongoing
UMMA Exterior

Upcoming
Exhibitions

La Raza Arts & Media Collective print image with blue overlay and a person in black with white and black mask holding a skull. Words layered on top say, 'R.A.M COLLECTIVE'
Dec 7, 2024 — July 20, 2025
Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery
February 1 — June 15, 2025
Taubman I
March 1 — July 13, 2025
Eleanor Noyes Crumpacker Gallery

Past
Exhibitions

Machine Dazzle
March 14 — August 25, 2024
Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery
Selections from the William C. Weese Collection of Chinese Ceramics
December 2021 — February 2024
Across UMMA's Asian Galleries
View All Past exhibitions