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 New Harmonies

Coming October 27, 2012 thru December 1, 2012

New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music has been made possible in Moultrie, Georgia by the Georgia Humanities Council in partnership with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Center for Public History at the University of West Georgia, and the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

New Harmonies is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and state humanities councils nationwide.  Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.

(pictured l to r are Jeff Ophime,Director Colquitt County Arts Center; Candace Underwood, Curator; Jane Simpson, Artistic Director; Arden Williams, Senior Program Officer State Coordinator-Museum on Main Street Exhibits for the Georgia Humanities Council.

(Pictured Jeff Ophime, Colquitt County Arts Center; Terry Shuler, Moultrie Chamber; Amy Johnson, Mainstreet Program; Joy Webb; Candace Underwood, Curator;  Betty Johnson, Colquitt County Arts Center Board Of Directors Member; Michael Ryce, Arts Center Piano, Drums, & Voice Instructor)

The above mentioned group gathered to meet Arden William and to help the Arts Center with their knowledge and expertise in the music areas.

The Colquitt County Arts Center has been awarded a grant from the Georgia  Humanites Council to host an exhibition from the Smithsonian New Harmonies: Roots Music in America for the Fall 2012, October 27 – December 1st.  This is an extremely unique and fortunate opportunity for the Arts Center and our community. 

New Harmonies (www.museumonmainstreet.org) is a traveling exhibition that shares America’s story by examining the roots of American music.  In Georgia, New Harmonies will travel to 12 communities highlighting the unique story of Georgia’s musical tradition.  New Harmoines will travel from 2012 through 2013 stopping for six weeks each in Americus, Bremen, Calhoun, Darien, LaGrange, Moultrie, Madison, Nashville, Perry, Thomson, Toccoa, and Waycorss.  New Harmonies highlights distinct types of American roots music including blues, country , folk, gospel, Native American, and sacred harp.

We need your help to expand this exhibition to include our surrounding counties.  Please take a look at the questionnaire by clicking the link below and answer any questions that you feel will add to the success of this musical exhibition at the Colquitt County Arts Center.   

Please click this link to view questions and add comments in the comments area.(when you have clicked on the link; click the down arrow in the top left corner to view and print the questions.  The comment area is on the site page.)