The Story
The James Earl Carter Gallery is an art gallery on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, the hometown region of President Jimmy Carter, who attended the school. The gallery is associated with the university's James Earl Carter Library, named for the president's father, and presents rotating exhibitions of student, faculty, and visiting artists' work as part of the university's fine-arts programming. As a campus gallery it serves both the academic community and the public of southwest Georgia, offering a cultural venue in a small college town closely tied to the Carter family legacy.
About this site
James Earl Carter Gallery is a museum in Americus, Sumter County. It is one of 91 historic sites cataloged in Sumter County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0640, -84.2088 near Americus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Georgia Southwestern State University (historical marker), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Georgia Southwestern State University, Oak Grove Cemetery, and Confederate Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The James Earl Carter Gallery is an art gallery on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, the hometown region of President Jimmy Carter, who attended the school. The gallery is associated with the university's James Earl Carter Library, named for the president's father, and presents rotating exhibitions of student, faculty, and visiting artists' work as part of the university's fine-arts programming. As a campus gallery it serves both the academic community and the public of southwest Georgia, offering a cultural venue in a small college town closely tied to the Carter family legacy.
Sources: gsw.edugeorgiaencyclopedia.org
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