Water is integral to life. As NASA continues to search for evidence of water on our celestial neighbors, we have the privilege of being close to bodies of water in our own backyard: rivers, creeks, lakes, and blue springs. Southwest Georgia is connected to water in many tangible ways, but here is an offering to connect in yet another way.
Still Waters explores waterscapes from the permanent collection, inviting viewers into a world where calm becomes a transformative force. Ranging from the mid-19th century to the modern era, each artwork captures the quiet power of water at rest, with scenes of horizons unbroken, reflections gently disturbed by tide ripples, and light gently diffused across tranquil Impressionist surfaces.
Through these serene paintings, sketches, and photographs, this exhibition highlights how moments of stillness can ground us, offering space for reflection and emotional clarity. By focusing on nature’s more peaceful moods, this sample of the permanent collection celebrates calm, not as an absence, but as a presence—a vital, restorative state that reconnects us to nature’s rhythms and to our own inner balance.
