A unit of Kennesaw State University's School of Art and Design, the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art serves as a vital academic resource and cultural focus for students, faculty and members of the community. The Zuckerman presents significant works from the University’s permanent art collection and regularly exhibits contemporary works of various media by local and nationally-recognized artists. The Museum's Fine Arts Satellite Gallery in the Wilson Building features faculty, student and alumni projects. The ZMA also serves as a center for education and professional development.  

Mission & Values

In keeping with the University's mission of teaching, research, and service, the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art (ZMA) serves as a vital academic resource and cultural focus for students, faculty and members of the community and seeks to exhibit, collect, preserve, and interpret significant works of art. Through dynamic programming, we encourage the exchange of ideas that inspire, educate, and foster an appreciation of the visual arts in our community and the region.

The ZMA Art Collection is a repository for original works of art held in the public trust and serves as a valuable resource for research and education.

  • Provide an arts education focused on critical thinking, creative problem solving, and effective communication
  • Advance our educational vision by connecting theory and praxis
  • Engage in creative programming, partnerships, and dialogue with regional, national, and global communities
  • Support and enhance our internal and external communities through service activities, service learning, and leadership
  • Pioneer innovative approaches to evolving artistic trends in the 21st Century
  • Honor historical approaches to artistic production and scholarship
  • Foster a welcoming community of artists, scholars, and professionals that honors interdisciplinarity and diversity
  • Promote receptivity to diverse cultural, social, and artistic values
  • Commit to integration of technological innovation in teaching, research, creative activity, and scholarship
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History

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Bernard A. Zuckerman with wife, Suzanne Siegel Zuckerman
 The Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art unites the University's permanent collection and galleries program, founded in 1984 by Roberta Griffin, professor emerita at Kennesaw State University. Bernard A. Zuckerman, an industry leader and supporter of the arts in Atlanta, began the initiative to build an art museum at the University with a pledge of $2 million in 2010. The pledge has since been matched with an additional $1 million from community donors and is supported by the KSU Foundation.

On March 1, 2014, the new building opened on the main campus of the University. As part of the greater KSU Arts District, the Zuckerman Museum of Art and its satellite spaces serve as a conduit between Kennesaw State and the greater community. The new building also provides a state-of -the-art home and research facility for the growing KSU permanent collection.

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    Celebration of Stone Carving
    Celebration of Stone Carving
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    The Zuckerman Museum of Art and the Year of Senegal invite you to attend the Celebration of Stone Carving, an annual event celebrating the art of stone carving, in honor of Ruth Zuckerman’s birthday! This year’s program focuses on the stone carvings and artists of Senegal! At this event, you will learn about the ancient origins of stone carving, see Ruth Zuckerman’s tool set, and learn how the tools and techniques from ancient times are still used today. You can also try some of the hands-on activities: chisel a real block of marble, carve your own small plaster sculpture, or sign up in advance to carve your own small sculpture out of sandstone. While there, enjoy a birthday treat in honor of Ruth Zuckerman!

     

    Please note: to participate in the special, limited-capacity sandstone carving workshop, you must separately sign up for the workshop AND the Celebration of Stone Carving.

     

    REGISTER HERE!

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      Visiting Artist Lecture: David Antonio Cruz
      Visiting Artist Lecture: David Antonio Cruz
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      at Zuckerman Museum of Art

      David Antonio Cruz will speak about his artistic practices and discuss his paintings currently on view in the exhibition {UNDER}flow at the ZMA. This event will occur in association with Atlanta Art Week.

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      INTERCHANGE
      INTERCHANGE
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      Virtual RSVP The Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, a unit of the School of Art and Design, will present INTERCHANGE, an annual collaboration featuring faculty from all disciplines of the College of the Arts. This unique presentation celebrates the creativity that all artistic disciplines share with one another and celebrates the many talents of our COTA faculty. Watch as eight ArtsKSU faculty perform in response to the exhibited works in the Zuckerman Museum of Art’s galleries. Attendance is free and open to the public. 

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      Fall Undergraduate Research Forum
      Fall Undergraduate Research Forum
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      at Zuckerman Museum of Art, Atrium

      Undergraduate student presentations from the School of Art & Design, Bailey School of Music, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, and the Department of Dance.

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    Virtual Artist Lecture: Polly Apfelbaum In association with the ZMA exhibition NIRVANA
    Virtual Artist Lecture: Polly Apfelbaum In association with the ZMA exhibition NIRVANA
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    Virtual RSVP Apfelbaum will speak about her artistic practice and artworks on view at the ZMA in a virtual lecture on Thursday, November 9 at 7 p.m. NIRVANA features large-scale installations of ceramics, prints, and textiles by artist Polly Apfelbaum.

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    Reflections: Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Future, Ten Years of the Zuckerman Museum of Art exhibition reception
    Reflections: Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Future, Ten Years of the Zuckerman Museum of Art exhibition reception
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    Since the opening in 2014, the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art has served as a vital academic resource and cultural center for students, faculty, and members of the community. Conceived by stakeholders as a means of bridging the university’s approximately 7,000-piece permanent collection and the thematic programming of its two expansive modern galleries, the ZMA supports and enhances internal and external communities through public programs, service activities, and leadership. The Museum’s intentionally collaborative environment encourages intellectual and artistic exchange by delivering meaningful content, dynamic programming, and experiential learning engagement opportunities. Featuring a thoughtful and careful selection of works from the Museum’s permanent collection, Reflections expands upon the Museum’s mission through a compelling lens: re-contextualizing and interweaving disciplines and diverse narratives to engage multiple audiences in the celebration of its ten-year anniversary.

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March 2024

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    Virtual EQUINOX 2024 ZMA Panel
    Virtual EQUINOX 2024 ZMA Panel
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    Virtual RSVP As an academic and artistic arena, the Zuckerman Museum of Art is pleased to partner with the KSU Research Center for Sustainable Communities during the annual EQUINOX Symposium to facilitate engaging lectures and exhibitions as presented through the lens of artistic practice and visual culture. The 2024 panel will focus on the arts serving as a catalyst for health and well-being. Speakers will include Emmeline Edwards, Director of the Division of Extramural Research at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, and Susan Magsamen, Founder and Executive Director of the International Arts + Mind Lab, a pioneering neuroaesthetics initiative from the Pedersen Brain Science Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and co-director of the NeuroArts Blueprint in partnership with the Aspen Institute.

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    Virtual 2024 HERstory Month Programming: Women’s Leadership in the Arts presents Sandy Edwards
    Virtual 2024 HERstory Month Programming: Women’s Leadership in the Arts presents Sandy Edwards
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    Virtual RSVP Sandy Edwards will discuss her career and work in the museum field. Edwards recently concluded her role as senior director in January 2023, departing after a 15-year tenure with a significant focus on fundraising efforts and key initiatives that furthered the museum’s mission of providing access to all. Edwards’ career exemplifies her deep commitment during her 46-year career to improving quality of life through arts and education. Edwards joined Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in 2007, playing a vital role in the conception, planning, building, and opening of Crystal Bridges.

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    Virtual 2024 HERstory Month Programming: Women’s Leadership in the Arts presents Allison Glenn
    Virtual 2024 HERstory Month Programming: Women’s Leadership in the Arts presents Allison Glenn
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    Virtual RSVP Allison Glenn will speak about her work as a curator and writer deeply invested in working closely with artists to develop ideas, artworks, and exhibitions that respond to and transform our understanding of the world. Glenn’s curatorial work focuses on the intersection of art and publics, through public art, biennials, special projects, and major new commissions by a wide range of contemporary artists. Glenn received substantial critical and community praise for her curatorial work in the 2021 groundbreaking exhibition at the Speed Art Museum titled Promise, Witness, Remembrance an exhibition that reflected on the life of Breonna Taylor.

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    Virtual 2024 HERstory Month Programming: Women’s Leadership in the Arts Lecture with Liz Andrews
    Virtual 2024 HERstory Month Programming: Women’s Leadership in the Arts Lecture with Liz Andrews
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    Liz Andrews joined the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art as Executive Director in the fall 2021. Prior to joining the Spelman Museum, Andrews was Executive Administrator in the Director’s Office of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Her curatorial projects at LACMA included The Obama Portraits Tour and Black American Portraits, an exhibition covering 200 years of portraiture. Andrews holds a B.A. in American Studies from Wesleyan University, a M.A. in Arts and Politics from Tisch School of Arts at NYU, and a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies from George Mason University.

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    Spring Undergraduate Research Forum
    Spring Undergraduate Research Forum
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    Undergraduate student presentations from the School of Art & Design, Bailey School of Music, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, and Department of Dance.

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    Spring Faculty Research Forum
    Spring Faculty Research Forum
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    Please join us for the Spring Faculty Research Forum.

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    Visiting Artist Lecture: Ato Ribeiro
    Visiting Artist Lecture: Ato Ribeiro
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    Ato Ribeiro will discuss his artistic practice and his newly commissioned work on view at the ZMA. Ribeiro is a multidisciplinary artist working in a variety of media including sculptural installation, drawing, and printmaking.

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Zuckerman Museum of Art

492 Prillaman Way, MD 3104
Kennesaw, GA 30144

Regular hours:
Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm 
Saturday: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

FREE ADMISSION - Docent-led tours and self-guided tours available.

Important Note: The Zuckerman Museum of Art and our Fine Arts Satellite Gallery in the Wilson Building close during installation periods, and for Kennesaw State University breaks and holidays unless otherwise noted. Please see the KSU calendar for details.

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