Emory University undergraduate students are exhibiting their artwork at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta through November 2, in the museum's Greene Family Education Center. The exhibition, the first of a planned annual show, features 18 pieces by six students, three of whom curated the show after being selected by a panel of judges from Emory Libraries and the Michael C. Carlos Museum. Students worked with faculty sponsors and High Museum staff to install the work, gaining hands-on experience in exhibition planning, artist statements, and professional presentation.
This partnership, formalized through the High's Academic Affiliates program in 2024, gives Emory students unique access to a major museum's collections and professional practices. The exhibition matters because it provides rare, practical training for emerging artists in curating and installing work at a professional level, while also allowing the museum to showcase the next generation of creative talent. It reflects a growing trend of museums collaborating with universities to bridge academic study and real-world art-world experience.