Contact Info
Center for Art & Theatre
- art@georgiasouthern.edu
- 912-478-5358
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233 Pittman Drive
Statesboro, GA 30450

In 1967, Betty Foy Sanders established the Georgia Artists Collection, currently on view at ¿ìèapp¶ÌÊÓ, when she donated a painting of her own, Coastal Sand Dunes, for permanent display.
Since then, Sanders continues to curate the collection by adding key works of art created by notable artists. With her impeccable aesthetic sense and critical eye, Sanders chooses artworks for the Collection based upon their association with Georgia — whether the artist’s origin, the indigenous materials used, or the regional content of the artwork. The collection has grown to nearly 100 artworks, which make the Betty Foy Sanders Georgia Artist Collection an invaluable resource to the state.
Designed with this distinguished collection in mind, a permanent exhibition gallery within the Center for Art & Theatre opened its doors to the public in 2008.
Traditions
Betty Foy Sanders has divided the Georgia Artists Collection into six different ‘traditions’ titled
- A Sense of Place
- Study of Nature
- Human Form
- Narrative in Art
- Abstract Reasoning
- Aesthetic Object
Collection Overview
♦ Currently on Display
| Artist | Title | Date | Medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Abbott | ♦ | 1790 | Watercolor Paper |
| John Abbott | ♦ | 1790 | Watercolor on Paper |
| John Abbott | ♦ | 1790 | Hand Colored Engraving |
| John Abbott | ♦ | 1790 | Hand Colored Engraving |
| Glynn Acree | ♦ | 1976 | Cast Bronze |
| Stephen Bayless | 1980 | Pastel on Paper | |
| Stephen Bayless | 1980 | Oil Pastel on Paper | |
| Betty Foy Botts | ♦ | 1980 | Acrylic on Wood Panels |
| Clay Burnette | 2003 | Pine Needle Basket with Branch Coral and Garnets | |
| Ouida Canaday | ♦ | 1977 | Charcoal on Paper |
| Ouida Canaday | 1969 | Oil on Canvas | |
| Charles Counts | 1971 | Clay stoneware, slips, sgraffito | |
| Jack Davis | 1975 | Colored Pen and Ink | |
| Lamar Dodd | 1963 | Gouache on Paper | |
| Unknown | Replica of a 1750 Original, one of five | Carved Pine | |
| Mary Engel | ♦ | 1990 | Mixed Media |
| Debra Fritts | Stoneware/ Mixed Media | ||
| Laurence Holden | 1998 | Mixed Media | |
| Wilbur George Kurtz | 1935 | Pen and Ink | |
| Wilbur George Kurtz | (The Affair of the Stranded Coal Wagon and Mile on Kuhn St. Wednesday afternoon February 14, 1912) | 1936 | Watercolor |
| Natalie Longley | 1989 | Ceramic Sculpture | |
| Suzanne MacKay | ♦ | Fabric | |
| Athos Menaboni | 1980 | Watercolor | |
| Caroline Montague | (on display outside of the Foy Building, Georgia Southern University) ♦ | 1991 | Enameled Stainless Steel |
| Edward Moulthrop | ♦ | 1983 | Figured tulipwood |
| Marc Moulton | ♦ | 2008 | Stainless Steel |
| Mattie Lou O’Kelley | 1975 | Acrylic on Canvas | |
| George Parrish | 1967 | Gouache | |
| Steven Penley | 2010 | Acrylic on Canvas | |
| Joseph Perrin | Violet Horizontal | 1969 | Oil and Acrylic on Canvas |
| Dale Rayburn | 1976 | Lithograph 71/100 | |
| Linda Whitt Smith | 2008 | Porcelain with Crystalline glaze | |
| Susan Starr | ♦ | 1979 | Wood sculpture with fiber on polished brass base |
| Dee Venzer | ♦ | 1990 | Oil on Canvas |
| Karen Weihs | 2003 | Watercolor and Ink | |
| Pandra Williams | 2005 | Ceramic/ Mixed Media | |
| Pandra Williams | ♦ | 2004 | Ceramic / Mixed Media |
| Pandra Williams | ♦ | 2005 | Ceramic sculpture |
| Troy Wingard | ♦ | 1998 | Pastel on Paper |
View Artwork Not on Display
While the BFSDoArt displays selections from the Betty Foy Sanders Georgia Artist Collection, there are occasionally objects that are not on view. If you are interested in viewing any artworks that are not on view, please contact the Gallery Director to schedule an appointment to look at the object(s). Please note that all requests require seven-day notice and staff can not accommodate ‘same day’ requests.