Steffen Thomas Museum of Art

Steffen Thomas Museum of Art STMA is a single artist museum located near Madison, GA, featuring a robust exhibition calendar.

~ Holiday Hours ~
We are closed for the following holidays:
- Independence Day (July 4th)
- Thanksgiving Weekend (Nov. 25, 26, & 27th, 2021)
- Christmas Eve & Day (Dec. 24th & 25th)
- New Year's Eve & Day (Dec. 31st & Jan. 1, 2022)

Our new exhibit is coming soon. The art from the State Collection has left, and we’ve reimagined Reimagine. Introducing ...
06/02/2026

Our new exhibit is coming soon. The art from the State Collection has left, and we’ve reimagined Reimagine. Introducing “Onward: Contemporary Georgia Artists,” a collection of the juried art selection from Madison Artists Guild, Southern Heartland Art Gallery, and the Artisans Village Artists Guild along with work from Steffen Thomas.

06/02/2026

Floating Woman, 1955, is a mixed media piece by Steffen Thomas in the STAR permanent collection from the bequest of Marjorie and Richard Lowrance.

🏳️‍🌈Happy Pride Month!🏳️‍🌈 STMA wishes to celebrate the self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of...
06/01/2026

🏳️‍🌈Happy Pride Month!🏳️‍🌈 STMA wishes to celebrate the self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of all those who are a part of the LGBTQ+ community!

Please visit the museum to view “Harald Kreutzberg (A German Dancer),” a 1978 acrylic painting which depicts famous gay German dancer of the same name. A study in contradictions, Kreutzberg was an artistic revolutionary, who unabashedly presented ‘gender bending’ modern work, while in his later career profited under the N**i regime. While other gay men were imprisoned and forced to wear pink triangles, Kreutzberg was encouraged to tour throughout Germany and abroad, despite his relationship with Friedrich Wilckens, Kreutzberg’s composer, and piano accompanist.

Also on view is, “Rhythm,” a 1932 bronze bust of Yvonne Georgi, a German dancer, choreographer, ballet master, and dance partner to Kreutzberg. For more information on these outstanding figures, visit the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art in Buckhead, Georgia — just 10 minutes from historic Madison!

05/31/2026

The 23rd Psalm, 1963, Cast Bronze Sculpture on a Granite Cylinder Base, by Steffen Thomas (from the STAR private collection)

05/30/2026

Thank you to the for choosing the Steffen Thomas Musuem of Art as one of your stops along the tour for Reimagine! And a big thanks to the local galleries and their artists who submitted pieces to this juried exhibition: , Southern Heartland Art Gallery, and .

Reimagine has left to head to its next destination, but we’ve reimagined the exhibit and are moving Onward! Stop in to see the next exhibition Tuesday through Saturday from 11am to 4pm!

05/29/2026

Did you get to see Reimagine? Stay tuned for updates on our next exhibit, coming soon!

Today is the last day to see the full Reimagine exhibit and to enjoy FREE admission! We’re open 11am to 4pm. Don’t miss ...
05/29/2026

Today is the last day to see the full Reimagine exhibit and to enjoy FREE admission! We’re open 11am to 4pm. Don’t miss out on seeing this incredible show in person!

Turtlemen With Turtlehooks and Turtles, 1985, by John T. Riddle, Jr., is another State Art Collection piece on exhibit ...
05/28/2026

Turtlemen With Turtlehooks and Turtles, 1985, by John T. Riddle, Jr., is another State Art Collection piece on exhibit through May 29th.

John T. Riddle Jr. taught high school art until
1974, when he moved to Atlanta and accepted
a teaching position at Spelman College. Riddle
worked in and supported Atlanta’s cultural arts
scene until 1999. While perhaps known best for
his sculptures such as Expelled Because of Color, a public commission currently located at the Georgia State Capitol, he was also a painter and printmaker, as evidenced by Turtlemen With Turtlehooks and Turtles.

Regardless of the medium he worked in, his work consistently uplifted the stories of Black Americans across history. Here we see two men engaged in turtling, or turtle hunting. It’s possible that Riddle is alluding to the cultural importance of turtles in Caribbean and coastal communities, particularly among indigenous populations and the descendants of enslaved African people.

Look closer:
•If you focus on the color red in this piece, where do your eyes take you? What do you notice that you didn’t see at first? Try this exercise with some of the other colors you see.

•What is the relationship of the men depicted here? How do you think they’re feeling? What clues can you find to support your inferences?

Come see this painting in person today!

05/28/2026

If not friend, why friend-shaped?

Visit the museum to learn about Dick the Lion, Steffen Thomas’s lion cub!

This exhibit leaves May 29th! There are only a couple of days left to see the artwork from the State Art collection, inc...
05/27/2026

This exhibit leaves May 29th! There are only a couple of days left to see the artwork from the State Art collection, including this piece: The Hiker, acquired 1981, by Nellie Mae Rowe.

Nellie Mae Rowe, raised in Fayetteville, Georgia, and later a resident of Vinings, is one of today’s most famous American folk artists. Born to formerly enslaved parents and raised in a large farming family, she persisted through child labor, poverty, and racism. With a mother who quilted and a father who wove baskets, it is not surprising that Rowe was artistic from childhood. What is impressive is how she sustained her creativity and passion through two marriages and 30 years working as a domestic houseworker.

Following the death of her husband when she was 48, she did not remarry and instead dedicated herself fully to the art of play, dubbing her house the “playhouse” and reclaiming the joyful girlhood she didn’t have while growing up. Multi-disciplinary in practice, from doll-making to chewing gum sculptures to colorful drawings like the one we see here, Rowe’s creativity knew no bounds.

In The Hiker, we see themes prominent across
her work – a rich inner world of interesting people, fantastical animals and flowers, and vivid colors.

Address

4200 Bethany Road
Buckhead, GA
30625

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

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+17063427557

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