–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director
Albert Einstein once said: "The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know." The "Paradox of Knowledge" is a concept through which the more we learn and experience, the better equipped we are to ask questions and learn new things. In other words, as our body of knowledge grows, so do the boundaries between the known and unknown.
John Kelly Fitzpatrick | oil on canvas, Private Collection, Atlanta, Georgia
As an adjunct instructor of the arts at the college level for six years, I learned firsthand the value of providing examples of both successful and not-so-successful projects as a learning tool. While "Book Learning" is an essential part of the learning process. I have always believed that "Experience," gaining knowledge through direct participation in real-world situations, is also an essential element of the learning process.
As we focus more on preparing for the future, the DAC Foundation will spend more time on the road seeking knowledge through visiting various regional art museums, art centers, and donors throughout the Southeast. Our recent trip to Atlanta and the Carolinas exemplifies this effort. In this post, I will share a few photographs from our first stop in the Atlanta area. While in the area, we met with a collector and supporter of the DAC Foundation to view and discuss a large collection of paintings by both Kelly Fitzpatrick and Warree LeBron. In our second post about this outing, we will share highlights from our visit to Greenville, SC.
Warree Carmichael LeBron | oil on canvas, Private Collection, Atlanta, Georgia
John Kelly Fitzpatrick | oil on canvas, Private Collection, Atlanta, Georgia
Warree Carmichael LeBron | oil on canvas, Private Collection, Atlanta, Georgia
Warree Carmichael LeBron | oil on canvas, Private Collection, Atlanta, Georgia
Our next excursion will take us to Alabama's Gulf Coast, where we will accept a generous donation of two Arthur Stewart paintings for inclusion in our growing portrait collection. While in the area, we will visit the Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach, the Eastern Shore Art Centerin Fairhope, the Mobile Arts Council, and the Mobile Arts Association. We will also meet with a relative of colony artist William Broughton Bush. Bush was one of the founders of the Mobile Arts Association. His work, along with that of other colony artists from Alabama's Gulf Coast, can be found in the DAC Foundation Collection.