Joy in Art! at Steffen Thomas Museum

The mission of the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art is to provide opportunities to engage, to learn, and to be inspired through Steffen's life, art, and legacy. Established in 1998, the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art (STMA) is one of a handful of single-artist museums in the United States. STMA is dedicated to preserving and exhibiting the work of Steffen Thomas (1906-1990), a German-American master artist, and to providing art education programs for children and adults in rural Northeast and Middle Georgia. Steffen’s philosophy of the Brotherhood of Man – that we are a family of universal commonalities and that arts education is integral to a vibrant and connected community – informs all we do.

STMA is committed to arts accessibility for all students with a focus on providing positive arts experiences for underserved students in our local, rural communities. K-12 public schools in Morgan, Greene, Putnam, Jasper, Newton, Walton, and Oconee Counties receive free admission for field trips to the museum in the A Day at STMA program. Teachers may also request personalized virtual tours and art-making kits for their classrooms (including all materials, lesson plans, and instructional video) at no cost. In addition, each student receives a guest pass to return to the museum for free with their families.