Changing Lives
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CONTINUING DONNA’S VISION THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY
We Provide Opportunities for Student Artists in the Southern Region of Georgia to Further their Studies in the Arts & Humanities
All it takes is being given a chance to get the ball rolling towards success.
YOU can be a part of that victory, and help relieve a student’s financial burden so the focus can be their educational goals.
Through the generous contributions of donors and supporters like you, students will be given the financial support and opportunity to grow and succeed in their field of artistic study.
Help a student in need today and invest in someone’s future.
“My students are the most profound works of art, and sometimes, I have been a part of what they are actualizing. I absolutely love it.” - Donna May Hatcher
Head out to the Silent Auction and Dessert Reception, Saturday Evening from 7- 8:30 PM. Own a Donna Hatcher original and support the Hatcher Memorial Scholarship. Please RSVP Deirdre Martin at dmartin@abac.edu or call 229-391-4907.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL WORKS PURCHASED AT THE AUCTION MUST BE PICKED UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE AUCTION OR ON THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY, MARCH 13TH BETWEEN 10:30AM AND 12:00PM AT THE TOM M. CORDELL CONFERENCE CENTER LOCATED AT ABAC’S GEORGIA MUSEUM OF AGRICULTURE.
PLEASE CONTACT RHONDA LOTT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING ARTWORK PICK-UP IF YOU WERE UNABLE TO PICK UP PURCHASED ARTWORK DURING THE ALLOTTED PICK UP TIMES AT THE MUSEUM. TO CONTACT RHONDA, CALL 229-848-0646 or EMAIL ehonda778@gmail.com.
“The most sacred moments are in that space between yourself and art, because that is true communication, transcendental or not.”
Donna’s philosophy is summarized in her own words, above, of how art is such an important vehicle for communication and expression, and that she believed that “communication is the magic of art and life.”
Donna was a visionary, a brilliant artist and educator, and a resilient survivor of tremendous odds. She believed in people, cherished the relationships she had with them, and was an inspiration for so many students, colleagues, family and friends. It is her giving spirit and love for art and teaching, that is at the core of the goals of the Donna Hatcher Memorial Fund and the awards and scholarship it helps to provide..
The Hatch(er)Award
Hatch: to bring forth (young) from the egg.
The Hatch(er)Awards are given to students showing tremendous growth and promise in the field of art or humanities. These awards vary and can range from prizes given by faculty at a college, to being awarded through juried art exhibitions and competitions. Students may also apply to receive a temporary artist studio or short term artist residency throughout the U.S. or abroad. The Hatcher award is funded by donations to the Donna Hatcher Memorial Fund and sales from the Hatcher Art Collection.
The Donna Hatcher Memorial Scholarship
The Donna Hatcher Memorial Scholarship
Friends, Family, and colleagues at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (where Donna served as a professor of Art for almost 20 years) wanted her spirit and passion for teaching art to continue, and decided to establish a memorial scholarship in her name. The scholarship is in the process of being established and will be given to a promising art student with financial need who is from the South Georgia region, and enrolled in the fine arts program at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia.
Your contribution to this wonderful award will help an aspiring creative fulfill his or her educational goals and will further their opportunities in their artistic field.
The Hatcher Art Collection
The artworks by artist, Donna May Hatcher, consists of a range of mediums, forms and subject matter, such as blown glass, found object sculpture, assemblages, photographs, drawings, prints and paintings, that span from her early artistic works to current works of 2021.
