Community. Collaboration. Creative Success
at the Lamar Dodd School of Art.
An unparalleled education
The Lamar Dodd School of Art spans North and East campuses of the University of Georgia, with 5 separate facilities for instruction and gallery spaces, including our main building neighboring the Georgia Museum of Art, a Ceramics Building, the Thomas Street Art Complex with woodshops and metalwork studios, Broad Street Studios for interior design and the contemporary art gallery the Athenaeum.
Founded in 1927, the Lamar Dodd School of Art has grown to become one of the premier art programs in the country, with a legacy in craft art disciplines like ceramics, textiles and jewelry and metalwork. In recent years, graphic design, printmaking and book arts, and scientific illustration have consistently ranked among the top programs in the nation.
The Lamar Dodd School of Art is among the few programs in the nation to offer a fully-funded MFA degree in interdisciplinary studio art with spacious studios. Moreover, our graduate programs in art history and doctoral program in art education provide ample funding.
Boasting 600 majors and minors and close to 70 graduate students across studio art, art history and art education, the Lamar Dodd School of Art welcomes students from the state of Georgia and beyond, with students from across the world pursuing a high caliber education in the arts.
News
Photography Instructor and Guest Curator Mo Costello selected for 2026 Whitney Biennial
December 16, 2025
Upcoming Exhibition
Derek Larson: Très Mall, Episodes 1-8
February 5, 2026 – March 20, 2026
Dodd Galleries, Margie E. West Gallery
News
Assistant professor of sculpture Kimberly Lyle explores the use of AI in art
December 16, 2025
Upcoming Exhibition
Phoebe-Agnès Mills: Ekstasis
February 5, 2026 – March 20, 2026
Dodd Galleries, Plaza Gallery
Upcoming Exhibition
35th Annual Student Scientific and Medical Illustration Juried Exhibition
February 5, 2026 – March 20, 2026
Dodd Galleries, Lupin Foundation Gallery
Upcoming Exhibition
Quantum Castle
February 5, 2026 – March 20, 2026
Dodd Galleries, Suite Gallery
Upcoming Exhibition
Derek Larson: Made in Mexico: The Anti Communist Cartoons of Dibujos Animados S.A.
February 5, 2026 – March 20, 2026
Dodd Galleries
Welcome to the vibrant college town of Athens, Georgia
There’s always something happening here. Where else can you find a creative haven for sculptors and filmmakers, jewelry makers and entrepreneurs ? It’s this variety that creates such a rich environment for our artists to thrive.
From Italy to New York City
UGA celebrates more than 55 years of study abroad arts instruction in Cortona, Italy at the Jack Kehoe Center. Generous funding opportunities enable many students to attend at little to no cost. Closer to home, the NYC Maymester in Design offers interior, graphic, and fabric design students an opportunity to get behind the scenes at top firms and enjoy New York City Design Week.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Lecture Series
Lecture SeriesFall Exhibitions Opening + MFA Open Studios
Learn MoreFall 2025 Dodd Market
Fall 2025 Dodd MarketVisiting Scholar Lecture with Sangwon Lee | “The Journey Toward Model-Based Color Design: Harmony, Search Engines, and Illusions”
January 28th, 2026 at 5:30 pm
Andrea Knowlton – “Embodied Futures: AI, Improvisation, and the Evolution of Dance”
January 29th, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Dance Building, Dance Theatre | 263 Dance Building, Athens, GA 30602
Arts Collaborative Conversation: Benjamin Wolff
January 30th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Artist Talk with Jamaal Barber
February 3rd, 2026 at 5:30 pm