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MFA alum Yoon Hwang in his studio in the Ceramics Building, April 2024. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Student professional portrait session in the Checkout for Audiovisual Equipment. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Original choreography performed for “Fabienne Lasserre: Listeners” exhibition at the Athenaeum, 2024. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Undergraduate Karley Welch is silhouetted as she paints the Tuscany countryside as she paints outside along the wall below the John D. Kehoe Cortona Center.

Undergraduate Karley Welch is silhouetted as she paints the Tuscany countryside as she paints outside along the wall below the John D. Kehoe Cortona Center.

Visiting artist Tokie Rome-Taylor conducts studio visit with MFA student Hail Holtzclaw, 2023. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Detail of artwork by MFA alum Eliza Bentz on view at the 2025 MFA thesis exhibition in the Athenaeum. (Photo/Samantha Hurley)

Transporting a scale replica of the Notre Dame de Paris roof structure completed during educational workshop with Handshouse Studio, 2022. (Photo/Jason Thrasher)

Undergraduate student Krisha Patel uses a piece of abrasive paper to clean up one of the metal part of her jewelry project in a manual dexterity training class for pre-dentistry students. The students are doing a series of art classes to help improve manual dexterity for their future careers as dentists. The classes are ceramics, jewelry making and print making.

View of Scientific Illustration hallway at the Lamar Dodd School of Art main building. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

MFA alum and Academic Professional Associate Mickey Oscar Boyd poses in sculpture studio at the Thomas Street Art Complex. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Student posing in front of artworks during BFA exit exhibition. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

View of MFA photography studio at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Students participating in sculpture workshop at the Thomas Street Art Complex. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Student posing with furniture project. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Guests at exhibition opening at the Athenaeum. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Sign at entrance of the Layton Design Studio at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Pasha Kohzadpour uses a jewelers saw to cut out a super G in copper for the piece he is working on in a manual dexterity training class for pre-dentistry students. The students are doing a series of art classes to help improve manual dexterity for their future careers as dentists. The classes are ceramics, jewelry making and print making.

Graphic design students pose during exit exhibition at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Professor Melissa Harshman leads class in printmaking. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Artwork in Glass Gallery curated by MFA students at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Artist Paul Pfeiffer speaks during panel at the Athenaeum. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Student studying in common area at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

2025 Athens Art Book Fair at the Athenaeum. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Students exploring New York City during the 2024 NYC Maymester in Design. (Photo/Lindsey Camelio)

Drying racks with prints in the Lamar Dodd School of Art. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Graduating student posing in front of artwork at exit exhibition. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Art Studio Manager Jon Vogt in the Flat Lab at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Students peruse studios during MFA Open Studios and gallery opening event at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

MFA student Kaneesha Brownlee in her studio at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. (Photo/Shana Jackson)

Guests interact with artwork in the 2025 MFA thesis exhibition at the Athenaeum. (Photo/Samantha Hurley)

Detail view of artwork by MFA student Hail Holtzclaw. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Students viewing artwork in the Dodd Galleries. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Students in graduation regalia at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Student creating a relief print in the printmaking studios at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Graduate student working with local grade school students during after school education program at the Athenaeum, Contemporary Art Studio. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Vinyl sign for Atlanta-based exhibition of works by graduating graphic design students at Whitespace Gallery. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Interior design student at Broad Street Studios. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Merch for Spotlight on the Arts Festival at the University of Georgia, celebrated every November. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Close-up view of relief printmaking student working on artwork. (Photo/Sidney Chansamone, sid.chansa@gmail.com)

Guests at the 2025 MFA thesis exhibition at the Athenaeum. (Photo/Samantha Hurley)

An unparalleled education

2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition: “MERGING LANE ENDS”

Upcoming Exhibition

2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition: “MERGING LANE ENDS”

April 11, 2026 – May 9, 2026

Athenaeum

Beverly’s Athens

On View

Beverly’s Athens

January 16, 2026 – March 21, 2026

Athenaeum

Associate Professor Moon Jung Jang earns UGA’s highest honor for teaching excellence

News

Associate Professor Moon Jung Jang earns UGA’s highest honor for teaching excellence

March 12, 2026

Derek Larson: Très Mall, Episodes 1-8

Past Exhibition

Derek Larson: Très Mall, Episodes 1-8

February 5, 2026 – March 20, 2026

Dodd Galleries, Margie E. West Gallery

UGA Celebrates the Life of Marilyn Kehoe, a Cornerstone of the UGA Cortona Program

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UGA Celebrates the Life of Marilyn Kehoe, a Cornerstone of the UGA Cortona Program

March 18, 2026

Phoebe-Agnès Mills: Ekstasis

Past Exhibition

Phoebe-Agnès Mills: Ekstasis

February 5, 2026 – March 20, 2026

Dodd Galleries, Plaza Gallery

35th Annual Student Scientific and Medical Illustration Juried Exhibition

Past Exhibition

35th Annual Student Scientific and Medical Illustration Juried Exhibition

February 5, 2026 – March 20, 2026

Dodd Galleries, Lupin Foundation Gallery

Quantum Castle

Past Exhibition

Quantum Castle

February 5, 2026 – March 20, 2026

Dodd Galleries, Suite Gallery

Derek Larson: Made in Mexico: The Anti Communist Cartoons of Dibujos Animados S.A.

Past 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.

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