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Visit the Lamar Dodd School of Art

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The Lamar Dodd School of Art's Main Building is located at 270 River Road, Athens, GA 30602. The Main Building is open and accessible to the public during normal hours.

The Dodd offers scheduled tours to prospective undergraduate and graduate students. Please find more information about tours below.

Directions to the Dodd

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Building Hours

Weekdays: 6:30 am – 12 am
Weekends: 8 am – 8 pm
Semester Breaks: closes at 6 pm
Holidays & Game Days: CLOSED

Dodd Galleries Hours: M-F, 9AM-4PM / OPEN UNTIL 9PM EVERY 3RD THURSDAY

 


Tours of the Dodd

Thank you for your interest in visiting our institution! The Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia is one of the largest, most highly ranked university art programs in the nation. With over 1,000 art students, faculty and staff are dedicated to providing the highest level of instruction in studio art, design, art education, and art history. 

Prospective Undergraduate Students

Tours of our main building, located at 270 River Road, are held throughout the fall and spring semesters and are led by undergraduate students participating in our Dodd Ambassadors program.

Please reserve a spot on one of our tours here. You may select a morning or afternoon appointment and indicate your area(s) of interest so that we can attempt to pair you with a student in your field! 

If you are unable to make one of our regularly scheduled tours, please provide comments on the form to identify a convenient occasion to plan your tour.

Preview the Lamar Dodd School of Art in the virtual tour video below.

Prospective Graduate Students

Prospective graduate students are welcome to contact our Graduate Admissions Office at gradarts@uga.edu to discuss on-site visits and inquiries.

Preview the Lamar Dodd School of Art in the virtual tour video below.

School Groups

We are happy to host larger groups of students for tours of our main building. Please use the following form to provide information about your party and we will contact you to coordinate your visit!

Preview the Lamar Dodd School of Art in the virtual tour video below.

 

Map of our facilities can be found here. 


Directions to the Lamar Dodd School of Art

Traveling by Air

UGA is accessible from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, GA. Average travel time between the airport and UGA is one-and-one-half hours, though travel time may be affected by Atlanta traffic. There is scheduled ground shuttle service between Hartsfield-Jackson and various points in Athens. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Groome Transportation (706-612-1155). Rental car service is also available.

Traveling by Car
  • Follow I-85 to Georgia Highway 316 (Exit 106).
  • Proceed east on GA 316 for approximately 40 miles until you see signs for Athens Perimeter (GA Loop 10). Important: Make sure not to exit at the exit for Bogart/Monroe at US Highway 78.
  • Following the “University of Georgia/Lexington/Hartwell” sign at the junction of GA 316 and the Athens Perimeter (Loop 10), bear right onto the Athens Perimeter (Loop 10).
  • Continuing on Athens Perimeter (Loop 10), proceed to and exit at College Station Road (Exit 7).
  • Turn left onto College Station Road.
  • Turn right onto River Road- you will pass a large parking deck on the left- bear to the right to continue on River Road
  • You will see a brown sign for the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Parking deck on the left. Turn left.
  • Go up the hill & the parking deck is straight ahead (pay by the hour).          


Parking

Visitors may park in any pay lot or pay deck. All parking deck pay facilities accept credit cards.

There are two parking decks close to the Dodd: the East Campus Parking Deck and the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Parking Deck (see map).

After 4 pm, E11 and E07 surface lots adjacent to the Dodd are available for visitor parking at no charge.

Visit the UGA Parking website for more detailed information.

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UGA Campus Visits

Located on east campus near the School of Art, the University of Georgia Visitors Center provides student-led campus tours and staffs an information desk to assist campus guests. 

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