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Undergrad Maelyn Ehrman Finalist for UGA Student Employee of the Year

Post • Published April 27, 2021

Maelyn Ehrman, Interior Design major, was recently named the third place recipient of the UGA Student Employee of the Year Award. The award is given to student employees at UGA each year as a part of the Peer Learning and Teaching Others program (PLATO for short). Maelyn currently serves as a Lead Peer Tutor in the tutoring program where she works with undergraduate Math students, participates in best practice trainings, and promotes the Division of Academic Enhancement across campus. In addition to performing her job at an exemplary level, Maelyn demonstrates an extraordinary commitment to her university and its students. Ehrman...

Color the World Bright Completes Mural in Hartwell, GA

Post • Published April 27, 2021

Color the World Bright, a student group led by Professor Joseph Norman, recently completed a mural in Hartwell, Georgia over the course of 17 hours. From The Hartwell Sun: The mural added a splash of color to downtown Hartwell, adorning the southfacing wall of the Hart County Chamber of Commerce building on Carolina Street. The project was facilitated by UGA Archway. Archway has connected Color the World Bright with several businesses in Hartwell over the past year. This mural will be commissioned by the Hart County Chamber of Commerce. UGA Archway professional Rosanna Cruz-Bibb said the chamber wanted to create “a...

PhD Candidate Andrea Elliott Receives Dean’s Award

Post • Published April 27, 2021

Lamar Dodd School of Art is pleased to announce that PhD candidate in Art Education Andrea Elliott was awarded a competitive Graduate School Dean’s Award, a monetary award to cover expenses related to final research projects. This fund assists graduate students with the costs of doing research towards their dissertations. Andrea Elliot is a PhD Candidate in Art Education living in Spartanburg, SC. She is an instructor of Art Education at Converse College in Spartanburg, SC. She taught art in both high school and elementary settings in public schools for ten years before she moved into higher education. She is currently...

Join the School of Art for GIVING WEEK!

Post • Published April 20, 2021

Make a Gift Tomorrow isn’t just another day – it’s potential. It’s a promise. The University of Georgia was built to empower people to make a better tomorrow for our community, our state and our world – and the arts are the heartbeat that drives this mission forward. Giving Week is a fundraising effort to encourage awareness and enthusiasm for alumni, parents, and friends of Lamar Dodd School of Art. It’s one week to help students, transform communities and change lives. Although Giving Week ends tomorrow, Friday, April 23, 2021 at 11:59 PM, our hopes are that our...

Dodd Student Emmie Harvard Featured on Cover of Flagpole Magazine

Post • Published April 14, 2021

Photography major Emmie Harvard (BFA May 2021) was featured on the cover of local Flagpole Magazine this past March. Her painting titled “POV: my neighbor’s dog” depicts a woman crouching in the corner of her kitchen, possibly sharing in the feelings of anxiety, boredom, dread or surrender that many viewers have experienced this past year. This piece was a part of the 46th Juried Exhibition at the Lyndon House Arts Center, which will remain on view through June 26. Congratulations Harvard! Harvard was previously awarded as the Mary Ruth Moore scholar for her proposal in photography aligned with Mary Ruth...

Assistant Professor James Enos and Alumna Jess Machacek Present at Columbus State University

Post • Published April 14, 2021

Assistant Professor of Art James Enos and alumna Jess Machacek recently presented a virtual lecture at Columbus State University as part of the Department of Art’s Visiting Artists and Scholars Residency Program. Enos and Machecek were artists in residence from March 22 through April 11. The Visiting Artist and Scholar Residency Program and the Summer River Fellow brings prominent studio artists, art historians, art critics, and curators to Columbus State University’s Department of Art for long or short term residencies. Residents interact with students and faculty, lead workshops related to their disciplines, and give public lectures on their work. They may offer a...

Isys Hennigar Named 2021 Emerging Artist by Ceramics Monthly

Post • Published April 13, 2021

The School of Art is pleased to share that MFA Candidate Isys Hennigar has been selected as a 2021 Emerging Artist by Ceramics Monthly. This year more than 560 artists from around the world submitted work to the Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist competition. Hennigar was one of the 23 artists selected as this year’s finalists. “The finalists weave together skillful material handling, individualized approaches, and focused ideas. The artists’ functional, sculptural, and interactive objects build on and expand existing traditions, as well as strike out and forge new paths. Their ceramics express personal stories, emotions, hopes, ideas, and a desire to connect...

Dodd Galleries Announces Margie E. West Prize, John Douglas Powers Exhibition

Post • Published March 25, 2021

The Dodd Galleries at the Lamar Dodd School of Art is thrilled to announce the Margie E. West Prize, an annual prize given to an esteemed alumni from the Lamar Dodd School of Art, inviting the artist to create a new exhibition for the Marjorie Eichenlaub West Gallery. The inaugural recipient of the prize, John Douglas Powers, will present a site-responsive kinetic sculpture and video installation that will be on display from March 4 to April 2. Powers graduated with an MFA from the Lamar Dodd School of Art in 2008, working closely with Larry Millard in the sculpture department. “John...

Alumni Opportunities

Post • Published March 10, 2021

The Lamar Dodd School of Art is pleased to announce that its website is now home to a special, Alumni Opportunities page. Now, alumni can share, browse, and find opportunities ranging from jobs, funding, calls for artists, and more! Visit art.uga.edu to browse or share our alumni opportunities today! View Alumni Opportunities Submit an Alumni Opportunity

Dodd Graduate Students Awarded 2021 Willson Center Research Awards

Post • Published March 9, 2021

School of Art graduate students AJ Aremu, Kelsey Wishik, Katharine Miele and Amber Pitt received Willson Center for the Humanities & Arts Graduate Research Awards during the Spring 2021 semester. The Willson Center Graduate Research Awards are merit-based grants given to University of Georgia graduate students to support expenses for arts and humanities research projects. Students submit applications to fund their continued research on a range of projects, and the School of Art is excited to highlight the well-deserved awards of three of its students. AJ Aremu MFA Candidate AJ Aremu was awarded funds to continue research to inform...

PhD Candidate Mallory Lind Recieves Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

Post • Published March 8, 2021

PhD candidate in Art Education Mallory Lind recently earned an Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award for 2021 from the university. She is honored for her outstanding performance in her teaching responsibilities. The Center for Teaching and Learning administers the Outstanding Teaching Assistant (OTA) award, sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Instruction. This award recognizes teaching assistants who demonstrate superior teaching skills while serving in the classroom or laboratory. Mallory Lind was born and raised in South, Georgia, which served as the inspiration for her research into rural access to art museums. Lind’s dissertation will be a post-qualitative study...

MFA Candidate Rosie Brock Featured in Nowhere Diary

Post • Published March 5, 2021

The School of Art is pleased to announce that MFA candidate Rosie Brock was interviewed for Nowhere Diary. Nowhere Diary was founded in 2018 by photographer Kim Høltermand. Inspired by Twin Peaks and set in a vibe of film noir and 80’s sci-fi, Kim wanted a place to share and promote the work of photographers and tell their inspiring stories. Rosie Brock is a photographer based in Athens, Georgia. She is currently an MFA Studio Art candidate at the University of Georgia and holds a BFA in Photography and Video from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Her work has been...

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Undergrad Maelyn Ehrman Finalist for UGA Student Employee of the Year

Color the World Bright Completes Mural in Hartwell, GA

PhD Candidate Andrea Elliott Receives Dean’s Award

Join the School of Art for GIVING WEEK!

Dodd Student Emmie Harvard Featured on Cover of Flagpole Magazine

Assistant Professor James Enos and Alumna Jess Machacek Present at Columbus State University

Isys Hennigar Named 2021 Emerging Artist by Ceramics Monthly

Dodd Galleries Announces Margie E. West Prize, John Douglas Powers Exhibition

Alumni Opportunities

Dodd Graduate Students Awarded 2021 Willson Center Research Awards

PhD Candidate Mallory Lind Recieves Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

MFA Candidate Rosie Brock Featured in Nowhere Diary