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New Books by Art History Faculty

Post • Published April 15, 2020

The Lamar Dodd School of Art is pleased to announce that two Art History faculty members, Alisa Luxenberg and Nell Andrew, have recently had books published. Dr. Alisa Luxenberg, Professor of Art History, teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in 18th- and 19th-century European art and the early history of photography. Her most recent research has resulted in a volume edited with Reva Wolf: Freemasonry and the Visual Arts from the Eighteenth Century Forward: Historical and Global Perspectives. With the dramatic rise of Freemasonry in the eighteenth century, art played a fundamental role in its practice, rhetoric, and global dissemination, while Freemasonry, in turn,...

New Summer Courses Added

Post • Published April 10, 2020

The School of Art is excited to announce the addition of 8 courses to our summer class schedule. Newly added classes include Thematic Inquiry with Marni Shindelman, Introduction to Book Arts and Advanced Book Studio with Eileen Wallace, and Modern Art History with Dr. Katie Geha. Over the next two week we will be highlighting each course on Instagram and through our student e-newsletter. Be on the lookout to learn more about course descriptions, see examples of student work, and much more! All summer courses will be transitioning to online instruction for summer 2020. Please visit our Summer Courses page for more information about the School of Art’s summer schedule of classes. Please note:...

NEW Course Spotlight | Maymester Thematic Inquiry

Post • Published April 10, 2020

The Lamar Dodd School of Art offers ARST 4915/6915: Thematic Inquiry each semester. Thematic Inquiry is designed for students to engage contemporary issues in the field of studio art practice, working across media. This studio class addresses a topical theme of inquiry such as sustainability, social politics, personal identity, science, or popular culture. Newly Added Summer Course Photo Bookmaking: From Zines to Online Self-Publishing Marni Shindelman Maymester Undergrads: CRN 65941 | Grads: CRN 65942 In this online course students will investigate the relationship between photographs and text in various book formats; from zines to artists books to monographs. We will look at all aspects of bookmaking, from...

Course Spotlight | Fall 2020: Special Topics in Photography

Post • Published April 10, 2020

The Lamar Dodd School of Art offers a number of courses focusing on special topics for both undergraduate and graduate students. Such topics range from practical research methods to in-depth research in the field of Art History and beyond. These courses offer a unique opportunity for both our faculty and students to explore a particular subject that is not typically taught with such intensity. This fall students will have the opportunity to work with Professor Stephen Scheer. ARST 4210/7210: Special Topics in Photo Personal Histories in Photography TR | 11:00 AM-1:45 PM Photo Majors: CRN 38791 | Art Majors+Minors: CRN 7284 | Grads:...

Course Spotlight | Fall 2020: Thematic Inquiry

Post • Published April 10, 2020

The Lamar Dodd School of Art offers ARST 4915/6915: Thematic Inquiry each semester. Thematic Inquiry is designed for students to engage contemporary issues in the field of studio art practice while working across media. This studio class addresses a topical theme of inquiry such as sustainability, social politics, personal identity, science, or popular culture. Through research, students will become familiar with the contemporary issues of the theme and engage those themes within their studio work, while developing their portfolio through proposed project design, research, and implementation. This fall students have the opportunity to choose between three compelling themes taught by Dodd faculty: The Boundary Object Mark Callahan TR...

Recent Accolades of Instructors and Graduate Students

Post • Published April 9, 2020

The Lamar Dodd School of Art is pleased to announce that several instructors and graduate students have recently been awarded for demonstrating their outstanding teaching skills, as well as for their contributions to research while serving in their positions at The University of Georgia. Lauren O’Connor-Korb, recent Sculpture MFA Graduate (2019), was awarded the 2020 Excellence in Research by Graduate Students Award in the Humanities & Fine Arts. The Graduate School administers five awards of $1000 annually to the following areas; Fine Arts, Humanities and Letters, Life Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and Applied Studies. The award recognizes the contributions...

Dodd Alumni Making National News for COVID-19 Illustration

Post • Published April 9, 2020

The Lamar Dodd School of Art is proud to announce that two alumni are making headlines in national publications like the Chicago Tribune for their accomplishments relating to the COVID-19 outbreak. Alissa Eckert (2004) and Dan Higgins (1993), medical illustrators at the CDC, are responsible for creating the image that is now in the minds of people across world. Eckert and Higgins researched the structure of the virus and created the illustration. Learn more about the construction of this image and its importance in understanding this disease here.

Art for Athens: Service Industry Fundraiser

Post • Published April 8, 2020

One of our very own students at Lamar Dodd School of Art is working with The Red & Black to launch Art for Athens, an online fundraiser to benefit local service industry. 100% of proceeds from sales of prints and other art will benefit the Garrie Vereen Memorial Emergency Relief Fund and the Giving Kitchen. As the COVID-19 crisis hits the service industry hard, The Red & Black is offering a way for consumers and local artists to support the industry with an online sale of local artwork. Donated work will be sold and shipped through The Red & Black’s online sales portal. ...

Online Summer Exhibition: KITCHEN

Post • Published April 2, 2020

View KITCHEN here. KITCHEN, a new animation by New-York based artist, Michael Siporin Levine, begins with familiar sounds: the drag of a drawer being pulled opened, the clinking of silverware, the tines of a fork against a plate, the whir of water pouring from a faucet. Each piece of audio is a distinct reminder of the everyday activities of quarantine life – dishes and more dishes, eating and then eating again. Abstract images, painted and inked up plastic film, move around the screen in a stop-motion collage of elements, sometimes forming a familiar shape – a knife edge, a mouth,...

Recent Graduate Student Accomplishments

Post • Published April 1, 2020

The Lamar Dodd School of Art is pleased to announce that several graduate students have recently been awarded for innovative, interdisciplinary projects. Projects created by graduate students Lisa Novak, and Luka Carter and Annie Simpson were awarded 2020 Paul C. and Margaret Beasley Broun Student Support Funds. This Fund supports innovative, interdisciplinary projects led by faculty and/or graduate students in the College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Social Work, and Art that will have an impact on interdisciplinary knowledge. The Broun Fund prompts students to engage in research projects or learning experiences that bring together art, social work, and...

C-U-B-E Designer Talks

Post • Published April 1, 2020

Distance learning is providing opportunities to invite artists and designers to speak to our students virtually. The experimental design lab, C-U-B-E, has invited three prolific designers to speak to students this week. The School of Art is fortunate to have these designers in C-U-B-E, and this is an exciting opportunity to learn about their creative and contemporary design approaches and practices. Students who are interested in graphic design should mark the following dates and times on their calendar and join the designers! Contact Moon Jung Jang for links to attend the talks. Zoom Etiquette: Please join the meeting one minute...

Artist Resources During Covid-19

Post • Published April 1, 2020

As we navigate these unprecedented times, it has become more apparent than ever how supportive the arts community can be. Several organizations have come together recently in order to embrace the spirit of lifting each other up in the midst of uncertainty. The Lamar Dodd School of Art is proud to share these opportunities with our own community and we invite you to submit news or student opportunities that you feel belong here. Creative Capital has compiled a comprehensive list of resources for artists working in all disciplines, as well as arts philanthropists, and arts professionals that will be updated for...

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New Books by Art History Faculty

New Summer Courses Added

NEW Course Spotlight | Maymester Thematic Inquiry

Course Spotlight | Fall 2020: Special Topics in Photography

Course Spotlight | Fall 2020: Thematic Inquiry

Recent Accolades of Instructors and Graduate Students

Dodd Alumni Making National News for COVID-19 Illustration

Art for Athens: Service Industry Fundraiser

Online Summer Exhibition: KITCHEN

Recent Graduate Student Accomplishments

C-U-B-E Designer Talks

Artist Resources During Covid-19