Lamar Dodd School of Art

Athenaeum awarded $60,000 from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts for Fabienne Lasserre Exhibition in spring 2024

Post • Published January 13, 2023

The Athenaeum, the University of Georgia’s downtown contemporary art space, was awarded a $60,000 Fall 2022 grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to support the exhibition Fabienne Lasserre: Listeners, marking the gallery’s first time receiving this prestigious award.

Four faculty positions open at the Lamar Dodd School of Art

Post • Published January 12, 2023

The Lamar Dodd School of Art is seeking applicants for four faculty positions in sculpture and technologies, art history and women's studies, interior design, and graphic design.

Imi Hwangbo, Lepidoptera. Hand-cut mylar.

Imi Hwangbo presents “Lepidoptera” at Zuckerman Museum at Kennesaw State University

Post • Published January 11, 2023

Professor Imi Hwangbo in the Studio Art Core program is exhibiting her work in a solo project titled Lepidoptera at the Zuckerman Museum of Art at Kennesaw State University from January 10 - July 29, 2023.

Visitors peruse artwork by 95 student artists for sale on Nov. 18 at the Lamar Dodd School of Art’s 2nd annual Dodd Market. Organized by the Dodd Ambassadors as part of Spotlight on the Arts, the market offers student artists a platform to practice pricing their work and marketing and engaging buyers.

11th Spotlight festival takes a tour through the arts

Post • Published January 11, 2023

In the UGA Office of Research article “11th Spotlight festival takes a tour through the arts” published last week, author Hannah Gallant showcases a variety of programs presented by the Lamar Dodd School of Art during the university's 11th annual Spotlight on the Arts Festival this past November.

Anna Stenport selected as next Franklin College dean

Post • Published January 11, 2023

The Lamar Dodd School of Art congratulates and welcomes the new dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at UGA, Professor Anna Westerstahl Stenport. Read an excerpt about our new dean below and find the full article on UGAToday. Anna Westerstahl Stenport, dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), has been named the next dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia following a national search. Stenport is a professor of communication and an expert in transnational cinema and media, modern literature and drama, and visual...

Paul Pfeiffer: Red Green Blue, still. Single-channel video with surround sound, 31 minutes 23 seconds. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery.

Former Dodd Chair Paul Pfeiffer presents “Red Green Blue” at the Paula Cooper Gallery in NYC

Post • Published December 1, 2022

Internationally renowned artist, Paul Pfeiffer, who served as the Lamar Dodd School of Art’s distinguished Dodd Chair between 2016 and 2018, debuted Red Green Blue at the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York City on November 12, 2022.

University of Georgia Black Artists Alliance members (L-R) Zahria Cook, Jasmine Best, AJ Aremu and Jordan Campbell pose for a photo behind their joint table at the Dodd Market on November 18, 2022.

Black Artists Alliance Featured in The Red & Black

Post • Published December 1, 2022

Formed in 2020, the Black Artists Alliance has served as a critical space for University of Georgia Black student artists within and outside the Lamar Dodd School of Art to find a supportive, safe, and familiar community.

Banner artwork courtesy of MFA student Katherine Rutter. The Valley of Lost Things, 2022.

Applications Open for Graduate Studies at the Lamar Dodd School of Art

Post • Published November 30, 2022

The Lamar Dodd School of Art has opened applications to graduate programs in studio art, art history, and art education for the 2023-2024 academic year. Interested applicants are encouraged to learn more about our application process and prepare materials by the January 1, 2023 deadline.

BFA Students Present “Brief Intermission” at ATHICA

Post • Published November 30, 2022

ATHICA is delighted to host Brief Intermission, a self-organized pop-up exhibition of work by studio art majors from the Lamar Dodd School of Art. The exhibition will include ceramics, metalwork, painting, and photography. The participating students, including seniors graduating this fall semester, staff the gallery during open hours. Come see what our emerging artists have been creating and learn more about what they will do next. Brief Intermission is sponsored in part by The James E. and Betty J. Huffer Foundation, The Georgia Council for the Arts, and The National Endowment for the Arts. Exhibition Dates November 26 – December 9, 2022...

Lamar Dodd School of Art alumna and Community seamstress Julia Urrea (BFA in Fabric Design, '22) mends a football jersey at the Community Athens Boutique.

2022 BFA Fabric Design Alumna Julia Urrea Featured for Mending UGA Football Jerseys

Post • Published November 30, 2022

In a recent UGAToday article titled "Community Threads," writer Erica Techo celebrates the work of local boutique store Community in mending the University of Georgia's football team jerseys. Among the group of sewers contributing to this ongoing support is recent BFA alumna Julia Urrea, who graduated in spring 2022 with her BFA in Fabric Design.

4’33” contest shines a spotlight on student research in the arts and humanities

Post • Published November 9, 2022

The upcoming 4 Minutes, 33 Seconds research competition in the arts, coordinated by Dodd Galleries Director Katie Geha alongside Language and Literacy Education Professor Melissa Cahnmann-Taylor, was highlighted this week in UGAToday in an article written by Hannah Gallant from the University of Georgia’s Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. 4’33” is the university’s annual research in the arts competition that highlights UGA student research in the arts and provides an opportunity to win prizes and to share creative inquiry with peers, faculty, administrators, and alumni throughout the university community. The competition is open to any graduate student...

Joseph Norman and Color the World Bright support grant-funded murals in Seminole County

Post • Published November 7, 2022

Cover image: Mock-up of one of two murals planned for the historic Seminole-Hartzog Pharmacy building in Seminole County by Color the World Bright. Source: https://www.donalsonvillenews.com/2022/10/28/grant-awarded-for-two-down… Drawing and Painting Professor Joseph Norman will be painting two murals funded by a Georgia Council for the Arts grant in Seminole County, Georgia alongside students and alumni involved in his mural team Color the World Bright. Earlier this year, Georgia Magazine featured Colored the World Bright in a piece titled “The Mural of the Story.” The article states that “murals, signs, and historic advertisements painted by Color the World Bright can be found in more than two dozen,...

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Athenaeum awarded $60,000 from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts for Fabienne Lasserre Exhibition in spring 2024

Four faculty positions open at the Lamar Dodd School of Art

Imi Hwangbo presents “Lepidoptera” at Zuckerman Museum at Kennesaw State University

11th Spotlight festival takes a tour through the arts

Anna Stenport selected as next Franklin College dean

Former Dodd Chair Paul Pfeiffer presents “Red Green Blue” at the Paula Cooper Gallery in NYC

Black Artists Alliance Featured in The Red & Black

Applications Open for Graduate Studies at the Lamar Dodd School of Art

BFA Students Present “Brief Intermission” at ATHICA

2022 BFA Fabric Design Alumna Julia Urrea Featured for Mending UGA Football Jerseys

4’33” contest shines a spotlight on student research in the arts and humanities

Joseph Norman and Color the World Bright support grant-funded murals in Seminole County