Spring 2024 Graduation Ceremony

Students at 2023 Lamar Dodd School of Art Spring Ceremony. Image courtesy of Sidney Chansamone.

Save the date! The Lamar Dodd School of Art will celebrate the graduating class of 2024 with a ceremony at the UGA Performing Arts Center on May 9, 2024 at 12:30 pm (doors open at noon) followed by a reception at our main building on east campus.

The 2024 Lamar Dodd School of Art Spring Graduation Ceremony includes:

• Welcome address, Dr. David Odo, Director of the Georgia Museum of Art

• Keynote address by alumna and Fall 2023 Margie E West Prize winner Erin Dunn (‘14, MA), Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Telfair Museums (Savannah, Georgia)

• Formal calling of names

• 2024 photo book graduation gift designed with images submitted by graduates — to share your memories and artworks, follow this link!

• A reception after the ceremony at our Main Building on 270 River Road until 3 PM

We welcome students and loved ones to join us! Please use this link to reserve your seats. We ask that graduates begin arriving 1 hour prior to the ceremony. Regalia will be optional.

Graduates and their guests are invited to stay after the formal ceremony. There will be light refreshments and fellowship with graduates and faculty in the Main Building Atrium.

Special Accommodations

If you plan to participate in the 2024 Lamar Dodd School of Art Ceremony and require special assistance, please contact the Lamar Dodd School of Art at artinfo@uga.edu.

Questions? Email artschooldirector@uga.edu, or give us a call at 706-542-1600

FAQs — GENERAL INFORMATION

When

Thursday, May 9, 2024

12:30 pm until 3:00 pm (doors open at noon)

Seat reservation is requested. Regalia is optional. We ask that graduates begin arriving 1 hour prior to the ceremony. 

Where

Ceremony — UGA Performing Arts Center, 230 River Rd, Athens, GA 30605

Reception — Lamar Dodd School of Art, Main Building, 1st floor, 270 River Rd, Athens, GA 30602

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Parking Information

Complimentary parking is available in the following areas:

• Performing Arts Center Deck E20 | View Map

• Surface lot E11 | View Map

• Surface lot E07 | View Map

• Surface lot E06 | View Map

• East Campus Deck E04 | View Map

We recommend arriving early, as parking is limited.

For questions about parking, contact UGA Parking Services at 706-542-7275 or email parking@uga.edu

Hotel and Visitor Information

For information about campus and surrounding attractions and accommodations, contact the UGA Visitors Center.

2024 GRADUATION GIFT — DODD LIFE PHOTO BOOK

Have photos of events, artwork, or just around the Dodd? This year’s graduation gift will be a photo book featuring student submissions of memories at the Dodd. The Dodd graduation photo book will be distributed during the school’s graduation ceremony on May 9 to students (Master’s and PhD included) graduating in spring or summer 2024 or who have graduated in fall 2023.

Share the word with friends and click the link to upload your images today!⁠ ⁠

Deadline for submissions is April 8th.

Questions? Contact Francis Oliver, DoddComm@uga.edu