Lamar Dodd School of Art

Lamar Dodd School of Art presents 2025 Fall BFA Exit Show: “INCANDESCENCE”

November 5, 2025

The Lamar Dodd School of Art proudly presents INCANDESCENCE: BFA Fall 2025 Capstone Exhibition. The opening reception will be held Friday, November 21, from 5 to 7 pm in the Dodd Galleries of the school's Main Art Building on East Campus. The exhibition will be on view through December 4th.

Banner artwork: Thank You, Call Again, Maddy Underwood, MFA '27.

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

September 24, 2025

If you are seeking state-of-the-art facilities and a vibrant, tight-knit community enhanced by exhibitions and a robust line-up of visiting artists and scholars, look no further. The Lamar Dodd School of Art is now accepting applications to graduate programs in studio art, art history, and art education for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Visiting Artist Aidan Koch centers ecological storytelling and non-human animal relationships

August 22, 2025

The Dodd Galleries present Aidan Koch’s (American, b. 1988) solo exhibition Mountain Tongue, curated by the Lamar Dodd School of Art's Lindsey Reynolds, Associate Director of Research and Graduate Studies and Art Librarian.

Kristine Potter wins 2025 Margie E. West Alumni Prize

August 20, 2025

The Dodd Galleries at the University of Georgia are pleased to announce The Body Politic, our 2025 Margie E. West Prize recipient exhibition in which Lamar Dodd School of Art alumna, Kristine Potter (American, b. 1977)—BFA Photography and BA Art History (‘01)—presents a survey of selected work from three series: The Gray Line (2005-2010), Manifest (2012-2017), and Dark Waters (2015-2023).

UGA Community Art School, Drawing Other Humans, Spring 2025 session.

UGA Community Art School summer courses open

May 2, 2025

The UGA Community Art School features courses for adults seeking to learn new skills, hone techniques, and expand their artistic expression. Taught by UGA faculty, the classes maximize individual instruction and experiential learning in the legendary studios of the Lamar Dodd School of Art.

UGA student thrives in Layton Design Studio

April 29, 2025

Ally Smith, 2025 Dodd commencement speaker and recipient of Art Director’s Award for Outstanding undergraduate student, is a fourth-year graphic design student with a minor in studio art, design and media at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art. Smith has worked closely with alumna Kelly Layton (BFA graphic design, '90) and credits her own interests in participating in the newly introduced Layton Design

UGA Summer Art Camp grows, partners with Summer Academy at the University of Georgia for 2025 session

April 25, 2025

Back by popular demand, the 2025 UGA Summer Art Camp has grown from a four-day intensive camp to 9 art classes in partnership with the Summer Academy at the University of Georgia spread across 6 weeks in June and July. Lamar Dodd School of Art faculty and graduate students will teach jewelry and metals, printmaking, painting, and photography. Take your pick! We are delighted to offer day camp and

Art History Capstone Students Presents at CURO Symposium

April 16, 2025

Art History major Catherine Huff presented her research on “Desires for Difference: Tastes and Collecting of Later Nineteenth-Century American Paintings” during the 2017 CURO Symposium, held at the Classic Center on Monday, April 3 and Tuesday, April 4. Her project focused on the evolution of taste in 19th c. American painting through formal analysis and original research into provenance, market h

UGA Master of Art Education degree transitions to online program

April 7, 2025

In response to a growing demand for advanced art education degrees offered remotely, the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia has transitioned the Master of Art Education program online beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year in partnership with the UGA Office of Online Learning.

Inter–Print: Halim Lee and Soo Min Lee at C-U-B-E Gallery

April 3, 2025

Inter–Print, the latest exhibition at the C-U-B-E gallery for design at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, explores the evolving relationship between the web and print, highlighting experimental form-making, process-driven design, and the often-overlooked behind-the-scenes aspects of graphic design practice. Rather than showcasing finalized works, Inter–Print frames graphic design as an active, evolvin

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