Our Priorities

School of Art Excellence Fund

Our discretionary fund is our number one funding source for programming, departments, student, and faculty support. We are grateful for state support; however, with state funding supporting less than 30% of the School's operating budget, we realize that it's our donors who help the school provide excellence.

The School of Art facilities are comprised of four buildings: the Main Building, the Ceramics Building, the Thomas Street Art Complex, and Broad Street Studios. These areas combined come together to form the Lamar Dodd School of Art. 

• Main Building
• Ceramics Building
• Thomas Street Art Complex
• Broad Street Studios

About the Program

Founded in 2018, the Dodd Interdisciplinary Fellows program reflects the School of Art’s commitment to interdisciplinary inquiry. Fellows are expected to engage in advanced research and participate fully in the department’s intellectual life, fostering generative exchange with graduate students in art, art history, and art education.

Mission

The mission of the Lamar Dodd School of Art is to promote art and design as a significant means of inquiry, integral to problem-solving and the production of knowledge; to educate students to be empathetic and engaged citizens and to prepare them for careers as creative professionals; and to address critical issues facing Georgians and the nation through innovative research in art, art education, and design.

In order to accomplish this mission, the School of Art’s goals are:

GOAL: Enhance Reputation and Visibility Locally and Globally

Objectives:

The mission of the School of Art is to develop the creative and scholarly potential of its students, to support the faculty in its pursuit of excellence in teaching and research, and to serve the public and appropriate professional constituencies.

In order to accomplish this mission, the School of Art’s goals are: