Spotlight on the Arts

Spotlight on the Arts is the University of Georgia's annual celebration of the literary, visual and performing arts. Held each November, the monthlong festival highlights the arts and humanities on campus with dozens of events and exhibitions.

 

Highlights of the 2023 festival included a performance by seven-time Grammy Award-winner and twice Oscar-nominated film composer Terence Blanchard, a lecture by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead, and a University Theatre production of “Mother Courage and Her Children.” Also featured were a student choreography performance by the department of dance and a night of fine opera by the Hugh Hodgson School of Music.

Throughout the month, the Georgia Museum of Art celebrated its 75th anniversary and the Lamar Dodd School of Art hosted its third annual Dodd Market showcasing the talent of more than 90 student artists.

“The 12th annual Spotlight on the Arts festival was made possible through the hard work and visionary leadership of the Arts Council members and schools, colleges and units across campus,” said Jeanette Taylor, the university’s vice provost for academic affairs and chair of the UGA Arts Council. READ MORE

 

Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández performs during a Clarke County School District field trip to the UGA Performing Arts Center Performances for Young People series. (Chamberlain Smith, University of Georgia Marketing and Communications)
Members of the Ballroom Performance Group at Student Spotlight 2023 (Mike Wooten, UGA Office of the Provost)
Mascot Hairy Dawg interacts with attendees in the sculpture garden during the Georgia Museum of Art 75th Anniversary Celebration. (Dorothy Kozlowski, University of Georgia Marketing and Communications)
A child participates in face-painting during the Georgia Museum of Art 75th Anniversary Celebration. (Dorothy Kozlowski, University of Georgia Marketing and Communications)
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead speaking at the podium in the UGA Chapel as he gives the 2023 Phinizy Spalding Lecture. (Peter Frey, University of Georgia Marketing and Communications)
Members of the Chinese Music Ensemble performing at Student Spotlight 2023. (Mike Wooten, UGA Office of the Provost)
UGA doctoral candidate Vale Prosper presents research at the annual 4 Minutes, 33 Seconds Contest in the Athenaeum. (Mike Wooten, UGA Office of the Provost)
A UGA student sings at Student Spotlight 2023. (Mike Wooten, UGA Office of the Provost)
People stop by the UGA Press' annual book sale on the front lawn of the Main Library on North Campus. (Chamberlain Smith, University of Georgia Marketing and Communications)

 

Photography by  University of Georgia Marketing and Communications and the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost