Tag: Willson Center for Humanities and Arts
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Irish photographer Paul Seawright to visit UGA for Global Georgia series
Paul Seawright, an Irish photographer whose work has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout…
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Public education advocate to speak at UGA Chapel
Anthony Cody, a leading advocate and author for public education will speak on “Local Schools,…
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Author, activist to give first Betty Jean Craige Lecture
Loung Ung, an author and human rights activist who as a child in the 1970s…
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Cambodian author, human rights activist to give UGA’s first Betty Jean Craige Lecture
Loung Ung, an author and human rights activist who as a child in the 1970s…
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Willson Center will host visits by David Daley, Barry McGovern
The Jane and Harry Willson Center for Humanities and Arts will host upcoming visits by…
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Actor Barry McGovern to present Samuel Beckett’s poetry, dramatic works
Barry McGovern, an Irish stage, film and television actor, will give a reading from the…
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Salon.com editor to discuss ‘why the Internet makes us mad all the time’
David Daley, editor-in-chief of Salon.com, will give a talk at the University of Georgia Nov.…
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Spotlight • Slingshot to feature orchestrated concert of Big Star’s ‘Third’ album
The streets of downtown Athens will become a prominent venue for the University of Georgia’s…
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UGA to hold international symposium on Parthenon’s painting, materials
The University of Georgia will host a two-day international symposium, “Rethinking the Parthenon: Color, Materiality…
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‘Seen/Unseen’ explores Sapelo’s diverse histories
The Georgia Virtual History Project and the UGA Jane and Harry Willson Center for Humanities…
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Panel, lecture highlight creative entrepreneurship in Athens for Thinc. Week
The first annual Local Arts and Culture Business Summit will be held April 17 at…
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Symposium looks to past, present, future of music in Athens
The Athens Music Project will hold its first symposium April 17 from 4-8 p.m. in…
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Georgia Virtual History Project explores Sapelo’s diverse histories
The Georgia Virtual History Project and the University of Georgia Jane and Harry Willson Center…
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Slingshot festival to bring music, art, technology to Athens
The second annual Slingshot festival, which brings local and international innovators in music, art and…
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Global Georgia Initiative brings author and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo Feb. 27-28
Acclaimed author and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo will visit Athens and the University of Georgia Feb.…
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Salon.com editor is first Willson-Grady Digital Media Fellow
David Daley, editor-in-chief of Salon.com, will visit the University of Georgia as the inaugural Willson…
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Historian to discuss Caribbean influences on Colonial Georgia
Paul Pressly, a prominent Georgia historian and educator, will discuss “Colonial Georgia: Caribbean Influences and…
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Award-winning Irish author Kevin Barry to read at Ciné
Kevin Barry, author of the critically acclaimed 2011 novel City of Bohane, will give a reading…
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Author, filmmaker Robert Gordon to screen Stax Records documentary at Ciné
Robert Gordon’s latest book, “Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion,” was published in…
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Roundtable on ‘12 Years a Slave’ to address depiction of slavery on film
A roundtable panel on director Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave” on Feb. 21 at…
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Nathalie Handal’s Feb. 13 appearance in Global Georgia Initiative postponed
Nathalie Handal, the scheduled guest of the Jane and Harry Willson Center for Humanities and…
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Award-winning Irish author Kevin Barry to read at Ciné Feb. 24
Kevin Barry, author of the critically acclaimed 2011 novel “City of Bohane,” will give a…
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Global Georgia Initiative to bring renowned poet to Ciné
UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled to late March. A date will be provided soon. Internationally…
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Global Georgia Initiative brings poet Nathalie Handal to Ciné
Internationally renowned poet, playwright and editor Nathalie Handal will give a reading at Ciné, 234…
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