The University of Georgia’s outstanding arts programming, research, and scholarship were showcased throughout November during the 13th annual Spotlight on the Arts festival, featuring more than 50 events and exhibitions in the literary, performing, and visual arts.
Highlights of the monthlong festival included the fourth annual Dodd Market, a concert by Grammy Award-winning violinist Maxim Vengerov and pianist Polina Osetinskaya, a UGA Theatre production of Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5: The Musical,” and Spotlight Trivia Night.
This year, for the first time, the annual Student Spotlight showcase at Tate Plaza featured a student art market in addition to live performances ranging from Indian classical dance to musical theatre to the Redcoat Marching Band.
Spotlight on the Arts is coordinated by the UGA Arts Council, a group representing the performing, visual, and literary arts, as well as interdisciplinary academic units on campus. The council comprises representatives from the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, College of Environment and Design, Department of English Creative Writing Program, Department of Dance, Department of Theatre and Film Studies, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia Museum of Art, The Georgia Review, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Hugh Hodgson School of Music, UGA Arts Collaborative, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Mary Frances Early College of Education, Performing Arts Center, University of Georgia Press, Special Collections Libraries, and the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts.
To find arts and humanities events at UGA, visit the events calendar on the Arts Council website. In March 2025, the UGA Humanities Council will present the third annual Humanities Festival, highlighting the richness and diversity of research and practice in the humanities at UGA.
