shared programs
The Willson Center supports dozens of public events each year through recurring funded programs and special provisions. These include visiting artists and speakers, performances, screenings, discussions, and other events that are shared with the community on campus and beyond. CInema Roundtables
Spotlight on the Arts
Short-Term Visiting Fellows
Distinguished Artists and Lecturers
Public Impact Grants
Special Events
“Wartime Suspense in Dunkirk and 1917: A Conversation with Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell”
November 6, 2020
The Willson Center Cinema Roundtable meets to discuss topics of film history, criticism and theory. Richard Neupert, Wheatley Professor of the Arts, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and film studies coordinator in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies, organizes and moderates one roundtable each semester. Audiences are invited to participate and the events are free and open to the public.
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SPLICE Festival IV
October 2020
The Willson Center Distinguished Artist or Lecturer program supports individual faculty or interdisciplinary groups in bringing leading thinkers and practitioners to campus in support of ongoing and innovative research projects.
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Public Impact Grants
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Lisa Wolpe
February 24, 2021
The Willson Center Short-Term Visiting Fellows, nominated by UGA faculty, bring distinguished artists, scholars and performers to the arts and humanities community at the University of Georgia. Visiting Fellows conduct intensive workshops for faculty and students, and give public presentations of their work.
Short-Term Visiting Fellows
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Claudio Saunt in Conversation with Nicholas Allen
October 22, 2020
The Willson Center supports numerous public events each academic year outside of its recurring grant-funded programs. Many of these events are hosted and sponsored by the Willson Center itself, or in collaboration with on- and off-campus partners. Others are hosted by faculty and/or students with Willson Center support through Research Seminars, Research Clusters, Mellon Foundation-funded Global Georgia projects, and other programs.
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“Cool Town: A Conversation on the Past and the Future of Athens Music”
November 12, 2020
The University of Georgia spotlights its arts programs and venues during an annual nine-day festival that includes concerts, theater and dance performances, art exhibitions, poetry readings, film festivals, discussions on the arts and creativity, and more.
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Spotlight on the Arts
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Eddie Glaude
September 29, 2020
The Willson Center Distinguished Artist or Lecturer program supports individual faculty or interdisciplinary groups in bringing leading thinkers and practitioners to campus in support of ongoing and innovative research projects.
