Arts News from the Chronicles

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Aerial dance program taking flight at UGA 

Aerial dance, a mesmerizing fusion of dance and acrobatics, has found its place at the University of Georgia (UGA) with the development of an aerial dance program. Elizabeth Stich, a performer and instructor, joined the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences as an assistant professor of dance in…
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Wolf named director of the Franklin Residential College

The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences has named Montgomery Wolf as the new director of the Franklin Residential College (FRC), UGA's oldest living learning community. Wolf, Principal Lecturer of American History in the UGA department of history, succeeds Benjamin Ehlers as director of the FRC.…
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Four students named Cora Nunnally Miller Fine Arts Scholars

Four University of Georgia students have been selected as the 2023 cohort of Cora Nunnally Miller Fine Arts Scholars in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The purpose of the scholarship, made possible as part of a $17 million gift to the university upon Miller’s passing in 2015, is to…
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School of Art presents MYSTERIUM

The Atlanta-based artist Craig Dongoski's interest in probing the innate origins of human expression through experiments in layering basic marks through electronic and acoustic instrumentation is the focus of a 36-hour durational art and music event from 6 p.m. June 20 to 6 a.m. June 22 at the…
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Hodgson Singers place second at Marktoberdorf

The University of Georgia Hodgson Singers took second place at the prestigious 18th Marktoberdorf International Chamber Choir Competition in Marktoberdorf, Germany, May 26-30. Twelve choirs from around the world faced four days of competitive rounds, master classes, concerts and cultural…

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