In conjunction with Georgia Humanities' Democracy and the Informed Citizen initiative, a special virtual panel will take place this Thursday, March 25 at 7p. This installment is hosted in partnership with WALB News in Albany. The one-hour discussion will focus on the important role that local news has played during the COVID-19 pandemic and the […]
Georgia Humanities Grant Application Deadline March 30 (at 11:59pm Eastern) is the deadline for submitting grant proposals to Georgia Humanities for the spring 2021 grant cycle.
"Reflections of the Past in Modern Islamic Gardens" D. Fairchild Ruggles, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will give a lecture on Islamic gardens from Spain to India, which were historically shaped by geometry, water, abstract ornament, color, and viewsheds, and how modern gardeners both reflect the past and offer reinterpretations of historic elements. […]
Join The Atlanta Press Club for a roundtable discussion featuring the journalists and publishers filling the gaps and pushing the envelope in Atlanta media! This virtual event is free and open to the public. Register for the event here.
Mark Morris Dance Group and Silkroad Ensemble's "Layla and Majnun" Layla and Majnun, an ancient tale of forbidden love, is revered in many Middle Eastern and sub-continental cultures—Muslim, Sufi, Hindu, and secular—and the story has been popularized by Persian poets and many other writers. This virtual screening features a production of the story created in […]
"Antonio Rocha: American by Choice" The opening event of the 2021 Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival will feature Antonio Rocha, award-winning storyteller and mime, sharing stories of his immigration to the United States from Brazil. Dr. Amanda Lawrence, Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival co-director and specialist in ethnic and immigrant literature, will provide historical and cultural context […]
The UGA English Department and UGA Willson Center for Humanities and Arts are thrilled to announce a remote public presentation from Dr. Jill Bradbury, Professor and Chair of the English Department at Gallaudet University, on April 20th, 2021 at 1pm EST. Dr. Bradbury studies American Sign Language theatre companies that bring Shakespeare to Deaf, Deaf +, […]
Wondrous Worlds: Art & Islam Through Time and Place features beautiful Iznik tiles and plates from the late 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Named after a town in western Turkey, Iznik ceramic art is known from the 15th century, reaching its height during the Ottoman Empire. Ottoman Sultans admired the vibrant cobalt and coral colors against […]
Memoirist and nature writer Janisse Ray recounts and redeems her unique upbringing in a junkyard near the Altamaha River. Her book, Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, is the inspirational embrace of humble origins and has been celebrated as a classic of American writing.
Poet and writing teacher Carlyn Bland explores the many and varied literary reactions to rivers and marshes, coastlines and beaches, islands and estuaries. Using Lanier's "Marshes of Glynn" as a starting point, she leads a literary journey centering on the water.
