The Arts
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Kids In America: Athens Art Program Opens New Opportunities
As high school arts budgets continue to see cuts across the nation, a teacher reopens the door to creativity for young people in the Athens area with Youth Space 2021. This free, youth-led arts intensive and social practice program is housed in classrooms and gallery spaces at the University of…
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Local Emma Amos Exhibit Is Breakthrough For Diversifying Art Museums
There is a rare exhibit on display at the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens. This is because an exhibit of art work entirely by African-American female artists is rare indeed. The Emma Amos: Color Odyssey exhibit is exactly this, and you may view it in person at the…
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Student Merchandising Association’s Fashion Show Brings Couture, Thrift Together
This year the Student Merchandising Association’s annual fashion show donated its proceeds to Project Safe, an Athens-based nonprofit organization working to end domestic violence. SMA hosted their Spring 2021 fashion show on Thursday evening on the back patio of the Taylor-Grady House. Twenty-four models walked down a 19th century staircase…
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Virtual Comedy Brings Laughter To UGA Community During Stressful Semester
Elyssa Schroeder, a graduate student at the University of Georgia School of Social Work, spends her time in school researching serious topics, including trauma interventions, domestic violence and human trafficking. However, outside of the classroom, she focuses on the lighter side of life by making people laugh with stand-up comedy. …
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The Challenges Doug Goodin Faces With His Online Show
Doug Goodin, aka The Jumbotron Guy, tells Chad Dyer about the sound issues and other nervous moments in making “Tea w/ Doug G.” Chad Dyer is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.
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COVID-19 Won The Battle Against Will Ruff and The Family Recipe, But It Is Losing the War
Will Ruff of The Family Recipe discusses with Liam Monast the way his jazz-rock fusion band was affected by COVID-19 and the members’ plans for the post-pandemic future. Liam Monast is a junior majoring in journalism and minoring in business in the Grady College of Journalism and…
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Local Art Group, Library Bring ‘Diversity to the Arts’ with Virtual Series
The Oconee County Cultural Arts Foundation, OCAF, and Oconee County Library have partnered to spark a virtual conversation with seven local artists and bring awareness to the topic: Diversity in the Arts. After the social justice movements in 2020, La Ruchala Murphy, the executive director of OCAF, knew it was…
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A Group Left Behind: Disability Faces Unequal, Inaccurate Representation in Media
Marcella Genut, the content coordinator for Extra Special People Inc., spoke about her experiences as both a storyteller and a consumer of stories through her perspective of having a disability. She points out the inconsistencies, disparities and negative portrayals of disability in entertainment media, explaining how most shows and movies…
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Shutdown Has Long-Term Impact on Live Music in Athens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYMVC5eyTKc Members of the local music community spoke about the unpleasant possibilities that await if no political action is taken to combat the stagnation brought on by the lack of live music. Elijah Johnston is a senior majoring in journalism at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University…
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The Arts Open Our Eyes to the Good and Grotesque Realities of Southern Culture
The American South is buried in stereotypes. It is a region confined to the pits of its past and a perceived discomfort to its changing present. To understand the realities of this region defined by legacy, the complexities of Southern culture cannot be trapped in a cycle of myths and…