UGA partners with Georgia State University for Atlanta Art Week

For the second year in a row, MFA students at the Lamar Dodd School of Art are participating in Atlanta Art Week. This year’s exhibition HOMEWORK is a collaboration with Georgia State University’s Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design that features 19 graduate students enrolled in two of Georgia’s anchor art university programs.

Curated by Athens-based artist Didi Dunphy, HOMEWORK will be on view at The Works, a mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Upper Westside, from October 1 through October 6, 2024. Join the artists for an exhibition reception on Tuesday, October 1st from 6 – 8 pm at 1295 Chattahoochee Avenue NW, Suite 200B.

HOMEWORK: UGA & GSU Art Graduate Exhibition for Atlanta Art Week 2024

The Works, Suite 200B
1295 Chattahoochee Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30318

Opening reception

Tuesday October 1, 6 – 8 pm

Gallery Hours

Wednesday October 2, 10 – 3pm

Thursday October 3, 7 – 10 pm

Friday October 4, 10 – 3pm

Saturday October 5, 10 – 3pm

Sunday October 6, 10 – 3pm

Atlanta Art Week, founded in 2022, partners with over 20 galleries, museums, and arts institutions across the metropolitan region of Atlanta to spotlight a rich variety of cultural programs. The second installment of Atlanta Art Week coincides with the inaugural installment of the Atlanta Art Fair, a celebration of the dynamic arts community of Atlanta and the greater American South that will take place at Pullman Yards from October 3 – 6, 2024.

“Visiting these students’ workspaces and studios has been invigorating,” says Didi Dunphy. “A sense of experimentation, wonder and hard work is evident in their pursuit. This exhibition is an exciting opportunity to preview an upcoming cohort of Georgia-based artists launching into the professional field, as well as offering a fun collegial collaboration between the University of Georgia and Georgia State University.”

Second- and third-year graduate candidates in HOMEWORK, working in a range of media, including metals, fiber, photography, and papermaking, explore concepts such as climate concern, identity politics, beauty, and storytelling.

Celebrating this partnership, Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design Director Michael White remarked, “At Georgia State University, we value studio artists who approach their work in an experimental and collaborative way. We welcome the opportunity to work alongside talented peers at institutions like the University of Georgia.” White added, “With our former director and alumnus Joseph Peragine leading the program at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, a natural partnership turned into a rich opportunity for our second- and third-year MFAs. I am eager to see the work Didi Dunphy has curated for the show, which will be an Atlanta Art Week highlight for our school community.”

In addition to graduate student participation in Atlanta Art Week, Lamar Dodd School of Art Director Joseph Peragine and Associate Professor of Art Mary Pearse will present a collaborative artwork titled Steered by Falling Stars for …an Atlanta Biennial…, organized by The Temporary Art Center from October 3 – November 3, 2024.

Find out more about HOMEWORK, including gallery hours, on the Atlanta Art Week website. An optional RSVP response for the reception can be submitted here.

About the Curator

Didi Dunphy works in the curatorial field throughout the region. She is a former visiting scholar in the contemporary and digital media arts at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, UGA and is the curator for the Highlighting Contemporary Art in Georgia series with the Georgia Museum of Art. Dunphy has just concluded her tenure of 10 years, as the Director of the Lyndon House Arts Center in Athens.

Dunphy received the Georgia Governors Award for Arts & Humanities, 2022. She is a Hambidge Fellow. This summer, Dunphy opened a solo exhibition Trip The Light Fantastic at whitespace gallery in Atlanta, where she has been represented for 10 years.

Participating Artists

Haylee Anne (GSU)

Adah Bennion (UGA)

Eliza Bentz Hunter (UGA)

Brian Brown (GSU)

Kelly Dillard (GSU)

Leslie Drennan (GSU)

Cindy Elizabeth (GSU)

Eleanor Foy (UGA)

Brian George (UGA)

Heather ‘Bird’ Harris (GSU)

Caitlin La Dolce (UGA)

Ross Landenberger (GSU)

Lauren Lesley (GSU)

Izzy Losskarn (UGA)

Kate Luther (UGA)

Harper Nichols (UGA)

Henry Evan Thomas (GSU)

Jordan Mei-Lin Winiski (UGA)

Azin Yousefiani (GSU)