UGA Arts Collaborative
9.26.23
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1. Arts Collaborative Mini Grants
2. Arts Collaborative Conversation: Expression of the Superorganism (9/29)
3. a2ru National Conference (10/19-21)
4. In Conversation: Paul Pfeiffer (9/28)
5. Silent Sky (begins 9/28)
6. Sustainability Certificate Information Session (9/28)
7. a2ru Webinar: AI Provocateurs (10/5)
8. Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens Events (10/11-14)
9. Portia Maultsby Events (11/7)
10. Guthman Competition (deadline 10/3)
11. Willson Center Faculty Fellowships (deadline 10/14)
12. 4'33" Competition (deadline 10/19)
13. Mod Squad Graduate Student Travel Grants (deadline 11/1)
14. Call for Proposals: Integrative Conservation Conference (11/6)
15. Call for Nominations: ACC Poet Laureate (deadline 11/10)

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1. Arts Collaborative Mini Grants
Call for Proposals
No deadline

Arts Collaborative Mini Grants support new creative interdisciplinary projects. Grant recipients are provided with a project liaison and are eligible for up to $1000 in support for project expenses. Collaborative teams must include participants from multiple disciplines and include at least one student, faculty, or staff member from UGA. Proposals will be reviewed monthly by an interdisciplinary selection committee, pending the availability of funds.

Proposal form:
https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_etzPEOTYrxYiVQa

Proposal requirements:

- Brief description of project goals (up to 300 words)
- Names and project roles of collaborators

The Mini Grant Program is supported by the UGA Arts Collaborative, an interdisciplinary initiative for advanced research in the arts. The Arts Collaborative is supported in part by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, and the Graduate School.
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2. Arts Collaborative Conversation: Expression of the Superorganism
Friday, September 29 at noon
Lamar Dodd School of Art Bridge Gallery

Join collaborators Jiayi Guo and Haolin Zeng for a gallery talk about their project, Expression of the Superorganism. The exhibition features images, objects, and video created by Red Imported Fire Ants in collaboration with artist Jiayi Guo and biologist Haolin Zeng. Supported in part by the UGA Arts Collaborative.

For more information about the project, visit:
https://gzstudio.org
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3. 2023 a2ru National Conference
October 19-21
Penn State University
https://a2ru.org/event/2023-national-conference-whats-next-imagining-new-educational-futures-for-ourselves-our-communities-and-our-planet/

*As an a2ru member institution, UGA students, faculty, and staff are eligible for reduced registration rates.*

"What's Next?: Imagining New Educational Futures for Ourselves, Our Communities and Our Planet"

The a2ru national conference is an opportunity for practitioners and researchers from across the higher education spectrum to share innovations and perspectives in the arts. a2ru advances the full range of arts and design-integrative research, curricula, programs, and creative practice to acknowledge, articulate, and expand the vital role of higher education in our global society.

a2ru's work, in partnership with an international network of leading higher education institutions, envisions a world in which universities -- students, faculty, and leaders -- explore, embed, and integrate the arts in everyday practice and research.

This will be an in-person conference, and remote participation will be an option for many sessions.
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4. In Conversation: Paul Pfeiffer
Thursday, September 28 at 6 PM
The Athenaeum
https://athenaeum.uga.edu/events/

This conversation begins with the premiere of Art21's new Extended Play short film, which focuses on Red Green Blue and the artist's time at UGA. 

Contemporary video artist Paul Pfeiffer discusses his recent exhibition at the Athenaeum, Red Green Blue with media scholar, Dr. Phillip Auslander; Assistant Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Georgia, Brett Bawcum; and contemporary art historian, Dr. Isabelle Wallace.
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5. Silent Sky
September 28 - October 8
Fine Arts Building, Cellar Theatre
https://www.ugatheatre.com/silentsky
       
Silent Sky brings to life the untold story of Henrietta Leavitt, a brilliant astronomer whose groundbreaking discoveries changed our understanding of the cosmos. Fueled by determination, intellect, and an unyielding spirit, Henrietta struggles against the societal expectations of the early 20th century in Lauren Gunderson's thought-provoking meditation on perseverance, the pursuit of knowledge, and the indomitable human spirit.Silent Sky is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection.
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6. Sustainability Certificate Information Session
Thursday, September 28 at 4 PM
Miller Learning Center, room 267
https://calendar.uga.edu/event/sustainability_certificate_information_session_764

The Sustainability Certificate Info Session is an opportunity for interested students to learn about the program. All are welcome. The UGA Sustainability Certificate equips students with critical skills to address global sustainability challenges through real-world solutions. The certificate is offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels and program requirements include a total of 17 credit hours.
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7. a2ru Webinar: AI Provocateurs
Thursday, October 5 at 3 PM
https://a2ru.org/event/ai-provacateurs/

*As an a2ru member institution, UGA students, faculty, and staff are eligible for free registration.*

Generative AI is emerging as the latest technology to disrupt the arts, design, and media fields. How are creative faculty responding, sometimes in unexpected ways? This webinar brings together working artists, educators, researchers, and technologists to discuss how they are exploring AI from diverse perspectives -- ethically, creatively, and productively.

This panel discussion will be moderated by Dr. Yvonne Houy, the Editor of Tradition-Innovations in Art, Design, and Media Higher Education. The inaugural edition of this new a2ru peer-reviewed digital journal -- out in late Fall 2023 -- will focus on Artificial Intelligence and possible futures for the Arts.
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8. Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens Events
October 11 - 14
https://www.drama.uga.edu/news/stories/2023/visiting-artists-annie-sprinkle-beth-stephens

For the last decade, Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens have been creating performance under the rubric of "ecosexuality" in which they playfully provoke audiences to think differently about their relationship to the Earth: instead of imagining Earth as mother, how would we treat the Earth if we thought of it as a lover? How would our behavior change? How might we, then, co-create a more sustainable future?  

This series of workshops and events introduces participants to Sprinkle & Stephens' ecosexuality performances and their creative techniques. All activities are open to students, staff, faculty, and community. 

Wednesday, October 11

Welcome Reception & Book Signing for Assuming the Ecosexual Position
4-6 PM
The Athenaeum, 287 W. Broad St.

Thursday, October 12 

Ecosexual Performance Workshop I
from 6 - 8 PM
Fine Arts Building, Cellar Theatre

Friday, October 13

Ecosexual Performance Workshop II
1:50 - 3:30 PM
Fine Arts Building, Cellar Theatre

Screening + Q&A: Water Makes Us Wet
5 PM
Fine Arts Building, Balcony Theatre (Room 400)

Saturday, October 14

National I Love You (Earth) Day Performance
Noon
Location TBD
Note: Attendance at one of the previous workshops is required for participation in the final performance. 

Supported by the Willson Center for Humanities & Arts, UGA Arts Collaborative, Department of Theatre & Film Studies, Georgia Initiative for Climate & Society, Institute of Women's Studies, UGA Pride Center, and Sustainable UGA. 
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9. Portia Maultsby Events
Tuesday, November 7
Georgia Museum of Art

The Singular Creativity of African-American Music
Mini-conference
10 AM - 2 PM
Register: https://2023-torrance-conference.eventbrite.com/

Community, Culture and Black Musical Creativity
Annual Torrance Lecture
2:30 PM
Register: https://maultsby-torrancelecture.eventbrite.com/

Renowned Ethnomusicologist Portia Maultsby delivers the 2023 Annual Torrance Lecture. Portia K. Maultsby, PhD, is Professor Emerita of Ethnomusicology in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University, Founding Director of the Archives of African American Music and Culture, and of the Indiana University Soul Revue. Her pioneering scholarship on African American music--religious, popular, music globalization, and the music industry--intertwines with creative endeavors. The latter includes Leader of R&B, Soul, and Funk Bands, songwriter-arranger and producer of commercial recordings, music consultant for PBS Black history documentary series, Eyes on the Prize II, and co-producer / consultant for museum films. Professor Maultsby has co-edited two books African American Music:An Introduction. 2nd. Ed. (2015) [3rd Ed. in progress] and Issues in African American Music (2017), Routledge Press.

Free Public Concert Celebrating Contemporary Black Music @ Athens, GA
4 - 5 PM

MC: Knowa Johnson, Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement
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10. Guthman Musical Instrument Competition
Deadline: October 3
https://guthman.gatech.edu/

The Guthman Musical Instrument Competition is one of the only competitions of its kind -- an event dedicated to identifying the newest and greatest ideas in music. Every year, we invite musical inventors from around the world to share their creations and ideas about the future of music. Approximately ten finalists will be invited to attend the 2024 edition of the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition at the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta on March 8 and 9, 2024 and will have a chance to compete for $10,000 in prizes.
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11. Willson Center Faculty Fellowship
Deadline: October 14
https://willson.uga.edu/opportunities/fellowships-grants/willson-grants-awards/

The Willson Center Fellowship supports excellence in arts and humanities research or creative practice and activity. Applicants must hold doctorate or equivalent scholarly credentials. Tenured and tenure-track faculty are eligible to apply. Fellowships can be held every five years. Willson Center Fellowships are intended to support humanities and arts scholars or practitioners. Interdisciplinary research or creative practice and activity is encouraged, including with the sciences, social sciences and other domains. Fellowships provide course release from two normally assigned courses in one academic year. 
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12. 2023 Call for Participation: Spotlight on the Arts LIVE Research Competition 4'33"
Deadline: October 19
https://arts.uga.edu/4minutes33seconds/

 This competition highlights UGA student research in the arts and provides an opportunity to win award funding and to share creative inquiry with peers, faculty, administrators, and alumni throughout the university community. The competition is open to any graduate or undergraduate student working on an advanced project related to the literary, visual, or performing arts. On Tuesday, November 14, finalists will present their research in talks exactly four minutes and thirty-three seconds in length. Awards include $433 for the grand prize winner and $150 for three runners-up. 
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13. "Mod Squad" Graduate Student Travel Grants
Deadline: November 1
https://willson.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/Mod-Squad-Graduate-Grants-23-24.pdf

The Interdisciplinary Modernism Workshop, an initiative of UGA's Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, invites applications for graduate student travel grants. Applicants may be enrolled in an MA, MFA, or PhD program at the University of Georgia. We aim to award up to three grants of up to $750 each in support of graduate student travel to give a research presentation or performance, mount a gallery exhibition or equivalent project, or to conduct archival or field research. The applicant's project must have some connection with modernist cultural production, broadly defined.
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14. 2024 Integrative Conservation Conference at UGA
Call for Proposals
Deadline: November 6
https://cicr.uga.edu/icc/

The Center for Integrative Conservation Research (CICR) is now accepting submissions for the 2024 Integrative Conservation Conference (ICC). With this year's theme of New Visions for Conservation, we hope to further rethink conservation both within and outside of the academy. We welcome proposals for organized sessions as well as presentations, including posters and creative contributions. ICC 2024 will take place February 16-17th at the UGA Special Collections Library, with some hybrid and online options.
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15. Call for Nominations: ACC Poet Laureate
Deadline: November 10
https://www.accgov.com/10776/Call-for-Applicants-Poet-Laureate-2023

Athens-Clarke County (ACCGov) is seeking applicants for a Poet Laureate. The Poet Laureate program is administered by the Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Arts Division. ACCGov views the Poet Laureate position as a means to further enhance the profile of poets, poetry, and literary arts in our community and beyond. The Poet Laureate is expected to bring poetry to segments of our community that have less access or exposure to poetry: seniors, youth, schools and more. The Poet Laureate will be a creative person with the demonstrated ability to enact their vision. The Poet Laureate will make several guest appearances during the term, promoting poetry throughout the community.
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The UGA Arts Collaborative is an interdisciplinary initiative for advanced research in the arts at the University of Georgia, supported in part by the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School, and the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts.

http://arts-collab.uga.edu

For more events and opportunities visit:
http://calendar.uga.edu/