Spotlight on the Arts Festival 2018

Presented by the UGA Arts Council, the seventh annual Spotlight on the Arts festival features dozens of events and exhibitions in the visual, literary and performing arts. The 11-day festival, scheduled for Nov. 1-11, includes concerts, museum tours, discussions with writers, dance and dramatic performances. The festival kicks off Nov. 1 with student performances all day on Tate Plaza followed by “Kaleidoscope: Spotlight on the Arts Opening Celebration,” which features a non-stop collage of student performances in dance, music, theater and creative writing. The free event is set for 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center and will be followed by an after-party at the Lamar Dodd School of Art.

The Spotlight on the Arts festival is being held in conjunction with the national conference of the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities, which will explore the theme of “Arts Environments: Design Resilience and Sustainability” and conclude with an evening of performances presented in conjunction with Moogfest. Other highlights of the festival include a University Theatre production of “Equus,” a celebration of the late novelist Pat Conroy as part of the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame induction events, lectures by visiting artists Rebecca Rutstein and Mark Dion, and guest performances by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and British acapella ensemble VOCES8. The fifth annual 4 minutes, 33 seconds competition highlighting arts research and scholarship by students will be held on Nov. 7, and a special Family Day event featuring free performances and activities for children and families will be held Nov. 3.

For the complete schedule, go to www.arts.uga.edu. You also can follow the Arts at UGA on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/UGAarts), Twitter (https://twitter.com/UGA_Arts) or Instagram (https://instagram.com/uga_arts).

Thursday, Nov. 1

Student Spotlight
10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Tate Plaza

Free
An all-day event featuring performances from student organizations and individuals displaying their talents in music, theater, dance and creative writing.

Kaleidoscope: Spotlight on the Arts Opening Celebration

7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center

Free

To celebrate the start of the Spotlight on the Arts festival, UGA’s arts programs present an hour-long kaleidoscope of student performances and presentations. This brilliant, non-stop collage of the arts provides a window into the vast scope of the creative work on campus, from dance to music, theater, creative writing and art. The event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the UGA Arts Council

 Saturday, Nov. 3

Spotlight on the Arts Family Day activities
10 a.m. – 2 p.m., various locations 

Free

Family-friendly activities and performances showcasing UGA’s arts units, including theater, dance and literary workshops; art projects; a musical instrument petting zoo; performances and more.

Wednesday, Nov. 7

4 minutes, 33 seconds: Spotlight on Scholarship
6 p.m. poster session, 7 p.m. presentations, Georgia Museum of Art

This fifth-annual competition features student research in the arts. Poster competition entries will be on display Nov. 1-7 at the Georgia Museum of Art, and prizes will be awarded in the poster and presentation categories.