Centering the Arts in the Age of AI: Advancing Education, Innovation, and Workforce Development through Creative PracticesBy Daragh Byrne (Carnegie Mellon), Maryrose Flanigan (the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities), Benjamin Knapp (Virginia Tech), Aaron Knochel (Penn State) &…
Mapping Creative Futures: A Community ConversationMonday, June 30 at 2:30 Free and open to all Earlier this spring, when the a2ru Executive Committee drafted a statement about the effect of executive orders, one of many points we talked about…
Project MACAW: Managing Avian Collisions at WindowsStudent applicationDeadline: July This team will identify hotspots and timing of lethal bird collisions with windows on the UGA campus. Students will: uncover the ecological and design drivers of collisions; assess knowledge and…
May 9, 2025 Dear valued member of our community, Last Friday, many though not all active and pending direct grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) were terminated. One of the projects that was terminated was the…
Evolve in the African State of MindMultimedia installation by Nkululeko ZunguApril 28 – 30Lamar Dodd Building Room S390 Arts Collaborative Research Affiliate Nkululeko Zungu finds pleasure in exploring music from traditional Classical to modern Electronic. He writes: Music is a…
With federal funding in question, artists can navigate a perilous future by looking to the pastBy Johanna K. Taylor and Mary As scholars who study the arts, activism and policy, we’re watching the latest developments with apprehension. But we think it’s…
Creativity and CollaborationFall 2025 GradFIRST Open to first-year graduate students Creativity and collaboration are fundamental to addressing today’s socio-environmental challenges. This seminar will include arts-based, STEM-friendly activities developed by UGA researchers from the arts, humanities, and sciences designed to…
2025 a2ru ConferenceCall for a2ru’s next annual conference will take place October 23-25, 2025 at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. This will be an in-person conference. This year’s theme, “Creative Futures: Driving Interdisciplinary Innovation Through the Arts,” explores…
Nature Writing as Ecologists: Literary Salon & Zine ReleaseTuesday, May 6 from 5-7 PMEcology Building room 117 Ecology graduate students will share original works of creative writing on the theme of “nature writing as ecologists.’” Come ready to listen, mingle,…
Zero Waste UGA Film Screening: The Cigarette SurfboardWednesday, April 23 from 5 to 7:30 PMCine, 234 W. Hancock Ave. Join Zero Waste UGA for a free screening of The Cigarette Surfboard and panel discussion with the filmmaker in a conversation…