Arts News from the Chronicles


Rivkin 2nd Thursday Concert

Evgeny Rivikin is one of the great international virtuosos on the faculty at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. Already a top award winner as some of the world's most prestigious piano competitions when he arrived at UGA in 1995, Rivkin has anchored the piano studio at the Hodgson School in the time…
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University Theatre presents 'The Fantasticks'

In its 80th season, University Theatre presents a production of the light-hearted musical, The Fantasticks: A lighthearted, modern twist on Romeo and Juliet featuring well-known musical numbers such as “Try to Remember” and “Soon It’s Gonna Rain,” The Fantasticks features neighboring fathers in a…

Byzantine art expert Helen Evans

A specialist in early Christian, Byzantine and Armenian art, Evans installed the Jaharis Galleries of Byzantine Art at the Metropolitan Museum in 2000, which were its first galleries dedicated to Byzantine art, and expanded the galleries in 2008. Her most recent exhibition “Byzantium and Islam:…

ARCO in Venice

A year ago last month, I had the distinct privilege of traveling to Italy with one of the premiere ensembles in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music - the ARCO Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Franklin Professor of Music Levon Ambartsumian. ARCO was invited to play a UNESCO-sponsored concert…

BFA Exit Show III: Ceramics & Scientific Illustration

The Bachelor of Fine Arts Exit Show, the culmination of years of study by students in Studio Arts in the Lamar Dodd School of Art, will be presented in its third iteration of the semester tonight featuring student work in ceramics and scientific illustration. The opening reception is from 7 - 9 p.m…

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