The Hugh Hodgson School of Music is pleased to announce that Eleanor Price will be joining us as assistant professor of musicology beginning August 1, 2026. Eleanor Price is joining the faculty of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia from KU Leuven in Belgium, where she is currently a postdoctoral research associate. Read more at our website: https://music.uga/edu/news/all
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The Hugh Hodgson School of Music is pleased to announce that Emely Phelps will join the faculty as assistant professor of piano beginning August 1, 2026. Praised by the Boston Globe for her “fleet, energetic, and bright-toned” playing, pianist Emely Phelps enjoys a versatile career as a chamber musician, soloist, and teacher. Read more at our website: https://music.uga/edu/news/all
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The Hugh Hodgson School of Music is pleased to announce that Jay Ivey will be joining the faculty as assistant professor of voice August 1, 2026. Jay Ivey joined the voice faculty at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music with a specialization in musical theatre and contemporary commercial styles. Read more at our website: https://music.uga/edu/news/all
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The Hugh Hodgson School of Music is pleased to announce that Tyler Goehring will be joining the faculty as assistant professor in music education (strings) beginning August 1, 2026. He previously taught orchestra at multiple elementary, middle, and high schools throughout Florida. He continues to value the opportunity to work with students of all ages as an active clinician and adjudicator. Read more at our website: https://music.uga/edu/news/all
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✨It's here!✨
The 2026 edition of Georgia Landscape Magazine, the CED's premier student-published magazine, is out now! Written, curated and produced entirely by students, this year's magazine highlights an eclectic collection of articles, ranging from beneficial insects and Australian ecolodges to the influence of commercial landscapes.
Read online at our link in bio.
Hugh Hodgson School of Music is please to announce that Scott Cuellar will be joining the faculty as assistant professor of piano August 1, 2026. In reviewing pianist Scott Cuellar’s debut recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, David LaMarche of the New York Concert Review described Cuellar’s performance as “virtuosic in scope and expression, like a great man of the theater,” and praised his “ability to illuminate both the external structure and the emotional core of the work he plays.” Read more at our website: https://music.uga/edu/news/all
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Congratulations, Class of 2026! You walked the walk, now go, create and keep learning. Your hard work pays off. 🎆🎓
Stay in touch! We love welcoming our alumni back.
📸: @sid.chansa
Our Spring 2026 Commencement Speaker was in the shoes of our graduating students 14 years ago.
Isobel Mills BFA ‘12 is a luxury textile/wallpaper designer and fiber artist known for her distinctive, texture-driven approach to pattern and form. She is the founder of ISOBEL, a luxury fabric line carried in leading trade showrooms nationwide, and creates highly intricate fiber artworks collected for their dimensionality and craftsmanship.
With early experience under Kelly Wearstler and Isabelle de Borchgrave, Isobel developed a deep appreciation for material and process. Influenced by her background in ceramics, she brings a sculptural perspective to everything she creates—whether fabric or fine art. Her work is defined by a balance of playfulness and restraint, resulting in pieces that feel both expressive and enduring.
Isobel graduated from the Lamar Dodd School of Art with her BFA in textile design in 2012. In 2024, the University of Georgia recognized Isobel as a member of the 40 under 40 class of young alumni, celebrated for leading the pack in their industries and communities.
Isobel currently serves on the Lamar Dodd School of Art’s Board of Advisors with two dozen fellow art champions, supporting the School in its strategies and growth.
See you tomorrow for the big day! 🎓
The Hugh Hodgson School of Music is excited to welcome Felix Olschofka as our new Director, beginning August 1! Felix’s expertise in higher education spans over two decades. Before his current appointment as the Director of the Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, he served at the University of North Texas College of Music as Associate Dean for Operations and Director of Graduate Studies. Along with a strong foundation in violin performance and teaching, he brings a balance of academic leadership and arts administration. Visit music.uga.edu to learn more! #UGAArts #UGAMusic #UGA #Athens #LookingAhead
UGA Summer Art Camp is around the corner! Our team of artists, educators, and volunteers are excited to welcome dozens of teen artists this June for a week-long intensive on collegiate art.
Getting ready to create with fibers, photo, inks, and paints.
Save your seat! Day camp and overnight stay offered. Register through the link in our bio. 🔗
Chamber Music Athens is back! Join us May 10–19 for an incredible series of concerts featuring guest artists, UGA faculty, and students.
Here’s your local Athens lineup:
✨ May 10 | 3 PM – Mother’s Day Opening Concert (Free!) 📍 First Baptist Church Athens
✨ May 12 | 7 PM – A Night of Jazz feat. Ilona Knopfler & James Weidman Trio 📍 State Botanical Garden of Georgia (Reception to follow! 🎫)
✨ May 14 | 10 AM – The Magic of Chamber Music: Family Concert (Free!) 📍 UGA Performing Arts Center
✨ May 14 | 7 PM – Sky-Ocean: Music, Art, and Nature feat. The Ying Quartet & Ieva Jocubaviciute (Free!) 📍 Georgia Museum of Art
✨ May 15 | 7:30 PM – The Art of the String Quartet feat. The Ying Quartet 📍 UGA Chapel (🎫)
✨ May 19 | 7:30 PM – Gala Finale feat. The Ying Quartet 📍 UGA Performing Arts Center (🎫)
🔗 Tickets & Full Schedule: chambermusicathens.org
#ChamberMusicAthens #UGA #AthensGA #LiveMusic #ChamberMusic
Our Spring 2026 Critique Week is next week, and our students are hard at work in the studio preparing! First-year @mla_uga students in Dr. Jane Bian's Site Applications Studio are wrapping up their planting-focused landscape improvement projects on selected UGA campus sites.
Across the semester, they developed practical strategies that connect microclimate, stormwater management, foodscapes, soundscapes, streetscapes and health to real site conditions. Reviewers at this critique presentation will see clear concepts and iterative site plans, along with thoughtful plant combinations that balance aesthetics, seasonality, and ecological benefits while supporting comfortable, high-performing campus spaces.
See the full Critique Week schedule at our link in bio.
