Arts & Culture
UA Names Director of Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies
Early modern literary scholar Dr. Michelle M. Dowd has been named Hudson Strode Professor of English and the new director of The University of Alabama’s Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies.
The Joy of Food Blogging
The Learning in Action Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) at The University of Alabama uses experiential learning to help undergraduate students gain real-world problem solving skills before heading into their desired field of work. Through experiential learning opportunities (ELOs), faculty and staff are able to enhance students’ learning by immersing them in real situations in which
Faculty Conversations: William Dooley
By Terri Robertson William Dooley, associate professor of art and director of the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, talks about his curatorial process, the gallery’s role at UA and the endowment that makes his work possible. The gallery’s current exhibit, “In This House: Selections from the Permanent Collection,” runs through April 10. 1. What led you down
UA Gallery Hosts UA/UAB Joint Faculty Art Exhibit
In an unprecedented event, the work of art and art history faculty from The University of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham will be displayed from Friday, Aug. 5 to Friday, Sept. 30 at the UA Gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa.
UA Professor Helped Create Willie Mays Statue, Unveiling Scheduled for July 20
The recently completed life-sized bronze statue of National Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays will be officially unveiled at the home of the Birmingham Barons minor league baseball team at Regions Field Wednesday at 4 p.m. on the 14th Street side of the stadium.
UA’s Paul Jones Gallery of Art Showcases Miniature Art
Forget murals and mammoth outdoor sculptures. The new exhibit at The University of Alabama’s Paul R. Jones Gallery in downtown Tuscaloosa is featuring art at the other end of the spectrum—not big paintings, but miniatures—through July 22.
UA’s Documenting Justice Course to Screen Films at Bama Theatre
The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility and the UA department of telecommunication & film will host the 10th Annual Documenting Justice film screening at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa. The screening is free and open to the public. The five short documentaries that will premiere were created by non-film majors who dedicated a year to learning how to document and analyze culture and social experience – and communicate about issues of justice and injustice in Alabama – through videography.
UA’s Huxford Symphony Orchestra, University Singers Present ‘Elijah’
The story of Elijah, one of the greatest prophets of the Bible, will be told through the conjoined sound of song and classical instruments in the “Huxford Symphony Orchestra and University Singers Present Elijah” concert April 21, 7:30 p.m. at The University of Alabama’s Moody Music Hall.
Abstract Textile Art on Display at UA Gallery
The artwork of Heather Whidden, a University of Alabama Master of Fine Arts student, will be displayed from Friday, April 1 to Friday, April 29 at the UA Gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa.