Willson Center for Humanities and Arts – The University of Georgia
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Coastal Humanities: Geographies of Abundance and Repair
eHistory
Interdisciplinary Modernisms Workshop
Interdisciplinary Solutions to Modern Challenges: Ecological Science, Environmental Law, and the Environmental Humanities
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2026 UGA Humanities Festival
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Coasts, Climates, the Humanities, and the Environment Consortium
Atlas of Meaning (LSU)
Voices of Resilience and Recovery in Robeson County (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Global Georgia Initiative Public Event Series
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Global Georgia Initiative – Georgia Humanities Symposium
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Global Georgia Initiative – Humanities in Place
The Athens African American Oral History Initiative
Franklin Residential College at Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
The History of Slavery at UGA
Huron Smith in Georgia
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NEH Common Heritage Grant: “Sharing Our Stories”
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Spring 2026 Public Events
Calendar highlights include Global Georgia series, Humanities Festival, and more.
Second Phase of Penn Center Partnership Announced
The Mellon Foundation-funded Culture and Community project moves forward with a new grant
A Year in the Humanities and Arts
The Willson Center’s 2024-2025 annual report is now published online
2025 Delta Visiting Chair Robert Spano
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Music Director Laureate has rescheduled his UGA visit for May 3
UGA Students Reap International Awards
UGA's Rhodes and Schwarzman Scholars incorporate study in the humanities and arts
Promoting Scholarly Inquiry & Creative Activity
Ed Pavlić earns Guggenheim Fellowship to support work on James Baldwin biography
Pavlić, Distinguished Research Professor of English and African American Studies, is a recent Willson Center Faculty Fellow who was featured in a February profile for @UGAResearch ...
Culture and Community at Penn Center Names 2026 Artist in Residence and Community Fellow
Master quilter Torreah "Cookie" Washington and James Beard Award semifinalist chef Bernard Bennett will engage with Sea Islands communities and visiting learners through programs supported by the Culture and Community project ...
UGA Humanities Festival announced for March 16 – April 2
The annual series of public events showcases the richness and diversity of research and practice in the humanities at UGA and throughout our extended community ...
Upcoming Events
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Deadlines
Internal Opportunities
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UPCOMING DEADLINES
Apr 16
UGA Faculty Writing Retreat 2026
No Deadline
UGA Arts Collaborative Mini Grants
External Opportunities
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The Willson Center offers assistance preparing applications for external grants and fellowships for research and practice in the humanities and arts.
UPCOMING DEADLINES
April 2
Creative Capital Awards
Apr 20
| Omohundro Institute:
The Historian’s Writerly Craft Workshop
Apr 22
| NEH:
Fellowships
Apr 22
| NEH:
Public Scholars
April 27
| Harpo Foundation:
Impact Award for Native American Art
Jun 25
(anticipated) | NEH:
Landmarks of American History and Culture
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