Event Series and Awards
The Blackwell Prize | The Other Night School | The Stone Visiting Artist Series
The UWG Culture Lab's Reading Series | The Vault Gallery | The Wadsworth Piano Competition
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The Blackwell Prizes
The Blackwell Prizes recognize high achievement in writing, observational painting, music, and filmmaking. Writing-prize recipients have included Pulitzer Prize-winner Gregory Pardlo, Elena Passarello, B.H. Fairchild, Allison Joseph, and more. Painters have included Josephine Halvorson, Lilian Garcia-Roig, Brian Rego, Charly Palmer, and others. The inaugural music prize-winner, pianist Artina McCain, will be in residence in April 2025, with the first filmmaking prize-winner, Anu Valia, coming to west Georgia in Fall 2025.
Winners are in residence in Newnan at Gray Cottage for at least two weeks, and deliver readings, artist talks, demos, performanaces, screenings, and exhibits for the surrounding communities. Each prize is valued at $10,000.
The Blackwell Prizes are made possible through the generosity of the Blackwell Trust of Newnan, Georgia, legacy of Fred R. and Nell W. Blackwell, as well as support from the Newnan Artist-in-Residence Program and the City of Newnan.
The Other Night School
The Other Night School is a dynamic, community-based lecture series featuring the very best of UWG faculty from the Arts, Humanities, and Sciences, speaking about the topics that interest them most.
The Other Night School is made possible through the generosity of the Hollis Trust of Newnan, Georgia, as well as Milestone Investment Management, LLC, in Carrollton, Georgia. Special thanks to our partners at the Carrollton Center for the Arts and UWG Newnan.
The Michael and Andrea Stone Visiting Artist Series
The Michael and Andrea Stone Visiting Artist Series invites the campus and the Carrollton community to attend events with artists from diverse backgrounds and disciplines once a semester. Former visiting artists include playwright Daniel Banks, filmmaker Zack Godshall, musician Adison Evans, visual artist Foon Sham, novelist and musician John Darnielle, and many, many more.
This series is made possible through the generosity of Michael and Andrea Stone, who share with the UWG Culture Lab a commitment to improving and enriching the community through arts-based programming.
The Sewell Lecture Series
The Sewell Lecture Series invites scholars and authors to campus for dynamic talks that cross over traditional program barriers. Invitations are extended to the most seasoned critics and artists, who can (and do) deliver scintillating talks on topics of wide appeal to campus and community cultures.
The Sewell Lecture Series is made possible through the generosity of the Warren and Ava Sewell Foundation of Bremen, Georgia, whose longstanding commitment to the West Georgia community has brought innumerable benefits as well as having provided for inventive programming like this lecture series. All events are open and free to the public.