Georgia Southern hosting Youth Mental Health First Aid certification course
The Georgia Southern University Division of Continuing Education is hosting Youth Mental Health First Aid, a six-hour certification course for adults who work with youth. The virtual course will be taught by school-based therapist and licensed professional counselor Vanessa Brown on Feb. 15.
Center for Art and Theatre to host visiting contemporary art exhibition
The Georgia Southern University Center for Art and Theatre on the Statesboro Campus will host “Mode/Code,” a contemporary art exhibition featuring paint, textiles, illustration and digital exploration, through Feb. 12. A virtual artist talk will be on Feb. 11 at 5:30 p.m.
“I’ve followed the work of these artists for years,” said Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art Gallery Director Jason Hoelscher. “I have seen and shown some of their work before. I’ve never seen them exhibited together, however, and I look forward to seeing what visual and conceptual magic happens when their work converges in one gallery space.”
The virtual artist talk will feature emerging artists Trish Andersen, Andrea Caretto, Will Penny, Michael Porten, Jen Small, Britt Spencer and Ben Tollefson. Due to COVID-19, gallery capacity is limited and guests must wear a mask and stay 6 feet apart. Attendees can fill out the mandatory registration to view the talk here.
Georgia Southern offering unique class for grandparents raising their grandchildren
The Georgia Southern University Division of Continuing Education is offering a class to help people parenting their grandchildren. The 90-minute virtual session will be taught on March 12 by Georgia Southern alumna Jessika Washington, director of special education for the Morgan County Charter School System.
Office of Leadership and Community Engagement works with IT to keep Holiday Helper Tree tradition alive amid COVID-19 pandemic
In July, when most people at Georgia Southern University were wondering when students, faculty and staff would be able to return to campus, Jordan Wilburn was thinking about the upcoming holiday season. Specifically, Wilburn, who is the Community Engagement Coordinator in the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement, was brainstorming ways to keep the Holiday Helper Tree, a 27-year-old holiday tradition, alive during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Office of Leadership and Community Engagement works with IT to keep Holiday Helper Tree tradition alive amid COVID-19 pandemic
In July, when most people at Georgia Southern University were wondering when students, faculty and staff would be able to return to campus, Jordan Wilburn was thinking about the upcoming holiday season. Specifically, Wilburn, who is the Community Engagement Coordinator in the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement, was brainstorming ways to keep the Holiday Helper Tree, a 27-year-old holiday tradition, alive during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Statesboro Campus to host 3rd annual Gullah Geechee Celebration
Georgia Southern University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs will host the 3rd annual Gullah Geechee Celebration Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. at the Williams Center multipurpose room on the Statesboro Campus.
The Gullah Geechee people are the descendants of African slaves on the rice, indigo and Sea Island cotton plantations of the lower Atlantic coast, including Georgia. The celebration will highlight Gullah Geechee people’s unique, African-influenced culture. Their distinctive arts, crafts, foodways, music and language formed due to their isolation on island and coastal plantations.
For more information, email Paris Lawrence, coordinator of diversity education and program outreach, at plawrence@georgiasouthern.edu.
Statesboro Campus to host 3rd annual Gullah Geechee Celebration
Georgia Southern University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs will host the 3rd annual Gullah Geechee Celebration Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. at the Williams Center multipurpose room on the Statesboro Campus.
The Gullah Geechee people are the descendants of African slaves on the rice, indigo and Sea Island cotton plantations of the lower Atlantic coast, including Georgia. The celebration will highlight Gullah Geechee people’s unique, African-influenced culture. Their distinctive arts, crafts, foodways, music and language formed due to their isolation on island and coastal plantations.
For more information, email Paris Lawrence, coordinator of diversity education and program outreach, at plawrence@georgiasouthern.edu.
International enamel art exhibition on display at Georgia Southern Center for Art and Theatre
“Surface Matters: Grit or Gloss” is now open at the Center for Art and Theatre on the Georgia Southern Statesboro Campus until Dec. 8. The exhibition features more than 60 enamel-based artworks by nearly 50 artists from around the world. A virtual Artists’ Talk will be held on Zoom on Nov. 18 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
International enamel art exhibition on display at Georgia Southern Center for Art and Theatre
“Surface Matters: Grit or Gloss” is now open at the Center for Art and Theatre on the Georgia Southern Statesboro Campus until Dec. 8. The exhibition features more than 60 enamel-based artworks by nearly 50 artists from around the world. A virtual Artists’ Talk will be held on Zoom on Nov. 18 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Georgia Southern hosts annual faculty, student pottery holiday sale
Art produced by Georgia Southern University faculty and students will be up for sale this fall as the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art hosts its annual Holiday Pottery Sale Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the Armstrong Campus in the Annex II building.
The sale features unique, artistic and functional ceramics and pottery pieces that incorporate many styles and techniques.
“We are really excited to continue the tradition of retired Professor John Jensen by offering a holiday ceramics sale on the Armstrong Campus,” sale coordinator, Kim Riner said. “This is an incredible opportunity for our students to have experience with the business side of art making. Students create artworks, price the work and interact with customers at this sale. This enhances their education, and it also gives them immediate response to their artwork.”
The event is free to attend, and cash and checks will be accepted. Social distancing and room capacity will be enforced.