University Art Gallery
The UAG is delighted to present the work of graduating senior art majors Timothy Cook, Calley Doyle, and George Meng in Longing and Belonging.
At the University of the South, we have multiple dedicated exhibition and performance spaces and series across campus, weaving the arts into life and study across the college. In addition to our designated spaces, our campus overall is regularly ranked as one of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States.
All of campus is designed to inspire, and all of campus is a stage.
Monday, April 22 at 6:00PM
Convocation Hall
Students majoring in Creative Writing will present their work at Convocation Hall on Monday, April 22 with the readings beginning at 6:00PM and Defense of the Capstone at 7:05PM
Poetry: Wyles Daniel & Jose Diaz
Fiction: Remy Donald, Rylee Higgins, Eleanor Knox, Sarah Crosby McKay, & Stormy Stewart
Friday, April 26, 2024
10:00am-11:30am
Convocation Hall
As part of Scholarship Sewanee, senior art majors will present their work:
10:00am: Tim Cook
10:30am: George Meng
11:00am: Calley Doyle
Friday, April 26, 2024
7:30pm
All Saints' Chapel
You are cordially invited to join the Sewanee Symphony Orchestra and University Choir for what promises to be an extraordinary season finale!
Collaborating together, the SSO and UC will present a captivating selection of choruses from Handel’s Messiah, promising an unforgettable musical experience.
Additionally, the program will showcase masterpieces by renowned composers Jean Sibelius and León Boëllmann.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
3:00pm
St. Luke's Chapel
Join Sewanee vocalist Victor Esparza for Love Like You, a recital about love in all its beauty and horror. From dramatic ballads to musical theater to pop hits, this musical journey reminds us that, from its birth until its inevitable end, love somehow manages to forever be. With Vicki Collinsworth, piano; Sparrow Womack, violin; and Natalie Huckabay, voice.
Sunday, April 28, 2024
3:00pm
St. Luke's Chapel
Katy Mae Elder's Homebound is a recital that plays with the concepts of leaving home, finding it again, and realizing that home can be found in the people you love. A variety of music is displayed in this recital ranging from country to musical theater and from poetic folk to soul. Enjoy this recital celebrating our Sewanee home and the community organizations that support it. With Vicki Collinsworth, piano, and student guests.
Please join us Monday, April 29 at 5 p.m. in Convocation Hall for a screening and Q&A as we launch the website presentation of Glazing A History: The Narthex Windows of All Saints' Chapel, 1957-1960.These windows, crafted in the 1950s in the context of the Civil Rights Era and the Cold War, underline several intertwined themes: the "Old South" and the Confederacy, the University's students and leaders as ideal Sewanee Men, generous donors and the ongoing work they made possible, and the institution's role in creating men prepared for war.
Monday, April 29
7:00 p.m.
Guerry Auditorium
Free and open to the public.
The students of MUSC 255: Workshop for the Singing Actor present an evening of musical theatre scenes and solos! Featuring excerpts from Little Women, Guys and Dolls, The Mad Ones, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Bridges of Madison County, and [Title of Show].
With Vicki Collinsworth, piano.
The first exhibition of the 2024-2025 UAG Season will be a retrospective celebrating the work of Arlyn Ende and Jack Hastings. Opening reception August 30!
The UAG is delighted to present the work of graduating senior art majors Timothy Cook, Calley Doyle, and George Meng in Longing and Belonging.
The Carlos Gallery in the Art Building at the University of the South is pleased to The Sun Sets Midaternoon, a photography show by Jessica Hays.
Planet vs. Plastics, Earth Day 2024 Exhibit
Fish made of plastic bags? Purses crocheted from grocery bags? Bugs crafted from shampoo bottles? Wait — a torrent of water bottles tumbling off the plateau and morphing into fish? And how about a Sewanee angel decked out in plastic finery?
These and more form the current exhibit at Stirling's Coffee House, which follows this year's Earth Day theme: Planet vs Plastics.
Art Forum is an organization dedicated to promoting the visual arts and facilitating artistic opportunities at the University of the South. We offer a creative space for students to promote art within a positive community. In doing so, we foster a stronger Sewanee community and appreciation for the arts.
At the University of the South, the arts model interdisciplinarity and collaboration. Special events like gallery walks and Arts Amplified events bring distinct disciplines in the arts together for inspiration and learning, and give our students and faculty multiple and diverse opportunities to experiment, collaborate, show their work, hone their skills, and reach audiences - all across campus.
Students with exceptional promise in performing or studio arts can apply for Fellowship in the Arts. They are awarded to candidates with interests and accomplishments in visual studies, art history, film, dance, theatre, or music. Students selected for these fellowships will have the opportunity to dive more deeply into the life of the arts at Sewanee. Incoming students are invited to apply after they are admitted to Sewanee. These stackable fellowships, valued at $2,000, are renewable for four years. For more information, please email your admission counselor.
Dynamics seeks to bring together the performing arts at Sewanee by mixing student-choreographed dances with vocal and instrumental pieces. Student performers are invited to try on new styles and concepts with the goal of simply being creative.
The Guarisco Scholarship is endowed for Seniors who are pursuing a major in the Department of Art, Art History, and Visual Studies, and who have demonstrated extraordinary promise in Art or Art History. The scholarship includes tuition as well as research funds for summer travel or an internship leading up to and during the final year as an undergraduate.
Live Music Sound Nation is a contemporary instrumental multi-media ensemble, focusing on the production and performance of modern rock and film score shows. Using a highly collaborative approach, the next generation of talented musicians and artists rehearse music and prepare visual displays for arena-style rock and movie concerts. We use the latest in sound, lighting effects, and design as we perform the compositions of the great musical artists of the modern day.
Perpetual Motion (PMo) is a student-led dance organization designed to give students an opportunity to perform and to expose the Sewanee community to a variety of unique styles of dance. Through diversity and inclusion, we strive to recruit dancers of all levels and expose them to a variety of dance genres. To fulfill our mission, we will work with other dance organizations on campus as well as the Dance Program to reach as many students as possible.
Sewanee Praise ministers the Gospel in song to the campus and surrounding communities. The choir’s diverse membership is made up of students, faculty, and community members from various backgrounds and experiences. Its repertory covers spirituals, traditional and contemporary gospel, contemporary Christian, and praise and worship. Sewanee Praise performs two concerts—one each semester—as well as other campus events and regional tours.
The Sewanee Symphony Orchestra (SSO) presents a full range of the symphonic repertory and includes a wide variety of musical styles and genres. As a key component of the liberal arts environment, the orchestra not only collaborates with other music ensembles but also often participates in campus-wide interdisciplinary projects. Sewanee's orchestra is a vivid reflection of our community. It is common for students to play alongside their professors, University administrators, and community members.
The University Choir plays an important role in Sewanee's musical life, singing at weekly services in All Saints' Chapel, monthly evensongs, and other campus events. A highlight of each year is the annual Festival of Lessons and Carols. This service regularly attracts 3,000 visitors to campus and has been featured in Southern Living and Garden and Gun. As an active touring ensemble, the choir has performed extensively throughout the United States and England.
The University Jazz Ensemble started as a small ensemble and has grown into a 17-to-19 piece big band that covers the repertory of large ensemble jazz ranging from Duke Ellington and Count Basie to big band arrangements of popular songs by the Beatles and the Jackson 5. The Jazz Ensemble focuses on developing student jazz musicians by providing an opportunity for a challenging ensemble experience while encouraging performers to explore jazz improvisation. The Jazz Ensemble offers two performances on campus each school year, and also plays in local venues as requested.
The William Ralston Listening Library and Archive is located on the second floor of duPont Library at the University of the South in Sewanee, TN. The state-of-the-art facility offers an unparalleled teaching and learning resource and was created in memory of beloved Sewanee professor Father William Ralston, C’51. The Library houses his world-class collection of recordings inside what many reviewers and audiophiles consider to be the best publicly available sound playback system in the world. Years in the planning and decades in the dreaming, the Ralston Listening Library exists to bring a stunning, life-changing sonic and aesthetic experience to students and visitors of all ages. In the best spirit of Father Ralston, the Library's mission is entirely philanthropic, designed to spread a love and appreciation for great music and audio to those who would not otherwise have access or knowledge of such things.