The UAG 2026-2027 season opens on August 26 with Kristine Potter's Dark Waters, a powerful consideration of murder ballads and the Southern landscape. Potter’s large scale black and white photographs cue narrative and cinematic reading, and are juxtaposed with film of accomplished musical performances. Dark Waters asks viewers to consider violence and memory in experiences of the landscape, and to think about the implications of the stories we tell and the songs we listen to. Potter will speak about her work on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 5 p.m. in Guerry Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
This exhibition and event are made possible with the support of the University Lectures Committee, FYE, Film Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, Art, and Humanities.
Next, from Oct. 27 through Dec. 11, 2026, the UAG will present Art, Storytelling, Creative Placemaking and the St. Mark's Heritage Trail, a show that is part exhibition, part classroom, and part workshop. The UAG will showcase long-term creative projects on the Trail commemorating the historic St. Mark's Community, and invite new projects from participating classes and school groups to activate the Trail along its length, and share the community’s “joy and neighborly warmth.” The exhibition will debut a new Sewanee Black History Story Map commissioned from Atlanta-based designer Joe Veazey, shaped by the stories contributed by Sewanee students and alumni and by members of the St. Mark’s community. There will be an opening reception and remarks at 5 p.m. on October 27 in Convocation Hall. Joe Veazey will visit campus and speak about his work on Thursday, November 12, at 5 p.m. in Guerry Auditorium. Other events TBA. All are free and open to the public.
This exhibition is offered in partnership with the St. Mark’s Community Association and the Roberson Project on Slavery, Race, and Reconciliation, and with the support of the Friends of the UAG, the University Lectures Committee, FYE, Earth and Environmental Sciences, the Office of Community Engagement, and Art History.
From Jan. 15 through March 28, 2027, Alabama-based photographer and performance artist Jenny Fine will bring her immersive installation Psychomanteum to the UAG, exploring spirit photography, spiritualism, and the responsibility we feel to try to connect with our dead. Fine will visit campus and speak about her work on Feb. 24, 2027 at 5 p.m. in Guerry Auditorium.
Fine’s exhibition and campus visit have been made possible with the support of the University Lectures Committee, Theatre and Dance, Religious Studies, and Humanities.
The Senior Art Majors C'27— Millie Blackburn, Fred Brown, Beatrice Johnson, Meg Patrick, Mimi Smith, Evelyn Stein, and Maggie Wallace— will close out the season, sharing their thesis work in the UAG from April 9 through May 8, 2027. The opening reception celebrating the seniors will take place at 5 p.m. on April 9, 2027, and the seniors will present their work during Scholarship Sewanee beginning at 9 a.m. on April 23, 2027.
