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Culture and Community names new artist in residence and community research partners

Renowned tenor Victor Ryan Robertson and Gullah farmers Ben C. Johnson and Charity Coleman will engage with St. Helena residents and visitors in 2025

Penn Center Culture & Community

Culture & Community

Penn Center partnership with UGA’s Willson Center to offer public events, artists in residence, classes, & workshops

Penn Center Conversations

Penn Center Conversations

The past, present, & future of a unique culture and community

Summer Research Residencies

Classes & workshops will bring students & faculty from UGA, HBCUs, other regional institutions

Culture and Community at the Penn Center Historic District

Heritage Days graphic

Culture and Community at Heritage Days Festival

Culture and Community will co-sponsor a symposium on Gullah/Geechee lineage and legacy, as well as coordinate and support a delegation of students attending the festival from Claflin University, College of Charleston, and Georgia Tech ...
Morton Theatre

Artist in residence Victor Ryan Robertson to perform at historic Morton Theatre in Athens

The Grammy-nominated tenor will also engage in a public conversation as part of the University of Georgia’s 2025 Spotlight on the Arts festival. The November 12 event is free and open to all ...
Victor Ryan Robertson

Culture and Community names 2025 artist in residence and community research partners

Grammy-nominated tenor Victor Ryan Robertson (pictured), the incoming artist in residence, and Gullah farmers Ben C. Johnson and Charity Coleman, the community research partners, will engage with Sea Islands communities and visiting learners through new and existing programs supported by the Culture and Community partnership ...