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Second Phase of Culture & Community Partnership Announced

The Mellon Foundation has renewed its support for the UGA – Penn Center project with a new grant

Penn Center Culture & Community
Culture & Community

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

2022 Public Programs
Public Programs

Culture & Community includes artists-in-residence, community conversations, and Penn Scholars Research Residencies

Penn Center Conversations
Penn Center Conversations

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

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Summer Research Residencies

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

Culture and Community at the Penn Center Historic District

A man wearing glasses, a white shirt, and a blue striped apron stands smiling near a window with sheer curtains at Penn Center during Heritage Days.

Charlotte Forton Community Fellow to bring culinary experience to Penn Center’s annual Heritage Days celebration

Culture and Community's Charlotte Forton Community Fellow, Chef Bernard Bennett, will bring his culinary artistry to the Historic Penn Center's 2026 Heritage Days Symposium ...
Smiling woman with gray curly hair, Artist-in-Residence at Penn Center, wears a patterned blue headband and matching top, posing against a dark gray background.

Artist-in-Residence Cookie Washington partners with The Guardian’s Legacies of Enslavement program at Penn Center

Artist-in-Residence Torreah "Cookie" Washington leads community quilting workshop in partnership with The Guardian’s Legacies of Enslavement program ...
A colorful woven basket with an orange, green, and black pattern, white edging on top, and a handmade label—crafted at Penn Center’s National Crafts Open Studio.

Culture and Community Artist-in-Residence hosts National Crafts Open Studio Weekend at Penn Center

The Sam Doyle Artist-in-Residence, Torreah “Cookie” Washington, hosted the event, which invited participants to visit her studio, gain insight into her creative processes, and explore the craft of Gullah Rag Quilting ...