Fall 2022

Through shivers of delight to weeping through wretchedness, the arts can create connections between people who may have very little else in common. Being moved by the story playing out on the stage, singing a favorite song with thousands of strangers or discussing— and enjoying—the same book unites people creating community.

In these stories, UT’s faculty and alumni do more than just make music or create worlds. They generate moments of connection, whether through sorrow or delight. And some even do more, whether it’s working with the autistic or teaching a new language. Across our campuses and institutes, faculty, students and alumni create music, prints, paintings, pottery, dance, poetry, vistas and so much more. Let us take the time to drop into galleries, dance in our kitchens, devour art in all of its forms and so enrich our souls.

Hands playing the piano

A Musical Revolution

A UTC alumna uses music to change health care.

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Eli Norrod plays with the alphabet wheels at Plateau Discovery Gardens in Crossville

Abloom with Art

UT Gardens feature art to inspire and teach.

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Jessica Miller. Photo By Dustin Kramer

Like Magic

This UT Southern and UT Chattanooga graduate always knew she wanted to be a writer, but the Simon and Schuster/Atheneum…

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Laurie Allen is the executive director, professor of practice and Lyndhurst Chair of Excellence in the Arts- Based Collaborative Department at UT Chattanooga.

More Than an Arts Career

UT Chattanooga’s Arts-Based Collaborative works to incorporate the arts into children’s learning.

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Expressions of Art on UT Campuses photo collage

Expressions of Art on UT Campuses

A collection of photos showing UT Students across UT campuses performing and participating in various art forms.

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UTC marching band

Making Beautiful Music

Band members from across the UT System found it life changing and now they help change others’ lives.

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Hunter Hall

Hunter Hall Unveils a New Modern Look

The $13.9 million upgrading of the 65-year-old Hunter Hall, which began in December 2020, is almost complete at UT Chattanooga.

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A third-generation dairy farmer, John Harrison of Sweetwater Valley Farm in Philadelphia, Tennessee, has been named the Tennessee Farmer of the year by UT Extension. Harrison is shown here with some of his family who help on the farm. Left to right: daughter Mary Lyndal; Harrison; his wife, Celia; and son Charles. Photo Courtesy Sweetwater Valley Farm

The Tradition Returns

On Sept. 24, UTIA held a traditional in-person Ag Day—an annual celebration of all things “ag” and UTIA.

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