The Townsend Symposia on Music, Philosophy, and the Arts are meant to open the eyes of professionals and scholars to new ideas, presented especially for students, artists, and arts administrators in the community.

October 3-November 23 Dotan Appelbaum: Severe Optimism McEachern Art Center, open Thurs.-Sat. 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Severe Optimism is an exhibition of new work by artist, maker, and writer Dotan Appelbaum. This body of work reflects on the life and ideas of 19th-century English designer and craftsman William Morris, reconsidering their meaning in today’s world. For Morris, design was a way to make sense of the Industrial Revolution and its impact on labor, modes of making, and the built environment. As…

October 3-November 23 Dotan Appelbaum: Severe Optimism McEachern Art Center, open Thurs.-Sat. 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Severe Optimism is an exhibition of new work by artist, maker, and writer Dotan Appelbaum. This body of work reflects on the life and ideas of 19th-century English designer and craftsman William Morris, reconsidering their meaning in today’s world. For Morris, design was a way to make sense of the Industrial Revolution and its impact on labor, modes of making, and the built environment. As…

Stephen Darlington, one of the United Kingdom's foremost choral conductors, joins Mercer Singers and director Stanley Roberts in a choral tour-de-force of time-honored anthems by British composers and contemporary sacred selections from composers around the world.

October 3-November 23 Dotan Appelbaum: Severe Optimism McEachern Art Center, open Thurs.-Sat. 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Severe Optimism is an exhibition of new work by artist, maker, and writer Dotan Appelbaum. This body of work reflects on the life and ideas of 19th-century English designer and craftsman William Morris, reconsidering their meaning in today’s world. For Morris, design was a way to make sense of the Industrial Revolution and its impact on labor, modes of making, and the built environment. As…

Choral Society of Middle Georgia and Mercer University Choir, led by director Gary Gerber, Dean of the Townsend School of Music, present a celebration of music through choral works.

Come hear what the talented students in the McDuffie Center for Strings have been working on. Seating is first come, first served. Doors open 30 minutes beforehand.

The Mercer University Wind Ensemble will break into chamber groups to present an eclectic and varied evening of music. Featured groups will include the Brass Quintet and Wind Quintet as well as other ensembles from within the band.

October 3-November 23 Dotan Appelbaum: Severe Optimism McEachern Art Center, open Thurs.-Sat. 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Severe Optimism is an exhibition of new work by artist, maker, and writer Dotan Appelbaum. This body of work reflects on the life and ideas of 19th-century English designer and craftsman William Morris, reconsidering their meaning in today’s world. For Morris, design was a way to make sense of the Industrial Revolution and its impact on labor, modes of making, and the built environment. As…

October 3-November 23 Dotan Appelbaum: Severe Optimism McEachern Art Center, open Thurs.-Sat. 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Severe Optimism is an exhibition of new work by artist, maker, and writer Dotan Appelbaum. This body of work reflects on the life and ideas of 19th-century English designer and craftsman William Morris, reconsidering their meaning in today’s world. For Morris, design was a way to make sense of the Industrial Revolution and its impact on labor, modes of making, and the built environment. As…