The Willson Center is a participating member of the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru), a partnership of institutions committed to ensuring the greatest possible support for the full spectrum of arts and arts-integrative research, curricula, programs, and creative practice for the benefit of all students and faculty at research universities and the communities they serve.

UGA anthropology graduate student Hannah Boone creates with found materials at the 2026 a2ru Emerging Creatives Student Summit, hosted by Michigan State University. [Photo courtesy of Molly Taylor]