Arts on the Hill

Arts on the Hill: An Evening of Spoken Word with FLUX

Tuesday, September 26 • 5:30-6:30pm (doors open at 5pm) • Carr’s Hill • Drinks & Snacks •  FREE by Lottery

UVA Faculty, Staff, & Students: All UVA faculty, staff, and students can enter the lottery (one submission per person with an option to bring a guest). 

Lottery: All UVA faculty, staff, and students are eligible to enter the lottery, with preference given to UVA students. The deadline to enter the lottery is 11:59pm on Thursday, September 21. Winners will be notified by no later than 5pm on Friday, September 22.

Questions or Concerns: Email Emma Terry, Programs & Communication Director for UVA Arts, or Gracelyn Spates, Coordinator, Major Events.

As the sole poetry and spoken word group on Grounds, Flux exists to promote the authentic self-expression and creativity of our members through the exploration of written and performed poetry. We are creating an encouraging community where writers feel comfortable experimenting with words and presenting what they've written to an accepting audience. Join us on Thursdays at 8PM in Brooks Hall to be welcomed into a kind and safe space.

Arts on the Hill is a recurring event on Carr's Hill featuring artists and scholars from our faculty and student body, as well as visiting artists and scholars from around the globe. President Jim Ryan hosts guests each month during the academic year for performances and discussions around the Arts at UVA with FREE drinks and snacks to boot!! Arts on the Hill is an ongoing collaboration between UVA Arts, the Office of the President & the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.

In the News

• UVA Today •  April 21, 2023 • The Bigger Picture: Musical Joy on Carr’s Hill
• UVA Today • October 12, 2022 • Upcoming ‘arts on the Hill’ Events to Feature Actors Jason George and Kathleen Turner
• UVA Today • October 6, 2022 • The Bigger Picture: Raising Their Voices
• UVA Arts • October 2020 • Arts on the Hill: President Jim Ryan Hosts UVA Artists in Virtual Performances!
• UVA Today • March 4, 2020 • New “Arts on the Hill” Series Debuts at Carr’s Hill With Moving, Live Performances

Past Events

The President's House

Carr's Hill is home to the President of the University of Virginia.  Construction finished in 1909, during the first president's tenure.  Every University president has lived in the home.  The house was specifically designed to mimic the functionality of the Pavilions on the Lawn; the first floor is public-private space used by the President to host meetings and events with students, alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends of the University, as well as visiting dignitaries from around the Commonwealth and across the globe.  As in the Pavilions, the President lives on the upper floors of the house.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register, Carr's Hill, designed by McKim, Mead & White, is an interesting study in architecture that reinterprets Jeffersonian classicism.  The home sits on a rise bearing the same name, overlooking the University, and is nestled amongst beautiful gardens and historic outbuildings that pre-date the construction of the main house.  The history of Carr's Hill and the buildings on it are long and full of many colorful stories.