X-Tasee Dance Crew Fosters Community Through Hip-Hop
Built on inclusivity and passion, the University’s first competitive hip-hop dance group is still evolving after eighteen years.
Russ Warren: The Denial of Death opens Saturday, March 11 at Les Yeux du Monde
Two New Opportunities For Traditional Arts In Bristol & Beyond
A collective of local culture workers spearheaded by the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is thrilled to announce new opportunities for folk and traditional artists and new support for cultural traditions in the greater Bristol region (Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee) thanks to Central Appalachia Living Traditions (CALT), an initiative of Mid Atlantic Arts.
Tina Fey Returning to UVA for President’s Speaker Series for the Arts
Book Arts at the Virginia Center for the Book
Book Arts is a community of member artists exploring books, paper, and printmaking at the Virginia Center for the Book in Charlottesville’s historic Jefferson School City Center.
Long Time TECS Director to Retire
A Life Inspired
In 2021, The Fralin Museum of Art lost one of its most ardent and energetic supporters, Ruth Cunningham Cross. Cross believed so greatly in the mission of the museum that she always wanted to be the first person from the community to welcome any new member of the museum team, ensuring that they knew they had a friend and advocate. Continuing this tradition of support, The Fralin is poised for future success thanks to a $1 million endowment created by the family of Ruth Cross.
2023 Virginia Film Festival set for October 25-29 & Opens Call for Entries
“We are excited to announce that this year’s Virginia Film Festival will be returning to Charlottesville for its 36th year from October 25-29,” said Virginia Film Festival Director and UVA Vice Provost for the Arts Jody Kielbasa. “We continue to receive such positive feedback from our patrons about last year’s festival, which saw us presenting a stellar lineup of films, and an impressive guest list headlined by Jonathan Majors, who is fast becoming one of Hollywood’s biggest stars thanks to his role as Kang the Conqueror in the Marvel Universe and his starring role opposite Michael B. Jordan in the highly anticipated Creed III. We look forward to sharing another outstanding lineup and guest roster in 2023.”
2023 Battle of the Bands: Submit Now!!
Introducing Ana Ozaki - Mellon Race, Place and Equity Postdoctoral Fellow
The School of Architecture is pleased to announce Ana Ozaki as inaugural Mellon Race, Place, and Equity (RPE) postdoctoral fellow. Ana Ozaki's research investigates the complex ways racial ideologies have interfered with architectural understandings of climate and the environment within the African diaspora, mainly within the Black Atlantic.