A microphone stands against a blurry background, which includes furniture and a handful of sitting people.

Flux celebrates self-expression through spoken word

Every Thursday evening in the belly of Brooks Hall sits a collection of poets, creatives and arts enthusiasts that make up Flux, the University’s student-led poetry and spoken word organization.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/09/flux-celebrates-self-expression-through-spoken-word?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

Two people in profile view stand before a banner that reads "Wallace Thurman" with a quote from the writer.

“Their World As Big As They Made It: Looking Back at the Harlem Renaissance” keeps the vibrant era alive on Grounds

At the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, a curated collection of images, art and documents paints a picture of the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance. The library’s newest exhibition brings the life and ardor of the Harlem Renaissance to Grounds.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/09/their-world-as-big-as-they-made-it-looking-back-at-the-harlem-renaissance-keeps-the-vibrant-era-alive-on-grounds

A graphic with a blue background shows the UVA V and sabres logo overlayed with drawings of a painter's palette, the comedy and tragedy masks, and a microphone.

Paint the Town Orange and Blue with Upcoming Arts Events

As University students, new and old, return to Charlottesville, the University Programs Council, U.Va. Arts and the Charlottesville community offer numerous opportunities to reconnect with and explore the local arts scene after a summer away.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/08/paint-the-town-orange-and-blue-with-upcoming-arts-events?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest

Makaela Johansen paints an orange and purple portrait.

Makaela Johansen: The artist behind Three Notch’d’s latest beer labels

Between various graphic design projects and a mural at Crozet Pizza, the recent University graduate is making her mark on Charlottesville.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/08/makaela-johansen-the-artist-behind-three-notchds-latest-beer-labels?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest

A man in military uniform faces the camera and holds a vintage phone to his ear; a woman wearing maroon stands behind him with her back facing the camera.

‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’ captures hearts at the Virginia Theatre Festival

Performed in the Helms Theatre as part of the Virginia Theatre Festival, the play follows the romance between Jack Ludwig, a World War II military doctor, and Louise Rabiner, an aspiring actress.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/08/dear-jack-dear-louise-captures-hearts-at-the-virginia-theatre-festival?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest

A man stands adjacent to a yellow sign with a woman on it that reads "Their World As Big As They Made It: Looking Back at the Harlem Renaissance."

Inside Their World: New Exhibit Connects Harlem Renaissance to Today

“Their World As Big As They Made It,” an exhibition at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, opens to the public on Wednesday. It examines the works in the period of Black artistic and intellectual activity centered in a New York neighborhood. The Harlem Renaissance began in the early 1900s as racist violence and diminishing economic opportunity pushed Black Southerners to head north in a movement known as the Great Migration.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/inside-their-world-new-exhibit-connects-harlem-renaissance-today

A collage of various famous figures in history, tinged blue, with a translucent overlay of the number 50.

Celebrating Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary With Professor A.D. Carson

A.D. Carson has been in high demand this summer. Hip-hop’s 50th anniversary is Friday and media outlets ranging from Vanity Fair to NPR to Rolling Stone have asked Carson, the University of Virginia’s associate professor of hip-hop and the global South, to weigh in on the genre’s evolution and importance. He has academic and practical expertise as a scholar of the genre and as a rapper himself.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/celebrating-hip-hops-50th-anniversary-professor-ad-carson

A profile shot of Nita Wareechatchai shows the recent graduate peeling tape off of the mural.

This A-School Mural Gets a Boost From the Power of Pink

A new mural has gone up in the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture, thanks to the work of professor Sanda Iliescu and three architecture students. The mural stands out in the school’s Campbell Hall home, where neutral tones abound, and that’s the point.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/school-mural-gets-boost-power-pink

A group of well-dressed UVA alumni and Sotheby's employees pose with a piece of art work that includes the words "Blah blah blah blah".

UVA Has an Outsized Presence at Famed Sotheby’s Auction House

When Frankie Mananzan landed a job at the esteemed Sotheby’s auction house after graduating from the University of Virginia in 2021, you might forgive her for feeling a little daunted. After all, the company is known for auctioning unique items and national treasures, with prices often reaching six or seven figures. But the nervousness abated when she ran into another Wahoo working there. And another. And another. And another.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-has-outsized-presence-famed-sothebys-auction-house

An orange and blue design includes a mashup of Madonna and John Lennon's face, a microphone, sheet music, and the play function on a smart phone.

HOW AI ‘VOICE FAKES’ ARE CHANGING MUSIC

The songs are already circulating. In April, a TikTok user released “Heart On My Sleeve,” a song that used generative artificial intelligence to create a track in the style of rappers Drake and The Weeknd. The song got 15 million views on TikTok and 600,000 streams on Spotify before it was removed from the platforms.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/how-ai-voice-fakes-are-changing-music

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