Charlottesville Symphony Announces 2022-23 Concert Season
Art Supplies a Lens for Studying War, and War Supplies a Lens for Studying Art
Art is as old as war, and vice versa. In Dan Weiss’ course, students view art through this lens of conflict, combat and culture. Yavorska-Antrobius, a Ukranian artist living in Charlottesville, provided an important perspective to the seminar students.
Richmond Free Press: 35 years after winning Pulitzer, poet Rita Dove’s ‘Apocalyse’ is an awakening
“Playlist for the Apocalypse” recently published by Rita Dove, covers topics ranging from the Black Lives Matter movement to her struggle in learning to cope with her Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis.
'They Definitely Needed It': Why This Summer Has Been So Crucial for the Film Industry
Over two years into the pandemic, the push is on for a return to a normal cinema experience. This is an encouraging sign, University of Virginia media studies professor Jack Hamilton explains.
2021-22 Arts Council Grant: Nourishing Charlottesville’s Classical Community
2021-22 Arts Council Grant: Arts Grounds Day
UVA Volunteers Help Build ‘Tool Library’ for Community’s Benefit
Have you ever started a project, only to be stymied by a lack of the proper tools? The Charlottesville Tool Library might be your solution. “Tool libraries are part of a larger network, part of the do-it-yourself movement and shared resources and the right-to-repair movement,” said Melissa Goldman, fabrication facilities manager at the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture and one of the founders of the library. “It helps empower neighbors to start a group within your community to share tools. It provides access and training … to support homeowners and entrepreneurs and blossoming makers of all sorts.”
Virginia Theatre Festival to Present 'No Fear and Blues Long Gone: Nina Simone'
A Gift with Resonance
When Christine Moore (Engr ’92) came to the University of Virginia, it was with the plan to become an electrical engineer like her father and a hope to continue playing her flute. “I quickly realized that electrical engineering wasn't the best fit for me,” she remembered. She switched her major to chemical engineering and discovered the tremendous musical opportunities at UVA.