Sasha Huber, Tailoring Freedom - Renty and Delia, 2021 Courtesy of the artist and Tamara Lanie
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Picturing Fabric Textile, Photography and Women's Hands

September 26, 2023
The following words are projected onto the ground and on a wall surrounding stairs and two sets of doors at the National Mall: "Remain Committed to forming a more perfect union as long as we remain committed to the principles [of] democracy..."

One of ‘THE PEOPLE’: Ryan’s Words Included in Democracy Celebration on National Mall

Projected against the back of the National Museum of American History on Wednesday evening was an excerpt from Jim Ryan’s July Fourth speech at Monticello’s annual naturalization ceremony. It was part of the artist Jenny Holzer’s text-based light projection on democracy called “THE PEOPLE.”

https://news.virginia.edu/content/one-people-ryans-words-included-democracy-celebration-national-mall

Andrea Lytle Peet, Dr. Peggy Plews-Organ, and members of the Prolyfyck Run Crew sit on a stage with microphones.

“Go On, Be Brave” screening at the Paramount celebrates hope found in community

The Paramount Theater hosted more than just a screening Saturday night. “Go On, Be Brave” was instead a celebration of endurance and tenacity.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/09/go-on-be-brave-screening-at-the-paramount-celebrates-hope-found-in-community?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

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

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