Kalela Williams

Kalela Williams Named New Director of Virginia’s Center for the Book

Virginia Humanities announced that Kalela Williams is serving as the new Director of the Virginia Center for the Book. The Virginia Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, works across the Commonwealth to unite communities of readers, writers, artists, and book lovers. It is the home of the Virginia Festival of the Book, which happens every year in March, as well as a book arts studio located in Charlottesville’s Jefferson School City Center.

https://www.vabookcenter.org/2022/10/02/kalela-williams-announced/

Bill Cole & the Untempered Ensemble (Top Left: Ras Moshe, Joseph Daley, Bill Cole, Warren Smith | Bottom Left: Olivia Shortt, Mali Obomsawin, Althea SullyCole, & Taylor Ho Bynum)
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Bill Cole & the Untempered Ensemble

October 27, 2022
The decoy ducks represent the culture and history of First Nations people in the region.(ABC Riverland: Sophie Landau)

Decoy Ducks Return to First Nations Owners After Years in United States Collection

Three hand-crafted decoy ducks have been returned to the First Nations people of the River Murray after spending many years in the United States. The ducks are typical of decoys traditionally used for hunting by Aboriginal people living along the river in South Australia. Research from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) has found the ducks were created by Nganguruku and Ngarkat man Robert Joseph Tarby Mason in the 1940s.

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/101522254

It plays itself: Brad Lubman conducts the Ensemble Signal on Friday, with Nicole Mitchell, right. In the foreground is the Disklavier piano, controlled by Voyager software, which was running on a nearby computer.Credit...Stephanie Berger

It’s Alive! It’s With the Band! A Computer Soloist Holds Its Own

Two guest soloists, each skilled in the art of improvisation, appeared in New York City on Friday night with the cutting-edge chamber group Ensemble Signal. One soloist was human: Nicole Mitchell, the veteran flutist, composer and bandleader whose albums and performances are regularly (and rightly) celebrated by jazz critics.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/22/arts/music/time-spans-voyager.html

UVA's Rotunda with Halloween projection mapping. On the left the rotunda as a jack-o'-lantern and on the right dancing skeletons on the columns of the Rotunda…
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Look – It’s the Great Rotumpkin!

October 25, 2022
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Yamuna River Project Studio Visits Delhi and Jaipur

UVA School of Architecture’s advanced research studio, Yamuna River Project/Thirsty Cities: Jaipur, (ARCH 4010_4011 / ALAR 8010) taught by Pankaj Vir Gupta and María Gonzalez Aranguren recently returned from their 10-day visit to India, where they spent time in Delhi and Jaipur.

https://www.arch.virginia.edu/news/recap-yamuna-river-project-studio-visits-delhi-and-jaipur

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UVA Visits NYC: The City of Collective Multitudes

Over 160 UVA School of Architecture students, with their studio faculty, headed north in early October 2022 for an immersive experience in New York City as part of the Arch 3010, Arch 7010, and UD 8010 studios.

https://www.arch.virginia.edu/news/uva-visits-nyc-the-city-of-collective-multitudes

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Professors Cantrell and Putalk Engage 'Environmental Futures' at Recent UVA Forum

On October 14, 2022, The Environmental Resilience Institute at UVA hosted the Environmental Futures Forum bringing together faculty, students, alumni, and partners across the University to launch its new Grand Challenges programs in Environmental Resilience and Sustainability. Following opening remarks by Provost Ian Baucom and ERI’s Director Karen McGlathery, sixteen faculty members representing university-wide collaborations in this area presented flash talks on their current research efforts.

https://www.arch.virginia.edu/news/professors-cantrell-and-putalik-engage-environmental-futures-at-recent-uva-forum

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Fralin Museum Invites Written Creativity in Writer’s Eye

October 20, 2022
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Architecture School Lecturer JD Brown Co-Authors 'Planning for Biophilic Cities'

Written by Biophilic Cities Program Director and A-School lecturer, JD Brown, and Helen Santiago Fink, Planning for Biophilic Cities recognizes nature as critical infrastructure for a rapidly urbanizing planet and the importance of proactively incorporating belonging and co-creation in the planning and design of biophilic cities to ensure that investments in nature address a diverse range of needs.

https://www.arch.virginia.edu/news/jd-brown-co-authors-planning-for-biophilic-cities

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