WTJU 91.1 FM to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts!
Photo Contest: Take a Look at the Winning Entries in a UVA Smartphone Photo Contest
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Virginia Student Council’s Arts Committee approached UVA photographer Sanjay Suchak about teaching a Zoom workshop with smartphone photography tips and setting up a student photo contest. The hope was to give students an opportunity to get creative, and a new way to get outside and explore UVA and Charlottesville.
Alumnus Jason George, Co-Stars Discuss Portraying 2020 In Medical Dramas
One course could change your entire life. That’s exactly what happened to University of Virginia alumnus Jason George, who plays Dr. Ben Warren on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” and its spin-off, “Station 19.” Jody Kielbasa, director of the Virginia Film Festival and UVA’s vice provost for the arts, introduced George during Sunday night’s installment of the Virginia Film Festival’s virtual conversation, “Beyond the Screen: Reflecting Reality with the Cast of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Station 19.’” The event was moderated by Chandler Ferrebee, the film festival’s program manager; the film festival is a program of the University and the Office of the Provost and Vice Provost for the Arts.
No More Stereotypes: Student Artists ‘(re)present’ UVA Students Today
The Women’s Center (renamed in 2017, thanks to the generous support of Maxine Platzer Lynn, a 1951 alumna of what is now the School of Education and Human Development) was created to offer more resources and programs to women at UVA and in the community – especially students, of course – and to foster leadership and work on gender justice. Today, its programs include mentoring and outreach to boys and young men, as well as to girls and young women.
UVA Drama to Introduce New MFA Acting Company In Death Of The Author And God Of Carnage
The Fralin Museum of Art Awarded Re-Accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums
Virginia Film Festival Receives $20,000 Grant From National Endowment for the Arts
Nomi Dave Wins the Ruth Stone Prize from the Society for Ethnomusicology
Visual & Performing Arts Organizations
What moves you—drawing? Literature? Chess? Salsa dancing? At UVA, you’ll find a wealth of opportunities to create your own unique experiences, find your niche and follow your passions.