George Keith Martin served as the first African American rector of the University. His portrait now hangs in the second floor of Wilson Hall. (Contributed photo)

New Portraits, Markers Honor Important Stories and Figures in UVA History

The University of Virginia this month launched an effort to highlight events and people who have broken barriers, sparked change, and shaped UVA into the university it is today. The initiative, which includes installation of portraits and markers commemorating important people, moments, and places, began with the unveiling of a portrait of former Rector George Keith Martin and the installation of a historical marker commemorating the “Coat and Tie Rebellion.”

https://news.virginia.edu/content/new-portraits-markers-honor-important-stories-and-figures-uva-history

Lisa Russ Spaar

"Magnolia Cone" by Lisa Russ Spaar on Poetry Daily

Professor Lisa Russ Spaar’s poem, “Magnolia Cone,” is today’s Poetry Daily selection | February 25, 2022.

https://poems.com/poem/magnolia-cone/

UVA fourth-year student, Uzo Njoku, takes the adage your college career is what you make it to a new level with her art and best-selling coloring book, The Bluestocking Society.

UVA Department of Art: Grants, Internships, and Resources

Wondering what careers you can pursue with an art history or studio art degree? Start here!

https://art.as.virginia.edu/grants-internships-and-resources

Make a Book

The Virginia Center for the Book

Working across the Commonwealth to unite communities of readers, writers, artists, and book lovers through year-round programs and partnership initiatives, the Center recognizes the enduring power of literature, storytelling, and the book arts to engage in public dialogue and promote intercultural understanding.

https://www.vabookcenter.org/about/

Nicole Delgado | Photo by Joelly Rodríguez
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Puerto Rican Poet and Book Artist Nicole Delgado Named as the Next Riccio Artist in Residence by Virginia’s Center for the Book

February 24, 2022
Law student Ryan Kurtiak, center, who previously worked at Walt Disney World as a “Star Wars” villager, saw law school as a way to channel his creative energy. (Contributed photo)

Q&A: Former Disney Cast Member Channels Creativity as UVA Law Student

The Force is strong with Ryan Kurtiak. The second-year University of Virginia School of Law student, who previously worked at Walt Disney World as a “Star Wars” villager and grew up wanting to design theme parks, saw law school as a way to channel his creative energy.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/qa-former-disney-cast-member-channels-creativity-uva-law-student?utm_source=DailyReport&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news

The Legend of Georgia McBride by Matthew Lopez

Live Arts Presents The Legend of Georgia McBride by Matthew Lopez

"Lip-sync or swim, baby!" Outrageous and campy, sweet yet spicy, THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA McBRIDE is a heartfelt valentine to drag queens, a celebration of divas and difference.

https://livearts.org/show/the-legend-of-georgia-mcbride/

Detail of the Memorial to Enslaves Laborers

Mellon Foundation Grant Supports Creation of UVA Institute for Black, Indigenous Studies

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $616,670 grant to the University of Virginia to create a research institute for interdisciplinary scholarship, teaching, and cultural projects related to the intersection of feminist Black and Indigenous Studies.

https://www.as.virginia.edu/news/mellon-foundation-grant-supports-creation-uva-institute-black-indigenous-studies

Lisa Russ Spaar’s “Madrigalia: New and Selected Poems”

“Revived Again, Again, Again”: On Lisa Russ Spaar’s “Madrigalia: New and Selected Poems”

“To write the life of him who excelled all mankind in writing the lives of others,” James Boswell said, referring to the great 18th-century person of letters, Samuel Johnson, “may be reckoned in me a presumptuous task.” Exactly thus do I approach, with humility not unmixed with awe, Lisa Russ Spaar’s Madrigalia: New and Selected Poems

https://lareviewofbooks.org/short-takes/revived-again-again-again-on-lisa-russ-spaars-madrigalia-new-and-selected-poems/

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Story Music

Democracy Initiative Announces New Rotating Lab, Working Groups

February 23, 2022
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