Inside Grounds’ Latest Addition: Artist Mark Dion’s ‘Virginia Curiosity Shop’
You might have noticed a new addition to the University of Virginia’s Arts Grounds. Situated just off Culbreth Road, near Ruffin Hall, the nondescript exterior of the small wooden cabin belies a treasure trove of art inside, all created or found by Ruffin Distinguished Artist-in-Residence Mark Dion.
Backed by Mellon Grant, UVA’s Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection to Enhance Indigenous Collaboration
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Art Museum Futures Fund recently awarded a $200,000 grant to the University of Virginia’s Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection to expand the promotion of Indigenous Australian art and culture, as well as enhance the leadership of Indigenous people within the museum.
CreativeMornings Charlottesville
CreativeMornings is a free, monthly breakfast lecture series for the creative community. It happens in 224 cities in 67 countries around the world. Charlottesville is the 180th chapter, and your local hosts are Kori Price, Emma Terry, and Maureen Brondyke. There will be a creative lecture on the 2nd Friday of each month (generally) centered around a global theme picked by CreativeMorning chapters around the world!
The Gallery at Studio IX
At Studio IX, our commitment to fostering community and providing a platform for fresh ideas, real conversations, new perspectives and deep connection is stronger than ever.
Announcing the Longlist for the 2022 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
"The Wrong End of the Telescope", the latest novel by UVA Kapnick Foundation Distinguished Writer-in-Residence Professor Rabih Alameddine, is longlisted for the Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction!
‘Joy in Plain Sight’: Alumna’s New Book Celebrates Wonder in the Ordinary
Katya Davydova says her book is not a how-to guide to finding joy, but she’s happy to offer our readers some ideas!
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection Launches Book and Virtual Exhibition
A new book and website tell the story of a small group of Aboriginal artists from Australia who changed the face of global art history – and the resources were produced by the only museum dedicated to Aboriginal Australian art in the United States, the University of Virginia’s Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection.
Alumnus Captures a Photo of the Rotunda That You Have to See to Believe
Nothing was going to stop UVA alumnus Brennan Gilmore from capturing the photo of a lifetime.
Born to Write: Meet the Undergrad Who Has Already Published Three Fantasy Novels
University of Virginia third-year student E.G. Radcliff knew she liked storytelling long before she could even read or write. When she was 4 years old, she dictated stories to her father, who patiently wrote them down.