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L-R: Jody Folwell “T’ah p-ah sa’ wae (Dad’s Fish),” c. 2000 Clay, paint 13 x 11 in. Collection of Jody Folwell, Santa Clara, NM Photo by Addison Doty. © Jody Folwell | Jody Folwell “Wild West Show,” 1996–2003 Clay, paint 21 7/16 x 14 1/16 in. Courtesy of the School of Advanced Research, cat. no. SAR.2004-16-1 Photo by Addison Doty. © Jody Folwell | Jody Folwell “Ancient,” 2018 or 2019 Clay, paint 11 x 11 in. Collection of Susan Ratzkin, Thousand Oaks, CA Photo by Addison Doty. © Jody Folwell
Visual Art

The Fralin Museum of Art Awarded $125,000 from the Terra Foundation for American Art

The Fralin Museum of Art has been awarded $125,000 from the Terra Foundation for American Art to support “O’Powa O’Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell.” The grant marks the first award for The Fralin and the University of Virginia (UVA) from the Terra Foundation for American Art and will fund the traveling exhibition and scholarly exhibition catalog. The Fralin partnered with the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) to organize “O’Powa O’Meng.” The exhibition will be on view at Mia from September 2024 to January 2025, and at The Fralin Museum of Art from February to June 2025. Two additional venues are anticipated.

April 18, 2024
A yellow wall holds two paintings by artist Uzo Njoku — both paintings feature pastel renderings of buildings that feature windows and faceless figures existing in and around them.
Visual Art

“Virginia is for Artists” Brings a Colorful Perspective to McIntire

The Connaughton Gallery, located on the third floor of Robertson Hall, features the work of U.Va. alumna Uzo Njoku from March 19 to June 14.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/04/virginia-is-for-artists-brings-a-colorful-perspective-to-mcintire?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

A mural of an orange monarch butterfly surrounded by several different species of plants.
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Student Legal Services mural paints a picture of student resilience

On the fourth floor of Newcomb Hall, a monarch butterfly welcomes students into the newly renovated office for Student Legal Services.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/04/student-legal-services-mural-paints-a-picture-of-student-resilience?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest

Sahar Asghari (Studio '25) painted a mural for the newly opened Hoos First Student Center in Newcomb Hall.Sahar created a three canvas piece with the quote “Success is not limited by your background, it’s built upon the foundation of your determination” stretched across. The mural was inspired by a lesson on triptychs in one of her Studio classes.
Visual Art

‘Hoos First’ Student Center Celebrates Grand Opening in Newcomb

Amural and its message immediately greet visitors to the newly opened Hoos First Student Center in the University of Virginia’s Newcomb Hall. A quote, “Success is not limited by your background, it’s built upon the foundation of your determination,” stretches across the three-canvas collection that third-year student Sahar Asghari painted for the center. “It’s nice because the center is a study space as well,” the foreign affairs and studio art double major said. “I can go there to study, and I know the other kids around there are looking at this piece with a similar background as me, even though they might have completely different experiences.”

https://news.virginia.edu/content/hoos-first-student-center-celebrates-grand-opening-newcomb

Two students pose in front of a white background with a blue stripe and an orange stripe. One wears a white t-shirt, a long beige skirt and white fingerless gloves; the other wears a tan suit and a beige turtleneck.
Visual Art

This Student Fashion Organization Will Leave You ‘CRAVE-ing’ More

Capturing the attention of fashion fanatics across the globe, New York’s famed Fashion Week serves as a showcase for designers’ newest styles and trends. A little closer to home, a University of Virginia student organization is gearing up for a fashion show of its own.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/student-fashion-organization-will-leave-you-crave-ing-more?utm_source=DailyReport&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news

Spencer Tinkham (American, b. 1992), ”Torah Pointer” (2021). Rabbit made from skateboard.
Visual Art

The Fralin Museum of Art Announces the First Major Gift of Judaica in the University of Virginia’s History

The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia will expand its holdings with a promised gift of more than 150 Torah pointers, or yads, from Clay H. Barr and the Barr Foundation. This marks the first major gift of Judaica in the University of Virginia’s history. Accompanying the bequest is The Clay H. Barr Endowment for Torah Pointers in Memory of Jay D. A. Barr that will enable The Fralin to preserve the collection and support related staff as well as educational programming and touring of the objects. Barr is making the contribution in honor of her late husband who earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Virginia (UVA).

February 16, 2024
Women from above on grass in dance pose Image: Amina Ross
Visual Art

EscapeRoom

The University of Virginia (UVA) is a site of reckoning. The legacies of slavery and white supremacy reverberate throughout its built environment. EscapeRoom confronts frameworks of injustice that contemporary audiences inhabit and inherit in relation to this UNESCO World Heritage Site.

February 16, 2024