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Selected pages from Studies of Ancient Masters (Gakko-jō) Kano Tsunenobu Japan, ca. 1695 Ink and color on silk and paper Anonymous Gift, 1975.11 Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia
Visual Art

The Fralin Museum of Art’s Upcoming Exhibition Chronicles the Spread of Buddhism Across Asia

As different traditions of Buddhism spread across Asia in tandem with evolving political dynamics from the 17th through the 19th centuries, art of Buddhist luminaries played a pivotal role. In Earthly Exemplars: The Art of Buddhist Disciples and Teachers in Asia, The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia will exhibit works that facilitated the faith’s constant transmission across the continent from one teacher to the next, creating local versions of sacred history.

June 14, 2022
Dancers in Red

Under Story presents Social Dance

Under Story & The Fralin, are sharing an upcoming immersive performance, Social Dance on May 27. They look forward to bringing this unique experience to the Charlottesville community.

May 12, 2022
Images of students and their later careers

The Art of Success: for Many College Alumni, Arts Degrees Have Paved the Path to Success in a Wide Range of Careers

Many of UVA’s College of Arts & Sciences alumni with degrees in studio arts, drama or music go on to successful careers in arts and entertainment, in the world’s great museums or educating the next generation of creative minds. However, the number of arts majors who become leaders in business, law, technology and other areas suggests that the skills they learned in the studio and on the stage are helping them thrive in a wide range of pursuits.

https://give.as.virginia.edu/news/story/art-success

Co-Directors Nomi Dave (left), Bonnie Gordon (center) and Anne Coughlin (right) will lead the Democracy Initiative's newest lab focused on exploring the role or art and narrative in the legal system and claims for justice. Image by Molly Angevine

New Democracy Initiative Lab Explores Creative Advocacy

As a collective of students, researchers, lawyers, artists and community partners, participants in the Sound Justice Lab will work across the boundaries of their individual disciplines and institutions to examine the impact narrative storytelling and audio-visual media can play in advocating for underrepresented individuals and communities and in shaping claims for justice for those whose stories and voices are often excluded from legal or institutional proceedings.

https://www.as.virginia.edu/news/new-democracy-initiative-lab-explores-creative-advocacy

Telstra Bark Painting Award by Napuwarri Marawili

Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala

When the only museum in the U.S. dedicated to Indigenous Australian art launches a national touring exhibition of bark paintings in fall 2022, we can fully expect that the museum world will radically change. Traditional ways of thinking about and exhibiting works of Indigenous art will never be the same.

https://giving.virginia.edu/stories/madayin

People on the Charlottesville Civil Rights Tour

Memory Project Resuming Civil Rights Bus Tour

The Memory Project of the University of Virginia’s Democracy Initiative and its co-sponsor, the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, are pleased to announce the Charlottesville Civil Rights Bus Tour. Scheduled for June 19-26, 2022, the tour will traverse the American South to visit former plantations, Civil Rights historical sites, museums and memorials to inspire honest, inclusive narratives about the ongoing struggles for racial justice.

https://insiderexpeditions.com/charlottesville-civil-rights-tour/

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We Hope This Art Finds You Well

WTJU 91.1 FM, The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, and UVA Music announce a new exhibition and community arts time capsule, We Hope This Art Finds You Well. Check it out now!!

https://www.artfindsyouwell.org/

The Music Box on Main Street

The Music Box on Main Street

The “Music Box on Main Street” is a grand installation of artwork now being fastened to the Dewberry building at 200 East Main on the Cville Downtown Mall, featuring the paintings of acclaimed guest artist Eric Waugh.

March 1, 2022
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)
Visual Art

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