The Great Rotumpkin
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Something Borrowed - Buddhist Art at The Fralin Shows Cultural Exchanges
Remixing, riffing, playing with memes: These are artistic modes that we sometimes think of as belonging to our own time, but artmaking has involved self-conscious imitation for a lot longer, and in a lot more places—including several hundred years ago in Asia, as revealed in “Earthly Exemplars,” a small exhibition of Buddhist art now showing at The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA.
Decoy Ducks Return to First Nations Owners After Years in United States Collection
Three hand-crafted decoy ducks have been returned to the First Nations people of the River Murray after spending many years in the United States. The ducks are typical of decoys traditionally used for hunting by Aboriginal people living along the river in South Australia. Research from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) has found the ducks were created by Nganguruku and Ngarkat man Robert Joseph Tarby Mason in the 1940s.
Look – It’s the Great Rotumpkin!
One of the University of Virginia’s most iconic landmarks is getting ready for its Halloween-style closeup with the return of the “Great Rotumpkin.” The “spooktacular” Halloween event, which debuted last Fall, will feature a variety of original Halloween projections shown on the Rotunda, including dancing skeletons, bubbling cauldrons, and a haunted house, sure to get the community in the holiday spirit.
Revolutionary Black Portrait Exhibition Opens at UVA
During the Jim Crow era, when minstrel shows and racist caricatures accounted for nearly all visual representations of Black people, hundreds of Black Virginians from Charlottesville, Albemarle County and Nelson County commissioned distinguished self-portraits that shattered stereotypes.
Megan Marlatt’s 'Mummers' at Second Street Gallery
Second Street Gallery is pleased to present Mummers, a solo exhibition featuring paintings and sculptures by Charlottesville-based artist (and UVA Professor) Megan Marlatt, to be held in the Main Gallery from October 7 - November 18, 2022.
Portrait Project Opens Windows on Black Citizens and Connections to Descendants
One hundred spectacular photographs in the new exhibition of the Holsinger Studio Portrait Project in the University of Virginia’s Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library tell the story of Black citizens in Charlottesville.
'Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala' marks historic presentation of contemporary Aboriginal art in the United States
The Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth in Hanover, New Hampshire makes history this fall when it debuts 'Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala', the first major exhibition of Aboriginal Australian bark paintings to tour the United States. On view from Sept. 3 through Dec. 4, 2022, Madayin presents an unbroken tradition representing a unique contribution to global contemporary art emanating from a remote corner of Australia from the perspective of those who shaped it.
Dreamy Worlds, Boxed: Joseph Cornell’s Display at The Fralin Museum
Joseph Cornell’s creations are visible in several major cities across the U.S., especially New York, but right here in Charlottesville, visitors can view the six Cornell boxes donated to The Fralin’s permanent collection – including four donated from the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation – in a special exhibition, “Enclosing Infinity.”
Cold War Relic Could Be Ending Time On Grounds
Four panels of the toppled Berlin Wall – a unique piece of Cold War history – are likely standing on Grounds at the University of Virginia for their final year.
Isabelle Abbot: Convergence opens Saturday, July 9 at Les Yeux du Monde
In her new paintings, Abbot explores those places where differing topographies come together: where mountains meet piedmont and cultivated land disappears into the wilderness. Per Abbot, “The tension these convergences create intrigues me both visually and emotionally. They reveal the shape of the land, they open our awareness of where we fall in our environment. Capturing where one space shifts into another highlights the truths of both.” Her representations of the convergent space where physical changes take place also serve as meditations on the transformations occurring within the interior landscape of the psyche.
The Fralin Museum of Art Commemorates the Work of Leading American Artist Joseph Cornell
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the passing of Joseph Cornell (1903-1972), one of America’s most important and enigmatic artists, The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia has organized an exhibition of his work. Joseph Cornell: Enclosing Infinity, on view June 26, 2022-Feb. 12, 2023, is curated by Matthew McLendon, the Museum’s J. Sanford Miller Family director. The intimate, focused exhibition will feature six boxes from The Fralin’s collection, inviting visitors to enter Cornell’s world of fantasy.