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UVA’s Department of Art Welcomes Inaugural Eleanor Shea Professor in Art History, David Getsy
Art History

UVA’s Department of Art Welcomes Inaugural Eleanor Shea Professor in Art History, David Getsy

David J. Getsy is an art historian, art writer, and curator whose research examines the changing investments in the human figure in American and European art from the nineteenth century to the present. Working at the intersection of art history, queer studies, and transgender studies, his writings have addressed the ways in which non-normative genders and sexualities have been fundamental to the shape of art history’s narratives.

May 26, 2021
Photo Contest: Take a Look at the Winning Entries in a UVA Smartphone Photo Contest
Visual Art

Photo Contest: Take a Look at the Winning Entries in a UVA Smartphone Photo Contest

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Virginia Student Council’s Arts Committee approached UVA photographer Sanjay Suchak about teaching a Zoom workshop with smartphone photography tips and setting up a student photo contest. The hope was to give students an opportunity to get creative, and a new way to get outside and explore UVA and Charlottesville.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/photo-contest-take-look-winning-entries-uva-smartphone-photo-contest?utm_source=DailyReport&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news

From left to right, Jason George, Kevin McKidd, Kim Raver and Boris Kodjoe. (Contributed photos)
Film

Alumnus Jason George, Co-Stars Discuss Portraying 2020 In Medical Dramas

One course could change your entire life. That’s exactly what happened to University of Virginia alumnus Jason George, who plays Dr. Ben Warren on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” and its spin-off, “Station 19.” Jody Kielbasa, director of the Virginia Film Festival and UVA’s vice provost for the arts, introduced George during Sunday night’s installment of the Virginia Film Festival’s virtual conversation, “Beyond the Screen: Reflecting Reality with the Cast of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Station 19.’” The event was moderated by Chandler Ferrebee, the film festival’s program manager; the film festival is a program of the University and the Office of the Provost and Vice Provost for the Arts.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/alumnus-jason-george-co-stars-discuss-portraying-2020-medical-dramas

An exhibition is on display – and also online – of the winning entries in the art competition held by the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center to (re)present UVA students. (Photo by Dan Addison, University Communications)

No More Stereotypes: Student Artists ‘(re)present’ UVA Students Today

The Women’s Center (renamed in 2017, thanks to the generous support of Maxine Platzer Lynn, a 1951 alumna of what is now the School of Education and Human Development) was created to offer more resources and programs to women at UVA and in the community – especially students, of course – and to foster leadership and work on gender justice. Today, its programs include mentoring and outreach to boys and young men, as well as to girls and young women.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/no-more-stereotypes-student-artists-represent-uva-students-today

UVA Drama to Introduce New MFA Acting Company In Death Of The Author And God Of Carnage
Drama

UVA Drama to Introduce New MFA Acting Company In Death Of The Author And God Of Carnage

The UVA Department of Drama will introduce its new MFA Acting company in two one-act plays that will stream April 22-25, 2021 on the ShowTix4U platform. Death of the Author by Steven Drukman and God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton, will be video recorded live on the Culbreth Theatre stage without an audience and with all actors masked and following protocols in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The performances are components of graduate course DRAM 7400: Mentored Study: Acting.

April 14, 2021
The Fralin Museum of Art Awarded Re-Accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums
Visual Art

The Fralin Museum of Art Awarded Re-Accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums

The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia has again achieved the highest national recognition afforded the nation’s museums. Accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) signifies excellence to the museum community, to governments, funders, outside agencies, and to the museum-going public. All museums must undergo a re-accreditation review at least every 10 years to maintain AAM accredited status.

April 16, 2021
Virginia Film Festival Receives $20,000 Grant From National Endowment for the Arts
Film

Virginia Film Festival Receives $20,000 Grant From National Endowment for the Arts

The Virginia Film Festival has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects Award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the 2021 Virginia Film Festival. The VAFF is among 1,073 arts projects from across America that were selected during this first round of fiscal year 2021 funding in the NEA’s Grants for Arts Projects funding category.

February 9, 2021
Moon and field plants
Film

Horror Film Forensics

Thoughts From the Lawn has a spooky treat this Halloween weekend! Composer, screenwriter, and adjunct film lecturer Matthew Marshall in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia leads us on a trail of horror film history, iconography, and deeper social meanings.

https://engagement.virginia.edu/learn/thoughts-from-the-lawn/horror-film-forensics

Musicians Performing on Zoom
Music

Pandemic Performance: How UVA Music Faculty Continue to Adapt to the Pandemic’s Challenges

The show goes on thanks to the innovation, dedication, and collaboration among UVA faculty and student musicians! Kelly Sulick, Senior Lecturer in Flute at the University of Virginia discusses music collaboration and performance during the Pandemic as well as the exciting future for music performance at UVA.

https://engagement.virginia.edu/learn/thoughts-from-the-lawn/pandemic%20performance-flute

Illuminated grounds
Architecture

UVA Architecture Fabrication Labs – Collaborating and Making a Difference

On this UVA Speaks podcast, Melissa Goldman, Lab Manager in UVA’s School of Architecture, talks about the Fabrication Labs. The Lab’s mission is to provide an inclusive space where students, staff, and faculty can learn through practice by using the tools and techniques of making, prototyping, and crafting across the different disciplines of architecture. Goldman also speaks about MakerGrounds, a network of UVA shops, labs, and maker spaces across Grounds open to the UVA community and the Milton LandLab, a 172-acre experimental landscape space. Listen in to hear about examples of the small and large-scale products and projects created in these dynamic spaces.

https://soundcloud.com/user-648419957/uva-architecture-fabrication-labs-collaborating-and-making-a-difference