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  • A singer in a colorful dress performs with a live jazz ensemble onstage, backed by a dramatic ocean-and-cloud projection in blue light.

    ARTS ON THE HILL presents Auksalaq

    September 17, 2026

  • Stylized purple-and-blue jazz poster showing musicians playing trumpet and saxophone, with text “Miles Trane 100 Jazz Marathon 2026” and WTJU 91.1 FM.

    WTJU Jazz Marathon Celebrates Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Today's Live Jazz

    September 21, 2026

  • Daphne Maxwell Reid

    Virginia Film Festival Announces 2026 Virginia Filmmaking Lineup

    September 17, 2026

  • A close up image of a hand adjusting a small chair in a miniature display. The display shows a room with various desks and rolling chairs, and globes placed on the desks. One of the walls is a large bookshelf, filled entirely with colorful books.

    UVA Alumna Artist is Big into Miniature Artworks

    https://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-alumna-artist-big-miniature-artworks

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Portrait photograph of James Gray.
Film

James Gray to Receive Directing Award at Virginia Film Fest, Where He’ll Also Join IndieWire’s ‘Screen Talk’ Live

Exclusive: The "Paper Tiger" filmmaker will receive the Virginia Film Festival Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award. On October 22, he'll join IndieWire's "Screen Talk" podcast for a live conversation.

https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/james-gray-virginia-ff-directing-award-live-screen-talk-1235217710/

Portrait photograph of Jessica Lange.
Film

Virginia Film Fest: Jessica Lange Set for Visionary Award, Live Taping of THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast (Exclusive)

The fest will also screen two films in which Lange stars: 'Long Day's Journey Into Night,' a new adaptation of the classic play, and 1994's 'Blue Sky,' for which Lange won the second of her two Oscars.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jessica-lange-virginia-film-festival-award-podcast-1236707351/

Artist rendition of the new UVA Center for the Arts.

Nearly $300 million in new funding propels UVA Center for the Arts project

UVA leaders on Friday celebrated reaching new funding milestones for the long-planned project that promises to enrich the student experience, elevate artistic expression and creativity, and strengthen the University’s role as an educational and cultural resource for the community and region.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/nearly-300-million-new-funding-propels-uva-center-arts-project

Carrie Underwood stands on stage with a guitar in front of a black background.
Music

The Music Beat: Celebrating 20 years of music at John Paul Jones Arena

One night, 20 years ago, Julie Caruccio’s high school friend helped launch the University of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/music-beat-celebrating-20-years-music-john-paul-jones-arena

Collage illustration with hands holding scissors and cutting a piece out of an album.
Music

Q&A: When does musical inspiration become theft?

How much of a song can a musician borrow before they need to give the original artist credit?

https://news.virginia.edu/content/qa-when-does-musical-inspiration-become-theft

Collaged image of text, quotes about womanhood, and collaged illustrations of women.

Are women-authored novels having a moment?

If Hollywood is the measure, classic novels written by women are all the rage.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/are-women-authored-novels-having-moment

Collage of film, film festival, and red carpet photos of Tori Kotsen.
Film

How UVA helped this Hoo find her place behind the camera

Although she grew up acting onstage and on screen, Tori Kotsen long suspected her future in entertainment would be behind the scenes.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/how-uva-helped-hoo-find-her-place-behind-camera

Collage of art pieces from the upcoming Fralin exhibits including Thomas Jefferson and his architecture.
Visual Art

New Fralin exhibitions explore the meanings of independence

A set of new exhibitions at The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia explores the legacies of Thomas Jefferson and the signing of the Declaration of Independence through contemporary and historical perspectives, in the United States and abroad.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/new-fralin-exhibitions-explore-meanings-independence

Filmmaker Chris Farina filming his final documentary. UVA alumnus and filmmaker Chris Farina works on his latest, and final, documentary, “Death Becomes Us.”
Film

He was diagnosed with ALS. Now, he’s making his final film

Filmmaker Chris Farina filming his final documentary. UVA alumnus and filmmaker Chris Farina works on his latest, and final, documentary, “Death Becomes Us.”

https://news.virginia.edu/content/he-was-diagnosed-als-now-hes-making-his-final-film

Portrait photograph of Emilee Lacy on Grounds.

She left Appalachia for Harvard. Her journey eventually led to UVA

Emilee Lacy’s journey from her Southwest Virginia hometown to the University of Virginia took a far more circuitous route, taking her through a teenage engagement to a man who would be arrested for sex crimes, a Harvard University degree and a deep depression.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/she-left-appalachia-harvard-her-journey-eventually-led-uva

Close up photograph of a woman lifting a patterned fabric.

From handwoven art to AI, UVA helps preserve Guna culture

Guna women and girls have been weaving molas – a kind of textile – since the mid-19th century. Making molas, whose patterns and colors can vary widely, is a critical cultural practice and means of exchange.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/handwoven-art-ai-uva-helps-preserve-guna-culture

Collage of book covers such as "The Border Between Us" by Rudy Ruiz.
Creative Writing

‘Political resistance and cultural pride’: celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month, an opportunity to celebrate the heritage and cultures of Hispanic and Latino communities in the United States.

https://library.virginia.edu/news/2026/political-resistance-and-cultural-pride-celebrating-hispanic-heritage-month

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