Staff at University of Virginia’s Department of Art are planning to honor the life and work of D’Sean Perry, who was a studio art major in the College of Arts & Sciences and was on track to graduate this May before he was shot and killed alongside two other students on Nov. 13.
Every last Friday of the month, The Fralin Student Engagement Council invites the University and the local Charlottesville area to The Fralin Museum of Art for Final Fridays, an event that allows participants to engage directly with art by making their own crafts, performing live music, or view exhibits under the guidance of a Fralin Student Docent.
The Education intern will work directly with the Manager of Education and Programs. Kluge-Ruhe has an ambitious Digital Engagement Strategy and this internship project will help bring it to life! You will help us with our in-person summer programs, and you will help contribute to ongoing digital projects in a variety of ways. Note that Kluge-Ruhe is located off Grounds, and the selected candidate will be responsible for finding transportation to work on-site.
The fellowship aims to support students who have an exciting idea or question related to sound justice and help them put together a creative, public-facing project to communicate their findings. Project formats can include multiple modes, such as an essay, research, audio-visual media, or artwork. Dates: June 5 - August 3| Award: $7,500 | Due April 15th.
The McGuffey Art Center is typically home to works from a number of professional Charlottesville artists, but the second floor of the gallery is home to a hidden gem — a hallway recently lined with student masterpieces. University studio artists, whether enrolled in the major or just a studio art class, contributed a selection of thought-provoking and personal pieces to the exhibit.
The University Drama Department’s production of “Direct to You!” featured six plays directed by students as part of an advanced directing course in the drama department.
Built on inclusivity and passion, the University’s first competitive hip-hop dance group is still evolving after eighteen years.
Les Yeux du Monde is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new work by Russ Warren, The Denial of Death, which will run from March 11th to April 30th, 2023. The title of Warren's exhibition pays homage to the existentialist philosopher, Ernest Becker, and his book of the same name. Becker’s critique examines global perspectives on the subject of the human condition. He focuses in particular on different ideas surrounding mortality, such as the construction of social shields against the reality of human vulnerability in an impassive universe, and explores the relationship of madness and creativity in the revelation of “truth,” notions Warren has pondered in his art throughout his career. These ideas have acquired a special resonance in his recent work in which he grapples with the loss of his wife and Les Yeux du Monde gallery Founder and Director, Lyn Bolen Warren.
A collective of local culture workers spearheaded by the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is thrilled to announce new opportunities for folk and traditional artists and new support for cultural traditions in the greater Bristol region (Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee) thanks to Central Appalachia Living Traditions (CALT), an initiative of Mid Atlantic Arts.
The UVA President’s Speaker Series for the Arts will present award-winning writer, actor, producer, and noted UVA alumnae Tina Fey on Sunday, April 23 at 3:00 PM at the John Paul Jones Arena. Fey, who inaugurated the series in 2013, will participate in an onstage conversation moderated by University of Virginia President Jim Ryan.
Karen Pellón, executive director of the Tuesday Evening Concert Series, will retire on June 30 from the post she has held for 32 years.
In 2021, The Fralin Museum of Art lost one of its most ardent and energetic supporters, Ruth Cunningham Cross. Cross believed so greatly in the mission of the museum that she always wanted to be the first person from the community to welcome any new member of the museum team, ensuring that they knew they had a friend and advocate. Continuing this tradition of support, The Fralin is poised for future success thanks to a $1 million endowment created by the family of Ruth Cross.
