Once upon a midnight dreary, while Edgar Allan Poe pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore in his room on the Range, did he foresee his future standing in literature?
The University's most bejeweled student organization started with a Yik Yak message.
This semester, Tichara Robertson will not only represent the student body, but also lead and educate them in a class of her own design.
While winter has brought a chill to Grounds, not even the cold can cool down the University Salsa Club.
From February to July, gallery walls throughout Charlottesville will showcase world-class Indigenous art from Australia and Oceania, and artists are visiting all the way from their homelands to engage with the public. Why? Because Charlottesville’s Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection boasts not only a stellar collection of its own, but also deep local and global partnerships.
Starting Jan. 29, the University of Virginia (UVA) museums, The Fralin Museum of Art and the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection will host artists, events and discussions around the opening of two exhibitions of Indigenous art. “Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala” will open at The Fralin on Feb. 3 joining “Voices of Connection: Garamut Slit Drums of New Guinea,” on view now. The Fralin and Kluge-Ruhe will host more than a dozen events throughout the week in partnership with UVA, the city of Charlottesville and several other arts organizations.
Looking for a movie to watch on a chilly winter night? University of Virginia School of Law faculty members recently shared their favorite films on lawyering, with picks drawn from history, literature and current events.
As the new year begins, we asked the University of Virginia Library staff to recommend their favorite reads from 2023.
It’s only fitting Jen Lilley’s University of Virginia story includes the type of fairy tale elements that are now staples of her movies.
Home to the University’s premier performance space, Old Cabell Hall serves as a hub of musical celebration for the Charlottesville community. But upon stepping into the building, many visitors are struck initially not by music — but by artwork.
Surrounded by the warm, festive ambiance of the gaily-decorated University Baptist Church, members of the University community gathered for the Virginia Women’s Chorus’ 40th Annual Candlelight Concert Saturday afternoon.
A future performing arts center at the University of Virginia will be named for Tessa and Richard Ader, a pair of philanthropists who previously donated $50 million to the University as part of a commitment to bolster music, dance and theater in Charlottesville and Central Virginia.
