Today, the Virginia Film Festival announced that the 35th annual VAFF will take place from November 2-6, 2022. The Virginia Film Festival is a program of the University of Virginia and the Office of the Provost and Vice Provost for the Arts.
The Memory Project of the University of Virginia’s Democracy Initiative and its co-sponsor, the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, are pleased to announce the Charlottesville Civil Rights Bus Tour. Scheduled for June 19-26, 2022, the tour will traverse the American South to visit former plantations, Civil Rights historical sites, museums and memorials to inspire honest, inclusive narratives about the ongoing struggles for racial justice.
After moving to an all-virtual format last year, the Virginia Festival of the Book, a signature program of the Virginia Humanities Council and the Virginia Center for the Book, returns this year to celebrate books, reading, literacy, and literary culture with a five-day program of both in-person and virtual events beginning on March 16.
Submit to be part of the Arts on the Hill: Battle of the Bands and a chance at $500!! Submissions are due by April 4th at 11:59pm.
WTJU 91.1 FM, The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, and UVA Music announce a new exhibition and community arts time capsule, We Hope This Art Finds You Well. Check it out now!!
The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia announces the establishment of The Ruth C. Cross Endowment for Acquisitions and Collections Care. The $1 million endowment is created by the late museum donors’ family. The Fralin Museum of Art’s longstanding patron, volunteer, and friend, Ruth Cunningham Cross passed away in 2021.
Professor Rabih Alameddine, UVA's Kapnick Foundation Distinguished Writer-in-Residence, is a finalist for a 2022 PEN Faulkner Award for Fiction.
Arts on the Hill: An Evening of Listening & Learning with SPICMACAY | March 29, 2022
Read about the success of UVA's 2022 French Film Festival!
The “Music Box on Main Street” is a grand installation of artwork now being fastened to the Dewberry building at 200 East Main on the Cville Downtown Mall, featuring the paintings of acclaimed guest artist Eric Waugh.
The University of Virginia this month launched an effort to highlight events and people who have broken barriers, sparked change, and shaped UVA into the university it is today. The initiative, which includes installation of portraits and markers commemorating important people, moments, and places, began with the unveiling of a portrait of former Rector George Keith Martin and the installation of a historical marker commemorating the “Coat and Tie Rebellion.”
Professor Lisa Russ Spaar’s poem, “Magnolia Cone,” is today’s Poetry Daily selection | February 25, 2022.
