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Henry F. Skerritt, Curator of the Indigenous Arts of Australia at Kluge-Ruhe.
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Mellon Grant Revolutionizes Indigenous Studies at the University of Virginia

In 2016, UVA Art History Professor Francesca Fiorani, then also serving as Associate Dean for the Arts and Humanities, led an effort to revolutionize indigenous studies at the University of Virginia, spearheading a successful grant proposal that would ultimately bring in $815,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

UVA Arts Magazine

https://magazine.arts.virginia.edu/stories/mellon-grant-revolutionizes-indigenous-studies-at-the-university-of-virginia

(L-R) Nicholas Rupert, Gabby Fuller, Jody Kielbasa (Vice Provost for the Arts), Savannah Hard, Amy Dalrymple, David Shim, Greatchen Tibbits (then Chair of UVA Arts Council), & Tim Michel (UVA Arts Council Member and creator of the UVA Arts Council Distinguished Artist Awards program) | Image by Tom Daly

The UVA Arts Council Celebrates 30 Years!

Anyone involved with the UVA Arts Council over the last 30 years will tell you that their efforts on behalf of the University and its arts-oriented students are about more than numbers. After all, it’s hard to put a price on the inspiration the members of the arts council have unleashed since its founding in 1990 and the dizzying spectrum of art that has made its way to the world with their support.

UVA Arts Magazine

https://magazine.arts.virginia.edu/stories/the-uva-arts-council-celebrates-30-years