UVA Arts Events
Virginia Gentlemen and Sil'hooettes Free Holiday Concert
TONIGHT, Dec 6 | 7pm | University Chapel
Take a break from cramming and join The Virginia Gentlemen and The Virginia Sil'hooettes for an evening of a cappella and holiday music on Wednesday, Dec. 6th at 7:00 p.m. We can't wait to see you there!
Brown Bag Lunch with Kirsten Hemrich (College '18) for Transient Places
Thursday, Dec 7 | 12pm | New City Arts
Kirsten Hemrich is an artist currently living in Charlottesville, Virginia. She works as a graphic designer for Iris Magazine, runs a podcast on the arts for WTJU Radio, and is a fourth year student at the University of Virginia where she studies studio art and poetry writing. Kirsten makes artists’ books, drawings, and paintings that tend to explore the nature of memory.
MFA Reading Series: Helena Chung and Cassie Davies
Thurday, Dec 7 | 8pm | New Dominion Bookshop
Join the Creative Writing Department for the last of the 2017 MFA Reading Series!
Don't Miss These Exciting Tours at Kluge-Ruhe and The Fralin!
Saturday, December 9 | 10:30
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection
Join Kluge-Ruhe for a free, guided tour of Indigenous Australian Art!
Saturday, December 9 | 11am-12pm
The Fralin Museum of Art
Experience the restorative power of art through meditative practices.
Telemetry at the Bridge
Saturday, December 9 | 8:00pm | The Bridge PAI | FREE
The UVA McIntire Department of Music and The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative present the final installment of the Fall 2017 Telemetry concert series. This concert will feature performances by University School, R. Mertens, Ted Coffey and the Sonic Crafts Orchestra.
77th Annual Virginia Glee Club Christmas Concert
Saturday, Dec 9 | 8pm | First Presbyterian Church | $5-15
Ring in the holiday season with the Virginia Glee Club as we present our 77th consecutive year of holiday concerts in the University and Charlottesville communities! One of the area’s oldest and most joyful holiday traditions, the Glee Club sings unique renditions of your yuletide favorites and brightens your winter’s night with the season’s bounty of beautiful music.
UVA Arts News
A.D. Carson’s Owning My Masters was Named in the 10 Best Political Albums of 2017
Because its quality and intelligence was astounding for a rookie rapper.
African American PhD student A.D. Carson presented his doctoral dissertation as a rap album, featuring the track Impeach The President. The well-produced album is packed with powerful political poetry and pulls no punches, even taking down his university’s racist history in the bold See The Stripes...
RECAP: StoryStream Project with The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative
Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative | Published December 2017 | Video: YouTube
Arts Council Series: Weekly Podcast & Radio Module Arts on Grounds.
by Nathan Moore & UVA Arts | Published September 2017
Arts Opportunities
The Madison Lane and Rugby Road Charitable Trust Visual Arts Prize
The annual Madison Lane and Rugby Road Charitable Trust Visual Arts Prize is intended to expand students’ opportunities for creative expression and to showcase significant accomplishments in the Arts. The prize will award one outstanding undergraduate or graduate artist $2,500. See examples of last year’s submissions >
Each student applicant will submit up to three images of one piece of finished creative work or a URL to a film/video less than 4 minutes in length and a brief description of their work. Eligible media include: drawing, painting, water color, film/ video, photography & sculpture. Only one submission per student will be considered. All work must have been created while in residence at UVA in 2017 or 2018.
The 2018 Third Annual A-School Alumni Exhibit anticipates the celebration of the School’s upcoming 100th Anniversary (1919 – 2019), by commemorating the past, marking the present, and envisioning the future. At this critical moment in the school’s history, we call on our alumni to help to capture and tell a unique and dynamic story, reflecting back on your time here.
Submission Deadline: January 31, 2018
Apply to be a Miller Arts Scholar - a collective of active artists at UVA! Due February 1, 2018.
UVA Faculty, learn about GRANTS offered through the Office of the Provost and the Vice Provost for the Arts...
The Mellon Indigenous Arts Initiative is accepting apps for the 2018-2019 Arts Fellows Program for faculty.
Community Events & Opportunities
Sweet Charity at Live Arts
December 1 - January 6 | Gibson Theater | Tickets >
“It’s slick, it’s funny, but it is also… nudging us towards a question: how to be good, in a world such as this?” – The Guardian
Charity may be down, but she is never out. Persistently optimistic, unfailingly upbeat, our indomitable dancehall dreamer carves out a place in her world where she is seen and heard and valued on her own terms. A perennial favorite, with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Tony-Dramatist Desk-Golden Globe-Emmy winner Neil Simon, this ruefully comic story with its heart-of-gold heroine has the perfect combination of heart and edge for Live Arts to celebrate.
Second Street Gallery's Third Annual Gallery Rally!
Saturday, December 9 | 4-7:30pm | Second Street Gallery
SSG's 3rd annual Gallery Rally: an incredible live drawing party and fundraiser event where visitors can watch local artists working side by side. As spectators watch the creative process, sketches become artworks – immediately available for $50 each. Proceeds from the event provide direct support for SSG’s exhibition and outreach programs.
Vice Provost for the Arts
University of Virginia
PO Box 400308
Charlottesville, VA 22904
