A new leaf: UVA law library takes a bookish approach to art
As the school year gets underway, a group of artists from the McGuffey Art Center is hitting the books. Or rather, they’re cutting, sewing, painting and otherwise transforming books as […]
Return on beauty: Hamid Karimi’s artistic stamina pays off
Hospitals aren’t exactly known as hubs of creative engagement. Yet the trend of visual art in hospitals is on the rise thanks to studies that show scientific links between patients, […]
Art on parade: New City Arts makes a move and opens a second gallery
Last weekend marked the annual ritual of the UVA undergraduates move-in, when students and parents haul semester survival gear from SUVs to dorm rooms. This year, the weekend also celebrated […]
Between two worlds: Amazonian painter Victor Captain’s vibrant translation of folklore
It took Victor Captain more than 12 months, a brand new birth certificate and his first flight on an airplane to bring his artwork to Charlottesville. “When I got to […]
Movable type: Virginia Arts of the Book Center makes a shift
If you only know one thing about the Virginia Arts of the Book Center, it’s probably that its tagline is “Beneath The Art Box.” This hints at the rich history […]
August First Fridays Guide
Much of Charlottesville resident Stephen Kern’s new exhibition at SCS gallery, titled “Where Light Comes From,” is derived from the young artist’s submission portfolio that gained him entry to VCU […]
Complex identity: Multimedia artist Christine Stoddard explores layers of representation
Conflict is awesome. At least when you’re trying to tell a story. Or find one, as the case may be. “I like places where there is a lot of social […]
Art unattended: Chroma explores mediums in ‘A Language Must Be Found’
I’m one of those people who cleans compulsively. I snap into straighten up mode when I feel overwhelmed by the number of notebooks on the sideboard, of unattended flip-flops by […]
Guest work: McGuffey’s celebrates its emerging artists program
What if there was a farm league for artists? This is one of the central questions raised by a new program for emerging artists at the McGuffey Art Center. In […]
Shifting the difference: Aboriginal artist Tony Albert breaks through silence in ‘Brothers’
Ever notice how many artists call attention to negative space? The white of the canvas unobscured by paint. The breath on all sides of a published poem, each word a […]