The truly remarkable and impressive thing about “Celebrating Creativity” is the way that these pieces interact with each other and empower each other’s messages.
Famed for re-examining representation and legacies in history through his work, Kaphar is known to “torture” paintings and sculptures in a process of reconfiguration and interrogation of historical narratives.
“It’s not led by men,” a participant said. “So there’ll be no mansplaining involved.”
A queer woman of color herself, Vanessa German’s identity and personal experiences are woven into this exhibit, which feels at once very intimate and quite vast in its reach.
What the three men lack in flare, they make up for in talent.
The Suffers represent an amalgam of genres — R&B, funk, rocksteady and reggae — which they term “Gulf Coast Soul.”
Susana Baca traveled hundreds of miles away from her native Lima to share her stories, her challenges, her lessons and her struggles with identity.
The panel will complement the documentaries through telling more positive, misconception-combatting refugee stories.
UPC will host a lottery to give away 5,000 free tickets to current undergraduate and graduate students.
Dawes play soft rock — they are the sonic equivalent of a warm shower.
“The Elephant in the Room” is meant to make you laugh, cry and leave having learned something important.
2019’s New Works Festival is a diverse showing, but the pieces all maintain a theme of youth and present dialogue which feels modern.
The band was great, but for as great as they could’ve been, the sold-out Charlottesville crowd was cheated.
Montiel is confident and has found success despite the historical preferences for male professionals. “Now is a very good moment for Latin American women,” she said.
The event was characterized by the youth with a sense of their power in the room.
“So much of photography is serendipity,” Wylie reminded the crowd.
Brown led a team of undergraduate students in a nationally held contest to design an environmentally sustainable, community-oriented train station.
“Listen,” Leslie Odom Jr. addressed the crowd. “Healing can’t even begin until you acknowledge where you’ve come from.”
Created by Charlottesville artist and musician Ramona Martinez, the "Visions of Mary" exhibit was a collection of iconography that seeks to serve as “an invitation for every visitor, regardless of faith, to sit with the love of the Virgin Mary.”
Now in its 31st year, the Virginia Film Festival offers an excellent opportunity for students to interact with the community beyond Grounds.
