Charlottesville, Va—Today, Virginia Humanities, the state humanities council, announced more than $207,185 in grants and sponsorships to 20 nonprofit organizations.“
For 50 years, we’ve had…
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Charlottesville, Va—Today, Virginia Humanities, the state humanities council, announced more than $207,185 in grants and sponsorships to 20 nonprofit organizations.“
For 50 years, we’ve had…
The students in the art history department’s University Museums Internships course work with museum professionals…
The Fralin Museum of Art has been awarded $125,000 from the Terra Foundation for American Art to support “O’Powa O’Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell.” The grant marks the first award for…
The Fralin Museum of Art has been awarded $125,000 from the Terra Foundation for American Art to support "O'Powa O'Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell." The grant marks the first award for…
Clay Barr’s husband Jay D. A. Barr had been ill for “quite a long time” when she brought him home in early 1994. “There was no more to be done, and I’m pacing around thinking this wonderful 57-…
Thanks to its use in Isaiah 56:5, the Hebrew word yad, literally “hand,” has acquired the additional meaning of “memorial.” It is thus fitting that, after her husband’s untimely death 30…
Clay Barr’s husband Jay D. A. Barr had been ill for “quite a long time” when she brought him home in early 1994. “There was no more to be done, and I’m pacing around thinking this wonderful 57-…
Clay Barr’s husband Jay D. A. Barr had been ill for “quite a long time” when she brought him home in early 1994. “There was no more to be done, and I’m pacing around thinking this wonderful 57-…
The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia will expand its holdings with a promised gift of more than 150 Torah pointers, or yads, from Clay H. Barr and the Barr Foundation. This marks…
A pounding voice chants rhythmically alongside a projection of waves crashing as one enters the Fralin Museum of Art. The museum’s newest exhibit, …
Inside The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia is the cosmology of an entire people.
That cosmology is expressed in eucalyptus bark paintings done by Yolŋu (Aboriginal)…
Virginia boasts a vibrant and diverse art and museum scene that showcases a wide range of artistic styles and periods. From classical masterpieces to contemporary works, the state offers something…
A new exhibit opening this weekend begins by sweeping viewers back in time.
“Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala,” which opens Saturday at the…
A touring exhibition of Aboriginal Australian art is returning to the city in which it was first envisioned.
"Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark…
January 29 marks the start of Karen Elizabeth Milbourne’s tenure as the J. Sanford Miller Family Director of The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia. Milbourne comes to UVA from the…
If a spoken language has few who can understand it, does useful cultural knowledge get lost?
As a scholar of Papua New Guinea’s endangered Arapesh languages, University of Virginia…
A social engagement program is returning to the Fralin Museum of Art.
Beginning in February, the museum will be teaming up with the Alzheimer’s Association for its Eyes on Art program.…
For nearly a decade, future nurses and doctors enrolled at the University of Virginia have attended a workshop at the school’s Fralin Museum of Art to help prepare them for end-of-life care, a …
The University's Fralin Museum of Art will welcome Karen Elizabeth Milbourne as its new director, with her official role commencing on Jan. 29. Milbourne brings over two decades of experience, and…